Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-02
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO VOTE
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Whereas, the Minnesota s, Northwestern
hallread Company has duly made. executed
a an aaenyered to the town clerk Of the town
q ~ the County Of Mower, and State
ZION n vr;ti,no .1 ~ io!oW1ng definite PROPOSE
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sofa, being DESTROYS Of securing aid from the
Town OF Austin, in the County Of Mower. and
.a1e q minnesota in the construction Of said
boundary Of said Mower county w no o.nI
through, City OF Austin, in said State, to
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proposition in writing, as provided By section
10 10 I, q cnapter "a of the General Statutes Of
sa1 Ehs state aaed Of pMii,nnesota that is to
hereby applies for the bonds Of said town OF
Ansstln, TO the amount of three thousand
collars ooin,is which amount, together with the
exceed i've per cent. of the taxable properly
therein. Said bonds to be payable twenty
years from date, with the option Of Ave years
IL, the GATE thereof, and TO bear interest at
tne rate OF SIX per cent. per annum, the in.
1eresC payable semi-annually, and to be evil
denced Dy coupons attached to said bonds.
SAID -. ponds are to be deposited with wilkins
T.. smith ~ Bankers,who reside at City Of Aus
tin, In the county of Mower, in the State of
Minnesota, within thirty days from and after
tn le approval OF this proposition by the legal
voters OF said town at the election in that be-
nall, US provided IN section So of said chapter
OF, an9 mere TO remain on deposit with said
custodian Gus IN escroaO until delivery as here
1nafter provided, to said Railroad Company
AND the said Railroad Company will, in
consideration of said bonds lat the election
OF SAID Town? issue to it Thirty shares of the
western Railroad Company, known as it's
Common Stock, which said shares, at their
par value, correspond with the principal sum
of the bonds of said Town hereby applied for.
And said thirty shares of stock shall in like
manner as said bonds, be deposited within
thirty days, from and after said election, with
remain on deposit until the delivery of said
| bonds to said Railroad Company when said
shares Of stock shall be delivered to said
town.
The said bonds of said town and the said
shares of stock of said Railroad Company are
to be delivered by said custodian thereof, to
sald Haliroad Company and to said town re-
spectlvely. as aforesaid, when said line of
railroad shall have been completed ready for
| the passage of cars thereon, from the south
ern to the northern boundary of Mower coun-
ty, through the city OF Austin, on or before
the ISL day Of August, 1885.
! witness the hands OF the President and
Secretary OF said railroad Company and the
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Corporate
Seal. .[signed] A. B. STICKNEY,
fresi naei T. Minnesota & Northwestern Rail
[signed] JOHN l. THOMPSON,
| secretary Minnesota & Northwestern Rail
road Co.
And whereas, said proposition has been duly
MED and endorsed, and transcribed in the
records Of said town by the town clerk there.
OF as provided by law;
And whereas, there has also been duly filed
IN the once OF said town clerk, statement
IN writing, in favor OF calling an election to
be held by the legal voters of said town, upon
said proposition as provided by law, signed
by the town clerk and two of the supervisors,
and two OF the Justices of the Peace, together
with twelve of the Freeholders of said town;
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
an election will be held by the legal voters OF
said town OF Austin, at the usual place Of
Gregson's mill, on the 18th day of July, 1884,
to vote upon said proposition of said Rail
road Company. And at said election each
voter in favor Of said proposition, will depos-
1t ballot on which shall be written or print
! edsthe words, For THE RAILROAD PROPOs1-
TIoN;" and each voter not in favor of said pro.
position will deposit a ballot on which shall be
| written or printed the words, AGAINST THE
| RAILROAD PROPOSITION."
Dated at town Of Austin, June 2sth, 1884.
GEORGE CHANDLER, Town clerk,
! Town Of Austin.