The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-04
RlIIBOAD EEEcTIONS.
Election on Saturday, November
2Sth, 1856.
LAWS Dietrief.

Lewis District.
Al 4 Special Session Of the Count,
Cont held for the County Of Mason q
the Court House thereof ON Monday
October 18th, 1885, for the transaction O
business pursuant 10 notice. Present
james Capehart, President; A. ]. shir
ley and W. H. Hayman, Commissioners
The County Court Of Mason county
West Virginia, deeming Il desifabletb
/ the district Of Lewis In sad county d
Mason shall appropriate by subscription
to the capital stock Of the Ohio Rlyef
Railroad Company the sum OF Five
thousaud dollars to aid In the construct.
ion Of said tompany's railroad 10 Be
built through said district, therefore, The
Court doth order that q vote be taken IN
said district upon the question Of a sub
sCriptlon by said district Of Lewis 10 t[ie
capital stock Of said company The sum Of
Five thousand dollars in coupon bonds
Of said district containing Oh their face
the conditions underwriiten as condition
precedent TO the payment thereof, bear.
ing interest at the rate Of Ave per cent,
per annun, and payable twenty years
from tie date thereof and redeelna6lo al
the pleasure Of said district any time n.
ter thp(p years from said date.
But anysuch subscription to the cap.
ital stock Of said company, Il made, shall
be upon condition that no money shall
be paid the railroad company, nor shall
my bonds be Issued or delivered 10
laitl company by said district until said
said company shall have completed rs
contemplated railroad from the town Of
Point Pleasant In said Mason c0nnty;ria
the Ohio River routethrough said district
to the county line between the counties
Of Mason and Jackson, IN said State Of
West Virginia, and shall. have fully ca.
ulpped the said railroad with tile reces.
sary rolling stock for general freight and
passenger business, aud shall have been
assessed and paid taxes.
And II the said company neglect or
fail 10 have said railroad built, COMPLETED
and equipped as aforesaid within three
years IRON this date then this order and
all proceedings had Hereunder shall be
void and imperative.
Thesaid vote shall be taken upon the
said question Of subscription Aforesaid
at Special Election to be held for that
purpose, on the 2Sth day Of November,
1885, at the usual place Of holding cleo.
tiOns in said district, and for the pur.
pose Of holding said special election, the
Commissioners are hereby appointed,
viz: al the Court House: james II. Hol.
loway, D, s. Snyder and O. N. Cole.
The said Special Commissioners for hold.
ing said special election, shall at the said
usual place Of holding elections in said
district, take or cause to be taken, the
legal vote or poll Of said district offered
at said election, and the said poll shall
be taken and the result thereof ascer.
tanned, certified and returned according
to the regulations prescribed by law for
ascertainiDg and certifying the election
Of School officers. Poll books for the
purpose Of said election shall be- forth.
with prepared By the Clerks Of this
Court and placed in the hands OF said
Special Commissioners. Tho ballots
used at said election shall have written
or printed thereon the words "Subscrip.
ton" or mo Subscription
1t is further ordered that the clerk Of
this court shall cause copies Of this order
to he printed or written with his name
signed thereto, aud forthwith post one
Of said copies In a conspicuous place in
his Office, and deliver the Others to the
Sheriff Of Mason county, who shall
forthwith post one at the place Of voting
in said district.
And the court doth further direct that
q coyy Of this Urder be published in the
Weekly GaEsltt aud lhs Wtekly Regiser,
newspapers published in Point Pleasant,
in said county Of Mason, once each week
until the day Of said election.
A COpy-Teste:
]. P. R. B. SMITH, Clerk,
October 81 lSS5-tI