Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-25
PROCLAMATION.
fUOOIAMAIION
For a Special Election in Wichita
Township, Sedgwick
County, Kas.
In the Matter of the Omaha, Abb
lene Il Wichita Railway
Company.


To The qilditEed roieTs 81 Ftchifa Toicaship-
WHEREAS, On the 18th day OF August, ISIS
there was duly pr resented TO the board of count,
commissioners Of sedgwick county, Kansas
said board being duly convened in special SEES
sion regularly called, petition duly signed
by two-iitths of the resident taxpayers Of
Wichita township, praying said board OF COM
missloners IL submit 10 the qualified voters oil
said township, a proposition to subscribe ten
Thousand dollars TO the capital stock of the
omaha, Abilene 4 ichita Railway company
all on conditions as 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 Commissioners of Secg-
tcick COuafy, Kansas.
We, the undersigned, being more than two
iiiths (s-J) Of the resident taN payers of the
municipal Township OF Wichita, in the County
OF Sedgwick, State of Kansas, petition the
boald eff county commissioners OF said county
qualified voters of said municipal township, a
PROPOSE; to subscrl be to the capital stock OF
the Omaha, Abilene Il Wichita Railway COM
pany, q railroad company duly organized and
existing under the Laws Of the State of Kan
sas which proposes to construct railroad
through and into said municipal township; said
subscription to be for the sum Of ten thousand
dollars QG,0e0.)
And in payment Of said subscription to said
capital stock of said company. bonds OF said
municipal township, with coupons attached, to
u .
shall be duly issued and delivered. in sums OF
i've hundred dollars (S5OOi each, payable in
twenty (21) years from date OF issue, each bear
ing Sc, en- per cent. interest, payable semi
nualIy; both principal and interest pay able at
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 ami delivery OF stock IN
sail road rs by law provided. The conditions
upon which said subscription to the capital
stock of said company 10 made. are;
That said Omaha, Abilene Il Wichita Rail
way company shall construct a railroad, of
standard gauge, Including all necessary side
tracks and switches, Into said municipal town
ship, and have cars running thereon from some
point on the line near the tity of wichita to
some point ON the Dorth line OF SAID municipal
township On or before December 3lst, 1885.
And We pray that said board Of county COM
missioners upon presentation OF THIS peltlon,
daily convene and make an order, which oruer
shall embrace the terms and conditions OF this
petition. and such other conditions as said
board may deem advisable, and also fixing the
time for holding Il special election, which
der chapter l07, Laws OF Kansas, 1876 and
amendments thereto, to determine whether
such subscription shall be made.
And the form OF the bal iot to he used at such
special election for and against said proposition
submitted shall be as follows
Each qualified voter voting for said PROPOSE
ton shall have printed or written on his ballot;
''For subscription 10 the capital stock of the
Omaha, Abilene Y Wichita Railway Com
Each qualified voter voting against said prop
osition shall have printed or written on his bal
lot
Against subscription to the capital stock of
the Omaha, Abilene x Wichita Railway COM
pany."
Aud whereas, said board of county commits
sioners, in pursuance to said tetition, being
duly convened as by law provided, and after
having examined the same, found that the same
was in due form, and WAS duly signed by more
- G.&s. 90 h. ant Na~ No "a nf
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
TwENIY-SiXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.
D., 1855,
TO determine whether said township shall sub
scribe ten Thousand dollars to the capital stock
of said company, and issue bonds to said COM
pany In payment therefor on the terms and con-
uitions as set out in said petition, and further
or lering that in the event that a majority of
the voters. voting at 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, fer and
on behalf and In tine name of said township,
ten thousand dollars to the capital
stock of said company.
And it WAS further ordered that IL 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
said township in said sum, said bonds to bear
seven "a per cent interest TO be due and paya-
BILE as set out in said petition;
And il IS further ordered that the ballots to
be used at said election shall be ms follows, to-
wit:
Each qualified voter, voting at such election
in favor of said proposition, shall have written
or printed on his ballot:
tFor subscription to the capital stock Of the
Omaha, Abilene Wichita Railway company
And each qualified voter voting against said
election shall have written or printed on his
ballot:
'iAgainst subscription to the capital stock oil
the omaha, Abilene & Wichita Railway COM
pany.'
And il is further ordered that such election
be held Mt the Township house GU Chisholm
creek, north Of the Hydraulic -four mills.
And 10 is further ordered that the sheriff OF
said Sedgwick county, Kansas, duly make and
issue his proclamation for such election on the
date and at the place designated: and that he
give thirty (SQ) days notice In the wichlta CITY
EAGLE, a weekly newspaper printed, published
In said county, and In general circulation
throughout said county and in said township,
Therefore, /, John Fisher, sheriff of SedS-
wick county, Kansas, by virtue OF authority In
me vested By law. and In pursuance OF the
above order OF said board, do hereby give pub
lie proclamation snd due notice ihat special
election shall be held in said township on the
DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
lSs5.
At the place designated, 10 determine whether
said town ship shall make such subscription and
sue bonds such election in all respects to be
returns made, result ascertained,
mi A. provided by law for general elections.
In witness whereof. ], John Fisher, sheriff
Of Stdgwick county, Kansas, have hereunto set
nv hand at the city Of Wichita, this 25th day
Of August, isoo n
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