The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-11-11

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PETITION.
u las Honorable Board Of aunfV Commissioner O,
a. CbunfF q Saiiae, n lic alafc 81 Rdasaf,
The undersigned. being more thaH tWo-6nhs Of
the resident tax payers In Saline county and state
Of Kansas respectfully petition your honorable
body 70 submit 20 the qualified electors OF said
county for their acceptance or rejection a a spe-
cai election 70 be called BY your honorahle body,
under and In pursuance n the lfWs Of the state o.
Kansas, and an act entitled IAN Act 70 enable
e0nuties, townships and cities 70 aid in the con
strueti0n Of ralrosds, and 70 repeal section eight
Of chapter 80 Of the laws o. is74 and Acts amend-
atory thereof and supplemental thereto" the
following proposition upon the terms and conai-
lions hereinafter specified, to-Wit: Shall Saline
eJunty and STATE Of Kansas subscribe for so shares
Of 500 each Of the capital stock Of the St. Louis
corporation Organized and existing under the laws
Of the state OF Kansas, and in payment therefor
issue 70 sid railway company the bonds Of said
county 20 the amount Of SS0,0oo In denominations
Of $500; th- subscription OF stock and issue Of
eonds to Be upon the following conditions
viz
AZ soon A. said proposition shall be determined
in the Affirmative By canvass Of the votes east a.
said election % be called Aforesaid said board
Of county commissioners, for and on behalf Of
said county shall make order directing the
county clerk Of said county 10 make, and the
county clerk Of said county shah make said suit
seFiption IN the nAme and for the use Of said
county for said shares Of capital stock Of Sad rai
way company, provided that aid bonds shall not
be iasaed and delivered 70 said railway coInpsny
until said railway company shall build cause %
be built, ready for the operation Of trans thereon
San Francisco railway In Wilson or Greenwood
ccuntiea Interesting said railway 20 said point,
and from said point In q uorthWesterly direction
Into said county and into the city % halna IN SAID
COUNTY and have the cars running thereon And
shall build q suitable depot with necessary side
tracks on said lire Of railEey the west side OF
the t0En Of Gypsum City and within 100 yards Of
the vest end q Fourth street IN Eaid town. aut
shall also build and locate suitable depot and side
track within mile Of the city hall OF the town OF
Chico, and shan also bald suitable depot and
sidetraek 81 some point on lie said Line between
the town Of Chico and the city Of SaiinA, about
mfdWaF between said points, and shall either
occupy the Union Pacidc depot situated within the
city Of sallna as union depot or shall construct
limits Of the city Of Salina. And should said
company construct beyond the city Of salinai then
aud In such event said company shall eatabli1h
and maintain the end Of division % said city o.
SaliHa- said railway company shall Be- actively
enraFsd In the construction OF is said railWsy on
or 81 June ist. 1881. Upon compliance with the
foregoing conditions upon the part Of sid railEay
eampany Il thall Be- emitted b demand and receive
the sum Of go 600 In the bonds Of Saline county,
issued N the manner provided By Law, upon the
presentation and tender Of certificates Of 800
ShsrS an 500 each Oh its FULLY paid eapitai stock
In exchange therefor, provided said railroad q
eousiructad On or before the 8lst day Of December
1857, and not Otherwise.
The aid board Of county commissioners upon
the terms and conditions hereinbeiore stated shall
cause such bonds 70 Be Issued, payabls 70 said
railway company or bearer a. the Fiscal Agency
theeity Of New York IN the state Of New York, 50
years amer the date thereof, and bearing inter
est q the ute Of 8 per cent. per annuIa, payable
seTsli-tnnuaily, % the lst days q January and
shall be aftached payable at the Fiscal Agency
Aforesaid, aEd shah deliver the same 70 said rail-
way company, upon delivery or tender 70 the
county clerk 81 said county By sad nilWuy con-
pany Of certidclies Of is shares Of fully paid up
capital stock equal In amount Of MD bonds dollar
for dollar.
ton shall Be, "For the subscription Of stock and
issue Of bonds % the 81. Louis, Eredonia q Den
yer R1ilNay Company,n and ~AFainst TIE Sub
seriPtien q stock and issne q bo1ds 70 The 81.
