Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-14
Shanf'S Proclamation.
Freedom Township Rail Road Bond
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Election;
1. john b. Woods, Sheriff of Phil
Fps county, Kansas, dO hereby pro-
al i'm and declare that "a special cleo
ton will he held in the municipal
township OF Freedom, in said Phillips
county, 1T ting proper voting place i'm
said township. Du the L day of
March, 1855 for the Durpn~a OF voting
upon certain proposition for sub
scriptinn 10y said township 10 the cap
ital stock of the Solomon VALLEY,
i'hillipsburg and Northern Itail way
Company, and in payment therefor
iSsueing to the said railway company
the bonds of said township the
amount subscribed dollar for dollar
This special election is called i'm pur-
suunce OF certain orders OF the Board
of County Commissioners of said
county OF Phillips, of record and eln-
bTaCing in full the terms and COndit-
ions of said subscription AS petitiOued
TOR by the requisite number OF resi-
dent taxpayers in said township. and
the form of the ballots 10 be used at
said special election which orders o
said board of county commissioners
were duly made on the 18th day uf
February. A. d. 1888. and are in
Ords and figures following, tO-wit:
In consideration of the premises and
upon the petition OF tWD-h ths al the
resident taxpayers OF the municipal
township of Freedom, in the county
of Phillips and Stale of Kansas. 1 L il
ordered by the board of OuntV COM
migsiuuers of said county Of Phillips,
that the question OF subscription uu
behalf OF said municipal township or
! Freedom, for one hundred shares Oi
one hundred dollars each. of tile capt.
tai stock Of the Solomon Valley, Phil
ilsburg and Northern Railway Com
punY. aud in payment therefor tD Is
sue said railway company twenty o.
the bonds OF the said township of the
denomination Of Five Hundred Dol
lars each payable to the bearer at tue
! fiscal agency Of the state Of Kansas,
la New York City thirty years after
the date thereof, heHIIng interest at
the rate Of six per cent. per mnum,
payable annually. for which interest
coupons shall be attached payable al
the fiscal agency aforesaid: Snail b.
submit eel for adoption or rejection Ia
the qualified electors al said municipal
township of Freedom. at Il special
election 20 he held on the 18th day of
March, A. ID. 1881 at the usual voting
place in said township. Said subscrip-
ZION OF stock to be made and bonds 10
he issued upon the following terms
and conditions. namely: As soon a.
said proposition shall be determined
in the affirmative by a cur.vas o. The
votes cast at said SpeCi al election. the
board Ol county commissioners @ said
county OF Phillips, Tor and Ou behalf
oil said municipal township of Free
dom. shall order The County Clerk to
make and the county clerk shall
make said subscription in tile man
OF said municipal township OF Free
/ dom for said one hundred shares %. the
: capital stock of said railway company,
and when the said railroad OF said
/ railway company shall be built and
/ completed and in operation, by ease
! or otherwise, 10, into and through said
municipal township OF Freedom, and
/ ii depot with suitable side track con-
StuCted ina said township and as near
/ Uhe center thereof as said railway COM
/ puHy may deem practicable then said
I board Of county commissioners shall
/ cause such bonds with coupons at
/ tached as aforesaid tu he issued in the
name oil said municipal township 81
/ rpedom and shall deliver the same
I To the said railway company OE ten
+ der TO tile treasurer of said municipal
/ township OF certificate OF said Shares
+ 0r the iuH paid capital stock OF said
railway company, equal in amount
/ with said bouds-dollar for d liar.
Provided. said railroad shall be built
I and completed and IN operation 10y
1 lease or otherwise. as aforesaid, and "a
depot and side track be tuiit and I0
/ called as Aforesaid. by or before the FIRST
/ day OF January. A. u. 1887.
All electors v.ting in favor OF said
I proposition shall cast ballot with lac
following words thereon. to-wit: ''For
+ the subscription OF stock and the issue
/ of bonds 10 the Solomon Valley, Phil
+ lilsburg and Northern Railway Com
. pany." All electors voting against
/ said proposition shall cast ballet with
A guinst the subscription of stock
and issue OF bonds 10 the Solomon
Valley, Philipsburg and Northern
Ruiiyzay Company" And IL is Iur-
ther ordered bY the saiE beard OF C0Un-