The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-25

At IA Special Session OF the County
Court heldior the county Of Mason Il
the Court House tbereoi on Monday,
October Oh, 1885, ior the iran.aclionol
business pursuant to notice. presene
james Capehart, Rrcsidcne A. J. Shirley
and " Il. Hayman Commissioner.
The County Court 81 Mason county,
West Virginia, deeming Il desirabletliat
the district Of Wagsenef 10 said county
Of Mason shall appropriate hy subscripi-
ion 70 the capital stock of the Ohio River
Railroad Company tie sum Of Fiityfiye
hundred dollars 70 aid in .he CONSTRUCT
ion Of said company 5 failroad 10 be
built through said district therefore the
Court doth order that ayoie De iakenin
said district nnon the question ola sub
scriplion by said district Of Waegener 10
thecapitals otsaid company the sum
Of Fffty.iye hundred dollars Ia coupon
bonds Of said district, containingontheir
face the conditions underwater N con-
ditions precedent tothe paymentthefeof,
bearing interest at the rate Of iiyepe
cent. per aflnuin, aud payable twenty
years from the date Thereof. nlredeem-
able atthe pleasure OF said district any
time after three years from said date.
But any such subsCriplion 10 the cap
ital stock Of said company II made, shall
be upon condition that no money shall
be paid said railroad company nor shall
any bonds be issued or deliverable said
company by said district until the said
company shall have completed rs con.
tenplated railroad from the town Of
Point Pleasant in said Mason county;
via the Ohio river route Though said
district 10 the county line between the
counties OF MASON and jackson, in said
State Of West Virginia, and shall have
fully equipped the saidraiIroad With the
necessary rolling stock for Reneralffeight
and passenger business, and shall have.
been assessedRud paid taxes,
And II the said company neglect Of
fail TO have said railroad built completed
and equippedas aforesaidlwlthin three
years from this date, thenthis order and
all proceedings had thereunder shallbe
void and imperative.
The said vote shall be taken upon the
said question Of subscription Aforesaid
at a special electionto be held for that
purpose on the 2sth day Of November,
1885. at the usual places Of holding cleo
tons In said district; and for the purpose
Of holding said special election the fol-
lowing special commissioners are hereby
appointed viz: At West Columbia, II.
9. Hannigan. O. V. Stewart aud u. S.
Davis, AT Clifton, R. B. Rees, j. I'd.
Hovey and Geo. W. Knight. at Mason
City, E. A Young, Thos. Hntchinson
and James Kennedy.
The said special commissioners for
holding said special election, shall at
the said usual places Of holding elect
ions in said district, take or cause to be
taken the legal vote or poll Of said dis.
trict offered at said election; and the said
poll shall be taken and the result there
OF ascertained, certified and returned
according to the regulations prescribed
by law for ascertaining aud certifying
the election Of school officers.
Poll books for tile purpose Of said cleo
ton shall be forthwith prepared by the
Clerk Of this Court and placed in the
hands Of said Special Commissioners.
The ballots used at said election shall
have written or printed thereon the
words Subscription" or mo subscfip. |
ton" 1t is further ordered that the
Clerk Of this Court shall cause copies Of |
this order to DO printed or written with
his name signed thereto, and forthwith
post one OF said copies in a conspicuous
place inhis Office, and deliyertbe Others
70 the Sheriff of Mason county, who shall |
forthwith post one at the places Of voting
in said district. And the Court doth fur.
ther direct that u copy of this order be
in "The Weekly Gazettep and
THE Weekly Register" newspaperspub.
Iished in Point Pleasant, in said county,
1f Mason, once in each week until the
lay Of said election.
kCopy-Teste:
J.P. n. B. ssITTH, Clerk.
October 81, lSS5-td.