The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-28
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At a Special Session OF the County
Court held for the County Of Mason Al
the Court House thereof on Monday
October 10Th, 1885, for the transaction d
business pursuant to notice. Present;
James Capehart, President; A. j. Shir'
ley and W. II. Hayman, Commissioners
The County Court Of Mason county,
West Virginia, deeming It desirable thai
the District Of Robinson in said county
Of Mason shall appropriate by subscrip,
ton to the capital stock OF the Ohio Riy.
er Railroad Company the sum Of Forty.
five hundred dollars to aid in the con.
strnction Of said rumpany's railroad to
be built through said district, therefore,
the Court doth order that a vote to be
taken in said district upon the question
Of subscription by said district Of Rob.
inson to the capital stock Of said com.
pany the sum Of Forty.fve hundred dol.
lars in coupon bonds OF said district, con-
taining on their face the condition un.
derwritten as conditions precedent to
the payment thereof, bearing interest at
the rate OF five per cent. per annum and
payable twenty years from the date
thereof aud redeemable at the pleasure
Of said district any time after three years
from said date.
But any such subscription to the cap
ital stock OF said company, II made,
shall be upon condition that no money
shall be paid said railroad company by
said district until the said company shall
have completed its contemplated mil
road from tie town Of Point Pleasant, in
said Mason county, via the Ohio river
route through said district to the county
line between the counties OF Mason and
Jackson In said State Of West Virginia,
and shall have fully equipped,the said
railroad with the necessary rolling stock
for general freight and passenger bust.
ness, and shall have been assessed and
paid taxes.
And II the Company neglect or fail to
have said railroad built, completed and
equipped rs aforesaid within three years
from this date, then this order and all
proceedings had Hereunder shall BE-
void and imperative.
The said vote shall be taken upon the
said question: Of subscription aforesaid al
a special election to be held for that pur.
pose on the 18th day Of November, 1855,
at the usual places Of holding elections
In said district; and for the purpose Of
holding said special election the follow.
Ing special commissioners are hereby az.
pointed, viz At vanMatre's School
House, o. H. P, VanAIatre, Ambrose
Yeager and 6. p. Gardner.
The said special commissioners for
holding said special election, shall at the
said usual places Of holding elections in
said district, take or cause to 10 taken
the legal vote or poll Of said district Of.
iered al said election; and the said poll
shall be taken and the result thereof Ms.
certained, certified and returned accord.
Ing to the regulations prescribed By law
for ascertaining and certifying the elect
ton Of school officers.
Poll books for the purpose Of saii cleo
ton shall be forthwith prepared by the
Clerk Of this Court and placed IN Inc
hands Of said Special Commissioners
The ballots used at said election shall
have written or printed thereon the
words Subscription" or "No gubscrip.
ton" 1t is further ordered tllat lie
Clerk Of this Court shall cause copies Of
this order 10 be printed or written with
his name signed thereto, and forthwith
post one Of said copies in u conspicuous
place In his Office, and deliver the Others
10 the Sheriff Of Mason county, who shall
forthwith post one at the places Of voting
In said district And the Court doth fur.
ther direct that a copy OF this order be
published in THE Weekly Gazette" and
aThe Weekly Register, newspapers rub.
lished In Point Pleasant, in sltd county
d Mason, once 10 each week until the
iay Of said election.
A COpy-Tesie
J.P RIB SMITH, Clerk,
October q, lss5-td.