Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07
ShGiff'S Proclamation.

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Walnut Township Rail Road Bond
Election;
I, John B. Woods, Sheriff of Phil
lips County, Kansas, do hereby pro-
claim and declare that 3 special cleo
ton will be held IL the municipal
township of Walnut, i'll said Phillips
county, at the proper voting place in
said township on the 18th day of
March, 1855, for the purpose OF voting
upon a certain proposition Tor a sub
scriptiOn by said township to the cap
ital stock Of the Solomon Valley. Phil
iipsburg and NOrther Railway cOmpa-
ny and, in payment therefor, issuing
to the said railway company the bonds
of said township to the amount sub
scTibed-dOllar for dollar.
This special election is called in puT-
suance of certain orders of the board of
county commissioners of said county
OF Phillips of record and embracing ia
full the terms and conditions of said
subscription as petititiOned for by the
requisite number of resident tax pay
eFs in said township and the form of
the ballots to be used at said special
election, which orders Of said board Of
county commissioners were duly made
on the lth day of February, A. d.
1885, and are in words and figures fol-
/ lowing. tO-wit:
In consideration of the premises and
| petition Of tWO-htths of the resident
! taxpayers Of the municipal township
of Walnut, in the county Of Phillips
and state of Kansas, it is ordered by
The board OF county commissioners Of
said county Of Phillips that the ques-
ton of a subscription on behalf Of said
municipal tOWnshipCf 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, in
payment therefor, Issuing to the SAID
railway company twenty (2O) of the
bonds Of 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 at the
rate Of six per cent per annum paya-
bic annually, for which interest cOu-
pOns shall be attached, payable at the
fiscal agency aforesaid, shall be sub
mitted for adoption or rejection to the
qualified electors of said municipal
township of Walnut at a special elec ion
to be held on the 18th day of March,
1855, at the usual voting places in said
township; said subscription OF stock to
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lac following terms and conditions, to-
wit: As soon as SAID proposition shall
be determined in the affirmative by a
canvas Of the votes cast at said special
election the board of county commission
ers of said county Phillips, for and on
behalf of said municipal township of
Walnut hail order the county clerk to
make, and tAe county clerk shall make,
said subscription in the name of sad
municipal township of 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 completed
and in operation by lease or otherwise,
to, into and through said township of
Walnut, and depot and side tracks at
the most convenient and suitable place
in said township, and as near as practi-
cable to the center OF said township OF
Walnut; then said board of county
commissioners shall cause such bonds
with coupons attached as aforesaid, to
be issued in the name of said municipal
township Of Walaut, and shall deliver
the same to said railway company on
delivery or tender to the treasurer of
said municipal township, of q certificate
of said shares Of the full paid capital
stock Of said railway company, equal
in amount with said bOnds-dOllar for
dollar. Provided: Said railroad shall
be built and completed and in operation
by lease or otherwise, as Aforesaid by
or before the First day January, 1887,
and said depot and side tracks con
structed as above provided.
All electors voting IA favor Of said
proposition shall cast q ballot with the
following words thereon tO-Wit: For
the subscription of stock and issue Of
bonds to the Solomon Valley, Phillips
burg and Northern Railway company d.
All electors voting against said prop
OsitiOn shall east a ballot with the fol-
lowing words thereon, tO-Wib Against
the subscription stock and issue Of
bonds 70 the Solomon Valley, Phillips
burg and Northern Railway company
and it is further ordered by the said
board of county commissioners that at
least thirty days notice of said special
election shall &c given in the Phillips
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