Wichita eagle., 1886-10-22
uAyoR,s PROCLAMATION

MAYORS PROCLAMATION
ro~ srec,., election in wichita city, sedg-
wick county. Kansas. in the matter OF the |
wichita, Cedarvale s Southeastern Hallway
20. o,,,,f,ed Voters OF wichita City:
Whereas. On the 18th day OF September, 1856.
there was duly presented to the Mayor and
Councilmen of Wichita, Kansas. lsaid mayor
Session regularly called), a petition duly sign
ed by two-fifths OF the resident tax payers OF
wichita city, praying said mayor and council
to submit to the qualified voters OF said city
proposition to subscribe thirty thousand dol !
lars to the capital stock Of the Wichita, Cedar |
vale & Southeastern Railway Co., all on con-
petition signatures being omitted, is in words /
and figures following, to-wit:
Wichita, Cedarale & Southeastern Ry.
PETITION.
To the Mayor and ouncii Of the City OF " ichi
"a, Sedgwick County, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, being more than Two
flthS (2-5) Of the resident tex payers OF the
Incorporated city OF wichita. in said county
and state, hereby petition the mayor and coun-
Gil of said city above-I AIMED to submit. %
special election to tho qualified voters OF said
CITY above named ropOsition to subscribe to
the capital stock ofthe Wichita, Cedar'ale q
Southeastern hallway Company, q railroad
the laws of the state OF Kansas, which proposes
to construct railroad INTO tne city aDo'e
named. -,
lars (S3O, 900 0O), And In payment for said sut-
scription to the capital stock OF seld company
bonds of said city, with coupons ATTACHED;
shall be duly iss ed and delivered IN suins q
five hundred dollars $500 each, asgieeatin9
the amount of thirty thousand dollars 49,
Cg000), payable in twenty (2o) years i!o.n uate
OF issue, each bearing six per cent lnteress'
payable semi-annually; both principal ana IN
terest payable at the fiscal agency OF the sta.e
OF x sas in the city Of New York; tuch honos
to be duly issued and delivered upon compI
ance with the conditions hereinafter set our
and delivery Of stock III said road rs oy
law provided TIE conditions upon Which
said subscription to the capital stock Of SAID
Ihnt said Wichita, Cedaryale & Southeastern
Railway Company shall construct railroad OF
Standard gauge Gncluding all necessary trac5
and switchesl into said city aoove haineu, "iu m
have cars running thereon from some point on
the east lire Of SedgWlcK county, Aai.3as' II
to said city, on or before septe Lber seth, A
ID. 1851. delays by act OF Goa ana ofoSls %
court or judge thereof exc pted)
And we pray that said mayer anu council
upon presentation of this petition, duiy con-
yene and make an order, which oT1er shaii
ticn and such other conditions as said mayor
and council may dem advisable; ana a'so Tx
ing the time for holding special eiectioi:
which we pray may be held, as by law provla-
ed under chapter lV7, laws OF Kansas, 1876,
and amendments thereto, to determine whether
such 81 description shall he made:
| And the form of the ballol 10 oe uteu a. eNA "a
special election for and against said pToposl-
ton so submitted shall be as follows, each
qualified voter voting for said proposition SHAH
have printed or written on ms naiiot of the
Wichita. tedarvalc & southeastern Nall"ay
| Ccmpapy''
Each qualified voter voting agalnsssa!d prop.
osition shall have printed or written on MS
Against subscription to the capital stock
of lho Wichita, CedayVale &Southeastern l.aii-
! Ana whereas, said board Of mayor and coun-
| Gil, in pursuance TO said petition, being Guy
| convened as by law provided. an aller haglnS
1amned said petition found that the sam
was In due form, and was duly signed by more
| than two-.ifths OF the resident tax payers OF
| said city, and duly made en- order, gfaDtlnS
| the prayer Of said petition, and dering that t
specaI election shall be held in said city on
| the I'd day of November, a. y. lee6, to oeteT-
nina whether said city shall subscribe thirty
thousand dollars 10 the capitai STOCK OF eaia
| payment therefor, On the terms ana conditlons
| ali as set ont in slid petition, and further or
| dering that in lhe event thats majority oi ths
voters voting at said election, cast helr rbaliots
in favor of sid proposition, ana vote TO Issre
bonds in payment therefor. then the cay clerk
of sad city shall forthwith, Tor and ON pc
| half ani in the name OF saii CITY, suDscIipt
| $50 coo % to the ST. cE Of said c9rnDeny. Ana
! it was farther ordered that If said railway
company fully comply with the conditions OF
said subscription, then the mayor OF the city
isne bonds of said c; ty in eaid sum; said bonds
! to bear six (6) Per cent interest, principal ard
interest TO be due and payable as aet Out IN talu
| petition
And it was further ordered that the ballots
| TO be used 1T such election shaii be as io!ioWs
| to. wit:
| Eech qualified voter, voting at such election
| in favor OF said propagation, shall have written
| or printed on his ballot
| stFor subscription 10 the capital stock Of the
Wichita, Cedarva!e Southeastern Hallway
| Company
And each qualified voter voting against said
proposition shah have written or printed on
Against subscription 10 the capital eocS OF
the Wichita, Cedarva:e & southeastern Kali
| way Company"
| Aud il was further ordered that such election
be held on the End day of November, 1856, at
the following voting precincts III sald city, TO-
| wit: ,
stable on South Main street.
In The Second ward-at Hahn's carpenter
! shop on west side Of Main street between First
In the Third ward-a. no llG North Market
street
In the Fourth ward-at a. Smiths carpenter
! ahop corner of Main and Third streets.
| Ia the Fifth ward-at Seaman's real estate
! Office on Chicago avenue.
| Said voting places being the regular estab :
ished voting precincts IN SAID clty' ana IL b; is
| duly make and issue this proclamation Tor the
date snd ut the places designated, and thst ne
give thirty dsys printed notice IN me "iciii,a
| Daily Beacon and Wichita Daily Eagle, print
ed AID published and in general circulation
Throughout: said city. and that aaid mayor post
! notices as required by law.
Therefore, !, L. W Aldrich, MAYOR ofWleh- w h.
| ita, Kansas, by virtue Of authority IN ne by
! lsw vested, and in pursuance 20 the an We or
Der of said council, do hereby give lnbiic proc
! iamation ana due notice that special election
shall be held in said city at places above
| designated on November 2nd, A; ID. SS6, to
determine whether SSH city shall IN ke such
| subscriptions ard issue said bonds On the c0ndi-
! tions so. CGt ia said petition.
such election shall in all respects be con-
.tUcted The returns made, result ascertaine'l
and declared, all as provided by law orgeneral
| elections.
In witness whereof /, T. W, Aldrich. mayor
Of Wichita, Kansas. have herturto set my
hand. stthe city OF Wichita, this lst day OF
Octobe-. 1856.
r ". AlDIICH,
! Mavor o. wichita. Kansas.
/ Attes. F2ED ScHATTNzh, City tle' k
B. K. BROWN,