West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-01-20
Election Notice.

At a Court held for Wood County at the
Court House thereof on the 4th day of Janu-
airy. 1856.
On the application of the Ohio River Rail
road Company by their attorney:
The County Court of the County of Wood
in the State of West Virginia, deeming 1T de-
sirable that the District OF Lubbock in said
County of Wood, should appropriate by sub
scripton to the capital stock of the OHIO
River Railroad Company, the sum of Twenty
I'VE Hundred Dollars to aid in the construc-
ton of the said Company's railway to be
constructed through said District; The said
Court doth now direct and order that vote
be taken in said District upon the question
of subscription by said District of Lubbock
TO the capital stock of said Railroad Com
pany of the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollars in the coupon bonds of said District
bearing interest at the rate of per centum
per annum and redeemable as follows, viz:
At 10 years, but at the pleasure of such Dis
tTict any time after five years, but said bonds
70 be delivered after the railroad is graded
through said District and interest to COM
mence running from the time the said Com
pany commence runcing trains on said rail
road for transportation of passengers and
freight.
Such vote shall be taken upon the ques-
sion aforesaid at the usual voting places in
said District of Lubbock at a special Election
which is hereby ordered for the purpose to
be taken and held on the 10th day of Febru-
AIRY, 1886.
Zen. f. Tracewell Jas. w. Robinson and
VIM. Smitherman are hereby appointed
Commissioners at said Election at the vot
Ing place at Lubbock, and j. z. Traceweil, Jas.
Mcdonnell and .InO. NJ. johnson at the VOt-
ing place OF Newport in said District of Luz
beck; and it shall be the duty of said Com
missioners hereby appointed at said voting
place, to cause to be taken and to take and
ascertain the result of sand Election at the
voting place for which they are appointed
Commissioners.
And the said vote and Poll at said voting
place shall be take and the result ascertain
ed and certified according to the regulation
prescribed by law for ascertaining and GER
ufying the election of school officers.
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written printed on them either the words
"For Subscription" or :the words mo Sub
scription," and it is further ordered that
the Clerk of this Court shall cause two cop
les of this order to be written or printed and
sign his name to each and forthwith post one
OF them in a conspicuous place in his Office,
and deliver the other to the Sheriff of Wood
County, who shall forthwith post at least one
OF said copies in a conspicuous place at the
place of voting in said District and for every
one so posted the Sheriff shall have fee of
Is cents out of the county treasury; and the
Court doth further direct that a copy of this
order be published for thirty days prior to
the day of Election in each of the following
named newspapers published in the city of
Parkersburg, viz: Parkersburg Sentinel,
state Journal.
And it is further ordered that the Clerk of
this Court do furnish proper poll books for
the purpose of the said Election.
A Copy-Teste:
T. q. SMITH, q. w. &C.