Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-14
Sh8dH'S Proclamation.
Freedom Township Rail- Road Bond

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EiscriOns
I. john b. Woods, Sheriff of Phil-
| lips county. Kansas, dO hereby pro-
/ cl i'm and declare that 3 special cleo
/ ton will be held i'm the municipal
| township of Freedom, in said Phillips
county, at the proper voting place in
1 said township. ON the IL b day Oh
! March, 1885 for the purpose Of voting
! upon Il certain proposition for 81 sub
scriptiOn by said township tO the cstp-
( ital stock of tle Solomon VALLEY,
-phillipsburg and Northern hallway
Company, and in payment therefor
issueing to the said railway company
the bonds of said township the
amount MISUNDERSTANDING for dollar.
This special election is called in puF-
suHuce of certain orders of the Board
of County Commissioners Of said
county OF Phillips. of record and tnI-
! bTacing ia full tile terms and cOndit-
ions OF said subscription as petitiOned
Tor DY the requisite number OF resi-
dent taX-Iiay eYS III said township. ifHd
the IOEm OF the ballots TO he used at
said special eteetlOn which orders
said board of county commissioners
were duly made Du. the llth day of
February. A. u, 1855. and are ia
words and figures following, tO-wit:
In consideration of the premises and
upon the petition o. tWU-tiirhs Of tIe
resident taxpayers of the municipal
township OF Freedom, in the county
df Phillips and State of Kansas. Il il
ordered by the hoard of r0upty COM
missiOneTs Of'said county OF Phillips,
that the question of q subscription an
behalf Of said municipal township OF
Freedom, for one hundred shares OF
one hundred dOllurS each, of the CaBi-
tai stock of the Solomon Valley. PRif-
iipsburg and Northern Railway Com
pHuy, aud in payment therefor q, is
sue said railway company twenty "a
the bonds Of the said township Of the
denomination Of Five Hundred DOL
lars each payable to the bearer at the
fiscal agency of the state of Kansas,
i'm New York City thirty years after
the date thereof, bearing interest al
the rate of six per cent. per annum.
payable annually, for which interest
coupons shall be attached payable at
the fiscal agency aforesaid: Snail be
submitted for adoption ar rejection To
the qualified electors Oi said municipal
township of Freedom. st a special
eiectiun to be held Ola the 18th day uf
MarOh, 4. ID. 1885. at the usual voting
place In said township. Said subscFip-
zion of stock to be made and bonds 10
be issued upon the following terms
and conditions, namely: AS sOOH as
said proposition shall be determined
in the affirmative by a caI.vas OF the
votes cast at said special election. the
board o. county commissioners O said
county Of Phillips, for and Oh behalf
OF said municipal township of Free
dom, shalt order the County Clerk 20
make ard the county clerk shall
make said subscription in the mare
OLsaid municipal township Of Free
dom for said one hundred shares al the
capital stock Of said railway Company,
and when the said railroad, of said
railway company shall be built and
completed and ian operation. by ease
or otherwise. tO, into and through said
municipal township Ol Freedom, aud
4 depot with suitable side track ctu-
stFucted iu said township and as near
the center thereof as said railway Genie
pany may deem practicable. then said
board OF county commissioners snail
cause such bonds with coupons ate
laciIEd as aforesaid To be issued in the
name nf said municipal township nf
Freedom and shall deliver the same
tn the said railway cUmpany on tea
der 60 the treasurer Of said muui03p8i
township of a certificate of said sLIaTe5
of the full paid capital stock Of said
railway company, equal in amount
with said bOudg-doliar for liar,
Provided. said railroad shall be built
and completed and in, operation by
lease or other wise, as Hforesaid, aud =
depot and side track be built and Ia
called as aforesaid by Up before the last
day of JHntiafy. A. D.I8S7.
All electors 'Ytting ia fav"r Of said
proposition shall cast 4 ballot with tiie
I0llbwtug words thereon. tOsWits % Fee
the subscription of stock and the issue
Ot bonds 20 the-6olonlOn Valley Phil.
ffrrftrF nd ~ u Mil nm
pany.nl- All electors voting. against
said proposition shall east a ballet with.
the following words theTeOu. to@Wit:.
Against the subscription. ef-sloPk
and issue OF Bonds % tie 6Ot9u10p
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