Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-28
PROCLAMATION.
For a Special Election in Union
Township. Sedgwick
County, Kas.,
In the Matter OF the Wichita d
colorado Railroad.

To the qualified poters Of Union Toruhip.
WHEREAS, On the 18th day of August, ISIS.
there was duly presented to he board II county
comui ,.ioners Of sedgwick unity. Kansas,
f-sit board being duly convened Ia spe ial ses
sion regularly Called, u petition duly eign~u ny
two Efths ( the resident lax-payers OF Union
township. pray ing said board vi colnmi ssione's
~ submit " the qualified voters of said town.
ship . proposition ~ subscribe t"enty-tw"
Thousand dollars to the capital stock VI the
" iehita 4 Colorado hallway Company, MI Oh
petition, signatures only omitted, Is in words
and figures following. to-wit:
PETITION
To the Board Of County ComD,issioners Of Sedg-
rick County, Kansas.
We, the undersigned, being more than two
dfths ts-5) OF the resident tax ayers Of the
municipal low nship OIL Uni n, IN the County oi
Sedgwick, and state Of Kansas, pe,li III the
board II couuty commissioners Of said county
10 subui, at special election, to the qua ine.'
voters OF said nunidr al township. u propo,i-
ton 90 subscribe u the capital stock VI me
| :. ichits 4 Colorado hallway company. rail-
road compan, duly uryaniZed anu eAisuns un-
der tae laws Of the otnie II nxnsas. whirh
proposes 10 construct railroad thr' ugh ana
Into esii muuidpsit whship; said euosciipi,n
10 be i"r tue sum VI twenty Two Thousand dol
And in psy mont for said subscripti N to said
capital stock u said con'psn!, oonts oil sa ~
tas nIiuu.t vi -aid euusciip Ion ar above eet
forth, shall be duly issue aud delivered, 1"
su.,.s o, Ave hundred do lars tSJu) each, avg
u,e ia twenty (3J) yesrs from date of lss"s,
-ach besd n seven per cent. interest. paAsoi"
/ ,sI,i- nnuaIiy. both principal and iutsr,s paw
,bie NJ the Fiscal Ags"cy VI the S,ate 81 nan
n, Ia the 4 ty Of New lora; such bonds u De
duly issued aud delivered up ~ conpiance with
,,udi lions reiuaftrr set ,rta and delivery OF
tock in said rvsd ~ BY law provided. The con
diliuns upon which said subecrpion u the cap
iIni stock Of said company 10 made, are:
| That said Wichita 4 Col,'rado ..Ai,way CON-
| ,,sny shall cvnstract = railroad, oI STANDARD
gauge dnciudins all nscs' ~ sis s a,ns ni,s
/ ,~l .oa nship, and have cars running
| Their On iron some point on .h'
nth Or east line OF said MUM ipal town
,hiv to some int IN the noitn or vest line %
| ssii municipal township, on or before reb-
| uar, I, 1861; pro,ided tn I snid 'mpan!
uilu ana maintain n dep { in said Town hlp
~itnin une mile vi the csntef Vi I'M t'"h-
| md We pra, that said b ard Of county COM
a l. insrs upun prs,e ntatiJn ii tnis p. titi n,
duly c. n'sne an make an ofu =, Wn,oh t ,hiI
,etiti.n Aud s,.ch. ther c. nuitons as aid AR
| Nay us-in adyi able. and nl'o nxins the um'
for h,al linz special ell ch n whinh p.al
ter u7, Laws of han a., lo.o, an s."' ndni' nj
| rreto, IL determine W thei such sutscip
| u n sh II 10 made.
