The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-25
Roblnson DistrIcr.


At a Special Session Of the County
Court held for the County Of Mason at
the Court House thereof on Monday,
October 10Th, 1885, for the transaction Of
business pursuant to notice. Present:
James Capehart, President A. ]. Shir.
ley and W. II, Hayman, Commissioners.
The County Court Of Mason county,
West Virginia, dReming il desirable that
the District OF Robinson in said county
Of Mason shall appropriate by subscrip.
ton to the capital stock Of the Ohio Riy.
or Railroad Company the sum Of Forty.
five hundred dollars to aid in the con
strnCtion OF said Company's railroad to
be built through said district, therefore,
the Court doth order that q vote to be
taken In said district upon the question
Of u subscription by said district Of Rob.
inson TO the capital stock OF said com.
pany the sum Of Forty.Hve hundred dol.
lars in coupon bonds Of said district, con.
tanning on their face the condition un.
derwritten as conditions precedent to
the payment thereof, bearing interest at
the rate OF five per cent. per annum and
payable twenty years from the date
thereof and redeemable at the pleasure
Of said district any time after three years
from said date.
But any such subscription 10 the cap.
ital stock Of said company, II made,
shall DO upon condition that no money
shall be paid said railroad company by
said district until the said company shall
have completed its contemplated rail.
road 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 the said
railroad with the necessary rolling stock
for general freight and passenger bust
ness, and shall have been assessed and
paid taxes.
And II the Company neglect or fail Il
have said railroad built, completed and
equipped as aforesaid, within three yean
from this date, then this order and al
proceedings had Hereunder shall BIZ
void and imperative.
The said vote shall be taken upon Thu
said questioned subscription aforesaid d
q special election TO be held for that pur
pose on the 2Stli day Of November, 1885
at the usual places Of holding elections
In said district; and for the purpose o
holding said special election the follow
; ing special commissioners arc hereby ap
pointed, viE AT VanNIatre's Schoo
House, o. II. P. VanMatre, Ambros,
Yeager and g. p. Gardner.
The said special commissioner 70,
holding said special election, shall at thC
said usual places ofhOlding elections il
said district, take or cause to be takel
the legal vote or poll OF said district OF
tered at said election; and the said pol
shall be taken and the result thereof AZ
certained, certified and returned accord
ing 10 the regulations prescribed by Inv
for ascertaining and certifying the elect
ton Of school officers.
Poll books for the purpose Of said cleo
ton shall be forthwith prepared by thl
Clerk Of this Court and placed In tn
hands Of said Special Commissioner
The ballots used at said election shal
have written or printed thereon III,
words Subscription" or mo Subscrip
ton" II is further ordered that III,
Clerk OF this Cont shall cause copies o
this order to DO printed or written Will
his name signed thereto, and forthwith
post one Of said copies In a cOnspicuou
place in his Office, and deliver the other
10 the Sheriff Of Mason county, who Shal
forthwith post one at The places Of yotinI
in said district, And the Court doth fur
ther direct that a copy OF this order b,
published in 'grhe Weekly Gazette" ant
.The Weekly Register, newspapers pub
lished In Point Pleasant, in said count,
Of Mason, once In each week until thl
day Of said election.
ACopy-Teste
]. P. RID. SMITH, Clerk,
October q, lssj-td