The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-28
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PETITION
70 1is Hoaorubls Beard q Osafy osuusisrsoas-s q
a. oouu,y efSalias, a fle al1fs q K1asat;
The undersigned. being more than tuo-Hnhs o.
the resident tax payers In saline county and state
Of Kansas respectfully petition your honorable
body % submit % the ouaiiasd siector- on "a
county for their acceptance or rejection q = spe-
eie election 70 Be called by your honorable BODY,
under and IN pursuance b the hWs Of the state Of
Kansas and an act entitled ~An Act 70 enable
counties, townships and cities 70 aid in the con
struction Of ralr0ads and % repeal section eiaht
Of chapter 50 Of the laws o. is7a, and Acts amend
atofy thereof and supplemental thereto" ths
Il following proposition upon the terms and eOn4i-
Il tons herelnafter Epecided, to-Wits Shall Saline
egunty and 1tale Of Kansas subscribe FOR SO shareI
o. $40 each Ofthe capital stock uf the 81 Louis,
Il kredo1ia Denver Railway Company. q FaflWaT
exploration organized and existing under .he laws
/ OF the state o. Kansas, and In payment therefor
county 70 the amount Of 81, 100 IN denomination
i Of tl000i the subscription OF stock and issue OF
bonds to Be upon the following conditions,
As soon - said proposition shall be determines
In the anrmatiTe By q canvass OF the rotes east a.
said election % 10 be called e. af0rsaid sad boar
Of county oommlssioners, for and ou behalf Of
aid eounty shan make an order directing the
| county clerk Of said county % make aud the
county clerk OF said county shall make said sub
seEiption In the name and for the use OF said
county for aid shares Of capital sock Of sad rail-
EaS company, provided thai sald bonds shall not
b. issued and delivered % sad railway company
unnl said railWay company shall build or cause to
b. built. ready for the operation Of trains thereon
is said railway from some point on The 81 Louis
san kFanciscO railway In Wilson or Greenwood
eouniieas Interesting said railway at said point
and from said point in a northEesterly direction
into said county and into The city Or Saiina IN said
county, and have the ears running thereon. And
shall build q suitable depot with neceasarg side
ttaeks on SAID lne of railway on the vest side Of
the toEn Of Gypsum City and within Il Q yaris Of
the vest end o. Fourth street IN aid togn An I
shall also build and locate suitable depot and side
t5aeE vithin mile Of The city hall of the town Of
Chico, and shal also build I suitable depot and
sldetrack e some point on iis said line between
ne toHn ot Chicn and the city Of Sallna, about
midway between aid pointa and shall either
occupg the Union Pacific depot situated within the
city Of Salina as q union depot OF shall construct
suitable passenger and freight deDot within the
limits Of the city Of Sallas. And should said
company construct beyond the city Of Salina, then
and In such event said company shall establish
and maintain the end Of q division at aid eltV
salsa said rhilWay company shall Be actively
engaged tn the construction Of its said railWay on
o. b. June lst, 1851. Upon compliance With the
foregoing conditions upon the part Of azb railuaF
company it shall Be entitled % demand and receive
the sum o. go 900 IN the bonds Of Saline county
issued N the manner provided b. iaT, anon he
presentation and tender Of eertifcatea Of 500
share1 of 800 each Of is fully paid capital stock
IN exchange therefor, provided said railroad ls
constructed on or before the Let day Of December
lseI, and not otherwise
The said board Of county commissioner upon
the terms and conditions hgreinbeiore stated ahall
cause such bonds 20 Be Issued, payable % aaid
r.ilEay company or bearer az the Fiscal Agency
OF ne state Of Eannas IN
theeity Of New York in the state Of NsE YORK, 50
years after the date thereof and bearing inter
est % the nate Of per cent per annum payable
seIni-annually, on the les days Of January and
July Of each year, for Which interesi coupons
shall be attached payable at the Fincai AFeney
Aforesaid, aud shall deliver ne sas 10 aid rail-
way company, upon delivery or tender 70 The
county clerk ofaaid county by sid railway con-
pany Oi certifcates Of its shares of fully pad up
E1ufNnI nfnrr numnN In = n
for dollar.
The form Of tbe ballos 10 be used a suid slse-
ton shali Be. "For The subscription o. stock and
issue Of bonds % the 81 Louis, Fred0nia 4 Den
yer Railway Company,n and "Agalnsi the sub
scriptioR oi stock and issue oi bonds 10 The ST.
