Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
SHERIFF'S PROCLAMATION.
Waco Township (Spe ciaD Elec-
ton Notice.

WHEREAS, The Board OF County Commas.
ioners OF the COUNT of Seigwick. In the State
OF Kansas, at a special meeting OF said Board
duly called and held on the 18th day of NAV,
a. ID. issl. made the following order, to-wit
At n special meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners in and for Sedgwick County in
the state of Kansas, duly called and convened
at the Office OF the County Clerk in and for said
county, in the city OF Wichita, Kansas, on the
18Th day of May, 4. d. lssI, At three o clock =
NJ. of said day, there was present at said meet
ing rs members of said Board, A. W. Oliver a
chairman, and Geo. W. Steenrod aud j. 4
Nelson the other two members OF said Board
and all being and constituting the Board Of
County Commissioners Of Sedgwick County
Kansas. and T.. T.. Ford County Clerk of said
County. was also present, petition being pre-
scented to said board duly and legally signed by
more than oDe-haif OF the resident tax payers
OF Waco township IN said County, and ali he
ing majority Of the legal voters Of said town
sdis, which said petition, (signstures only be-
ing omiited) Is in words and figures AS follows,
to-wit:
PETITION
To the Hoaorc6ie Board Of County Coamissioneys
fhe County Of Sedgciok, ia he STATE Of Kan
The undersigned. being more than one
half of the resident Taxpayers and also ma
lority OF the legal voters in Waco township in
The county OF Sedgwick. in the State of kansas
tsad Waco township being municipal town
ship Ia said county, respectfully pray Your
Honorable Board 30 submit to the qualified
electors OF said township, proposition TO sub
scribe si5.0D0 10 the capital stock of the St
Louis. Fort Scott a. Wichita Railroad Company
N corporation, created and existing under and
by virtue OF the laws Of the state OF Kansas,
which proposes 10 construct = line of railroad
into and through said township, and that in
payment of and for said subscription to said
conpany'5 capital stock. bonds of said town
ship shall be issued in sums Of five hundred
dollars each, payable Ia twenty wears from
date Of Issue. with interest payable semi annu-
ally at the rate Of seven per cent per nnnuim,
aud the principal and interest 70 be paid at the
fiscal agency of the State of Kansas in the State
of New York
And the conditions on which said subscrip-
ton to the capital stock of said company shall
be made, are: That said railroad company
shall construct and operate and mainta its said
railroad OF a standard gauge, from some point
ON the north side of said township. and running
thence through said township 10 come point on
The south side thereof and have the same in OPP
erntion on or before the first day of August, 4
ID. lsst and shall build and maintain a depot
In said township. That bonds shall be issued
and delivered to said railroad company In pay
'nent Tor the said capital stock of said railroad
company when IL shall have constructed its
line OF road 30 some point on the south bounda-
ry OF said township and have the cars running
thereon And We further pray that you order n
special election to be Id in said township In
pursuance of chapter lo1 of the Laws OF A ID.
1916, and tho acts of the legislature Of the State
IL Kansas. amendatory thereof To vote upon
ne question of subscribing for said stock as
isei at such special election aud for such pro-
position TO be:
For Subscription 10 Stock OF the saint Louis
Fort Scott Wichita Railroad company.
And those against such proposition to he:
, Against subscription TO Stock of ST. Loais,
Fort scott & Wichlta Railroad company.
And the said Board of County Commissioners
having carefully examined said petition and
lavlDg all the iacis before it, and being fSIiy
dyised in the premises, finds that said petition
: IN die and legal form, and is in writing and
q print and is daily sigped by more than one
Iaif % Of the resident taxpayers OF said Wa I
o Township, all being majority Of the legal 4
oters OF said township. IL Is therefore by 1
aid board ordered, considered, and adjudged 1
nat special election he held In said Town /
hip of Waco ON the 10Th day OF June, A. u /
NJ, al the usual voting places in said Town
mp, 10 vote for and against the proposition .
~ iorth IN the petition, Ia copy of the same,
ignatnres only being omitted being hereinbe-
pre- set OUT. and upon the question of said
township, subscribing TO the capital stock of
an railroad company rs set out In said petit
ition and all "a provided In the said petition,
arms made, and the result ascertsined and de-
Jared In the same manner rs provided by law
DR. general elections, and AS conditioned and
pecifed In said petition. Ii Is further ordered
hat notice>of said election be published thirty
avs before and prior to such election, in the
'IcHIrA EAGLE. weekly newspaper printed
nd published In Sedgwick county, Kansas,
nd In general circulation in said Waco Town
hip, said notice or proclamation TO be publish
! In each and every issue of said weekly paper
uring said 30 days. And it is ordered that the
Ierih of said county duly make proclamation
such election, and do and perfoI M all other
It's necessary to be done in the matter of said
ection by law provided In witness whereof
Nd board has set its hand officially this 18th
May, 1854.
A W OLIVER, Chairman.
J. A. NELSON, Commissioner.
TATE OF KANSAS, L.
,ounty Of Se,igwick,
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