Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-20
Notice and Proclamation.
Notice and proclamation of holding special
election in Greeley township, in Sedgwick
county, Kansas.

Notice and proclamation OF holding u special
election in Greeley township, in Sedgwick
sHERIFF's OFFICE, IN WICHITA,
SEpGwIcK COUNTY, KANSAS,
March 18th. lSsi.
| WHEREAS, A petition signed by j r. McCor-
mick and one hundred and five other persons.
purporting to be resident taxpayers OF Greeley
township. in Sedgwick county, Kansas, was,
on the 10th day al March, A. ID. lssf, presented
| to the board Of county commissioners Of said
| Sedgwick county, Kansas, asking for the calling
OF q special election in and for said township of
Greeley aforesaid, and for the submission To the
qualified electors of said township of Greeley
at said election to be held therein, proposition
to vote upon the question of subscribing
SIS 900 90 and per cent. of the assessed yalua
tion of said township for the year 1884 TO the
| capital stock of the Wichita. Mcpherson 4 Den
yer railroad company, and to issue TO said rail-
way company in payment for said stock the
bonds OF said Greeley township as above stated,
to aid in the construction Of the line OF raiiroad
which the said railroad company proposes to
| construct into and through said township, upon
the terms and conditions In the following petit
ton set forth. The following Is copy OF the
petition, excepting signatures:
PETITION
To the honorable board Of county commissioners OF
| SedgtricE county, Kansas:
The undersigned being mole than two-ifths
| of the resident taxpayers Of Greeley township,
| In the county of sedgwicK and state of Kansas,
respectfully pray your honorable body to sub
init to the qualified electors Of said township
proposition to subscribe $1,000 On and . per
/ cent of the assessed valuation of said township
| for the year lSsi, payable in twenty years from
| the date of issue, with interest payable semi
annually at the rate Of per cent per annnm;
agency of the state Of Kansas In the city of New
York.
| ton to the capital stock shall be made are
That said railroad company shall construct and
maintain said railroad of standard gauge, and
put in all necessary side-tracks and switches,
| from said Wichita in Sedgwick county, Kansas,
| through said township: said railway to be com
| pleted and cars running thereon through said
township by September lst, 1ss5; that said
bonds shall be issued and delivered to said rail-
road company In payment of said capital stock
| of said railroad company when said railway is
completed through said township and the cars
| running thereon, and depot established in said
township within one-half mile of the point or
corner at the juncture OF sections IL, IL, 90 and
| q OF said Greeley township
And we further pray that YOU order a special
| election to be held in said township, in pHrsu-
ance of the laws of the state of Kansas in such
| cases made and provided. t. vote upon the ques-
| ton of subscribing for said stock rs aforesaid
| and that the form of the ballots to be used at
subscription to stock OF Wichita. Mcpherson &
Denver railroad company, - and those against
such proposition be: Against subscription to
stock Of Wichita, Mcpherson X Denver railroad
company.
said petition by the said board of county COM
missioners, we do find that the persons signing
said petition comprise more than two-fifibs Of
| the resident taxpayers of said Greeley township
Nor, Therefore, Pursuant 10 the request OF
said persons and the prayer of said petitioners,
and by virtue of the laws of the state of Kansas
in such cases made and provided, and by yirtne
of chapter l01 Of the laws OF 1876, rs amended by
chapter l42 of the laws of 1871, which took effect
March g. 1877, II is hereby ordered by the said
board Of county commissioners of said county
OF Sedgwick and state Of Kansas that a special
election be called and held within aud for Greeley
township, in Sedgwick county, Kansas, at the
usual voting place in said township, on
Friday, the s5th day Of April, A. ID. lssi,
at which said election the foregoing proposition
shall he submitted 20 the legal voters of said
Greeley township for their votes aud decision
thereon.
And 1t is further or tered that the ballots to
he used ut said special election shall he in form
AS follows, 10 wit: All electors voting in.fayor
OF said proposition shsll cast ballot with the
following words written or printed thereon
''For subscription to stock of Wichita. McPher- |
SOP Denver railroad company" and all vot- |
ing against said proposition shall use ballots on
which the following words shall be written or
Wichita, Mcpherson Il Denver railroad com
pany - II u majority % the votes cast at said |
special election shall be for the subscription of
Greeley to the Wichita, Mcpherson 4 Denver |
railroad company, then the said board Of county |
commissioners. for and in behalf of said Greeley |
township, shall order and direct the county |
clerk of Sedgwick county to make said subscrip-
ton to the amount oil fifteen thousand dollars |
and per cent. of the assessed valuation of said |
tOWnsDlp Tor tHe year lsSi 10 the capital STOCK
of the Wichita, Mcpherson 4 Denver railroad |
company, in The name Of said township OF Gree |
ley and the bonds Of said township OF Greeley |
20 an equal amount, dollar for dollar, shall be |
issued. dollar for dollar, therefor, according to
law, and upon the terms and conditions con-
tanned In said petition.
And It is further ordered that the sheriff OF |
the county of sedgwick, and the state of Kan
sas do mike due proclamation of the holding of |
said election TO the voters Of said Greeley town
ship at the. time and place aforesaid, according
to law said proclamation shall set forth the |
foregoing order. Thirty days' notice OF said |
special election shall be given In the Wichita |
EAGLE, newspaper OF general circulation in
the county of Sedgwick and state OF Kansas.
said paper being published ut Wichita, in said |
county and state. And the sheriff Of said county
is ordered and directed 10 post notices OF said
election according 70 law.
Done at the city of Wichita, in Sedgwick
county, Kansas, the tenth day OF March, A. ID.
ISL
A. W. OLIVER,
q. W. STEENROD,
IsEAL.l J. A. NELSON,