The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-14
SheriF's Proclamation.
Nsisce 81 EIsesion.
STAIR OF KANsAs.l-
CoUarr 90 SALINE.

aoftee 81 eleetaom-
STAIR OF KANsAs.l
CoCsTT 90 SALINE.
Whereas. on the an day % September. A. D.,
i'a7'. The hoard Of eHuuty eammiss onersof Saline
county. state Of Kansas being convened On special
session. IN the o.fcc 81 she county Cierk n said
county, 80 the ellis of Selma. the county aeaf Of
fad county. pursuani 70 The statutes IN such case
made snd provided did ulake and enter 90 record
the following order to-ult-
Where's 4 peiiliaa signsd By T. b. Skiing
and q qthers being mnre than tHn-fiths q the
taE-payers rfaident "a aypaum township Saline
county, stale af Ksasas. uaa 90 this an dav o.
September, A. D. lisa. presented 20 the b9ard Of
county commissioners Of said county, there being
present Arson Miller. chairman o. said hoard.
and II. Gibbs and Daniel uumharger. mem
hers thereof. and Jos SarEent. county clerk of
saii county, ard er-elaeio clerk q said board.
which said peiiilon. With the signatures thereto
ouiitrd. Is IN the words and hgures following.
10 wit;
70 a. Bauorubls Boari Of c,suiy Olunissiossrs o.
lSsiias osuHiy tSaie q Rsnrts:
Where's. The Chicago. q. joseph and Fort
Worm Hallway Company q corporation daily
organized and existing uudsr and b. virtue the
laws o. the State % kansss. beng ont 20 con
siruci ~ railroad FROM saint Joseph. Missouri 70
fOr Worth Texas. proposes 10 construct. main
tain and Operate iis ssii raiirnsd into and hruush
Gypsum TOW nship, Saline county. iu the state %
kansas- a. authorized and empowered 20 do By is
charter ant By the statutes Of said state and
Whereas, We she undersigned, being more
thsn tw0-dfths Of the resilient tax payers OF the
said township, are DESTROYS Of aiding IN the on
structinn Of the proposed ralruad Of said railway
COMPANY, IN the manner provided fer In an act 81
the Legislature OF the sfate Of kansas approved
February 25th, A. d. TS76. and entitled "An Aet
20 enable Counties. ToWnshlps ani cities 20 aid
~ the construction OF Iailroads and 20 repeal Sec
ti0u Eight Of Chapter Thirty-niue Of the laws %
l-Ii." and acts aHaeudat0ry Thereof By sub scrib-
ing iu the name of said Gypsum tounship,as nroFi-
de1 form said act and the acts amendatnrv thereof
% land tori the capital g. ock Of sad Chcaro Saint
JOSEPH and Fort Worth RallEaE Compsny % the |
amount Of tgruty thouEsnd dollars, and 20 make |
payment for said capital stock BY Issuing and Dr.
live ring n said railWay company the bonds Of /
said toWnthip or ike sum dollar or dollar
Nov therefore, we, tn undersigned resident /
tax-payers Of said Gypsum toun hip. most respect
fall petition your honorable body. that you fas 4
authorized and empowered 20 do By The Aforesaid i
act anA the acts alneudatary thereof do order a Il
special election 70 he held IN said township and /
At surh special election submit TO- or cauae 20 h.
submitted N, the qualided voters Of sid town
ship. In the manner and form prescribed BY the /
aforementioned acts. proposition 20 subscribe /
10 the name Of said Gypsum township 20 land Il
forl the capital stock offs % Chcaga, saint Joseph
and Fort Worth Railway Company 70 the amount i
Oftuenty n usand doliars, upon the terms aud /
conditions hereinafter set forth, to-Wit:
That IN payment for the cspitai stock % the i
Chicago, saint Joseph and Fort Wo-th RailEay i
ComPsny, 20 subscribed Ia the nsme Of said town
ship. the bonds Of sald Gypsum too nship shall be
issued In aums OF one tnonsand dollars each that
the principal Of aid bonds shall be PAYABLE thirty
years from the date Thereof. aud sail bonds shall
bar interest ~ the nate Of six per cent per annum,
said interest being payable semi-annually. and /
for this purposa aid ionds shall have semi Il
annual Interest coupons attached and that both
the principal and interest Of aid bonds shall BE-
payable a. the fiscal agency Of the state Of Kansas
IN the city OF New York.
That when such special election AZ your honor
able btdy shall onter, for the purpose herein Il
Fpecifed, shall have been daily held and The votes
east at such election shall have been auiy
eenvassed, and the result thereof declared.
