West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-01-13
Election Notice.

At Court held for Wood county at the
Court House thereof, on the 4th day OF Janu-
airy, 1891
On the application of the Ohio River Rail-
road Company by their attorney;
The County Court of the County of Wood
in the State of West Virginia, deeming it de-
srable that the District of Harris, in said
County of Wood, should appropriate by sub
scription to the capital stock of the Ohio
River Railroad Company, the sum of Three
Thousand Dollars to aid in the construction
of the said Company's Railway, to be con-
structed through said District, the said Court
doth now direct and order that vote be
ia ken in said DiShict upon the question OF
subscription by said District of Harris to the
capital stock of said Railroad Company of
the sum or Three Thousand Dollars in the
coupon bonds of said District, bearing inter-
est at the rate of per centum per annum,
and redeemable as follows, viz: At 10 years,
but at the pleasure of such District any time
after five years, but said bonds not to be de-
llvered until said Railroad is graded through
said District, and interest to commence when
the road is equipped and running trains for
travel and transportation.
Such vote shall be taken upon the question
aforesaid at the usual voting places in said
District of ..11arris, at special election which
as hereby ordered for the purpose to o De taken
! and held on the 10th Of February 1886.
VIM. f. MCGEE, August Satow, and Pierce
Leavitt are hereby appointed commissioners
at the voting place at New Eng land IN salI
District Of Harris; Chas. 8. Humphrey, Wash
Smith and Alex. BurGette are hereby APP
pointed Commissioners at said election at
| the voting place at Belleville, and i shall be
| the duty of said Cow missioners hereby ap
pointe at said voting places to cause to be
taken and take aud ascertain the result
| of said election at the voting place for which
| they are appointed Commissioners.
| And the said vote and poll at said voting
places shall be taken and the result ascertain
ed and certified according to the regulations
prescribed by law for ascertaining and certi-
! flying the election of school officers. The bal
| lots used at said election shall have written
or printed on them either the words "For
| Subscri ption or the words No Subscrip-
ton" and it is further ordered that the Clerk
of this Court shall cause two copies OF this
order to be written or printed and sign his
name to each, and forthwith post one of
them i'll a conspicuous place in his office, and
deliver the other to the Sheriff of Wood coun-
| ty, who shall forthwith post at least one of
said copies IN a conspicuous place at the
! place OF voting in said District, and for every
one SO posted the Sheriff shall have fee of
rs cents out of the county treasury, and the
| Court doth further direct that a copy of this
order be published for thirty days prior to
I the day of election, in each of the following
named newspapers published in the city OF
| Parkersburg, viz: Parkersburg Sentinel,
State Journal, And it is further ordered that
the Clerk of this Court do furnish proper
Poll Books for the purpose of the said cleo
| ton. A Copy-Teste.
| I. G. SMITH, Clerk.