The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-16
NotIee Of Elesliou.
STATR or KANsAsl
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tain and operate It's said railroad Into ard ihruuq
9ypsum TOW nship. Saline county, On the tate n
hansas' a. authorized and empowered % do By IT,
charter ant y the statutes Of said state and
whereas, We. the undersigned, being more
thsn tEo-liths Of the resident tax -payers Of thi,
aid township, are deairoua o. aiding IN the on
htfuetion Of the proposed railroad Of said FallWaF
company In the manner provided for IN an aef II
ne Legtslature Of the state Of Kanaaa. approved
February e3th, A. ID. lS76, and entitled dAn Aci
70 enable Counties, Townshina and CIfler 10 nId
IN the construction Of railruads and 70 repeal Sec
ton kight Of Chapter Thirty-nine OF the laws o.
INA. and acts amendatorF Thereof By sub acFib-
n ni " ne name q said ayrsnm toEnshipas pFnF-
ded form said set and the acts amendatnry Thereof
70 land for the capital 81 och Of aid Chcaeo saint
Joseph and Fort Worth Railway Company 10 the
amount OF twenty thOuss nd daliars, and 10 maka
aJ ment for said capital sioek b. issuing and de-
live ring u said railuay company the bonds Of
said toEnshiP ora like sun dollar 'er dollar.
nov Therefore, We, tn undersigned resident
tax payea Of said Gypsum toun- hin most respect-
full, petition yoar kaaorahie boig. that yon "a
authorized and empowered 10 do By the ainrraaid
act ana the acts amends tory thereof do order 4
special election 20 Be held In said township. and
at such special election submit TO- or cause % be
submitted 70, the qualified Foterl Of sid Town
enip, IN tho manner and form prescribed By the
aforementioned acts, proposition 70 subscribe
lori the capital stock offs "a ChicaEd saint Joseph
and FORT worth Railway Company 70 the amount
ottgenty thousand dOllara, upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth to-Wit:
That In payment for the capital sfock Of the
Chicago, Saint Joseph and Fort Worth Railway
Company, 50 subscribed In the name Of aid town
ship, the bonds Of said Gypsum township shall be
issued In sums Of one Thousand dollars each that
the principal Of aaid bonds shall be navnhie thirty
years from the date thereof and aid bondr shall
bear Interest a. the rate Of sig per cent per annum
aid Interest being payable seuli-annually. and
ior this purpOse said hOEds shall have semi
annual Interest coupons attached and that both
the principal and Interest Of aid bonds shall BE-
payable 81 the fiscal agency Of the state Of Kansas
m the cltV OF NeW Nork
That when such special election a. your honor
able body shall onier. for the purpos 81 herein
Peeinea' sn1i nave been auiy held, and Tie voies
east Al such election shall have been uuly
eanvassed, and the result Thereof declared.
In case a majority Of The votes cast a such
election shall hsve been found and declaT-
ed 20 Be In favor Of the proposition 20
subscribe In the name Of said Gypsum touu~hip
n land for) the capital stock of ~ "a rhlcarn saint
Joseph and Fort Worth Raj way Company 70 the
amount Of twenty thousand dollars then The hard
OF county commissioners Of said county shall nrler
and ran~e the county clerk 0f said county % make
IN the name ofsah township b. faud
tori The capital siock Of saii raluny comTanT %
the amount Of twenty thousand dollars and shall |
cause the bonds Of said Gypsum township. With i
semi-annual Interest coupons attached. % he /
issuol In the name Of Ead to- ushin 10 a like /
amount to-wit: tErnty "a ausand dollars. upon /
be terms AMI conditions iolluWing
Whenever the said Chicago saint Joseph and i
Tort worth Railway Company shall have con-
siructed and have 10 operation iis railroad from
The N rthern or eastern boundary Of said toEn-
hip % the southern boundary thereof and a Sta
lion with sidingi established thereon. within one
mile Of the center % said township. then the /
bard Of county commissioners % said county
hall issue and deliver, cause % BE- issued and /
leliyerd TO said railway company. the bonds %
said Gypsum township 10 the amount nf twenty
laliar for dollar, % the capital stock of said rail-
way company, which capital stock Faid railway
OWnship before said bonds shall be delivered 70
aid rail gay company.
Provided, That the bonds OF said iounship 20
ssued and delivered 20 said raiiWay company
hall not exceed fiteen thousand doilara, and 6ve
'er cent. additional Of the assessed "a ue 81 the
property Of tiul said township as shown BY the /
ssessinent last made prior 70 the issuance and
ellvery u said h0Hds.
