Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-04
PROCLAIM ALTON.
For Special Election in Lin.
coin Township, Sedgwick
County. Kansas
In the Matter Of the Omaha,
Abilene q Wichita Rail-
way Company.

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|, To The Qualified Voters of Lincoln Tosrnsh;p:
whereas. on the 9Th day OF October, 1ss.
! there was Only presented to the board OF count
G commissioners OF Sedgwick county, Kansas
said board being duly convened In special SCI
) sion regularly called, petition duly signe
D oy two-hiths OF the resident taxpayers Of Lin
: coin township. praying said board OF commits
, sioners to submit 10 the qualified voters of sal
, township proportion to subscribe hftee
thousand dollars to the capital stock of th
omaha, Abilene Il Wichita galway com any
al ON conditions rs ,et forth in said petition
which petition, signatures only being omitted
Is in words and figures as following, to-wit:
PETITION.
To The Board Of Couaiy Comnissioaers Of Sedq
rick County, Kansas:
We, the undersigned. being more than two
nfths (e-5) OF the resident taxpayers OF tn.
municipal township OF Lincoln. In the county
OF Sedgwick and state of Kansas, petition thu
board OF county commissioners Of said county
TO submit, at special election, to the qualified
voters or said municipal township, PROPOSE.
ton to subscribe to the capital stock or the
Omsha, Abilene & Wichita Railway company
ing under the laws Of the state Of Kansas.
which proposes to construct q railroad through
and into said municipal township; said sub
scription TO be for the sum OF fifteen Thousand
dollars.
And in payment for said subscription to said
capital stock Of said company, bonds Of said
municipal township, with coupons attached, to
\
forth. shall be duly issued and delivered In
sums Of i've hundred $500 dollars each, pay
able In twenty Coy years from date Of issue each
annually; both rincipal and interest payable at
the fiscal agency OF the state OF in the city
OF New York; such bonds to be duly issued
hereinafter get forth and delivery Of stock In
said road as by law provided. The conditions
upon which ssid subscription to the capital
stock OF said company Is made. are:
hat aaid nfn~ ~. q e D.tr
company shall construct q railroad of standard
gauge. into said municipal township, including
all necessary side-tracks and switches, and
have cars running thereon from some point
on the south or west line Of said municipal
township to some point on the north or east
line Il said municipal township on or before
December sist. 1855. And to construct and
maintain q passenger and freight depot within
one mile of the center of said Lincoln township.
And we pray That said board Of county COM
missioners, upon presentation Of this petition.
duly convene md make an order, which order
shall embrace the terms and conditions Of this
petition. and such other conditions - said board
may deem advisable: and also fixing the time
Se , which
ter l0l, Laws Of Kansas. 1876, and amendments |
thereto. to Determine whether sucn subscription |
shall be made
And the form Of the ballot to be used at such |
special election for and aginst said proposition,
SO submitted, shall be as follows.
Each qualified voter voting for said PROPOSE /
ton shall have printed or written on his bal
'For subscription to the capital stock of the
Omaha, Abilene & Wichita Railway COM
pany."
Each qualified voter voting against said
proposition shall have printed or written on
Against subscription to the capital stock of
the Omaha. Abilene Wichita hallway COM
pany."
And whereas said board of cousty commission
ers, in pursuance to said petition being duly
convened Us by law provided, and after having
examined The same, found that the same was In
lue 70 m AMI WAS duly signed by more than
wo-ffths of the resident Taxpayers CT the
SAID Lincoln township, and Gully made AN or
Ter granting the prayer Of SAID petition, and
ordered that y special election shall be held in
said township on the 9th day of October, A. ID.
lssJ, 20 determine whether said township
shall subscribe fifteen thousand dollars Sl5-
lOJl TO the capital stock of said company, and
ISSUE bords to the said company In payment
therefor on the terms and conditions as set out
n said petition, aud further ordering, that In
The event that majority of the voters,
Fotng at said election cast their ballots In favor
u said proposition and issue bonds in payment
herefor. then the county cork OF said county
mall forthwith, for and on behalf and in the
name of said township subscribe fifteen thous-
md dollars to the capital stock of the said
company. And ii was further ordered that IL
aid railway company, fully comply with the
conditions of the said subscription, then
he chairman of the board Of county commits
sioners and .he county clerk of said county,
hall duly Issue bonds of said township In
aid sum, said bonds TO bear seven Il per
ent interest to be dine and payable as set
tut in said petition. And 1t is further ordered
hat the ballots to be issued st the election
hall be as follows. to-wit:
Each qualified voter voting Mt such election
N favor of said proposition, shall have writ
eL or printed ON his ballot;
For subscription to the capital stock OF the
omaha, Abilene Wichita railway company
And each qualified voter, voting against said
snail have written or printed on
lis ballot:
Against subseription to the capital stock
# the Omaha, Abilene It Wichita railway
And Ii is further ordered that such election
re held at the Cottage school house on section
wenty I20l tip. q, r. east. And IL is further
rdered that the sheriff of said sedgwick
ounty, Kansas, daily make and issue his
{ the place designated; and that he give
hlrty (Se) days printed notice in the Wichita
lily EAGLE, a weekly newspaper printed,
ublished IN said county, and in general cir
uiaiion throughout said county, and In said
ownship.
Therefore, l, John Fisher, sheriff Of Seds-
vick county, Kansas, by virtue of authority in
ne vested by law, IN pursuance of the above
rider OF said board, do hereby give public
roclaInation and due notice that special cleo
ion shall be held in said township on the
SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1885,
It the place designated, to determine whether
aid township shall make such subscription and
ssue aid bonds. Such election in ali respects
0 be conducted, returns made, result ascer-
aimed, all as provided by law for general
lections.
In witness whereof, i, John Fisher, sheriff
( Sedgwick county, Kansas, have hereunto
ct my hand, at the city OF Wichita, this LIST
[TEAL.l JOHN FISHER
Ittesf: Sheriff of Sedgwick County
K. p. FoRp, Cosnty Clerk. WAIST