Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-09
SATURDAY, JUNE lsra. 1855,
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELEC-
TION. L
LEXINGTON TO WNSHIP BONDS.
LAFArETTE COUNTY CousT, NAY IsRM-sRcoNp
DAY-AAY 8, 1885

EAbNGhON 10
LAFArETTE COUNTY CouaT, xAr TERM-aRooNp
DAY-MAY 9. 1885,.
NOW at this day. is presented to the eoarrsD
IN petition slgaed by fifty and more of the res
tdent taxpayers of the municipal township OF
OF Missouri. praying the court 10 subm and
cause to be submitted 10 the qualified voters Of
; ; |. g. as1lagtoS townshiP; a. u special election
sition to compromise the following bonded in
d. btedness Of said Lexington -townehip upon
said bonded Indebtedness being the residue OF
the outstanding uncOmpromised railroad bonded
,ndeb,ednsss Q. said township. represented by
lars In bonds heretofore Issued In The name Of
said county. tor and In behalf of said township.
Of the st. Louis and st. Jostph Railroad CON-
panY, Us shown by the records of said county
court Of said county. and also the rsmaloder
sue of seventy-dve thousand dollars, here
tolors Issued in the name of said coun-
", and In behalf of said township. IN
paymeai oil q subscription TO the capital stock
OIL the Lexington. Chiliicothe and Gun Railroad
company. as shown by the recor.s Of said.
county court. In that behalf. the said residue Of
said indebtedness rs aforesaid, including any /
ard all Judgments that may nave been rendered
pons. and not heretofore compromised, TO wit:
ftrst-The said bonds Issued TO the said st.
Louis and st. Joseph Railroad oomp.ny as
aforesaid. amounting on the face III reof 70 The
suln Of seventy.nvs thousand dollar, toEstheE
with the unpaid coupons attached thereto, or
which said last named bonds and coupons here
proposed 10 be compromised were lssued being
g.! - s - r. Tn shs e ON - IS..O Of what rV VS.: snSwn %
subscribed 10 the capital stock Of said company
and Of which said amount thirty seven !hou.
sept. /, A.. ID 1884, thirly.seven thou and i've
hundred dollars were Issued and dsted March
10. 1899, due respectively ten years after dAis.
shown by SAID bonds; and slso the said
bonds Issued to said Lexington. Chlliiooths and
on The face Of saiI bonds to thiriy-signt thou.
ssnd doliars. together with all unpaid coupons
=. .o, ad91ssstd; s soaa s. snf s sSs rssid ~ %, Of u: sais u IN.
sue OF seventy Ave thousand dollars 70 ssad last /,
named railroad company. the purpose fur which !
IN the construction Of THAT was known ~ the
Lexington, Chi,lIcothe and dull Railroad. all
dated jay 10. ls1o. anu due and payable. -
shown BY he said issue Aforesaid In I'VE. Soven,
nine. eleven and thirteen yesrs FROM tbs sad
aAts. .nd bearing tsa uer cent. Interest Icon the
~sscond-Ssid incorporated and outstAndipg
bonds aud ooup0ns. Or ~ igments thereon rep
r~sssntinK ss,d bunds and coupons. or either. 70
be compromised and funded IN new bonds Of
SAID county IN beha { OF SAID township, - pro-
yided By law. IS hsreioaiter stipulated. ~ iol.
On each and all bonds and e,upoas not IN
Judgment In new bond. NJ the rate sl nity -sevep
tS7) per cent. II tue lace OF suoh bond. or {, "
pUns with intei est thereon ooinput'd from mS.
turIly thereof TO the nrst day Oi ia y. 4 y
ledS. OF IN case OF sny bond not bs ng ,lue 81
:sid date. then with inisrest computed from ,ns
And Tor and 10 iuI satisfaction of sach jude
msnt in new bonds at The rute oil six >.nve ce1
Per cent, oil the lace Of slch judgment, win IN.
tersst thereon computed 10 ,ne "a d ur { day OF
July. ISIS. court c~sts 70 lie paid la ia,l IN new
Thlrd-Said funded or compromise bonds to
be dated respectively July tbs hrst, A. D.. lssS.
and { become due and payable IN twenty live
years from the date thereof uni beux Interest
IRON date ut tie rate OF SIX PEI sent pei snnnm.
p.! yah 9 snnu lily and ior the purpose Of re-
demptlon tile new bonds to be divided into tour
clsssss, and to be redeemabls at the pleasure of
the said township, a. toiiuwe; those VI the
Diet class at any time after the lapse oi hve years
from date thereof; those OF the second class vt
any time alter the lapse oil ten years from the
d ate thereo tho,e Of the lhi,d GLASS al any time
after the lapse of nft<en years from the Gate
thereof; and those OIL the four, Ii class shall be re-
deena1le at maturity. Escn bind redeeInab!s
sS.i s %a,ars'y y. % epssity u aS% ..s lace ss ~Ssa 4. Is
compromising TO b. entitled to RECEIVE BOMBS
OF each Of said classes In equal amou Its. a.
nearly as may be.
Fourtii-Said new bonds to be In dsnomina-
tons OF not less than one hundret do!iars MOI
more than one thousand do.lAre. each ant every
bond to bear interest at six per cent. per annum.
payable annually ~ aforesaid. aad 10 this ent
such .onds TO have snnu.i coupons thereto at
txched, and the said ne " bonds and uoupons TO
be made payable to b, Arer al the state oavings
Association In the CITY OF ST. Louis, Missouri.
or at the oIii,e OF the county tre taurer VI said
county OF Lafayette, US may be iound most con-
venient Tor ali concerned.
This proposition 10 compromise. being maf.e
under the propo,itiono oil The bnndhoi,i' Ia 0, said
township. submitted BY them 10 their behalf.
and under and pursuant to the pr ,visions OF tie
laws of this state. embraced II, chapter eighty
three (s3) OF The general statuiee OF Missouri.
1t is therefore ordered by the court that q
special election be held In said Lexington Town.
ship, at the court house, on
TUESDAY. JUNE s0rH, A.. D. 1885,
for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters oil sRid Lexington township said propo-
sitlon to compromise eaid bonded d.ot OF sald
township. In accordance with and upon the
terms and conditions named In said petition
and above set forth. And II 10 further ordered
that THE proposition and notice of eatd eisction
be published according to law, III the Lexington
Weekly lnteil!gencer. a weekly Newspaper.
published In sad Lexington township, Tor iour
successive weeks ttior. the dIIc amt time %
the herein mentioned special election wt-n saii
proposition to comproIn!s- AMI iuud sh ali be
vot, Il on, the last al SAID We ky Injections 10
be at least ten days before She day oi sR:i special
election
This done 10y tn. G nuty court.
X BARNETT. Judge and fre.t
RoBERr HALE,
Ii. IL ELLIN6, .4
Attest: WV. IL STEELE. ClsrA.
BY AM'LJ ANpaxw, u &.
STATE or MISSOURI, l.,
COUNTY or LAFAYETTE,
I, VIM & steele. Clerk of To. county court
within and Tor the county and state aior. said
true cory Of the order of the aforesaid count,
court, O. the same uppcars OF record In ny sal
Office, In book 81.
In testimony whereof l do hsreunto set my
tsEA.l hand aud athx the seal OF SAID court
the 9Th day OF Nav, A lss5
WIN. Is. STEELE. Clerk.
By SAx'kJ ASosIH, D. c.