,,cial Lett n & r asai,.t aidp oi'oeiu
% submitted all he rs toll Tvs:
tach qualified yuter V, ting Tor .aii pi"po-
iii n shall have ,inted Or written On MS
ballot:
y, icu ita 4 C I.,Iau hsilwa. company
| zach qualified ,.ter voting again said pop
,itivn .Lau have p. inted VI witt n On his bal
/ :. Against subscri ,tion to the capital stock o
ichits x Col ,rado hallway compan.
| an whereas, said board OF county commits
isnsrs in pursurT's ned to sal" ps'iu Jaw
| ,.royided, and after wing examined the M
| iuund that the same WINS in due form anu WA
| July -isnei by more than tso-h Tn, (2-ol o.
t. resilient .ax-pa, ers OF said UNI tcwnshs,
md dul, made an order gr.nting tue p'as er oil
| aid u. It'll IN, and ordered tLat -pe iai cleo
| ii n shall lie held in said TOW nship On tue
rwENTY-EiGHrH DAY Of SEPTEMBER,
| A. D.. 1855
tn determine whether said town ship shall sub
cribe twenty-five Thousand d. liars to tue cap
IL 4 stock OF aid company, and Issue bombs u
aid compsn; in payment therefor the terms
nd coniiticn, as set out IN SAIL p uuoh, sn
f,,ther eide, ing that in The event that major
,ty OF the voters voting at sid el-,u n cas'
their ballot In ,avor of said proposiu an
issue nd= in payment therefor, thrn tnt
| aunt, Gle. ui said county shall i"rth~ith,
| nd on behalf AMI in the name 81 SAID 'wnsnil
| ,uu scribe twenty-five thousand dollns IL tilt
| "a, ital stock Of said company.
And II wa, furtheY ordersd that IL said rail
| say company f. lily comply with the conditi NJ
II said subscription n, ihrn the chairman 81 th'
| gard Of county commissioners, nd the coun !,
| lie rk of said county, shall dull, Issue bonds o
| sxid township in said su,n; said bonds 10 bea'
| even per cent. int est TO De Que anu pa!aoi'
IS sol out In said petidoR;
And it Is fui Their orue ed ina. the Dali rs 10 W
sc at such election, shall he rs follows, To-
Zach qualified voter voting in favor Of ssic
| proper ition shall have wiit,en or printed On III
| ,alI,t:
, .'for subscription to the capital st 'ck OF tn
wichita & Colorado Railw y company"
And each qualified voter voiinS a2ainst sni'
. y prei ion shxl, have whuen or prin'e" IN MI
.as inst subscription to the capital stock u
| he Wicnita 4 Colorado Railwa- company
| be held ON the southeast quart oil the sout,
east quart OF section sixteen li6l, township
/, weny-six (s6), range two ~ west in sal
,ounry. tbeins near me center OF said onio'
and iii, further ordered that the sheriff a
| ,sid Sedgwick county, Kansas. uuiy u AXE an
ssue hi. proclamation Tor such election on 70 .
, late and at the place designatsd; an, that q
give thirt (s0) days printed notice in the /" zen
4 IA city EAGLE, q weekly Newspaper p' int-d
sublished in said county and IN general cArcuia
. ion throughout said county anu In saiu 'o"n
therefore. /, John Fisher, sheriff OF ,edg
wick county, Kansas, by virtue OF antnority
| me vested by law. and in pursuA1ce oil the abo'
u rider or the board, do hereby give pu lac pros
lamation and ne Rotice that n p cal electio
shall be held In ssid township on the
u rwENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER
ISIS.
= at the place above d~eignaied, to determin
| whether said township shall make such sui
ription and issue exid bond, Such elecuo
J. IN all respects to be condu ted returns niadr
'esu.t ascertained, and declared all rs p.osioe
u y law for general el-cu rs
In witness whereof, 1, Joan Fisher, sherih
e,igwick county, have h.reunto set 10y hand
}. 1.-THE City OF Wichita. this 9th DAY VI August
,oo5. ,.
(sEAL JOHN flohEn,
\. | .tLe-t: she11 OF SeuBwicA county
b. p FoRp: County ,lerk. 2j-N5t