Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1885-05-16
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELEC.
TION.
SRxUNd,rnN WNsHIp RANnS


LAFAYETTE COUNTY COURT. MAY rEkM-FIFTH
DAY-MAY .. 1885.
NOV. at this day, Is presented to the court
~ petition signed by hfty and more Of the res
Washington. in TIE county Of Lafayette and
state oil Missouri, pray ing the court to subnit
and cause TO be submitted io the qualified voters
of said Washington township, AT i special elec-
ton ,u br called and held for that purpose, Il
proposition to compromise the following bonded
Indebtedness Of said Washington township upon
the following terms ami conditions. 10 wit:
The principal being The sum OF IOrty seven
thousand dollars anu accrued intrrrst thereon
up TO the ilr-t day OF July. A. d 1855 of the
utst,indIng bontts issued by said Laiayetie
county for and On hehiii o said Washington
township 10 the Lexington. ChIlIlcuthe and Gull
Raj ROAD COMPANY IN aid in the building and
construction oi said rOai, or company, said
bonds being Issued on the 10Th day OF July, lo1U,
hearing interest. as per coupons attached ut the
nually, and maturing on the lgih day of July
a. d., 1919, lSII. 1879, lSSl and lSS; That Is
| to say, thirteen thousand dollars is due on the
l9lh day of July; y. ID, $50. and ten thousand
dollars due on the 10Th day OF July. ISL, and
thirteen thousand dollars due on the 18th day OF
July, a D.; lsss; and three thousand dollars
due on the 18th day of July, "A. D.. ISL, and
eight thousand dollars due on the 18th day oi
July, D., lSS3. SAID bonds and accrued in
terest 10 be compromised at Tue rate OF iiity-
| seven per centuiu on all bonds and coupons not
| reduced to judgment, and sixty live per cent,inl
on all bonds and coupons reduced To judgment
with legal interest on sald judgment up TO the
| first day OF July, y. ID lSS5. cour costs to be
paid in new bonds. The SAID new bonds shall
be dated respectively July lst, lSs5, and to be-
the date thereof. and 10 bear interest from Il ie
at the rate Of six per cent. per annum. payable
annually; and for the purpo e of redemption the
| new bonds shall be divided into fOur classes,
| and shall be redeeElable at the pleasure OF salt,
| township, as Iullows: Those OF the first class
at any time after the rapse Of i've years from the
| date thereof; those OF the second class at any
| time alter the lapse of ten years from the date
thereof: those OF the third class at any time
date thereol; those of the fourth class
shall be redrenable at maturity. Each
| bond Ieicemable before maturity shall
| specify upon its face when 1t shall become
| redeemaDie, and eacn person comprom sing
shall be entitled 10 receive bonds OF each of sa IL
] classes in equal amounts, a. nearly may be
| Said new bombs shall be in denominations vi
not less than SiOO or more than 81 900 each, and
| each bOud shall bear interest at Il per q Mt. pei
| annum; payable annually. IS aforesaid. and to
| this end such bonds shalt have annual coupon.
| thereto attached, and the SAID new bonds and
| coupons shall be made payable to bearer at III,
| State savings Association IN the city OF St
Louis Missouri. or al the Office OF the county
treasurer OF SAID county OF Lafayette, as may
| be found most convenient 10 all concerned
under the propos .tion of the bondholders oi !,
| tOw nship On their behalf, and under uud pur
suant to the laws of the state embraced in cha D.
ter 81 OF the general stat u;es OF Missouri,
| Ii is therefore ordered by the court That
special election be held in said Washington
| township. At the usual voting places therein, oi
SATURDAY. JULY IL. A. D., 1886,
tor the purpose of submitting to the gualife,
| voters oi sad w Washington township said propO
sItion to conn romise said bonded debt of sal,
township in accordance with and upon tn
terms and conditions named IN said petition
above set forth. And II is further ordered tha
this proposition and notice Of sad election b
published, according to law in the Lexington
! Weekly lnteligenccr, the Odessa Herald An,
tie Odessa Democrat. weekly news spapers pub
ish-', in said .afayette county Tor tour success
i've prks before the date anu time of the he rel
mentioned special election when said promo
, siliOn Ia compromise and iund shall be vote
on. the last oi said weekly Insertions to be Il
least ten days before the day Of said surci ,
election Ana thar not less than twenty Nv
Urined han'i-biils he posted up in the most put
lac places IN said ien aship al least four " eel
before the day oi such election, gnin. motto
| thrrru..
ihIa done by the county court
X \. BARNETT, Judge ami rrr4i
ROBERT HALE,
II ii ELLING.
Attest: WM. Is. SrEELE. Cleik
BY SAM l. } ANDREW, ID &.
STATE OF MlssouEi, L..
| toV>IY ot AFAYETTk. 'S'
| j, " m II Steele. Clerk Of the county court
within aI Il Tor the county amt state aIor -s III
do hereby certify that the foregoing is IA full An
true copy OF the order Of III. afor, SAID count
court, As the same appears Of record IL niy san
Office, In book 2l
In testimony whereof, / do hereuntu set IN
| ls1ALl hand and G..iN the seal oi said court
this sih day of May. a. ID. lsa5.
| WM. i. STEELE, Clerk
Hy SAM'LJ. ANDREW. ID. &.