Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-04
TwENrY-sIxTn DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A
PROCLAMATION.
For a Special Election in Wichits
Township, Sedgwick
County, Kas.
In the Matter of the Omaha, Abb.
lene & Wichita Railway
Company.
PROCLAMATION.
To me qualified rioters of Wichita rornsAi,

To ihe qualified rioters Of Wichita T0raShiP.
WHEREAS, On the 2jth day of August, Issi
there was duly resented 10 the board of count
commissioners of sedgwick county, Kansas
sion regularly called), n petition duly signed
by twO-iitths of the resident taxpayers o
Wichita township, praying said board of com
missioners To submit TO the qualified voters o
| said township, a proposition 10 subscribe tel
Thousand dollars to the capital stock of tn
Omsha, Abilene X Wichita Railway company
all on conditions MS set forth in said petition
which petition, signatures only being omitted
is in words and figures following, to-wit;
PETITION.
| To the board of County ConmissioRcys Of Ssdq
trics County, Kdascs.
| We, the undersigned, being more than two
| 1iths (2-5) of the resident tax payers of III,
municipal Township of W ichita, in the County
OF Sedgwick, Sta-e of Kansas, petition tn,
board eff county commissioners of said county
| TO submit, at a special election, To The
| qualified voters of said municipal township, 8
proposition to subscr. be To the capital stock Of
the Omaha, Abilene & Wichita hallway COM
pany, n railroad company duly oiganized and
existing under the laws of the State of Kan
| sas, which proposes to construct a railroac
through and into said municipal township; sad
subscription TO be for the sum of ten thousand
| dollars Q0,0v0.)
And in payment OF said subscription TO said
| capital stock of said company. bonds of said
municipal township, with coupons attached. 10
the amount oil Salu subscription above set iorin
shall be duly issued and delivered, in sums oil
| i've hundred dollars $500 each, payable in
| twenty t.J) years from date of issue, each bear
| ing seN en- per cent. Interest, payable semi-an-
nualIy; both principal and interest PAYABLE al
| the Fiscal Agency OF the state of Kansas in the
| City of New York; such bonds to be duly Issued
and delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereinafter set forth am delivery of stock in
said read AS by law provided. The conditions
| upon which said subscription to the capital
stock OF said company 10 Inade. are:
That said Omaha, Abilene * Wichita EsIl.
way company shall construct q railroad, OF
standard gauge, Including all necessary side
tracks aud switches, into said municipal town
ship, and have cars running thereon from some
point on the liue near the tity Of Wichita to
some point on the north line OF said municipal
township. ON or before December 3lSt, lSS5.
And we pray that said board OF county COM
missioners upon presentation of this pc ition,
duly convene and make an order, which order
shall embrace the terms and conditions of this
petitign. and such other conditions as said
Doard may deem advisable, and also fixing the
time for holding a special election, which
We pray may be held, as by law provided, I'M
der chapter l0!, Laws of Kansas, lS76, and
amendments thereto, to determine whether
such subscription shall be made.
And the form of the ballot to be used at such
special election for and against said proposition
So submitted shall be as follows
Each qualified voter voting for said PROPOSE
zion shall have printed or written on his ballot;
''For subscription TO the capital stock of the
Omaha, Abilene 4 Wichits halfway Com
pany.'
Esch qualified voter voting against said prop
osition shall have printed or written on has BALI
lot:
''Against subscription to the capital stock of
the omaha, Abilene 4 Wichita Railway COM
pany.'
And whereas, said board of county commits
sioDers, In pursuance to said petition, being
duly convened as ny law provided, and after
having examined the same. found that the same
was in due form, and was duly signed by more
h Of he, LAT tox .x~..r= Of
the said Wichita township, and duly made an
order, granting the prayer Of said petition, and
ordered that special election shall be held in
said township on the
TwENTY-SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.
D., lsS5,
to determine whether said township shall sub
scribe ten thousand dollars II the capital stock
of said company, AMI issue bonds to said COM
pany In payment therefor on the terms and con-
Gitions as set out in said petition, and further
ordering that in the event that n majority of
the voters. voting ut said election, cast their
ballot in favor of said proposition and issue
bonds in payment therefor, then the county
clerk of said county, shall forthwith, for and
on behalf and in the name OF said township,
subscribe ten thousand dollars to the capital
stock of said company.
And il was further ordered that If said rail-
way company fully comply with the conditions
Of said subscription, then the chairman OF the
board Of county commissioners, and the county
clerk of said county, shall duly issue bonds OF
seven "a per cent. interest TO be due and paya-
BILE as set out in said petition.
And 1t is further ordered that the ballots to
be used at said election shall be as follows, to-
wit:
Each qualified voter, voting at such election
in favor of said proposition, shall have written
or printed on his ballot;
''For subscription to the capital stock of the
Omaha, Abilene 4 Wichita Railway company
And each qualified voter voting against said
election shall have written OF printed or his
ballot:
against subscription to the capital stock OF
the omaha, Abilene Il Wichita Railway COM
pany.p
be held at the Township house on Chisholm
creek, north of the Hydraulic flour mills.
And IL Ia further ordered that the sheriff of
said Sedgwick county, Kansas, duly make and
issue his proclamation for such election on the
date and ut the place designated; and that he
give thirty (30) days notice In the Wichita City
EAGLE, "A weekly newspaper printed, published
in said county, and in general circulation
throue nout said county and in said township,
Therefore, I John Fisher, sheriff of Sedg-
wick county, harsas, by viz ne of authority IN
me vested by le,;. and in pursuance of the
above order OF - la board, do hereby give pub
lie proclamation snd Cue notice that special
elec ion shall be held in said township ON the
TwENTY-SiXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
lsS5,
at tbe place designated, to determine whether
ssid township shall make such subscription and
issue bones Such election in all respects TO be
conducted returns made, result ascertained,
all as provided by law for general elections.
In witness whereof, l, John fisher, sheIi1
of Sedgvick COUNTY, Kansas, have hereunto set
nv hand at the city Of Wichita, This 18th day
of August, lSs5, -
SEAL JUN ftshsh,
Attest: Shefiu oil SeugWick county.
e. l.. FoEp. County Clerk. s3-wat