Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-03

| Notice and proclamation OF holding a special
election in Greeley township, in Sedgwick
sHERIFF's OFFICE, IN WICHITA,
SEDGwIcK COUNTY. KANSAS,
| March 18th, 1851 \.
WHEREAS, A petition signed by J. z. 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 OF March, A. ID. 1854, presented
| to the board of county commissioners OF said
Sedgwick county, Kansas, asking for the calling
Of 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
els, 600 90 and per cent. of the assessed valua
| ton Of said township for the year 1854 TO the
capital stock of the Wichita, Mcpherson 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 railroad
| 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
Sedgrick couafy, RGascs:
The undersigned being more than two-fifths
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 $l5, 600. 90 and per
cent of the assessed valuation of said township
for the year 1884, payable in twenty years from
the date of Issue. with interest payable semi
annually at the rate OF @ per cent. per annum,
the principal and interest to be paid at the fiscal
agency Of the state of Kansas in the city of New
York.
And the conditions upon which said subscripi
tion 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
To he
pleted and cars pruning thereon through said
township by September LIST. 1855 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
81 OF said Greeley township.
And we further pray that You order special
election to be held in said township, in pHrsII-
ance OF the laws OF the state of Kansas in such
cases made and provided, to vote upon the ques-
ton Of subscribing for said stock as aforesaid
and that the form Of the ballots to be used at
such election for such proposition be "For
subscription TO stock OF Wichita. MCPHERSON 4
Denver railroad company, = and those against
such proposition be: Against subscription to
stock Of Wichita, Mcpherson & Denver railroad
company
AND, WHEREAS, After careful examination of
said petition by the said board of county COM
mssfoners, we do find that the persons signing
said petition comprise more than two-fifths Of
the resident taxpayers Of said Greeley township
Notc, 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 virtue
Of chapter loI Of the laws Of ls't, as amended by
March 8, 1877, 1t Is hereby ordered by the said
board Of county commissioners Of said county
of sedgwick and state Of Kansas that special
township, In Sedgwick county, Kansas, at the
usual voting place In said township, on
Friday, the 25th day Of April, A. d. 1854,
at which said election the foregoing proposition
shall be submitted to the legal voters of said
Greeley township for their votes and decision
thereon.
And IL is further orIered that the ballots to
be used at said special election shall be in form
Ms follows, 10 wit All electors voting in.fayor
of said proposition shali cast ballot with the
following words written or printed thereon
''For subscription TO stock of Wichita. McPher- |
ing against said proposition shall use ballots on
which the following words shall be written or
printed: Against subscription to stock OF
Wichita, Mcpherson n Denver railroad COM
pauy Ii = majority Of the votes cast at said |
special election shall be for the subscription of
stock and issue of bonds of the said township of
Greeley to the Wichita, Mcpherson Il 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 OF fifteen thousand dollars |
and per cent. Of the assessed valuation of said
township for the year 1884 TO the capital stock /
of the Wichita, Mcpherson Il Denver railroad |
company, in the name Of said township of Gree |
ley and the bonds Of said township of Greeley |
to an equal amount, dollar for dollar, shall be /
issued, dollar for dollar, therefor. according 10
law, and upon the terms and conditions con-
tanned In said petition.
And 1t Is further ordered that the sheriff of
the county of Sedgwick, and the state of Kan
sas do make due proclamation of the holding of
said election to the voters Of said Greeley town
ship at lifetime 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, a newspaper of general circulation in
the county Of Sedgwick and state of Kansas.
said paper being Published at Wichita, in said
county and state And the sheriff Of said county
Is ordered and directed to post notices Of said
election according TO law.
Done Mt the city of Wichita, In Sedgwick
county, Kansas, the tenth day OF March, A. ID.
1854
A. W. OLIVER,
g. W. STEENROD,
(sKALl J. A. NELSON,
Commissioners.
Attest: E. Z. FORD, County Clerk.