The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-30
SheriFs Proclamation.
STATE OT KANsAsl
COCETT % SALINE.

the Following orieT to-Wits
Where's. petition signed By J. B. smiling
and ~ others. being more than tHo-dfths o. the
taxpayers resident In Gypsum township, Saline
county, state ~ Kansas uas on this an day %
county commissioners Of said county, there being
present Arson Miller. ckairInan o. said board,
and ". Gibbs and Daniel Humharrer. mem
beFs thereof, and Jos Sargent. county clerk o.
said county. and er-oficio clerk u said hoard,
which aaid petition. With the siEnafures thereto
omitted, u IN the Uonis and 6gures following.
to-Wit.
70 fis Hoaara5Is Bard q ouniy Osmnsssfsasyr Q,
Saiias 0uaiy, SAFE n EonHls;
Where's, The Chicago. q. Joseph and Fort
Worth Railway Company, q corporation daily
Organized and existing under and by virtue Of the
laws Of The State Of Kansas. beng ahont 10 con
siruet its railroad from Saint Joseph, Missouri 20
ron worth Iexas, prupnaes 20 construct, mIln-
tain and operate rs said rairoad into sni through
/ Gypsum oWnship. Saline county "a the state Of
Kansas, e. authoFiaed and eTnnoaered % do bV ia
charter ami b. the statutes OF aid state, aud
where's, We the undersigned. being more
thHn two-hfths Of the resident taE-payers Of The
said toEnship, are DESTROYS Of aiding IN the s0n-
struetion Of the proposed rairoad o. said railway
company, IN The ulanner provided for IN an act Of
the Legislature 81 She stEte Of Kansas, approved
February a5th, A. d. ls76, and entitled "An Act
70 enable Countless T0Enships and Citiea 20 aid
In ;he ooustreiion Of iailrosda and "a repeal Sec
ton Eight OF Chapter Thlrty-nine Of the laws Of
| lS5fn and acts amendaioFy theraof hy sub serib-
ing In the name Of aad Gypsum toW 1ship aa uroVi-
dsd for In said act and the aeia atnry thereof
70 land tori the capital ~ oek Of said Chicago Saint
Joseph and Fort Worth Railway Company 70 the
amount OF twenty thouEs nd dollars, and 10 make
payment for aaid capital Eioek By issuing and de-
live ring n aid Failuay company the bonds %
said iounshin era like sum, dollar 'or dollar.
a., .eels,aIs3 ~ w uIlls .slsneu Ie.laelt
fell. petition your honorable body. that yo1 tas
authorized and empowered 10 DC By Ne Aforesaid
act and the acts amendatory thereofl do order Z
special election % Be held IN said t0Ubship, and
At such special election submit 70, cares 10 be
submitted 20, the aualihed voters % said Town.
ship. in The TRaHnef and form prescribed By the
aforementioned acts, proposition 20 subscribe
10 the name OF said Gypsum township. 10 land
for) the capital stock offs "a Chioago saint joseph
and Fort Worth Railway Company 70 the amount
oftWenty thHusand dollars, upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, to-Eit:
That IN payment for the capital stock Of The
Chicaso, saint Joaeph and Fort Worth Railway
ComPany, 90 subscribed IN the name Of said town
ship the bonds Of said 0ypsum township shall be
issued In sums Of one Thousand dollars each that
the principal Of said bODda shall be payable thirty
years from the date thereof and aid bonds sh an
bear Interest a. the nate Of sz per cent per annum
said interest being payable semi-annuaily, and
for this purpose. s1id hOnds shall have Efml-
the principal and Interest Of said bonds shall -
payahe 81 the ascal agency Of the state a EanEas
In the city Of New York.
That when such special election a. yOuT honor
able body shall order for Tie pnrpOa8 herein
specified, shall have been daily hsld and The V0tes
east 81 such electian shall hsFe boen auly
eanvGssed, and the result thereof declared,
IN case q majority Of the votes cast q aneh
election shall have been found and declar-
ed 70 be In favor Of The proposition 70
subscribe IN the name % aid ayPaam township
70 land for) the capital stock oi ad Chicago SAINT
Joseph and Bort Worth Railway Coupany 70 the
AMOUNT Of tWeBty thousand dollar. then the board
Of county commissioners Of .aid county shall order
and cause the county clerk Of sid county 70 maize
Subscription, 10 the name oil said township n (and
forl the capital stock Of said railway eompany 20
the amount OF twenty thousand dollars, and shall
cause the bonds Of said 0ypsum township With
semi-snuual Interest coupons attaehed. 70 he
Issued in the name Of said to~nshlp % like
amount tO-Wit; twenty thousand dollars, upon
the terms and conditions following.
