Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-10-23
PROCLAMATION.
MACON. NoxuBEE COUNTY. Miss

AGO. NoAtbLE NoN'' : 49,
Whereas. fifteen and more legal voters
and taxpayers of said county, nave petl-
toned, in writing that the question OF the
substitution by said county. TO tne capl'a'
stnrk az the Natchez, Jackson aud Cplum.
bus Railroad Company by saia county ol
Two Hundred thousand Dollars, should Dc
submitted to the legal voters of said county
unon the following terms and conditions
uamed in said petition, VIZ:
FIRST. That if two-thirds OF the leSai
and qualified voters OF said county shail, al
thr election to be ordered under SAID petl'
,ion. vote in favor o fsaid subscription, then
Tho President of the Board OF supervisors oil
said conutv shall subs 'ribe, IL tvc name OIL
said rouutv, the said amount of two nun
dred thousand dollars to The capitol STOCK
If the Natchez, Jackson and Columbus
Railroad Company, and he shall execute
and deliver to said company in the name OF
said county, coupon bon Is bearing interest
At the rate of six per cent. per ahiuhi' pay
able to bearer at the Office ol the hhieher-
booker Trust Company OF New loEk' we
interest to be payable ahhuallv anu tle
bonds themselves at twenty year from
mar date. to be signed By the said presi-
don, of the Board of supervisors OF SAD
county under the county seal, and attested
Inv the clerk of said Board. the coupons 10
hear the engraved or Autographed sigma
.ure of said President OF said board.
The snid bonds shall I've denver
cd 10 the President of sand Company as
follows. to-Nit. When any number OF
,n;ins of said railroad. not less than hNe,
shnu have been completed within the llMlts
Of saiJ cou6tv. and the President OF ssiu
Company shall present to the PRESIDENT oil
the Board of Supervisors OF sa'u cum! y
abatement of the whole nntlher OF hllies VI
road to be constructed through sald county
and also the number OF mites co,hpie,eu'
ms aforesaid, certified to by mo ohei, hu.
rineer of said company ana tle Iles,'on.
Thereof. then said President OF salu Boaru
ns Sunnryisors shall deliver TO the sand rail-
roqd company such proportlonRte share. as
ncgrlv AZ possible of the Wholc amount OF
s,iI Eords as the number OF miles OF roau
completed bears to the number OF mi'es oi
road 10 he constructed in snit county, any
s;mn,t,noously with the delivery 81 saiu
bonds the prcsident'ot said company shai'
5oi;vor a said Board of supervisors, cer'i-
| sca,es of the capital stock OF sad ompa
If n like amount, the certinca'es pei"s
rcckoned AT par,
TuIRp, That the said county oil noNuueu
shall have credit for all interest," hI'tl ns!
acrrue prior TO the delivery oil say oolos'
under the provisions OF inc pLrsu,ihn ai No
"o of construction of said line OF raiiroau
Il, s,id county of NoNuheo shaii bes,,h Nv
~, ,nwn of Macon, in said county anu pro-
GOOD in hoth directions TO the county uu.'
AnI whereas the interest on sald sum U,
,wa bnndred thousand dollars, II caieuiateu
At seven per cent. per ahniuin, ooes no.l Ma
c,cd two per cent upon the assessor .auu5.
oof,he real estate within the limits OF saio
county. , or tho premises
AND hy virtue of the power III ne sos.eu y!
tbc ii xt.enth section OF the act OF lhc LIZ
stature of the State OF Mississippi cn''a'oSJ
An Act to incorporate tue NaluieI III,
Jackson Railroad Company, apPlo'1" sm
De, 4. ~. 1870, | do notify the lega, No.e.s
liza rounty 10 meet at the usual places on
bboIIinu elections in said county, on tnc
Ninth day of November, A. d. 1856,
Ear tho purpose of voting for or against ,ne
above mentioned subscription 10 the capr
tal stock of said company. Anu ! w "S y,
uotify and request the Cominiss'une an.
Election of said county u mee. ~. =" =, sa;S
" nnty Ave DAYS before the said Nintn ia.
Y, Nnyembcr, A. d., 1885 and careiuhy r.
uw.n ,ho registration books oil the count,
.msIi No noll hooks of the several precinc.s,
a"uu nrasc ,bcrcfrom the names OF VI
anm sons improperly thereon. or who "a.
bvis ron,nycd or become disquaiiheu ~
wv, ,ra from any cause, and register ,u'
ue. ,a Of nil persons who have az y appi,v'
n", no rec,stersd and have been illegally oo
Mad registration, MS provided III see''ou -
oil the "e''''" II. C. GARNER.
,.os,dcnt OF the Board of Supervisors Q
Soxuhoe County, Mississippi
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