Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20
PROCLAMATION.
Ninnescah Township Election
Notice.

Whsreas, The Board Of tounty Commission
ers OF sedEwlek County, IN the state % kansas,
the twelfth day OF september, lso3, made the
| following order, To wit:
At . special meeting of the BOARD OF uaty
Commissioners In and for the county Of sesig-
wick anil State OF Kansas, 1t the Office OF the
County Clerk Of said County, In the City VI
wichita, In said ouniy. on the twelfth day os
OF said Board. Geo. &c steeny.,i, Chairman, and
A. W. Oliver and q. W. Walter, the other
two members thereof. and 4. A. Dorsey.
County Clerk OF said ounty . petition wa,
presented TO said Board, signed by more than
two-fiths OF the resident tAx-psyers OF said
Minnesota Township, OF said county and Stale,
which, with the signatures omitted. Is In the
words and figures following, 70 wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County C0mmissioners
Of Sedyrick County, in the Sfets of Kansas:
The undersigned, being more than iwo-nftis
Of the resident Taxpayers Of Minnesota, = mu-
nicfpal township In said County and State, re-
spectfully pray your honorable body To submit
70 the qualified electors OF said rewnship .
dollars 10 the capital stock OF the st. Louis, "
Scott 4 Wichita Railroad Company, . corporn-
tl0R created and existing under aud by virtue
poses TO construct u line Of rsiIsoad into and
through said township. And that In payment
OF an. for said subscription 10 said stock. bonds
Of said township shall be issued In sums Of five
hundred dollars each, payable In twenty years
from date Of issue, with interest. payable semi
annually, at the rate of seven per cent. per
mum, and the principal and interest TO be paid
q the Fiscal Agency OF the state Of Kansas. In
the CITY Of New York.
Aud the conditions upon which said subscrip-
ton shall be made are: nat said railroad
company shall construct snd operate and main
tain said railroad Of = standard gauge, from
some point Oh the east OF north side Of ssid
township, and running thence through said
township " some point On the south or west
side thereof, and have the same In operation on
N bafure the tRy AuRuat- A I<St-
and 70 build depot within one hall mile Of the
present town size Of Clearwater, In said town
| ship shat bonds shall be issued aud delivered
70 ssad ralirosh company IN payment Tor the
said capital stock OF said railroad company;
wnen u Snail nave constructed us line o. r"si
70 some point on ths sco.h or west boundary OF
thereon
And We further pray that you order special
election " De HELD In said township. In pnrsa-
apcs Of chapter IG7 VI the laws Of IssG, a.,d ths
acts Of the Legislature of the state Of kaB.as
q snb.er,bipg for said stock sfor'ssid And the
form Of the ballots To be used at such election
70 the stock OF the st. L,uis. fors scott 4
wichita Railrosi Company and those again. :
sach proposition ~ be Asain.e subscription
70 stoet u 81. Louis, Fort scott a wichita
And the said hosri o. County commissioners
hsvisg examined sn'i considered said petition.
snd being duly advised IN The premises dota
l. in writing, aud that it is signed by more than
two-niths of the Resident taxpayers OF said
To~ nship OF Ninnescsh
II is therefore orders ed that = special election
| be held In said Township Of Ninnescsh, ON the
| 18th day Of october, 1873: u vote hr or sgain-t
TIE proposition Get forth Tn sstd petition, and
upon the question Of subscribing for said stuck
- therein mentioned and provided /; sBd said
election shall be held. asd the result asesr-
tsined and deciared, according u the prosis-
Ions Of ths statutes Of tbs stste of ksu-ss 10
sucn cases provided. and the SPECIFICATIONS and
provisions Of said petition
IL IL further ordered that notice or said eiec-
ticn BE- pubiishsd Thirty days before the sans
h held In the WICHITA EAGLE. weekly News-
psper publishsd In the City Of wichita, Kan