Provided further, that no part Of the Aforesaid /
onds shall b. issned and delivered % said rail-
ray company unless the aforesaid railroad % said
ailEay company shall have been constructed and
ut In OPERATION through said township and
Intending n0rthWardly or easiWffdiy therefrom |
)rty miles. and the Aforesaid station established
hergoa within 6fteen mouths from the day upon
'hieh the Aforesaid special election shall BE held
p said township. and that there shall Be at least
u miles Of railroad-traek inclusive Of sidings In
aid township
Provided. That the Aforesaid subscription, IN
be- name Of sid township, - (anl forl the capt
y stock Of said railway company shall be made |
pom the expr - condition that the said Chicago,
Amt Joseph and Fort worth Railway Company
hall before the 3ist day OF December, A. ID. ISIS.
ave its railruad In actual process Of construction
I'd shall before the 18th day Of March A. d. |
~ AZ some loint within one hundred miles Of
I'D township. have a least thirty mies Of Ia said
iilroad in operationi eiheTWiae said subscription
be null aud void.
That thoss voting IN favor Of The foregoing prop
dtion shall have written or printed on their bal
a. the words, In favor Of The subscription 70
nd forl the capital atoek Of the ChicaEe. saint
oseph ans fort Worth Railway COMPANY !" and
sueh ballots. east a. such apeeial election, shall
counted In favor Of such proposition.
Those voting sgHinst the foreg0ing prep oaition
all have written or printed on their ballots the
orda, "Agaiast the Subscription In the name Of ]
"a tsunship 20 the capital stock Of the Chi1ago,
lint Joseph and Fort worth Railway Company"
q Al such hallots, east a. such special eieeiinn,
all he eoanted sgainst sneh proposition. =
And where's, aaid bard Of r0unty commission
: have examined said petition and "a haEinF
zen shown, 20 the satisfaction Of aid board. thst
= pe,iiian has been signed b more than tuo- {
= nship, Saline county, state % kaneas, and b
The iofm prescribed b. law and d IN eli FeEpeeis
gular snd legal, and aid bard % hnis and y
Sos therefore. ptrsaant % the prayer Of said
fiiion. and TIE statutes n such ensa made and /
5Fdeds u Il hereby oriefrd By the board Of / Z
lnty commissioners o. Saline county, STATE o.
mss, thata spe-ial election Be he'll atthe usual
ling piece, IN sid Gypsum township, on Tues / =
J, the i9th day Of October, A. ID. lat6 20 uhlch y
siee Don ne proeositson set iorth u tee here
signatares thereto emitted, a hereby mais q a.
4 o. this order-shali he submitted 70 TIE T"
.lly qlalieed voters Of said township for theis
nd Il s further ordered By "a boar o. eouniy is
1uia1ioncra that the sheriff q Saline county,
e % ksn.as, n.fe dns Proelanntion . ths
en- Of said township, Of the holding % MD elce-
y, "a the time and plaoe aforo1ad, b. publlh- ~
TIE eame for thirty days or more next preoad-
The day Of holding said election, IN The eALIEE
jHrr JorHHAL. n Newspaper pnbliahod in eai1 4
nty, and having q general cifcuiatioa IN aid g
nshlp, ard that IN sid uroclamation saii
riH set forth the above and foregoing ordar and
viinsss whereof, We, ne UNDERLINED, chair ~
} and members o. the board Of couuty ecn-
.ioners q ne ocunty % Saline, staio 81 kasana
abers - slnro..ii. a ths sos1iy 80 of ~ &c
nay. this fth day 81 September, a. D. let1.
ANaoN MILLER Chalrslan
DANIEL HunBARGER OF
q a. GIBBS.
attest ny aiEnatura and the sal o. aaii
ne coulty, hereto anxod thil tth day q Sep
nj JOSEPH SARGENT.
unty Cierk q saiine couuiy, state o. Kanaas.
III or KANSAS,
AlrNE CouETT.
JasePh suEEsal eoastg eisrk o. the eoanty %
ne, sinie q kansas, Dc hereby certify that ths
e aud 1orcroing q 3 fan, curIcct and ccunlet1
% he order madS 81 the hoard q countg
% eIii c1untT ~ sall1e, a 3 49,
'eHzion 81 sald eqardi daily bed e ny u1lce In
'iiy 81 salina. The county set o. r1l1 couhtF,
N fth day % eeptemblr, a. D. Isl, uhsEk
order uas duly catered % he touFBai Of ne
= q ne procecdines % nd hoard q eounig
nis1iuner1-
viine. sksreof. have hcFsanio SCI NJ
and alEei ~ seal 81 nd coultT a. Saline,
IN d1F o. Septruhfr, A. ID. ISIS -
AL Iul8EPH SARGENT, ~
lnty clerk q saiine couutY, siata q kana11.
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