, 1886-03-13
PROCLAMATION.
notice Of special Election In Laramie
County.

March 10, 1856.
WHEREAS. by virtue of an act of the
Legislative assembly Of Wyoming Territory,
entitled, ian act to authorize counties in
the territory of Wyoming to issue bonds
Tor the purpose Of aiding the construction
of railways, approved Feb. p, 1856, it is
made the duty of the board of county
commissioners to call an election of the
qualified voters, when proper application
shall be made for the issue OF bonds under
the provisions OF said act. and.
WHEREAS, the Cheyenne X Northern
Railway company did. on March G, 1856,
make proper application in writing TO the
board of county commissioners ofLaramie
county, Wyo.. asking that a vote Of the
qualified electors of said county, be taken
upon the question OF aiding in the on
struction OF said railway, within said
county, the number OF miles for which
subsidy in bonds is asked being one hun
bred and twenty-five, at the rate Of thirty
Two hundred dollars per mile.
the bonds to run for thirty years, but
r%edeemable at the option Of the
county after fifteen years, aud to draw in
terest from date Of delivery until paid at
the rate Of six per oentuIr per annum,
payable annually.
The proposed route of said railroad as
set forth in said application being az fol-
lows: From the city of Cheyenne in a
nOtherly direction over the most eligible
route to be selected by said company to a
point as near as practicable to the Silver
Crown mining district, thence IN a norther-
ly direction over the most eligible route,
to be selected BY said company to a point
in the vicinity of Iron Mountain, thence
in a nOrtherly direction over the most
eligible route, 10 be selected by SAID com
pany to a point on Chugwatcr creek,
thence in a northerly direction over the
most eligible route to be selected by said
company to the Laramie river. thence IN
a northerly or northea,terly direction over
the most eligible route to be selected 10y
said company to a point on the Platte
river in this county aud west of Fort
Laramie.
It being also set forth in said application
that SAID company VIII commence the
location and construction of said road
within ten days after the subsidy
hereby applied for. is voted and viii
complete at least seventy five miles of
SAID road within sud county. within
one year from dateol commencement, aud
fifty miles in addition 10 the %scvcnty-five
miles within said county. within two ycnr-
from the date Of commencement
Now, therefore, public notice IL hereby
given TINT an election will be held IN sad
county OF Laramie. in Wyoming Territory,
on the 10Th day of March. A. ID. los6, ion
the purpose Of voting on the question OF
issuing the coupon bonds of said county
to the amount of four hundred thousand
100000 dollars, to aid in the construction
of sand Cheyenne a Northern railway,
upon the conditions herein set forth. and
subicet.tD oil the provisions Of said act oI
the legislative assembly OF Wyoming
Territory.
The following are designated as tn,
precincts and voting places at said cloc
ton. 10 wit
Cheyenne No J. Homer HOOK aud
Ladder house. Seventeenth street.
{ heyennc No Alert Hose house.
Bear trrrk-tariner Bro. 5 ranch.
Bordeaux lluntun Go. : ranch.
Cheyenne Ptss-D. Lanuon's ranch.
Chugwator-Swan Land and Cattl,
company store.
Egbert-U. p. station house.
Fort Laramie-john j.. O'lirien s
ranch
Granite Canon-U. p station house.
Hartvillo-C W. Nylous store.
Hat Creek-John Stories store.
Hawk Sprinrs-T. NJ. Hcnick house.
Horscshoe-Morran store.
Lance Crcek-g99 ranch.
Laramie River-reschomacher < de-
Billier Cattle company store.
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