The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-28
Sherifrs Proclamation and Election
Notice.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE,


ABILENE, Kansas, August 4th, a. d., 1884.
WHEREAS, On the 4th day of August. A d.,
1884, the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Dickinson, State of Kansas, duly made
and caused to be entered of record, upon the jour
nal of said Board, the following order, to-wit:
ORDER.
WHEREAS, 4 petition signed by ID. Charter,
William Koch and 1l5 others, being all legal and
qualified voters of the township of Hope, in the
County of Dickinson, State of Kansas, and being
more than a majority of the legal and qualified
voters in said township, has been on this 4th day
of August, A. D., 1884, presented TO the Board of
County Commissioners of said County of Dickin-
son, there being present William Murray, Chair
man, and Samuel Bricker and Nathan Blevins,
members thereof, constituting full Board), and
Richard Warning Clerk of said County and Clerk
of said Board, which said petition, with the sig
natures thereto omitted, is in the words and tg-
ures, towit:
PETITION,
IN THE MATTER OF SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CAPITAL
STOCK OF THE TOPEKA, SALIVA ~ WESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY, BY HOPE TOWNSHIP, IN
THE COUNTY OF DICKINSON, STATE OF KANSAS.
To the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Dickinson. State of Kansas:
WHEREAS, the Topeka, Salina & Western Rail
road Company proposes TO construct and operate
line of railroad, of standard guage, between the
CITY OF Topeka, County of Shawnee, State OF Kan
sas, and the town of Delhi, in Osborne County in
said State, and in so doing to construct the same
through the township of Hope in the said County
of Dickinson and on the route, as authorized by
its charter. And whereas, at a former election
held in said township, a subscription was author
lied to be made in aid of said company's road,
which has become lapsed and of no effect,
Now, Therefore, we, the undersigned, qualified
and legal voters of the said township of Hope in
the County of Dickinson, andState of Kansas repre-
sent that in opinion the people of said township
of Hope will aid the said Railroad Company Ca
corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State OF Kansas in the construction of
its line of railroad into and through the shutdown
ship of Hope, as the same is proposed to be loca-
ted, constructed and operated therein, and will
adopt a proposition that said township shall
itSl stock of said railroad company,
to the amount of Twelve Thousand Dol
lars and issuing and delivering the bonds of
said township TO said Railroad company to an
equal amount OF Twelve Thousand Dollars, in
payment of and for said subscription To or for
said capital stock. The said subscription TO be
made and the said bonds 10 be executed, ISSUED
and delivered in payment thereof, dollar for dollar,
under and by virtue and authority of the provis-
ions of law applicable to such case, contained i'll
an act of the Legislature of the State of Kansas,
entitled, ''An Act TO enable Counties, Townships,
and Cities TO aid in the construction of railroads.
and TO repeal section eight, of chapter thirty nne
of the laws of 1874, approved February 18th, 1876
and the laws amendatOry thereof.
We therefore petition your honorable body, that,
pursuant to the statute in such Case made and pro-
Vided, and at a special election 10 be fixed and
called by you for such purpose, and held in said
township, you do submit to the qualified voters OF
the said township, proposition providing for the
making of subscription to the capital stock of
the said railroad company "a aforesaid, by and ON
behalf OF said township, and the question of there
by aiding said railroad company, as herein stated
in the construction of it, line OF railroad into and
within the limits of said township, upon such line
and route the said company may adopt
The terms and conditions upon which it is asked
by your petitioners that said subscription shall be
made, and the manner OF carrying out the same,
are the following to-wit: That the Board OF COun-
~ Commissioners of said county of Dickinson on
behalf Of and in the name Of said township of