The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-02-01
Notice and PROCLAIM alton.

| Notice and proclamation Of hOldi ng a special
election In Payne township, Sedgwick county,
| Kansas.
sherin's office. sedswick County, Kansas.
Of the county Of sedgwick. In the State Of Kan
sas, did, ON the 22i day OF January, A. ID.
lss3, make the following order to wit:
Whereas. A retitio" signed by j. X Brown
legal voters and resident taxpayers Of Payne
| township, In said county II seslgwick, and
State Of Kansas. was. on the 10th day OF Janu-
airy, A. ID. 1873. presented To the Board of
County Commissioners Of said Sedgwick county
In the State OF kansas, asking for calling
Of special election In and for said town
to the qualified electors OF said township Of
Payne, at said election, proposition to vote
uron the question Of subscribing twelve !hous-
IL, Fort Scott 4 wichita Railroad Company, and
TO issue to said railroad company, In payment for
said stock, the bonds Of said Payne township to
the construction Of the line OF railroad which
the said company proposes 70 construct into and
through said township, upon certain terms aud
conditions In said petition mentioned and set
forth, which said petition is In words and figures
as follows, the names OF the petitioners being
omitted, to witt
Petition.
To the Honorable, the Board Of County Coasaission-
ers of the County Of Sedgritk in the State Of
The undermined, being more than majority
OF the resident Taxpayers Of Payne township. .
municipal township In said county and state re
spectfully pray your honorable body to submit to
the qualified electors Of said township propO-
sitiOn to subscribe twelve thousand t$l2 OOD dol
lars to the capital stock of the Saint Lous Fort
Scott 4 Wichita railroad company. acorpOr&tiOu
created and existing under and by virtue Of the
laws OF the state Of Kansas, which proposes TO
said township. And that In payment OF and for
said subscription to said stock bonds OF said
township shall be issued Ia sums Of i've hundred
ABB .lx1 l. t. -
OF issue. with interest. payable semi annually,
ut the rate of seven per cent. per annum and
the principal and interest to be paid at the iscal
1 York u '' '''' u "A"'A' =" '"e Guy Of Ne~
And the conditions upon which said subscrip-
ton to the capita. stock shal be made, are: That
railroad Of standard gauge, from some point ON
the east line OF section Is Of said township. and
running thence through said township within
section number q In said township: thence to
some point on the west side thereof, and have the
same In operation on or before the LIST day Of
July, A. ID. 1883. And said Saint Louis, Fort
Scott and Wichita railroad company agrees to
build depot and atOck- yards within One-half |
mile OF the center OF said township line run
sued and delivered to the said railroad company
when Its railroad IL constructed and in operation
through said township and the cars running |
And we further pray that you order q special /
,lecti0n, to be held in said township, in ,,ursu-
'nce OF chapter l07 of the laws OF 1876 and /
legislature of the stale OF Kansas amendstory
hereof, to vote upon the question OF snbscrib-
ng for faid stock as Aforesaid and that the
orm OF the oall9ts 70 De used at such election
o stock OF saint Louis, Fort scott s WichI-
\ Railroad Company" and those again-t snch
{ Saint Louis. Fort scott 4 WicbitS Rs, s
And whereas, After careful examination OF
nissioners, we do ind that the persons .isni"r
Aid petition comprise In number more than
Majority or the legal voters and resident tax
ayers Of said Payne township.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the request O said
ers0ns and the prayer OF said petitioners, and
y virtue OF the laws Of the State OF Kansas In
lch eases male and provided. 1t Ia hereby Or
re- Of said county Of Setgwick. and State Of
ansas, that special election he called and held
Thin and for Payne township, In sedgwick
,unty, Kansas, ut the usual voting places In
I'D township ON
Monday, he 36A dsy Of February. A. d. 1sxi.
{ which said election the forsgolnr proposition
lall be submitted to the legal voters az said
.yrs sDs of asr vSts, and decision
e to he used at said spsciai election shall be in
rm ~ follows, % wit:
All electors voting in favor Of said proposition
ritten or printed thereon
For su6scription 70 stock Of Saint Louis,
DIT SCOtt q " lCntt8 HallfOo0 COmUoDy.
md all voting .sainst said proposition shall I
9 ballots on which the following words shall
written or printed:
.Agaiast -u6script.ea 70 stock Of Saint Louis.
,rt Scott " ichita RAiir0ad Company"
II majority Of the votes east 1t ssid specisl
sction, shall BE- for The subscriptions Of stock
q issue Of bonds Of TIE :sid :c.n:hip q Payne
nd Company, then the said board Of County
for end In behalf OF said Payne
wnship. shall order snd direct Tie County
erk. Of said SedgWick county, to make said
bscription to the amount Of twelve thousnnd
3 900 dollars % the capital stock Of NE Saist
ats, Fort Scott ichita kaiiroed Company,
ads Of said sOwrship II Psyns .Hsil Be-
ued therefor. according 10 the law and upoa
! terms and conditions rprciaed ia said psti- i
county OF sedgwick ssd Stats Of Kansas do
he due p.oclsmatioe. Of The holding Of aid
cticn to the voter. of saii Payne tewnsAip q
ne thirty days prrcsdisg said election Is l.
uired by Law. n said pSoclamatioa b han
forth the sosegoisg crder. Ihi.ty days mo-
. wichita City EAsLs. : pswspaper psbiisAed
he city Of wicAits In said county Of SaigWiok,
e Of kansas, said paper hsyin9 agsaeTsi cir
ri6 oG said county y also ossJssSd and dIirsct-
% post notices at satd election - b required
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