The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-14

terms OF this proposition and said railroad copl-
pany shall receive and be entitled TO receive said
bonds in exchange for said stock, according TO
the terms, and as hereinbefOre provided, but
without any inspection.
And your petitioners designate to be used at
said election, written or printed ballot contain
ing the words ''FOr the subscription TO the TOpe-
ka Salina d Western Railroad Company" or the
words Against the subscription to the Topeka,
Salina q Western Railroad.n said ballots TO be
counted for or against said proposition accord
ingly.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
And, Whereas, The said petition being duly
| filed and now set down for nearing; and the said
Board OF County Commissioners having duly ex-
amined and considered the same, and being fully
advised in the premises; and 1t appearing TO the
said Board OF County commissioners That there
has been an election previously heldin said town.
ship for the same purposes, and il further ap-
pearing that majority OF the legal voters OF
said township OF Ridge have signed the above Pc
tition, and have petitiOned therein in writing,
the said Board OF County Commissioners TO sub
NIT the proposition, contained In said petition,
10 the qualified voters OF said township for adop-
ton or rejection; the said Board do ind and de-
clare that said petition Is in writing that II is
subscribed by more than majority OF the quail
| ifed and legal voters OF said township OF Ridge
| in said County OF Dickinson; that 1t deSignateS
| the said Topeka, Sal1na & Western Railroad
! Company as the company to which 1t is proposed
! TO extend aid in the construction and building
| of its railroad into, within and through said
| township and the amount OF capital stock OF
| said company for which IL is proposed that said
! township OF Ridge shall subscribe; that IL sets
| forth the terms OF payment f0r said STOCK, 10
| gether with the terms and conditions upon which
t is proposed TO make said subscription, and the
ballot to be used at said election, asked and
prayed TO be held in said township, and that the
said petition Is In all respects III CONFORMITY W
| law.
Now, therefore, in accordance with the prayer
OF said petition, and pursuant TO, ana Dy virtue
and under the authority or the several statutes,
in such case made and provided, it is hereby Or
dered and declared by the said Board, JnaJ the
PRAYER OF said petition be, and the same Is nereDy
granted, and that special election De neld III
said township OF Ridge, on the 10th day OF sep
tembcr A. D., 1884, for the purpose or voting on
said proposition and that at said special election
the question and proposition as set forth In the
hereinbefore recited petition-al OF which said
petitiOn is hereby made part Of this order
shall be and is hereby submitted TO the legal and
qualified electors OF said township OF Ridge, Tor
their decision, by voting by OallOC thereon, DIS III
said petition designated.
And it is further ordered and declared that
said election be held at the usual place OF mold
ing general elections in said township OF Ridge,
and that it be held and that the returns be made
and the result be aScertained and declared IN the
same manner as Is provided Dy law Ior nolulng
general elections, and that the DalloUS USED at
said election shall have written or printed there
on the words For the subscription TO the To-
peka Salina & Western Railroad Company or
The words against the subscription TO the TO
neka Salina & Western Railroad Company" Said
ballots to be counted for or against SAID PROPOSE
ton accordingly.
And it is further ordered by said Board that
the Sheriff of said Dickinson County make due
proclamation and notice TO the voters and quail
ifed electors of said township OF Ridge, or the
submission OF said question ana proposition SET
forth in said petition, and this orser 10 ana 1or
their decision, at the special election, TO be held
as aforesaid, by publishing the said proclamation
for thirty days or more next preceding the day OF
holding said election, in the Abilene REFLECTOR
a newspaper published in said County, and hav-
ing general circulation in said Township OF
Ridge and that in said proclamation the said
Sheriff set forth the foregoing order, recit1ng
said petition.
And the Clerk OF said County, and ex-officio
Clerk this Board, is hereby directed to issue to
the Sheriff OF said County duly certified copy OF
this order.
Done bv the Board OF County commissioners Of
the County OF Dickinson, State OF Kansas, this
4th day OF August, A. D., 1884.
The Board OF County Commissioners OF the
County OF Dickinson:
WILLIAM MURRAY, Chairman.
TSEALl SAMUEL BRICKER,
NATHAN BLEVINS,
Members OF said Board.
TATTEST:1 RICHARD WAXING, County Clerk.