The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-28
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At q Special Session of.ihe Comfy
Court held fof the County Of Mason 1,
the Court House thereof on Monday.
October 10Th, 1885, for the transaction 81
business pursuant 70 notice. Present--
james Capehaft, President; A. ]. Shirley
and w. II. Haynihn, Commissioners
The County Courtoi Mason County.
West Virginia, defining Il desirable that
The district Of Copper In said county Of
Mason shall appropriate BY Subscription
20 the capital stick OF tie Ohio River
Railroad Company the sum Of Two
thousand dollars 70 cid In the construc.
ton Of said conipanys railroad to he
built through said district therefore the
Court doth order that q vote be taken In
said district upon the question OF 4 sub.
scription by said district Of Cooper 10
the capital stock Of said company the
sum Of Two thousand dollars In coupon
bonds Of said district containg on their
tace the conditions underwrilten as con.
dihOns pfecedentto the payment thereof,
bearing interest Ut the rate OF Eve per
cont per annun and payable twenty
years IRON the date thereof and redeem.
able Of the pleasure Of said district any
time after three years from said date.
But any such subscription 70 the cap.
ital stock Of said company, Il made,
shall be upon condition that no money
shall be paid said railroad company, nor
shall any bonds be issued or delivered
to said company BY said district until
the SAID company shall have completed
It's contemplated railroad from the town
Of Point Pleasant, in said Mason county,
via the Ohio river route through said
district to the county line between the
counties Of Mason and Jackson in said
State OF West Virginia, and shall have
fully equipped tie said railroad with
the necessary rolling stock for general
freight and passenger business and shall
have been assessed and paid taxes.
And II the said company neglect or
lail 70 have saidrailroad built, completed
and equipped as aforesaid within three
years from this date, then this order and
all proceedings Hereunder shall be void
and imperative.
The slid vote shall be taken upon the
said question Of subscription aforesaid
at a special election to be held for that
purpose on the 2Sth day Of November,
1885, at the usual places Of holding elect
ions in said district; and for the purpose
Of holding said special election the
following special commissioners are
herebyappointed, viz: AtGreer's School
House, Hart billiard, ]. W. Eckard and
John Greer, AT Letart, G. W. Gist, S
j. Grim and Wesley Sayre.
The said special commissioners for
holding said special election, shall at the
said usual places OF holding elections in
said district, take or cause 10 be taken
the legal vote or poll OF said district of.
cred atsaid election; and the said poll
shall be taken and the result thereof az.
Certained, certified and returned accord.
ing to the regulations prescribed by law
for ascertaining and certifying the elect.
ion Of school officers.
Poll books for the purpose OF said elec.
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 "No Subscrip
ton" II is further ordered that the
Clerk Of this Court shall cause copies OF
this order to be printed or written with
his name signed thereto, and forthwith
post one OF said copies in a conspicuous
place IN his office, and deliver the others
to the Sheriff Of Mason county, who shall
forthwith pOstonc at the places Of voting
in said district. And the Court doth
further direct that a copy OF this order
be published in "The Weekly Gazette"
and "The Weekly Register" newspapers
published in Point Pleasant, in said
county Of Mason, once in each week I'M
til the day Of said election.
A Copy-Teste.
J.P. R. b. SMITH, Clerk,
October 81, lSS5-.Id.