Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-14
SheriffS Proclamation.

0GlOuulu y ~ e-eSs1ls1s OuLe
Walnut Township Rail ROad Bend
Election; ~-[f
I, john b. Woods. Sheriff of Phil
lips County. Kansas, do hereby pro
claim and declare that u special cleo
ton will be held in the municipal
township OF Walnut, ia said Phillips
county, at the proper voting place in
said township on the nth day OF
March, 1885, for the purpose OF YQting
upon certain proposition tor sub
sCriptiOn by said township to tAe cap
ital stock of the Solomon Valley, Phil
lipsburg and Norther Railway com pa
ny and, in payment therefor. Issuing
To the said railway eOmpanyUhe bOnds
of said township TO the uInOunt sub
scribed-dOllar for dollar,
This special election is called IN pur-
suance of certain orders eff tile beard Of
county commissioners Of said county
OF Phillips OF record ana embracing ia
Iull the terms and conditions of said
subscription as petititiOned tOr by the
requisite irnmber Of resident tax pay
eFs ia said township and the form %
the ballots to be used at said special
election, which orders al said board Of
county commissioners were duly made
on the 18th day of February, A y.
1885, and are in words and figures t0l-
lowing. tD-wit:
Reconsideration Ofthe premises and
petition OF twO-hlths OF the resident
tax=payeFs Of the municipal township
Of Walnut, in the county OF Phillips
and state of Kansas, il is ordered bS
the board of county commissioners %
said county of Phillips that the ques-
ton of subscription Un 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 anu
Northern Railway company aud IN
payment therefor, issuing to the suiu
railway company twenty (20) Of the
bonds IF said township, ar tho
dpnOminat: on of q! tlVe hundred dol
lars each, payable to the bearer at the
Fiscal Agency of the state Ot Kansas
in New York City, thirty years after
date thereof bearing interest at tile
rate Of six per cent per Rnnum paya-
BILE annually, for which interest cOu-
pOns shall be attached. payable at the
fiscal ageacy aforesaid, shall be sub
mitted for adoption or rejection to the
qualified electors Of said municipal
township Of VI Hlnut at special els, lou
TO be held on the 18th day Of March,
1885, At the usual voting pla6Bs in said
township said subscription Of stock 70
be made and bonds tu be- issued upon
the following terms and conditions, t,'-
wit: AS soon as SAID. proposition sha ]
be determined in the affirmative by 4
canvas Of the votes cast ~ said special
election the board of CUuhty commission
era Of said county Phillips, for and on
behalf Of said municipal township OF
Walnut shall order the CDunty clerk 70
make. aud the county clerk shall make,
said sub. criptiun ia the name OF "a d
nun ciPRl township Of Walnut for said
ans hundred shares Of The capital
stock Of said rGilWay oDmDanys
and when the railrOad -6f asid railway
company shall be built ana compile ed
and ia operation by. lease or otherwise,
TO- into and through said township Of
v slnut, and depot and side tracks st
the most c1HYeIisnt and suitable piaCs
in said i0WnshIp, and as near ss PIacti-
cable~tO the center of said township Of
y Aluut; then said board Of county
commissioners shaft Cau-e suCh bonds
with coupons atta.chtd as aforesaid, 10
be is,Ued ia the name Of said municipal
tOWnshipOt Walnut, and shall deli or
I be same 70 said TaiiWaY company on
delivery or tender 70 the treasurer Of
said municipal township, o. & certificate
Of said shares Of the fun paid capital
stock Of said railway COMPANY, equal
10 amount with said bonds-dOllar' IOF
dollar Provided: Said railroad shall
be built and completed and in operation
by lease or otherwise, IS aforesaid by
or before the First day Jauusry, 1887,
and said depot and side tracks con-
strUeled rs shove provided
All electors voting in favor Of said
proposition shalt cast q ballot with the
words thereon, tO-Wit: For
the subscription Of stock and issue OF
bonds % the Solomon Valley, Phillips
blIg ana Northern Railway. company
All electors voting agsiH~t said prop
OzitiOn shallicsst baillt with the fol /.
lowing WOUds=Ihsr0On, tO-Wit Against
the subEcFlDGjon stock and issue Of
bonds 20 ~ solomon Valley Phillips
burg and EprThefn. Railway company.
And u is further ordered By the said
beaEd-fsf county commissioners that dt
least thirty days notice of said special
election shalls6e given 10 the. h4lips=
burg HERALD, 3 newspaper published