The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-19
Call for an Election.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

| COUNTY OF NEWBERRG.
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
A majority Of the owners Of real eS-
tate OF township No: l, or Newb"rry
township. in the said county. having
made written application to the Board
OF County Commissioners for the said
county to order IN election to deter
mine whether or not there shall be sub
scribed on the part OF the said township
the sum of forty thousand dollars in
bonds. to the capital stock Of the Augusta,
Edgetield ahd Newberry Railroad Com
! pauy. under the conditions hereinafter
named. it is ordered,
That an election by ballot be held at
| Newberry Court House, on Thursday,
| the 27th day of May instant from %
seven O'Clock in the forenoon till (G) six
O'Clock in. the afternoon to determine
| whether there shall be subscribed by
the County Commissioners OF the said
county. in behalf of said township No.
l, or Newbcrry township, to the capital
stock of the said Railroad Company.
the sum OF forty thousand dollars in
bonds payable in twenty years from
their date. with interest 1T the rate
of seven per centum per annum,
payable annually. The said subscrip-
ton, if made, shall bemadc upon
the following conditions set forth in
the said written petition, to wit: lSt
that the length OF the line of the said
Railroad from Saluda river to NcWbcrry
Court House, shall not exceed twelve
miles; 2nd. That township No. s, or
Mendenhall's township, OF the said
county, shall subscribe not less than
ten thousand dollars to the capital stock
OF the said Railroad Company; 3rd.
That the subscription OF said township
No. l shall not be used in the conStruc-
ton OF any part Of the said Railroad
west of Saluda river. until the line from
Newberry Court House to Saluda river
shall have been graded and made ready
for the. laying of crossties and strlngcrs.
J. Wistar Gary, John Raven Math-
ewes and Christopher G.. McWhirtcr are
hereby appointed managers to hold said
election.
A like written application having been
made by majority Of the owners OF
real estate in township No. S, or Men-
dcnhall's township, in the said county.
to the Board of County Commissioners
for the said county to order an election
to determine whether or not there shall
be subscribed on the part OF the said
township the sum OF ten thousand dol
lars in bonds, to the capital stock OF the
Augusta, Edgctield and Newberry Rail-
road Company under the conditions
hereinafter named. it is ordered.
That an election by ballot be held at
Dead Fail, in the said township No. S,
on Thursday, the 9th day of May instant,
from C) seven o'clock in the forenoon
till (G) six o'clock in the afternoon to de-
termine whether there shall be sub
scribed by the County Commissioners
of the said county, in behalf OF said
township No. s, or Mendrnhall'S town
ship. to the capital stock OF the said Rail
road Company. the sum Of ten thousand
dollars in bonds, payable in twenty
years from their date, with interest at
the rate OF seven per ccntUm per annum
payable annually. The said subscrip-
ton, if made, shall be made upon the
following conditions set forth III the said
written application, to-wit: That the
said Railroad shall cross the Saluda
river at some point between B0uknight's
Ferry and Kinard'S Ferry, and that it
shall pass thence by the most direct,
practicable route through township No.
s, to the Town of Newberry.
James R. Davidson, John G. Goggans
and Latimer W. Long are thereby ap-
pointed managers to hold the said cleo
tion.
The ballots cast at these elections
shall have written or printed or them
either the word ''Subscription," or the
words mo Subscription," the former
being used to designate the voters de-
sire that such subscription be made, and
the latter words being used to eN-
press the voters opposition to such SUBJ
scription.
1t is further ordered that this order be
published in the Observer and the HER
AID AND News two newspapers pub
lished in the Town of Newberry for
three weekly insertions next previous to
the week of the said elclction.
Witness our hands and seal OF office
this 4th day of May, A. D. 1886.
A. J. LIVINGSTON, Chairman.
IL. 81 E. C. LoNGSHoRE.
J. A. CROMER.
co. Com. for Newbcrry Co.
Attest: JAS. II. p. GOGGANs, Clerk.
5, 5-3t.