The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-28

sHzRIFF's ELECTION PROCLAMAEIOH.
Whereas, petition In words and dg-
ures As follows, to-Wtt:
| To the Board of Commissioners of Lyon
County, Kansas:
The undersigned, legal voters Of Lyon
county, respectfully petition your honor
able body to submit the question Of build
ing . new court house and jail, and the
sites that may be offered for the same, to
. vote Of the people ct an early day"
signed by the requisite number Of the
legal voters Of the said Lyon county, has
commissioners Of the county Of Lyon and
the state OF Kansas, and
Whereas, the prayer Of said petition has
been granted by the said board Of county
commissioners.
Now, therefore, notice IL hereby given
by the said board Of county commission
ers that at the general election to BE- held
n said county Of Lyon on the and day Of
November, A. D., 1885, the question will
be submitted to and voted upon by the
legal voters Of said county, whether the
said board Of county commissions shau
issue the bonds Of said county In Q sum
not to exceed eighty thousand dollars
ESQ ,OOOl for the purpose Of erecting
court house and jail for said county. said
bonds to be OF the denomination Of enc
thousand dollars (Sl ,0OO) each, and
more than twenty (20) years from the
date thereof, and not be sold for lees
than their par value, and to bear inter.
est at rate not exceeding I'VE Per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually.
Those fAvoring said proposition shal
cast ballots upon which shall be written
or printed, ''for the bonds."
Those opposed to said proposition
shall cast ballots upon which shall be
written or printed, against the bonds"
and
whereas. Three (3) several sites for
said court house and jail have been pro-
posed, to-wit: Lots "a, Sc, IS, 20 and
q on Mechanic street in the city Of
Emporia In said county and here deSig-
mated as site No. 1, to cost the county
S10,1O0.
Lots No. So, 50, 81, 70 and north half
Of az on Market street in said city, to
cost the county $4,000, less Q proposed
donation OF &4S5, and here designated Is
site No. 2.
Lots ID, 10. IL, 10, 81, %, 25, ~, 20
and 81 in Washington Park addition to
the city OF EmporiA, and on Commercial
street between Eighth and Ninth avenues
In said city, and here designated IS
tfree site" and proposed to be donated
to the county.
Now, therefore, said board Of county
commissioners request of the voters
aforesaid an instruction as to the selec-
ton Of q site for said court house and
jail, and that said voters at such election,
who favor the site first named, shall cast
ballot upon which IL written ag printed:
tfFor Site No. l." Those fAvorfng the
second named site shall cast ballot upon
which Is written or printed: "F0r Site
No. q" and those fAvoring the third site
shall cast ballot upon which Il written
or printed: Free Site"
Said election shall be held ct the 6ev.
erel voting precincts in said Lyon county
on the day hereinbefore designated, and
returned and canvassed- according to
law.
Witness our hands az the board Of
county commissioners Of the said county
| of Lyon and state Of Kansas this 18th
| day of September, A. D., 1885.
| WIN. FLICKINGER,
j. 8. GRIMsLEY,
T. e. MCMILLAN,
Chairman.
Commissioners OF Lyon County, State Of
Kansas.
| Attest: ROLAND LAKIN,
| TCoUNTY sEAL.l County Clerk.