Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-11
sHER1FF's PROCLAMATION.
Lincoln Township Especially Elec-
ton.

WHEREAS, The Boari Of Cbunty Commits
sioners OF the County Of sedgwick, In the State
Of Kansas, at special meeting OF said Board
duly called aad held on June 10th, A D. 1854
made the order following. to-wlt:
AT 3 special meeting Of the Board of County
Commissioners IN and for the County Of sedg-
wick. in the State Of Kansas, duly called and
convened 1t the Office OF the County Clerk In
and for SAID County, In the city Of Wichita, on
June 10th, lssi, at nine O'Clock g.. m. of said
day, there were present at said meeting, as
members OF said Board, A. W Oliver as chair
man. and Geo. W. Steenrod and j. w. Nelson,
the other two members of the Board, and all
Commissioners Of said Couny, and there was
also present 4. Z. Ford, County Clerk in and
for said County, and petition being presented
by Oren smith. ID. u, McGrsw, PhiIo Griffin.
signed by majority OF the resident taxpayers
OF the municipal township OF Lincoln, in sal d
Comfy, said petition (signatures only being
emitted) Is as follows, to-wit:
PETITION
In the matter OF subscription to the capital
stock OF the Ellsworth, Mcpherson, Newton
a southeastern Rsilway Company. by the
township of Lincoln, in the County of Sedg-
wick. State OF Kansas.
To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners
Of the Coasfy Of Sedgriek. In the State Of Kan
WHEREAS, The Ellsworth Mcpherson. New
ton 4 southeastern Railway Company proposes
TO construct and operate o line of railroad of
standard gauge, between the city of Ellsworth
st. Louis, II Scott Wichits RsilPoad. i'm the the
County OF Butler, In the State of Kansas, and
In so doing to construct the same through said
township anu ON the route rs authorized by its
charter
Now, therefore. we, the undersigned. resi-
dent taxpayers Of the said Township and state
of Kansas, represent that, in our opinion. the
worth. Mcpherson, Newton L Southeastern
Railway Company "a corporation duly organic
ed and existing under the laws of the State of
Kansas. In the construction Of its line OF rail-
road into and through the said TOwship as the
same Is proposed to be located, constructed and
operated therein, aud will adept proposition
that said Township shall extend such aid, by
subscribing to Tor for) the capital stock OF SAID
railway company TO the amount Of Fourteen
Thousand tSl4 600 Dollars, and issuing and
delivering the the bonds OF said Township to
Fourteen Thousand (Slf, 00O) Dollars, In pay
ment OF and for said subscription to or for said
capital stock. The said subscription TO be made
and the said bonds to be executed, issued, ant.
under and by virtue and authority OF the pro-
visions OF law appiiesbls to such case, contain
ed In an act OF the Legislature of the state of
kansas, entitled IAN Act TO enable Counties
Townships. and Cities to aid In the construc-
ton of Railroads. and to repeal section eight,
OF chapter thirty mine, of the laws of ls74,''
approved February 18th, 1876, and the laws
amendatory thereof
We therefore petition your honorable body,
that, pursuant to the statute in such ease made
and provided, and ut q special election, to be
liked and called by YOU for such purpose, and
held In said Township, you do submit and cause
to he submitted to the qualified voters of the
said Township, in the manner provided by law,
proGosition providing for The making Of a
subscription to the capital stock OF the said rail-
Railway Company as aforesaid, by and on be-
half OF said Township, and the question of
thereby aiding said railway company, as herein
stated in the construction OF Its lines of rail-
road into and within the limits of said Town
ship. upon such lines and route as the said COM
pany may adopt.
asked and proposed by your petitioners that
said subscription shall be made, and the man.
ner Of carrying out the same, are the following,
to-wit: That the BOARD OF County Commits
sioners OF the said County Of Sedgwick, In the
state of kansas, on behalf and in the name of
said Township, shall. in the manner provided
by law, cause to lie subscribed for. on behalf
and in the name of said township. Fourteen
Thousand (3l4, 500 Dollars to Tor for] the capt.
tai stock OF the said Ellsworth. MCPHERSON,
Newton Il southeastern Railway Company, and
shall cause 10 be taken that amount OF stock In
sai corporation for and by said Township, and
that ON behalf Of and In the name of said Town
ship, and In payment OF and for said subscrip-
ton and stock, the said County Commissioners
OF said County shall execute issue, and deliver
to said railway company, as herein stated and
rs provided by law, the bonds OF said Town |
ship TO the amount Of Fourteen Thousand Dol
lars That said bonds Of said Township to be !
executed aud issued by, in the name and on
behalf OF said Township, In payment of said |
subscription and stock, dollar for dollar as |
shall be signed the, chairman or the |
Board Of County Commissioners, and attested |
by the County Clerk under the seal of said |
County, and in other respects shall be as pro-
yided by law or herein specified, and shall be |
Of the denomination OF One Thousand Dollars /
each said bonds shal! mature and be payable |
in thirty years from the day upon which they |
are executed, and shall bear Interest at the
M on d.. Rs rst aa aR
and the first day OF July of each year, and |
shall have semi annual interest coupons at
tached aud both principal and interest OF said /
bonds shall be payable at the fiscal agency of
the State OF Kansas, in the City OF New York,
Stale OF New York. The interest accrued upon
said bonds at the time they are to be delivered
be computed and adjusted 40 that the said ac-
,rued interest shall innre to the benefit of said
company only from the time said company shall
be entitled to receive the said bonds under and
in accordance with the terms and conditions
herein provided That the said stock of said
railway company shall be issued and delivered
TO said TOWNSHIP :, and the said bonds Of said
Township shall he issued and delivered to said
railway company, in the amounts, at the times,
md in the manner herein provided.
That IL majority Of the qualified electors of
tote for such subscription and proposition.
TOur honorable body thereupon shall order and
ause the Clerk Of said County on behalf of and
N the name OF said Township, to make said
absorption OF Fourteen Thousand Dollars 10
or forJ the capital stock of said company and
hall cause the bonds of said Township, of the
description and amount aforesaid, and in the
lAme and on behalf OF said Township to the
aid amount, to be duly executed as herein set
orth. and provided by law in such cases;
md the said railway company shall cause
roper certificates OF its paid up CAPT al stock,
o the like amount, dollar tor dollar, of said
'onds and subscription, to be prepared and is
ued, to and for the use and benefit of said
township; and the said bonds of said Town
hip, so as aforesaid duly executed and to be
ssued, and the said certificates of stock in said
ailway company. shall be delivered a. follows,
0-wit:
First. 40 soon rs said company shall have its