Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28
ShGrif'S Proclamation,
freedom TownshIp Ran Road Bond

Election;
I. John b. Woods, Sheriff of Phil
lips county, Kansas, do hereby pro-
cl i'm and declare that "a special cleo
ton will be held in the municipal
township o. Freedom. in said Phillips
county, at the proper voting place in
said township. on the II day of
March, 1885 for the purpose of voting
upon certain proposition for "a sub
scTiption by said township to the cap
ital stock Of the Solomon Valley.
PhiIlipsburg and Northern halfway
Company, and in payment therefor
issueiug to the said railway company
the bonds of said township the
amount Observation-Disclosures for dollar.
This special election is called in pur-
suance of certain orders of the Board
Of County Commissioners Of said
county of Phillips, Of record and EN-
bracing in full the terms and condit-
ions of said subscription as petitiOneG
for by the requisite number of resi-
dent taxpayers IN said township. and
the form OF the ballots 10 he used at
said special election which orders o
said board Of county commissioners
were duly made ON the 18th day Of
February, A. d, 1885, and are in
words and figures following, tO-wit:
In consideration of the premises and
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resident taxpayers of the municipal
township of Freedom, in the county
Of Phillips and Stale Of Kansas. { is
ordered by the board of county com
nisstunerS Of said county OF Phillips
that the question Of a subscription ON
behalf OF said municipal township OF
Freedom, for one hundred shares OF
one hundred dollars each, of the Ca pi-
tai stock Of the Solomon Valley, Phil
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puny, and in payment therefor to is
sue said railway company twenty o
the bonds OF the said township of the
denomination 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 alter
the date thereof, beaIing interest at
the rate Of six per cent per aunum,
payable annually, for which interest
coupons shall be attached payable al
the fiscal agency aforesaid: Snail be
submitted for adoption or rejection to
the qualified electors Oi said municipal
township of Freedom. at a special
election to be held Ou the 18th day O.
March, a. d. 1888, at the usual voting
place in SAID township. Said subsCTip-
ION OF stock to be made and bonds 10
be issued upon the following terms
and conditions, namely: AS soon as
said proposition shall be determined
| in the affirmative by u cut.Vas OF the
votes cast at said special election. the
| board OIL county commissioners % said
county OF Phillips, FOR and on behalf
OF said municipal township of Free
dom, shall order the County Clerk to
make and the county clerk shall
make said subscription in the nan e
of said municipal township OF Free
dom for said one hundred shares Of the
/ capital stock of said railway company,
and when the said railroad OF said
railway conn any shall be built and
/ completed and IN operation, bY ease
or otherwise, 10, into and through said
municipal township OF Freedom, and
depot with suitable side track con-
structtd in said township and as near
the center thereof as SAID railway COM
pany may deem practicable then said
I board Of county commissioners shalt
cause such bonds with coupons at
/ tached as alOTesaid To be issued in the
name OF said municipal township 0f
/ Freedom and shall deliver the sa me
to the said railway company on ten
/ der TO the treasurer of said municipal
township Of d certificate OF said Shares
OF the full paid capital stock of said
railway company, equal in amount
with said bonds-dollar for liar.
Provided, said railroad shall be built
ana completed ana III operation 10y
/ lease or other wise, as aforesaid, and
depot and side track be built and 10
/ Gated as aforesaid. by or before the first
/ day oil January. A. ID. 1887.
All electors vJing in favor of said
/ proposition shall cast ballot with the
/ following words thereon. tG-Wit: For
I the subscription OF stock and the issue
/ of bonds TO the Solomon Valley, Phil
/ lipsburg and Northern Railway Com
/ pany." All electors voting against
/ said proposition shall casta ballot with
/ the following words thereon, to-wit:
Against the subscription OF stock
and issue Of bonds to the Solomon
Valley, Philipsburg and Northern
Railway Company" and il is 1uE-
lh9r ordered by besai4 board Of nouQ-