The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-28
Grallllln Dlnlrict.

At a Special Session Of the County
Court held for the County Of Mason al
the Court House thereof on Monday, DC.
tOber 10Th, 1885, for the transaction Of
business pursuant TO notice. Present:
James Capehart, President; A. ]. Shirley
and W. II. Hayman, Commissioners.
The County Court Of Mason county,
West Virginia, deeming 1t desirable that
the district Of Graham In said county OF
Mason shall appropriate by subscription
to the capital stock Of the Ohio River
Railroad Company the sum Of Five
thousand dollars to aid in the construct.
ion OF said company's railroad to be built
through said district therefore the Court
doth order that vote be taken in said
district upon the question Of a subsCrip.
ton by said district Of Graham to the
capital stock Of said company the sum Of
Five thousand dollars in coupon bonds
OF said district, containing on their face
thecnnditiOns underwritten asconditi0ns
precedent to the payment thereof, bear.
ing interest at the rate OF Eve per cent,
per annum and payable twenty years
from the date thereof and redeemable at
the pleasure Of said district any time al.
Ter three years from said date.
But any such subscription to the cap.
ital stock Of said company, il made, shall
be upon condition that no money shall
b. paid said railroad company, nor
shall any bonds be issuedor delivered to
said company by said district until the
sud company shall have completed its
contemplated railroad from the town Of
Point Pleasant, in said Mason county,
via the Ohio river route through said
district 10 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 business, and shall have
been assessed and paid taxes.
And II the said company neglect or
fail to have said railroad BULL, completed
and equipped as aforesaid within three
years from this date, then this order and
all proceedings had hereunder sllallbe
void and imperative.
The said vote shall be taken upon the
question OF subscription aforesaid at a
special election TO be held for that pnrp.
ose on the 2Sth day Of November, 1885,
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
appointed viz: AT Broad RIM School
House, W. ]. Zerkel, A. H. Yonker and
Jos. A. ROush. At Hartford City, W.
W. Harper, Jas. W. Hanna and j. Nor.
ris Chapman. At New Haven, +. ].
Humphreys, Adam Leitwiller and Ham.
ilton Weaver.
The said special commissioners for
holding said special election, shall al the
said usual places OF holding elections in
said district, take or cause to DO taken
the legal vote or poll Of said district Of.
ierOd at said election; and the said poll
shall be taken and tue result thereof rs.
Certained, certified and returned accord.
ing TO the regulations prescribed by law
for ascertaining and certifying the elect
ion OF school officers.
Poll books for the purpose Of said elcc.
ton shall be forthwith prepared by the
Clerk Of this Court and placed IN the
hands Of said Special Commissioners
The ballOtE used ut said election shall
have written or printed thereon the
words Subscription" or "No Subscfip.
ton" II Is further ordered that lie
Clerk ofthis Court shall cause copies OF
this order TO be printed or written with
his namC signed thereto, and forthwith
post one Of said copies IN u conspicuous
place In his Office, and deliver the Others
to the Sheriff Of Mason county, who shall
forthwith post one At the places Of voting
In said district. And the Court doth nm.
ther direct that copy Of this order be
published in 1.-THE Weekly Gazette and
"rhc Weekly Register" ncwspapespub.
llshed in Point Pleasant, IN said county
Of Mason, once in each week until the
day Of said election.
a Copy-Teste
J.P.RD SMITH, CLERK,
October 81, lss5-td.