The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-11-18
PETTTTON

70 Ne HonoroBls Board Of Counfv Obuaulfssioasrs
he O5unfy q Seliss, n fls SAFE 81 kaAaaf:
The undersigned. being more than tVo-anhs o
| the resident tax payers In saline county and sat
Of Kansas respectfully petition your honorable
| body 70 submit & the qualified electors Of SAX
/ county for their Acceptance or rejection q q spe
elai election 70 BE- called By your honorable BODY
under and IA pursuance % the laws Of the state o
/ KanFas. and a act s5tftied -An Act 10 euabI,
| counties, townships and cities 70 aid IN the con
struetion Of railroads. and 10 repeal section eigh
Of chapter 50 Of the laws 0fis7t and Acts amend
/ atory thereof and supplemental thereto" III
/ following proposition upon the terms and eOndi-
| tons hereinafter specified, to-Wit: Shall Salinl
eJunty and STATE OF Kansas subscribe for 500 share
Of 500 each Of the capital stock Of the St Louis
/ Fredonia Denver Railway Company. rsilHhy
corporation organized and existing under the laWi
/ Of the state Of Kansas, and IN payment therefor
issue 10 sid railway eOmpauy The bonds Of sad
/ OF $500; the subscription Of stock and issue ol
bonds 10 be upon the following conditions
viz.
As soon a. said proposition shall be determined
in the Affirmative By canvass Of the votes east a
said election % be called Es aforesaid aaid board
| Of county commissioners, for and en- behalf Of
said county shall make an order directing the
county clerk Of said county @ make, and the
county clerk Of said county shall make said sub
scriptiOn 10 the name and for the use Of zaid
county for aid shares Of capital stock Of aid nail
way company, provided thai said bonds shall not
be issned and delivered 20 said railway company
until said railway company shall build or cause b
Be built. ready for the operation Of trains thereon
San Francisco railway In Wilson or Greenvood
counties, Interesting said railway 81 said point
and from said point In q nOrtnWesterly direction
into said county and into the city Of Sana in sais
county, and have the can running thereon. And
shall build q suitable depot With necessary side
tracks on said line Of railway on the vest side OF
the town Of Gypsum City and within 100 yards Of
the west end Of Fourth street IN said town. a.
shall also build and locate suitable depot and side
track within mile Of the city hall OF the town Of
Chico ADD shall also build q suitable depot and
sidetraek a some point on It's said line between
the town Of Chieo and the city Of Salina, aboui
midway between aid points, and shall either
occupy the Union Paeife depot situated within thu
city OF salna a. q union depot or shall construct
q suitable passenger and freight depot within the
limits Of the city Of Sailus. And should salo
company construct beyond the city OF Salina, then
and On such event said company shall establish
and maintain the end Of = division a. said city
Salina. said railway company ahall Be actively
engaged In the construction OF its said hallway on
or By June LIST, 1851. Upon compliance with the
foregoing conditions upon the part Of said raiiuay
company Il shall Be entitled 10 demand and receive
the sum Of 80 900 In the bonds Of Saline county,
Issued IN the manner provided By law, upon the
presentation and tender OF eerti6catea Of 80
shares OF sloo each Of lie fully paid capital stock
In exchange therefor, provided said railrOad Il
constructed on or before the slst day Of December,
iss7, and not otherwise.
The said board Of county commissioner upon
the terms and conditions hsreinbeiore stated shall
cause such bonds 70 Be issued, payable b said
railway company or bearer Al the Fiseal Agency
Of The state Of kansal u
the city Of New York In the state Of NsH York 80
years after the date thereof, and bearing inter
est az the rate OF per cent. per annum payable
semi-annually, on the Isl days Of January and
July Of each year, for which Interest coupon
Aforesaid, and shall deliver the sams 90 said rail-
way company, upon delivery OF tender 70 the
county clerk o. said county b. sid nilWay con-
pany Of certificates Of its sharue Of fully paid up
eaniiaf stock email IN ausounf a. aid 1nfn dr1ln
for dollar.
The form Of The ballot TO be used at saia cleo
issue Of bonds 70 the 81. Louis, Fredonia q Den
yer Railway COMPANY" and "AgAinn the sub
scripii0H Of stock and issue Of bonds 70 lhe 81
Louis, Fredonia Denver Railway Company
And whereas aid board Of county oommlaion-
ers have examined said petition, and q having
been shown, 20 the satisfaction Of nd board thai
said petition has been signed By more than two
county, stats Of Kansas, and e in the form pre-
scribed by Law and Il IN al respects regular and
legal and said hoard 80 ands and dscla re-.
Nov therefore, pursuant 70 the prayer Of aid
petition, and the stafutss IN such ease made and
| provided, Il Il hereby ordered By the board Of
county commissioners o. Saline county, state q
Kansas that special election Be held at the usual
voting places IN said Saline county on Monday,
/ The 22th day Of November, A ID. 1856, e. which
said election the proposition eel forth IN the
hereinbefoTe recitsd spstltion-Nhich Pstiiiou,
made pan o. this orisr-shaii Be- submittsi q
the legally qualified voters Of sid township for
their decision by ballot.
And L IS further ordered By sid board Of
county oommissioners thar the sheriff Of Saline
county, state Of Kansas, make due proclamation,
the Of said county, Of tie holding Of said
election, a. the tine and place Aforesaid, BY pub
fishing the SANE for thirty days more ncEt pre-
cedinE the day Of holding the said election n the
SALfaE COUETF JouRNAL. a newspaper Published
in said county, and having general cireulanon in
said county, and that In sad proclamation said
sheriff forth the above and foregoing order and
recife said petition therein.
In witness whereof re, the undersiEn=d. chair
nan and members Of the board q counfy comnis-
sioners Of the county Of Saline, state Of Kansas,
have hercunto set our hands a. Chairman and
members s Aforesaid. a. the county seat Of said
county, this s1th cay efOctober, A. D. iss6.
ANsON MILLER, Chairman.
E.H GIBBS.
DANIEL HUMBARGtR