The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-25
Conner DIstrlot.

AZ q Special Session ofthe County
Count held for the County Of Mason X
Tie Court House ihereol on Monday,
October lpih, 1856, for the transaction II
business pursuant 70 notice. pfesent.
James Capeliaft, President; A. !. Shirley
and W. II. Haynan, Commissioners
The County Court Of Mason County.
West Virginia deeming II desirable that
the district Of Cooper IN said county Of
Mason shall appropriate by subscription
70 the capital stock Of the Ohio River
Railroad Company the sum Of Two
thousand dollars 70 aid ia the eonstruc.
ton 81 said companvs railroad 10 BE
built through said district therefore the
Court doth order that 4 vote be taken IN
said district upon the question Of a sub.
scfiphon by said district Of Cooper TO
the capital stock Of said company the
sum Of Two thousand dollars In coupon
bonds Of said district, containg on their
face the conditions underwater az con.
ditions precedentto the payment thereof,
bearing Interest at the rate Of Ave per
cent. per annnm and payable twenty
years from the date thereof and redeem.
able Of the pleasure Of said district any
time after three years from said date.
But any such subscription to the can.
ital stock Of said COMPANY, II made,
shall be upon condition that no money
shall be paid said railroad company, nor
sllall any bonds DO Issued or delivered
70 said company BY said district until
the SAID company shall have completed
It's contemplated railroad from the town
'ol Point Pleasant, in said Mason county,
via the Ohio river route through said
districtto the county line between the
counties OF Mason and Jackson IN said
State OF West Virginia, and shall have
fully equipped the said railroad with
the necessary rolling stock for general
freight and passenger business and shall
have been assessed and paidtaxes
And il the said company neglect or
ball to have saidrailroad built, completed
and equipped as aforesaid within three
years from this date, then this order and
all proceedings Hereunder shall be void
and imperative.
The sud yoteshall be taken upon the
said question VI subscription Aforesaid
alta special election TO be held for that
purpose on the 18th day Of November,
1885, at the usual places Of holding elect
ions in said district; and for the purpose
.of holding said special election the
following special commissioners are
hereby appointed, viz: AtGreers School
House, Hart billiard, ]. W. Eckard and
John Greer, At Letart, G. W. Gist, s
]. Grim and Wesley Sayre.
The said special commissioners for
holding said special election, shall at the
said usual places Of holding elections in
said district, take or cause 10 be taken
the legal vote or poll Of said district OF
cred at said election; and the said poll
shall be taken and the result thereof as.
certained, certified and returned accord.
ing to the regulations prescribed BY law
Tor ascertaining and certifying the elect.
ion Of school officers.
Poll books for the purpose OF said cleo.
ton shall be forthwith. prepared by the
Clerk Of this Court and placed in the
hands Of said Special Commissioners.
The ballots used at said election shall
have written or printed thereon the
words Subscription" or "No Subscrip.
ton" It is further ordered that the
Clerk Of this Court shall cause copies Of
this order to be printed or written with
his name signed thereto, and forthwith
post one Of said copies in conspicuous
place in his Office, and deliver the others
to tho Sheriff Of Mason county, who shall
forthwith post one at the places Of voting
IN said district. and the Court doth
further direct that copy Of this order
be published in "Thc Weekly Gazette"
and "The Weekly Register newspapers
published in Point Pleasant, in said |
county Of Mason, once in each week I'm.
III the day Of said election.
A Copy-Teste.
]. P. R. B. SMITH, Clork,
October q, lSS5-td,