Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-16
SHERIFF's PROCLAMATION
For a Special Election in Sherman
Township, Sedgwick County,
Kansas.
In the Matter of the Wichita & Colorado
Railway. Company.

Whereas, On the 18th day of September, A. ID
$50, there was duly presented to the boart
OF county commissioners of Sedgwick county
Kansas. (said boari being duly convened il
special session regularly called petition dul,
signed by o-ilfths of The resident tax-payer
OF sherman township. praying said board o
commissioners to submit 10 the qualified voter
OF saul township proposition to subscrib,
(Ss2 .c0V twenty Two thousand dollars to tn,
capital stock of the Wichita 4 Color ado Rail
way Company, all on conditions as SIT forth il
said petition, which petition, signatures bein,
| omitted. is in words and figures follow log
to- wit:
PETITION.
| To the Board Of County Commissionsrs Of sedq
nick County, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, being more than 2-sl
| two-hfths OF the resident taxpayers Of the mu
uiciral township of Sherman, In the county o
seigwick, state of Kansas, petition the boar,
OF county commissioners If said county to sub
| mt, At special election, to the qualified voter
Of said municipal township proposition u
subscribe to the capital ock r. The Wichita 1
Colorado Railway Company railroad company
duly organized and existing under the laws o
| the state of Kansas, which proposes to con
struct railroad through and into said munic
ipai township; said subscription to be for tn,
sum OF twenty-five thousand (S22 % . dollars
And In pay ment of said sub eruption TO sal,
capital stock of said company, bonds of SAID
municipal township (witn coupons aitachodj {,
the amount of eaid subscription rs above Sc
torth, shall be duly issued aad delivered, il
sums OF five hundred dollars $500 each, pay.
able In co twenty years from date Of Issue
each bearing seyen per cent Interest payabl,
semi-annualIy; both principal anc interes
payable ut the Fiscal Agency of the state o
kansas, In the city OF New York, such bondl
TO be duly issued and delivered upon compli.
ance with conditions hereinafter set forth. ant
delivery Of stock In said road as by law provided
The conditions upon which said subscription
to the capital stock of said company is made
That the Wichita & Colorado Railway Com.
pany shall construct railroad, Of STANDARD
gauge uncluding all necessary side tracks and
switches) into and throlg said municipal town
ship and have cars running thereon from come
point on the east line of said municipal town
ship TO some point on the north or west
line of said municipal township ON or before
March LIST. 1856. Provided that said company
build and maintain a depot in said township
within one and one-fourth 40 miles of the
geographical center Of township 20. range 3 west
in said county.
And we pray that said board of county COM
missioners. upon presentation OF this petit
duly convene and make en- order. which order
shall embrace the terms and conditions of this
petition, and such other conditions as said
board may deem advisable; and also fix
ing the time for holding special election,
which we pray, may be held, as by law pro-
vid-d, under chapter la. laws OF kansas is16,
and amendments thereto, to determine whet Their
such subscription shall be made.
And the form Of the ballot to be used ut such
special election for and against said proposition
fed voter voting Zoe said proposition shalt have
printed or written GA his ballot
For subscription 10 the capital stock OF the
Wichita 4 Colorado hallway Company -
Each qualified voter voting agsins, such prop
osition shall have printed or written ON his
ballot:
Against subscription 10 the capital stock of
the Wichita & Colorado Railway Company
And whereas, said board of county commits
siOners, in pursuance of said petition being duly
convened as by law provided, and after having
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in due form, and was duly signed by more than
wo-fiths OF the resident taxpayers Of said
Sherman township, and duly made an order
granting the prayer fsaid petition. and ordered
that special election shall be held In said
township on the
NINETEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER. A. ID.
Iss5,
to determine whether said township shall sub
scribe t$22 COO twenty-five thousand dollars to
the capital stock of said company, and issue
bonds TO said company In payment therefor, on
the terms and conditions ali as set out in said
petition, and further ordering that in the event
that majority of the voters voting al said
election cast their ballots In favor of said propo-
therefor, then the county clerk OF said county
shail forthwith, for and on behalf, and In the
name Of said township. subscribe twenty-five
1922 ,09c) dollars 10 the st ok of said
company. And 10 was further ordered that IL
said railway company July comply with the
conditions or said subscription, then the chair
iHuu u Tie VI county commissioners
and the county clerk of said county
shall duly issue bonds of said township In said
sum; said bonds to bear seven % per cent in
terest. principal and interest to be due and
payable as set out In said petition.
And II was further ordered that the ballots to
be used at such election shall be as follows, to.
wit:
Each gu lifted voter voting at such election
N favor Of said proposition, shall have written
,r printed on his ballot,
For subscription to abe capital stock Of the
Wichita Colorado Railway company"
And each qualified voter voting against said |
proposition shall have written or Irint ted ON his
,allot,
Against subscription to the capital stock OF |
he Wichita 4 Colorado Railway company"
And IL was further ordered that such election |
,e held on the
NINETEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A. d.
1855
t the following voting precinct in said town
hip, to-wit: At the Northrop school house on
ection -, in said township. In school district
chool house in school district No. - in said
ounty. said voting place being the regularly
established voting precinct In said township
And IT is further ordered that the sheriff Of |
eigwick county, Kansas, duly make and issue
his proclamation for the date and at the place
esignaied, and that he give thirty days printed
office in the Wichita City EAGLE, a weekly
ewspaper. printed and published in said
Dunty, and In general circulation in said
Dunty and throughout said township, and that
I'D sheriff post notices as required by law.
Therefore, !, John Fisher, sheriff of Seig-
lick county, Kansas. by virtue of authority In
e vested by law, and in pursuance to the above
rder of said board do hereby give public proc
mation and due notice that a special election
lsll be held in said township at the places
,ose designated on the
NINETEENTH Q3thl DAY OF OCTOBER,
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determine whether said township Of Sher- ,
an shall make such subscription and issue
Id bonds on the conditions set out in said pc