Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-23
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELEC.
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LAFAYETTE COUNTY COURT. MAY TERM-FIFTH
DAY-MAY 8, 1885.
NOW. at this day. Is presented to the court a
IN petition signed by lfty and more Of the res
Washington, in tire county of Lafayette and
state OF Missouri, praying the count to submit
and cause to be submitted to the qualified voters
OF said Washington township, al u special cleo
ton TO be called and held for that purpose, a
proposition to compromise the following bonded
Indebtedness of said Washington township upon
The principal being the sum of forty-seven
thousand dollars ana accrued interest thereon
outstanding bonds issued by said Lafayette
county for and on behalf o. said Washington
township TO the Lexington. ChillIcothe and Gull
Raj road company, to aid in the building and
construction OF said road, or company, said
bonds being issued on the 18th day oil July, 1870,
bearing interest. as per coupons attached. at The
rate OF ten per cent. per annum, payable An
nually, and maturing on The 18th day of July,
A. D., 1873, 1877, 1879. 1881. and 1888. That Is
dollars due on The 10th day of July. 1871, and
thirteen thousand dollars due on the 18th day Of
July. a. D.: 1919. and three thousand dollars
due on the 10TH day of July, A. D.. 1881, and
eight thousand dollars due on the 18th day OF
July, a. D., 1883. Said bonds and accrued in
terest TO be compromised at the rate of ffty-
seven per centum on all bonds and coupons not
reduced to judgment, and sixty-flve per centum
with legal interest on SAID judgment up to the
trSt ny OF July, \. D., 1855, courI Costs to be
paid in new bombs. The SAID new bonds shall
be dated respectively July LIST, 1885, and to be-
come due and payable in twenty-five years from
the date thereof. and In bear interest from date
at She rate of six per ceLt. per annun. payable
annually. and Tor the purpose OF redemption the
new bonds shall be divided into four classes.
and shall be r. deemable at the pleasure OF said
township, as follows: Those of the first class
at any time after the lapse OF five year from the
date thereof; those OF the second class ut any
time after the lapse oil ten years from the date
thereof; those oil the third class at any Time
alter the lapse OF fifteen yea.S fr0m the
date thereof; those of the fourth class
shall he redee;nable at maturity. Each
specify upon its face when It shall become
rede. mable, and e Icn person so cOmprum icing
classes in equal amounts, as nearly as may be.
Said new bonds shall be in denominations of
not less than 800 or more than 81 900 each, and
each bond shall bear interest at 4 per cent, per
annum. payable annually, as aforesaid, and to
this esd such bonds shall have annual coupons
thereto attached, and the said new bonds and
State Savings Association In the city of st.
Louis, Missouri, or at the Office OF the county
treasurer of said county of Lafayette. as may
be found most convenient to all concerned
THIS proposition lo compromise being made
under the proposition OF the hondhoiders OF sa id
low nship on their behalf, and under and mr.
suant to the laws OF the state embraced in chap
ter 50 Of the general statutes Of Missouri.
IL IS therefore ordered by the court that a
special election he held in said Washington
township. at the IL ual voting places therein, on
SATURDAY. JULY IL, a. d., Issj.
Tor the purpose of submitting to the uuaIiG.d
VOTERS oil satd Was hlngton township said prOpo-
sitiOn TO compromise SAID bonded debt OF said
TOWNSHIP IN dccoldance with and upon the
terms AMI CONDITIONS named IN said petition,
above sci i1rth. AMI IL 10 further ordered that
th!5 proposition and notice Of sad election be
HlbilEhtd u, according to law, in the Lexington
weekly lnieinSencer, the Odessa Herald and
ttr Odessa Democrat, weekly newspapers pub
llshtd IN sitii Lafayette county Tor tour success
I've weeks before the dale and time of the herein
Iht"ii"hr'i special election when said propu-
oii!ol IL cu:nproin,s. and fund shall be voted
On, Tie last oil said weekly Insertions To lie at
least ten days b. fore the day of said special
election. Ana that not less than twenty ii We
printed hand-bills be posted up in the most pub
he places III said tow ushIp at least four weeks
before The day OF such election, giving notice
thereof.
This done by the county court.
X 4: BARNETT. Juig- and prest.
fOBEkI HALE, "
IL IL ElIING,
Attest: WM. h. STEsLE. Clerk.
BY SAM'L ,. ANDREW. ID C..
STATE OF MISSOURI, g.
COUNTY Or LATAYETIE. Sss'
j, WIN Ii. Steele, CLERK OF the county court
within ard Tor the county and stale aioi -said,
10 hereby certify TINT the foregoing is ii full and
true copy OF the order OF the afor, sand county
court. AS the same appears OF record IN my said
Once, IN book Il.
In testimony whereof, | do he,eunto set my
isAALi hand, and gtlN tHe seal Of said court,
this Stl. day OF May. A. D., loo5.
WM. Il. Cl.Ik.
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