Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-25
sHERIFFs PROCLA NATION
For a Special Election in Sherman
Township, Sedgwick County,
Kansas
In the Matter Of the Wichita & Colorado
Railway Company.

To the qualified rofers Of Sherman TVrnship:
Whereas, ON the 18th day Of September. A. D.:
lSs5, there was duly presented to the board
Kansas. (said board being duly convened in
special session regularly called petition duly
signed by two-hfths OF the resident Taxpayers
of 10 16s sai
OF said township n proposition 70 subscribe
($22 COO twenty two thousand dollars to the
capital stock of the Wichita & Colorado Rail
way Company, all on conditions rs sft forth In
said petition, which petition, signatures being
omitted. is in words and figures following,
to- wit:
PETITION.
To the Board Of County Commissioners Of Sedg-
icick County, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, being more than (a-5)
two-dfths of the resident taxpayers of the mu-
nicipal township OF sherman, In the county OF
Se1gwick, state of Kansas, petition the board
of county commissioners OF said county to sub
nit at q special election, to the qualified voters
of said municipal township proposition TO
subscribe to the capital stock OF the wichita x
Colorado Railway Company a railroad company
duly organized and existing under the laws OF
the state Of Kansas, which proposes to con-
struct railroad through and into said munic-
ipal township; said subscription to be for the
sum of twenty two thousand (S22 600 dollars.
And In payment of said subscription to said
capital stock Of said company, bonds OF said
municipal township with coupons sttached), to
forth, shall be duly issued and delivered, in
sums Of five hundred dollars $500 each, pay
able in CO. twenty years from date OF issue,
each bearing seven per cent: interest payable
semi-annually; both principal and interest
payable at the Fiscal Agency OF the state Of
kansas, In The city of New York, such bonds
| to be duly issued and delivered upon compli..
ance with conditions hereinafter set forth. and
delivery of stock in said road as by law provided.
The conditions upon which said subscription
to the capital stock of said company is made.
are:
That the Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Com
pany shall construct a railroad, Of standard
gauge QncIuding all necessary side tracks and
switches) into and through saidmunicipai town
ship and have cars running thereon from some
point the east line OF said municipal town.
ship TO some point on the north or west
line of said municipal township on or before
March LIST, 1856. Provided that said company
build and maintain depot In said township
within one and one-fourth 40 miles Of the
geographical center of township 26. range west
In said county.
And we pray that said board of county COM
missioners. upon presentation of this petition,
duly convene and make an order, which order
shall embrace the terms and conditions OF this
petition, and such other conditions as said
board may deem advisable; and Also hx-
ing the time for holding q special election,
which we pray, may be held, as by law pro
and amendments thereto, to determine whether
such subscription shall be made.
And the form of the ballot to be used at such
special election for aud against said proposition
so submitted, shall be as follows, sacn quail
fed voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
For subscription to the capital stock OF the
Wichita a. Colorado Railway Company
Each qualified voter voting against such prop
osition shall have printed or written on his
ballot:
the Wichita Il Colorado Railway Company.
And whereas, said board of county commits
sioners in pursuance Of said petition being duly
convened as by law provided, and after having
ntna t saii n fiDn faUnd that the same
in due FORM and WAS duly signed by more than
two-fifths Of the resident taxpayers OF SAID
Sherman township, and duly made an order
granting the prayer Of said petition and ordered
that special election shall be held In said
township on the
NINETEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A. ID.
lsS5,
to determi ne whether said township shall sub
scribe ($22, 600 twenty-five thousand dollars to
the capital stock of said company, and issue
bonds to said company in payment therefor, on
| the terms and conditions all Ms set out in said
| petition, and further ordering that In the event
| that q majority Of the voters voting at said
election their ballots in favcr OF said propo-
sition, and vote to issue bonds In payment
therefor, then the county clerk OF said county
shall forthwith, for and on behalf. and in the
name Of said township, subscribe twenty-five
Thousand ($22, 900 dollars to the stock OF said
company. And II was further ordered that If
| said railway company fully comply with the
conditions OF said subscription, then the chair
| man of the board of county commissioners
and the county clerk of said county
shall duly issue bonds Of said township In said
sum; said bonds to bear seven al per cent in
| terest, principal and interest to be due and
payable as set out in said petition.
And 1t was further ordered that the ballots to
be used st such election shall be as follows, to-
| wit: "a
Each qualified voter voting at such election
in favor Of said proposition, shall have written
| or printed on his ballot,
.'For subscription to the capital stock Of the
Wichita q Colorado Railway company
And each qualified voter voting against said
proposition shall have written or printed on his
Against subscription to the capital stock of
the Wichita & Colorado Railway company
And it was further ordered that such election
| be held on the
NINETEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A. d.
| at the following voting precinct in said town
| ship, to-wit: At the Northrop school house on
section 50, in said township. In school district
school house In school district No. rs In said
county. said voting place being the regularly
| established voting precinct in said township.
| And il Is further ordered that the sheriff Of
Sedgwick county. Kansas, duly make and issue
| this proclamation for the date and at the place
designated, and that he give thirty days printed
notice in the Wichita City EAGLE, weekly
county, and In general circulation in said
county and throughout said township, and that
| said sheriff post notices as required by law.
| Therefore, l, John Fisher, sheriff Of Sedg-
wick county Kansas, by virtue Of authority In
me vested BY law and In pursuance to the above
| order of said board do hereby give public proc
| lsmation and due notice that q special election
| shall be held In said township at the places
above designated on the
NINETEENTH Q9thl DAY OF OCTOBER,
| A. ID. 1855,
| to determine whether said township OF Sher-
man shall make such subscription and Issue
| said bonds ON the conditions set out in said Pc
| tition.
| such election shall In all respects be CON.
| dncted. the returns made, result sscertained
and declared, all as provided by law for gem
| eral elections.
4 In witness whereof /, John Fisher, sheriff oil
\ SedQwick county Kansas, have hereuntO set my
hand, ct the city Of wichita, this 18th day oil
| September ISIS JOHN FISHER,
| Attest: sheria SedGWlck 20 hAn'