Louis Fredonia 4 Denver Railway Company
Ard whereas, said board 81 county commission
era have examinet said petition, and Il having
been shown, % the satisfaetion Il nd board that
said petition has been signed b. more than two
hnhS Of the taxpayers resident in said Saline
county, state Of Kansas, and is in the form pre-
Eeribed b law, and q IN AZ respects regular and
legal, aad said board 80 lnds and decla re-.
Nov Therefore, parsuaa. % the PRAYER Of said
petition, and the statutes In auch case made and
provided, Il is hereby orfeTed ~ the board Of
county commissioners 81 saAne county STATE q
EAnsls that special election hs hsid at the usual
voting places IN aid Saline county, on Monday,
the leth day Of November, A. d. lss6i at which
SAID election the proportion set forth IN the
kereinbeiofe reclied .petiticn-uhich petition,
ufih TIE signatures thereto omitted. e hereby
made part Of this order-shali he submitted -
Tie leEllly qualiaed voters q aid township Tor
And i S further ordered ~ sid board Of
county commissioners that the sheri4 Of Saline
county, state Of Kansas, make due prodlamatiou,
e the voters q SAID county, Of the hodiag Of sad
election, a. the tine and place Aforesaid, By pub-
fishing the sane for thirty days mere nezt pre-
cedinT the day Of holding the said eiectou IN thc
SALINn CoUErY JouEaAL, a ueWsp9per published
IN said county, and having general circulation IL
said counfy. and that IN said prociamafion said
sheriff forth the above AID foreEoizg order and
reeite said peiiion thereia.
In witness whereof, ue, the undersigzed, chair
man and members Of he board % county eonlniis-
sicncrs Of ihc county Of Saline, state cf Kansas,
have hsreunto set cur hands a. chairu-an and
uembers a. Aforesaid, a. the coanty seat q sad
county, ihis alth day Of October, A. D. lisa
ANsON MILI.ER. Chairman.
n III GIBBS.
DANIEL HUMBARGzR
As ATTEST ny signature and The seal q said Saline
eounty, hereto Alfred this s5th day Of October, A.
- - sOsErH SARGENT.
IsRAE-l County CLERK
STATE 0F KANSAS
COUNTY OF sALISR.
I. Joseph Sargent. couuty clerk Of the counfy Of
Saline, state Ct kansas 90 hereby certify thai the
above ard fsFegeing . gu, sosreet asd sonplsis
ccrraisziruers 81 saii counfy 81 Saline speciai
session q sad board, duly heid az ny o1e n the
city q Salsa, the county seat q sad county On
he s-ih day II Octobcr, A. j.. is3G. uhich said
order vas duiy entered on the 1Hrnai q The record
81 the prcceediags Of sid hcard q counfy conna-
II uiiaezs whereof. hzvs Asrsunio So ny
hand and afsEtd ihc seal Of SAID counfv q sainc
dis s7ih day Of 0cfo1-r, a, y. ls,e.
TsEkL1 JOSEPH SARGENT,
County Clerk a Saiiae Cornsy, Stair Of kaaszs-
Nee, therefore. ]. W. w. B.rilsit. sheriff q
Saiiae ccuaty, STATS q kant-s. pursuant 10 The
ntsrr ard farercinr order. and ~ eirfue q the
npihcriv rezlrd IN - shersE e said uoruty, DO
hereby rfoelain ard SAKE knorp that en- AundaT,
ne a1Ih day o. N6vember, a. -. s116. lhcre VII
te ked snccial elcciion a tie nsu1l rciirg 5acrs
u Saline uountg, st1fc Of Kansas. Do r1te rr11 lne
r-orcsitsca SET iclth "a the above ard i1reEoi1E
order, an Of uhich order ard the pcfttcr thersir
rsci,rd s hereby made pan Of tEi1 PROF. lra1tior
n the r.anner nd lorn prescrihed By iau.
10 aitness whereof. have hereunio ST ~ hzld
e. sheriT e said cusnfy 81 Saline = he atsie q
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