Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
OF SPECIAL EI.EC.
TION.

WA TO WNSHIP BONDS
LAFAYETTE COUNTY COURT. MAY TKRM-FIFTa
DAY-MAY 8. 1856.
NOW. at this day, is presented to the court
ident taxpayers OF the municipal township OF
Washington. In the county of Lafayette and
state Of Missouri, pray Ing the court to submit
and canse to be submitted to the QuaiLied voters
Of said Washington township, at q special cleo
tion to be called and held for that purpose, u
inde6ledness Of said Washinston townshi To ape1
the following terms and conditions. to wit:
The principal being the sum Of forty-seven
outstanding bonds issued by said Lafayette
township to the Lexington. Chiliioothe and Colt
hai road company. to aid In the building and
construction constr Of said road; or company. said
bearing interest. as per coupons attached, at The
rate Of ten per cent. per annum. payable an
A. D.. 1875, 1877. 1873. 1881. and 1888. That is
to say, thirteen thousand dollars is due on the
ls,h day OF July; A; D.. 1873. and ten thousand
thirteen thousand dollars due on the 18th day Of
July, A.. D.. 1873. and three thousand dollars
eight thousand dollars due on the i9th dsy Of
July, a. D., 1888. Said bonds and accrued in.
ser vsa 10 Se compromise n q the rate Of any.
reduced to judgment, and slxty.ive per centum
on all bonds and coupons reduced to Judgment,
first day Of July, A. D.. 1856. cour, costs to be
paid in new bonds. The said new bonds shsIl
De dated "a respectively July LIST. 1855. and to be
the date thereof. and TO bear interest from date
snn the rate . Of six II, Pc, per cent: per snnam: payable
new bonds shall be divided into four classes,
and shall be redeemable at the pleasure Of said
t9wnship. as follows: Those OF the nrst class
date thereof; those OF the second class at any
time after the lapse Of ten yesrs from the date
alter The lapse OF fifteen years from the
date thereof;, those of the fourth class
bond redeemable before maturity shsI
specify upon Its face when 1t shall become
redeemsbie, and each person SO compromising
shall be entitled to receive bonds of each OF SAID
classes In equal amounts, as nearly rs may be.
Said new bonds shall be In denominations Of
each bond shall bear interest at q per cent. per
annum. payable annually, as aforesaid, and to
this end such bonds shall have annual coupons
coupons shall be made payable to bearer at the
State Savings Association In the city of st.
treasurer Of SAID county Of lafayette nc as s0I may
be found most convenient to all concerned.
This proposition 10 compromise being made
township on their behalf, and under and pur-
susnt to the laws of the state embraced In chap
1t is therefore ordered by the court that 4
special election be held In said Washington
township. at the usual voting places therein. on
SATURDAY. JULY II. A. d.. 1885.
tor the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters OF said Washington township said propo-
sition to compromise SAID bonded debt OF said
township In accordance with and upon the
terms and conditions named In said petition.
above set forth. And it Is further ordered that
this proposition and notice OF said election be
published, according to law, In the Lexington
Weekly Intelligencer, the Odessa Herald and
the Odessa Democrat, weekly newspapers pub
lished In said Lafayette county for four success
i've weeks before the date and time of the herein
mentioned special election when said propo-
sition to compromise and fund shall be voted
on. the last OF said weekly Insertions to be Ut
least ten days before the day of said special
election. And that not less than twenty-five
printed hand bills be posted up In the most pub
lie places In said township at least four weeks
before the day Of such election, giving notice
thereof.
This done by the county court.
ROBERT HALE,
IL. II. ELLING, " d.
Attesti WIN. b. STEELE, CLERK.
BY SAM'L j. ANDREW. d c.
STATE OF MISSOURI, D.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE. 80.
], VIM. b. Steele, Clerk of the county court.
Within and for the county and state aforesaid,
do hereby certify that the foregoing is q full and
true copy OF the order of the aforesaid county
court, as the came appears of record in my said
office, IN book 81.
In testimony whereof, ! do hereunto set my
tsaALl hand, and ani> the zeal of said CO urt,
this 9Th day of May. A. D., 1855.
WM. Il. STEELE, Clerk.
By SAN'L j. ANDREW. d. c.