Louis, FredOnia & Denver Railway Company.n
And whereas, aid board Of county continuation
er5 have examined Haid petition, ard it having
been shown, % the sltislaction Of "a board that
said petition has been signed By more than tV0-
hiths Of the taxpayers resident In said Saline
eolnty, state Of kauaas and is IN the form pre-
scribod 81 hlt and q In all rPspees1 regular and
Legal, and naid board % hnds and dccla re-.
NOV therefore, pursuant b the PRAYER of said
peEitinn, and TIE itatutes In such es.s made and
provided, it Is hereby ordered by the board Of
county c9mmislionels q Saline county, STATE of
VotinE pieces N aid saline county, On Honday,
the 13lh day o. November, A. D. l6o6 AZ Which |
ssid eieetion The PruposItlon sst forth IN the /
hereineeiore reeiied Pstition-ghich petition, |
aiih TIE HgnatuIo thereto omitted, h hersoy !
made psTt of this oriCr-ahalI Be submitted u |
the Legally qualified voters % nia township ior
their decision By ballot.
And i 5 further ordered bv said board Of
county commissioners that the sheriff Of Saline /
county, state ol kaasas, make due proclamation, /
% the voters Of said county, Of The hoding Of said
election, a the tinc and pace aforesaid 81 pub
liahing the sane FOR thirty days or uore nszt pre-
5eding he day Of hoidiag the said el-ction IN the
sALiNE CoUNTT JouENAL, q neuspaper Published /
~ = AZ sosaiy, "a sns hsvinE gsnsfal seala,oa q
Ikerih set iorth the shove and o-egoinr order and
ieeit- .aid p=tiiion therein.
In witness ghereol, We, the undersigned, chair
nan and members of the board of county commis-
Iiouers of the county of Saline, state of Kansas,
have hereunto set our hands as Chairman and Il
nenbert as aiore.aid, e The eosEfy seat Of said
'ounfy, this alth cay of October, A. ID. 1855.
ANsON sIILLER. Chairman.
E.H GIBBs
DANIEL HUAlBARGaR
A. aft-st NJ signafure and he ssai Of said Saline
ounsy, hereto alirsd dis sTth day q Ociober, A.
JOSEPH SARGENT,
sRALl County Cierk.
TATR OF KANSAS.
iOUNTT o. SALINE,
I, Joseph Sargent. county eierk q the osunry Of
aline. st1te q kanlas, Dc hereby certify thai the
bose aad foregoing = z full, corrccl ant crmpicte
sPy q ths order nadc b. he beard q county
1mmissioneTs q sad cuunfy of Saline az a special
sss;on q sad board, duly he'd af ny oEcc n the
~ q Salina, the county s11i Of 1aid counlg. On ]
- lIta day o. Ocloocrs A. u. l111s Whlch Sad
rdcf duiy en1ered On the Journal of The rccord
he Proceedings q sd haard q eoua-g eoumis-
"a uitasss uhereof. have h-reunto set ny
and and asrrd he seai q said eou1fy Of Salinc Z
- aJth day % Octoter, "A. u. lsll-
lsEAL JOSEPH SARGENT,
ouafy Cierk e Salins CouE.y, Ssai- e kansas-
Nov, therefoFe, I, W. W. Rsriic1, theriT of
lline counfys state q Kansal. pursallnf % the ,
,ogc and s1FeEoiuE order, and ~ strcee q thr
1fhoriiy vested IN 81 sheriff 1f sad county, Do
.reby proclail and ul1kc knoHn that on Monday.
e sglh day e November, A. D. rs1t. there VII .
held speezi elcctiou af he usual voting pl1c.
Sa1ine coenfY, alzIe q kansa1, &c ec1r upon fta
oposirion 80 iorth IN the abcTc and forer1inr
der, tail e ghich order a1e ~ Fstiicn thsreia
cited = hsr-by mads = r1rt 81 tti1 rro1i1n1lioli
the mzlaer a1d form prczcr7ted hF lIr.
IN vines uherecl, have h-reunfa go ~ hn1d
sherid q sid c1unry q sziine . tha atatz of
,nsas, at urcfce IN thc cay 81 saf1a. The counlF
a of aaii counEy, % thi1 sTlh day q Olobcr, a.
faf Wv. DARTERTT,
ShsfiG q saiine couniy, Siais e Kansas.
W. I. H0USER, H.D7
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