IN case a majority Of the votes east a. such Il
election shall have been found and deeiar-
ed 70 be IN favor Of the proposition 70
subscribe IN the name Of said Gypsum township Il
% land forl the capital stock Of sld Chicago saint
Joseph and Fort Worth Raj way C0mpany 10 the Il
amount % twenty thousand dollars. then the board
Of county commissioners Of said county shall order
and cause the county clerk OF said county 20 make
subscription, IN the name ofs aid township % land
forl the capital stock Of said railway company 70
the amount Of twenty Thousand dollars, and shall
cause the bonds OF said Gypsum township. With Il
semi-anuual Interest coupons attached. 20 he
issued In the name Of sad 70 'nshin 70 a like
amount t0-vit: twenty "a eusand dollars. upon Il
the terms and conditions following
Whenever the said Chicago. Saint Joseph and
fort Worth Railway Company shall have con-
structed sud have In operation ~ railroad frum
the n rhern Or eastrTn boundary Of sald Town
ship 20 the southern boundary thereof and a sta
tion with sidingl established thereon. within
mile Of the renter Of said township. then The
bard OF county commissioners Of sali comfy
shall Issue and deliver. cause 10 Be issued and
delivered. 20 said r4iiway company. The bonds Of
said Gypsum township 20 the amount Of twenty |
Thousand dollars, IN payment for q like amount |
dollar for dollar Of the capital stock Of said nail
way company, which capital stock said railway
company shall deliver 20 the treasurer Of said
before said bonds shall be delivered 20
said rail var company.
Provided. That The bonds Of said township 20
issued and delivered to said railway company
shall not exceed ffieen thousand dollars and ave !
per cent. additional Of the ASSESSED "a ne az The
property q liul said township as shown by tire
delivery Of said bonds.
Provided further. that no pari of the aioressid
bonds shall be issued AMI ielivend 20 said rail-
way Company unless the Aforesaid railFnel Of said
railway eum any shall have bren constructed aud
PIT IN operation through said toHnship and
extending norihgarlly or cas- uardly therefrom
her on uithin hfiren months from tn dag upon !
which the Aforesaid special election shali b he'll
In said township aud hat there shall b. % least
,ix miles Of rairuad-tfaek inclusive Of sidings In
aid township.
Prcsidei. That the aforesaid subscription. IN
he name 0f said township, % lunl forl the capi-
~ stock Of sail raj way COMPANY shall BE- made
upon the expr - condition that the said Chicago, |
saint Joseph and Fort Worth nailuay Company
II IL before the alst day of DECEMBER, A. D. ISIS
have H. railTnad In actual prcess % construction
Ind shall before the 2sih day Of March A. y.
Isl al some ,oint ~Hhin one hundred miles Of
aid township, have a least thirty miles Of Ia said
-ailroad Ia operation, ";herUse said subscription
That ihnse voting IN favor Of the foregoing prop
lsiiiou shall have Writtrn printed on their bal
ois The words, In favor Of the subscription %
and forl The capital stork o. the Chiea o saint
Irsrph and Fori Worth Railway Company = aud
~ sreh ballots. cast a such specifl eiectiou shall
le c1uaied 10 favor OF such proposition.
Those voting 'gainsi the foregoing prop oaifinn
hall have written priuis'i on their ballots The
rcrls, Against the subscription IN The name Of ,
aint Joseph and Fort Worth Railway Company
nd al such hallnta. east such special election.
hall Be- counted against such proposition. {
Aud whereas, said hoard o. IolIntT commission
a. have examined said petition. ana Il harirE
zen shown, 20 the satisfaction Of said board that
"a petiti n has b-en signed By more lhan tEo- I
hhs Of the taN-payefs resident IN said 1ypsum
luu ship, Saline county, state Of kansas, and b
the form prescribed By lau, snd . in az respects
rgulaT and legal, and said sfd 90 ends and y
Nov therefore pursuant 10 The prayer Of slId
ctiiiou. and tie statutes 10 such case made and -
roridcd, u b terehg urdeffd By the board Of
luuiy commislione1 o. Saline eounty, State of
ansa. that's spe-iai election BE- held Al The usual
liins plsee. 90 said Gypsum township. on Tues .,
~, The lsth Day Of October, A. d. lssd, a which
u election the proposition aet iorth in be here
before reciiel petition-Which psfiiion. With
e signatures thereto oniited, q hereby made . a
irt % this order-shail Be- submitted % she
galiy qualified voters Of aid township for their
'eisioa BY ballet
nd Il s farther ordered br said boara Of eounty (
mmiEsiouers that the sheriff % Haiine county,
ATE % kansas make due pTuElaInniion % the
tiers Of saii township Of The holding Of said elec-
On Il the time and plaee afores1i, b. publish n
g ~ sane for thirty days or morn next pr6oed-
z the dly Of holding said eIeclion. % the SALINE
iCErY JoUaEaE : nsHspauer published ID naid A.
unity and haTing . esnrrsi eilcuiafion 10 AID 4
unship. aad that iu said pruclamaiion azid
erin set forth The above ana foregoing order and
rite alIi pefltion thfreil. -
Ia wines uhsreoi, re. The undersigned, chair -
m anI membfra Of TIE board o. cquutT con-
ss0ners o. re cou nty % Sallne, state % knusaa
se hereuuto ct cur kzni1 a. chairnan and lc
.m5ers ainFe.aii, e TIE eountF seat % lsid
fnty. tbs fih day e SEPTEMBER, IA. d. lss0-
ANsON MILLER Chairmsn
DANIEL HUMHARaER OF
r H. GIBBS.
d aitesf ny signature and the aeal % said
line county. hereto a1xei this EN- day % Sep
lALl JOSEPH SARGENT,
'ounly Cierk a. Saline Couniy, eof Kanuaa-
AIE OF KANSAS.
eAIrNE C1CHTr.
I, Juzeph Sargent cnanfg eierE 81 Ne county q
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