Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-09
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO VOTE

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO VOTE
~. UPON PROPOSITIONS OF MINNESOTA
a AN I91 NoRTH-W EsTERN ItAILRoADC COM
whereas, the Minnesota s Nortb ,vest an.
Railroad Company has duly made, executed
and delivered to the town clerk or the town
Of Austin, in the County of Mower. and State
81 ON minnesota, the following definite PROPOSE
The Minnesota s North-w western Railroad
company, corporation created by and ex-
1 a.al under tho laws of the State Of Mime
sofa, being DESTROYS of securing aid from the
town Of Austin, in the County Of Mower. and
stare OF Minnesota. in the construction Of said
a19ad Co 81 pJ road from the southern
through City. of Austin, in said State, TO
the northern boundary of said Mower County.
IN sald state, makes the following definite
95 Of chapter 81 Of the General Statutes I Of
SAN ~ otate OF minnesota, that is to say:
me said Railroad Company desires and
Austin, 70 the amount Of three thousand
dollars, which amount, together with the
e eaag Indebtedness Of said Town, does not
exceed i've per cent Of the taxable property
therein. Said bonds to be payable twenty
years from date, with the option of Ave years
from the date thereof, and to bear interest at
me rate OF six per cent. per annum, the in
denced by coupons attached to said bonds
Said bonds are to be deposited with wilkins
Z. smith, Bankers, who reside at City of Aus
Minnesota, within thirty days from and after
tne approval OF this proposition by the legal
voters OF said town at the election in that be-
half, as provided in section So of said chapter
81 and there to remain on deposit with Said
custodian, IN escrO,U, until delivery. as here
matter provided, to said Railroad Company
And the said Railroad Company will, In
consideration of said bonds tat the election
OF said TOWN. issue to it Thirty shares Of the
capital stock of said Minnesota s. North
western western R S1 Company, known as it's
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
the said Wilkins s. Smith II, escrona, there to
remain on deposit until the delivery OF said
shares OF stock shall be delivered to said
town. - -
The said bonds of said town and the said
snafes OF stock OF said Railroad Company are
to pc delivered by said custodian thereof. to
said Railroad Company and to said town re-
spiG1c cn VA as aforesaid, when said line of
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, 1856.
Witness the hands of the President and
Secretary of said Railroad COmpany and the
corporate seal thereof, this 18th day of June.
1884. -~' ~ 0'
Corporate
Seal. [Signed] A. B. STICKNEY,
President Minnesota s. Northwestern Rail-
road Co.
[Signed] JOHN I. THOMPSON.
Secretary Minnesota s. Northwestern Rail
road Co. = =
And whereas, said proposition has been duly
hled and endorsed, and transcribed in the
records OF said town by the towA clerk there
OF as provided by law;
And whereas, there has also been duly filed
IN the office 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
holding elections in said town to-wit: at j.
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-
it a 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 ballot on viii CHI 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.