Whenever the aaiA Chicago. saiBt Joseph and
Port Worth Railway Company shall have con
structed md have On operafion liH rallroad fnum
the 'Fthern or eastern boundary Of said tCun-
ship 10 the southern boundary thereof and q rta-
tion with sidlngl established thereon. within one
mile Of the center OF said township. then tho
bard Of county commissioners q salt conniy
shall Issue and deliver, or cause 70 Be Issued and
delivered, TO said railway company. the bonds Of
said Gypsum township 20 the amount Of twenty
Thousand dolars, In payment for Ike amount
dollar for dollar, Of the capital stock d sid nail
way company, which capital stock fzid railway
company shall deliver 20 the treasurer % sid
township before said bends shall Be delivered 10
Provided, That he bonds OF sala to4nahip %
Issued ADD delivered 70 aid railuay company
shall no. exceed aleen thousand dOllaFa, and eVs
per cent. additional Of the ASSESSED " ae of the
sEesEmsnt hsi aade prior 70 the Issuance and
delivery Of said bonds
Provided further, that no part Of The Aforesaid
bonds shall Be issued and dr.irerei 10 said nail
way company unless the Aforesaid railroad of said
IuilWaY conipany shall have been Constructed and
pms ~ operation through aid township and
extending nOfthgardly or eastWardly tkereirolR
forty miles. and the Aforesaid station estshliA a
theron within dfteen months from the day Hpon
which the Aforesaid special election slaA Be- held
in sid township. and that there shall BE- a. least
mW uilam of furlrra az nINfunm In
said township.
Provided, that the Aforesaid subseription. 20
The name q s.d t9Snahip, 70 tand iaTl the esPi-
tai stock Of SAID railway eoInpany ahah y Hsaas
upon the eEPp g condition that he SD chieaFo,
saint Io1epi aqd. Fort Worth RahGGy company
shall effqFe the AAst day q breetnheE. A. d lse6,
and shall before Ne 2th day Of March A. d.
VI, a some Mai within one hundred miles q
id ioFPsbiP have a leaa; thirty miles % iis aid
ralresd II operation, otherwise said subscription
fbat tboss voting IN fsvor Of The Garsgoln4prup-
osiiion shall have written or printed on thelI bal
(aBd forl the capital stock o. the ChleaFo. saint
joseph and Fori Worth Railway Caurang - and
~ snch h.llois east a sieh special election shail
b counted IN iavor Of such r1upoaitiun.
Those voting tgEinzt the lorc7oiug prop osltion
shall have written pEiuted on their ballots the
Words -Againsi The subscription 70 the name of
aid tegnship "a the capital stock Of he Chlcago.
Saint Joseph and Fort Worth Railway Company;"
and al such ballots cast Al such special electon
shall be eounied against such proposition.
And whereas, said bard Of rouutg commission |
era have examined MA petition, and Il haTirg
heen shown, 70 the satisfaction Of said hoard that
sid petition has been signed By more Ihan tao-
hths Of the ta1-payers resident IN aid Gypsnm |
township, Saline county, state q Ksne.s, and is /
An the form prescribed 81 ag and b IN All respects
regular and legal, and aid bard 90 ands and /
declares.
Nog therelore. pursuant 10 the payer Of STA /
petition. and TIE gtHiutea 10 such c1se made and
provided, Il e hereby Ordered b the board q /
Kanass, thai special election Be held a ne usual
yotiug place, In slid GYPSUM township, on Tues- /
day The 18Th day o. October, A. D. l6a1, 90 Which
aid election the froposuon set iorth u he here
lnbefors recited peiition-Which pCtiuon, vita Il
he signaiures thereto emitted, e heHshy made
part Of this order-shail b. sutmitfe1 10 The i
egaliy qaaliaed voters Of aid township for their
1eeisiol BY ballet
And q & further ordered b. saIa bosFi Of county
,mmiElouers that the nheFigof Saline eourtf. Il
tate Of Kansas, make due proelauaiion % tfs i
Totefs o. sad iognahip al ne holding q sad elec
lion- - TIE tine and placs aluresaid b publlah-
Ing n sane for thirty days or mora next rrcael-
ng The az % hoidiaE uafd electiCn On tks SALINE
S .,,,- ~ 49, ! Pe,s - -
oNnshlR aad that IN asid pFuclamation nd
- leIih t1e aooys and foregnlEg order ana
IN viinss uhsreoi. We, tbs unsslsIrnsa, ehair-
nan and members 81 TIE koard q eounty oum-
nlasipnss q he colniy e Saline, slEte q kaasaa
ave hsrsunte 81 cur haaAs e ohaiIaal ald
ccnty. this fih day q SgpiembaT, a. ID. l611.
aW1OH HILLER. Ckairnan.
DANIEL HuMBARaRR.
Z. r. GIBBS.
AZ aftest ny aienafuru aBd he sal Of aaid
laliue cgu1ty, hereto aaxed thia an cay u Sep
s sat- 4 D. ~ JosEPH sARsEEr
County Clsrk q Saline County, stGis q Knns.s.
TATE OF KANSAS,
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