Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-11-11
PROCL4MATTON
Notice of Election.
6ousry OF BAnros. IS.
Sheriff's Office, Oct. 26th, A. d.

1886.
WHEREAS, ON the 26th day OF
Oct, A. d. 1886, the Board OF
County Commissioners of Barton
county, in the state of Kansas, duly
made and caused to be entered of
record, upon the Journal Of said
Board, the following order, wit:
On the 26th day of October. A. d.
1886. the Board of County Commis-
siorers of Barton county, Kansas, be-
ing July convened in special session
at the office of the County Clerk of
said county, pursuant to the statute
IN such case made and provided, :,
madd and entered of record the fol-
lowing order, to-wit:
In the matter of subscription to the
capital stock of the Kansas and Col
orado rsilroad company, by Great
Bend township, Barton county.
WHEREAS, a petition signed by
Will L Glenn and 70 others, resi-
dent taxpayers in said Great Bend
township, has been presented on this,
26th day of October, A. d. 1886, to
this board, for its consideration and
action, there being present Henry
Schwier chairman, and III. j. Roetzel
and w. w. Carney, members thereof
and Ed. l.. iced clerk of said coun ty.
and clerk of said board, which said
petition with the signatures thereto
omitted, is in the words and figures
following, to-wit:
PETITION
IN the matter Of the Subscription to
the Capital Stock Of the Kansas, and
Colorado Railroad blythe 1O,onship
cf Great Bend, an Barton county,
State Of Ka1asas:-
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners Of Barton county, IN the
State Of kdnsas:-
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, Your Pc
titioners, each being resident tax
payer of the township of Great Bend,
in the county of Barton, state of
Kansas, respectfully petition your
honorable body to submit to the quail
flied electors Of said township for their
acceptance or rejection at a special
election to be ordered by your honor
able body under and in pursuance OF
thcssesof Kansas, and the act en-
titled "An act to enable counties,
townships and cities to aid in the
construction of railroads and to repeal
section eight of chapter thirty-nine OF
the laws Of 1874" Approved Feb
ruary 25th, 1876, and the amend
ments thereto, and the acts supple
mental thereof, the following PROPOSE
tions with the terms and conditions
herein specified, to wit
Shall the township of Great Bend,
in the county of Barton, in the state
of Kansas, subscribe for One hundred
and Fifty Shares of One Hundred
Dollars each of the capital stock OF
the Kansas and Colorado Railroad
Company, and in payment thereof
issue to said Railroad Company fifteen
of the bonds of said township of the
denomination of one thousand dollars
each, said bonds to be payable to
bearer at the fiscal agency of the
state of Kansas in New York City,
thirty years after date thereof bearing
interest at the rate of six per cent per
annum, interest payable semi-annual-
ly, for which interest coupons shall be
attached payable at the fiscal agency
aforesaid, the subscription of stock
and issue of bonds being upon the
following conditions, namely: As
soon as said proposition shall be deter
mined in the affirmative by canvass
of the votes cast at such election, the
board of county commissioners of said
of Barton for and in behalf of
said Great Bend township shall order
The county clerk to make. and the
clerk shall make said sub
'cription in the name of said Great
Bend township for said one hundred
md fifty shares of the capital stock of
aid Railroad Company. And when
be railroad of said Railroad Com
oany shall be completed and in opera
ion by lease or otherwise, SO that a |
rain of cars shall have passed over
aid road from a point on the line of
he railroad of said Railroad Company
unning east and wet through said
Barton county, to some point within
he cooperative limits of the city of
Great Bend, in said Barton county
hen the said board of county commits
ioners shall cause said bonds, with
coupons attached as aforesaid To be
ssued In the name OF said Great
Bend township and shall deliver the
anne to said railroad company, on
lelivery or tender to the county treas
lrer of the said county of Barton in
,ehalf of said Great Bend township.
certificate for said shares of the full
,aid up capital stock of said Railroad
Company equal in amount to said
,onds. dollar for dollar.