Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28
SheIiffIS Proclamation
Township Rail Road Bond

I, John B. Woods, Sheriff of Phil
lips County. Kansas, do hereby pro-
claim and declare that a special eiec-
ton will be held in the municipal
township OF Walnut, III said Phillips
county, at the proper voting place in
said township on the nth day oil
March, 1888, for the purpose OF voting
upon a certain proposition tor sub
scriptiOn by said township TO the cap
itul stock Of the Solomon Valley, Phil
lipsburg and NOrther Railway cOmpa-
ny and, in payment therefor. issuing
to the said rail way company the bonds
Of said township TO the amount sub
scribed-dOllar for dollar.
This special election is called in pur-
suanCe OF certain orders of the board of
county commissioners OF said county
OF Phillips of record and embracing III
lull the terms and conditions Of said
subscription as petititioned for by the
requisite number OF resident tax pay
ers in said township and the form OF
the ballots 10 be used at said special
election, which orders at said board of
county commissioners were duly made
on the 18th day Of February, A. y.
1850, and are in words and figures fol-
lowing. to- wit:
In consideration Of the premises and
petition Of tWO-tiIths of the resident
JuX-Eayers of the municipal township
OF Walnut, in the county OF Phillips
and state of Kansas, il is ordered by
the board of county commissioners OF
said county OF Phillips that the ques-
ton of q subscription on behalf OF SAID
municipal tOwnshiPCI Walnut for one
hundred shares OF one hundred dol
lars each, OF the capital stock of the
Solomon Valley. Phillipsburg and
Northern Railway company aud, III
payment therefor, issuing to the said
railway company twenty t2O) of the
bonds af said township, OF the
denomination of OF five hundred dol
lars each, payable TO the bearer at the
Fiscal Agency OF the state of Kansas
IN New York City, thirty years after
date thereof, bearing interest al Jht
rate OF six per cent per anHum paya-
bic annually, for which interest cOu-
pOns shall be attached payable al the
fiscal agency Aforesaid, shall be sui
mitUed TOT adoption or re ecJICn 10 the
qualified electors of said municipal
township Of Walnut at a sueciul ele: ion
10 he held ON The 17Ih day OF March,
1853 at the usual voting places IN said
township; SAID subscription o. stock 10
be made and bonds Ia be issued upon
the following tel ms and Cond uuns, to-
wit: As soon as SAID proposition sha ]
be dete mined in the affirmative by
canvas OF the votes cast al said specinl
/ election I he board IF county commissions
ers of said COuusy Phillips, for and on
behalf of said municipal township OF
( Walnut shall order the county clerk 10
make, aud he county clerk shall make,
isaid Sub criptiOn IN the name OF "a d
nun cipal township ut Walnut for said
one hundred shares of The capital
STOCK of said railway company,
and when the railroad OF said railway
company shall be built and cumple ed
and in operation by lease or otherwise,
to, into and through said township Of
! w alnUt, and depot and side tracks at
/ the most convenient and suitable place
in said township, and as near as practi-
cable 10 the center of said township OF
[ N ainut; then said board of county
commissioners shall came such bonds
/ with coupons attached as aforesaid, TO
/ le is-ued in the name of said municipal
township OF Walnut, and shall deli, er
he same to said railway company on
delivery or tender to the treasurer of
said municipal township, OT a certificate
/ of said shares Of the full paid capital
stock of said railway company. equal
! in amount with said b0nds-dollar Tor
/ dollar. Provided Said railroad shall
+ be built and completed and Ia operation
by lease or Otherwise as atOTe~ald by
or before the First day January, 1887,
and said depot and side tracks con-
structed as above provided
All electors voting IN favor of said
{ proposition shall cast a ballot with the
following words thereon. Io-Wit: For
the subscription of stock and issue Of
bonds to the Solomon Valley, Phillips
+ burg and Northern Railway company .
Al electors voting against said prop
OsitiOn shall cast ballot with the fol
lowing words thereon, t0-Wit Against
the subscription stock and issue Of
bonds TO the solomon Valley, Phillips
burg and Northern Railway company.
And IL Is further 0rde ed by the said
board Of county commissioners that At
least thirty days notice of said special
election shall be given in the Philips
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