Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-28
PROCLAMATION.
FOR q Special Election in Park
Township, Sede wick Coun-
ty, Kansas,
In the Matter Of tho Wichita b
Colorado Railroad.
. IN, oua,iaes vo,er. Of PARK rorn.hip.

To the qucl,eed rofers o. Pdrs Iornahp-
WHEREAS, On the 9Th day Of august, lss5,
here wa- duly presented 10 the board cfrounty
c .mmissioners OF Sed2wick county, kansa>,
,,aid b ard being duly Convened Ia special SEES
sion regularly called, petition d.ly signed
~ two-ffths Of the resident taxpayers OF farh
township. praying saif ard u commission
els to submit u the qualified voter, OF -ai'i
,,wuship q pr po-iion to subs ribe twel
thous nd dollars to the capital stock Of the
ichitx 4 { olUrsdo ksiiw ay company, all "b
pc ition. signatures only being omitted, Is In
sords and figures following, to-wit:
To the Board of County Commissioners Of Sedg-
rick County, Rdnsds:
ffths (l-5) 0. tue resident IL, payers Of the
municipal township of fark, in the County OF
Seigwick and state Il kansas, petition the
boar Of county commissioners OF 20 county
l., submit, At u special elecIipn, to the qualinvd
voters Of said municipal township. propo
81 ton To subscribe TO the capital stock CT th.'
Wicaits 4 Colorado Railway 90 npany, u rail
road company duly organi. ell and existing I'M
Ter the laws Of the state OF Kansas, which pro-
poss- to coustruct railroad through and Int
aid municipal township; said snbsc ription Ia
be- for the sum Of twelve thousand dollars tot2, :
Ooo). And in payment OF fors Id subscrip Ion
to said capital stopk 4 said company, bonds oil
said municipal t.vnship, with coupons at
tachsd, to the AMOUNT Of salt subscription D.
above set forth. shall be duly issued and dsiiv,
each, paysbls 10 twenty t20l years from date OF
issu-, each bearing seven per cent Interest.
ayable semi annuslly; both principal and In
of Kansas in the City Of New York; such bonds
TO be duly Issued and delivered upon compii-
ance with conditions hereinafter set forth and
delivery Of stock In said road a. by law pro-
v,ded. The conditions upon which said sub
scription TO the capital stock OF said compan,
that r. u.s. said wichita 4 Colorado Railway CON-
psny shall construct q railroad OF stsbdar
gauge dnciuding all necessary sids-traeks ana
switches), into said manicip 1 township and
have cars runniig thereon from some point on
the south line Of said municipal town-h p to
-ome point on the west line of raid municipal
| township, on or before February LIST, ls,6; pro-
vid, d that said railroad shAll enter said town.
hip on section thirty fur and 20 out on section
one, west, aud shall also build aud maintain Z
diepot In said Par. tovIshfp,
And We pssy thar said board Of county com
missiousrs upon presentation 1t this petition
embrars the tsrms sHd conditions of this pc
tition, and such other conditions ~ said bOatt
NAV deem s,ivissbis; and also dxhg the tim
tor holding special election, which We pra,
may be held, Is by Law provided. under chsItel
I07. Laws 81 ksn-as, 1876. and sm- ndment
there to, to determine whether such subscrip
tion I'll u be made.
And the FORM Of the ballot to be used ut susi
special election for nd ~ inst said proposition
50 submit ted shsli be - follows:
| Zach qualified voter voting for said propo
sition shall have printed or written ON hi
| ballot:
| "For cub scription to the capital stock OF tn
| Wichit. 4 colorado Railway company.
Each q allied voter v, ting sgsinst said prop
osition shall have printed or written ON III
ballot:
''Againet subscription to the capital stock Q
the Wichita ColoTedo Railway rompany -.
And whereas. Said board o county commits
.ionsrs, In pursuance ~ said petition, bein
duly csnvensd Is BY Law provided, and ate
having examined, fund that ~ same vas
due form, VI was duly etgned By more tina
two- afths of the resident tax eyers ~ ssi
Park township, sud duly mane m order. gran,
ing the prayer Of aid pat II p. and ordere
that special election shsii be held In sal
ltDWnship, on the
lTSENTY-sIxTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A
D., lss5,
70 Determine whether said township shall sui
scribe twelve Thousand dollars to the capt.,
stock Of SAID COMPANY, Aud Issue enna, 70 =. y
coniiti ms a. ret out in said petition, and Ia
ther OF dering that In the event that baJoTi'
al the yoterS, voting al said election, cast In
ballot In favor Of said proposition, AMI ts-,
bonds In payment h-refor, then the conn'
clerk Of said county hall forthw III. fer and .
behalf and In he name II sa,d { We hip, sui
scribe tvel thou-and dollars to the capit
stock OF said company.
And IL Was further ordered that IL said ran
way company tully comply with the c"nditi !,
Of said eub-cript''n, then the chairman o. u
bard Of county commisstonsrs. ana ne eodn
, clerh OF said county shsil duly Issue bonds
, said .oWasbipia said Jun, ssid b:nds - p.
seven a per cent. tniere 20 be one ann pa
Able O. set out In said esition.
And IL 10 further orcefsd that the oaiiots