The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-23
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STATE Oy KANsAs,l
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siFct iis railroad from saint Joseph, Missouri. 20
tain and operate us aid rsIirosd into ana through
Gypsum toW uship. Saline county, On the state Of
Kansas, ~ authorized and empowered 20 do By its
charter ant By the statutes OF said state, and
Where's, We the undrrsigned, being more
thsn tEo-hfihs o. the resident tax-payer OF the
said township. are DESTROYS e aiding in the ION
structlon Of the proposed uiroad o. said railuay
company in the manner pr vided for IN an act %
the Legislators Of the siats Of Kansas, approved
February 18th, A. d. is76 I'D entitled IAN Act
90 enable Counties, roEushi, and Citiea % aid
IN the construction Of Iairoa ls and 70 repeai See
ton Eight Of Chapter Thirty mine Of the laws o.
liza" sud acts amendainrF hereof, By sub scrih-
ing IN the name OF said GyP nm i0vnship,as prnvi-
land tori the capital y oek Of aid Chicago saint
Joseph and Fort Wort. Railway COMPANY 20 the
amount OF twenty ID sHsand dollars, and 10 make
payment for said epltal stock By issuing and de-
live ring n said nilUay company the bonds u
SAID township or like sum dollar or dollar.
Nov Therefore ne, thu undersigned resident
tax-payersO OF said Gypsum toun hip most respect
fall petition your honorable body. that yea las
authorized aud emp0Uered 20 do By the Aforesaid
act and the acts amends tory thereofl do order
special election 20 he held IN said tognahip. AMI
Al such sDecial election submit TO- or cause 10 he
submitted 70, the qualified Voters Of said Town
ship. In the manner and form prescribed BY the
aforementioned acis, proposition 10 subscribe
IN the name OF said Gypsum township. 90 land
fOT) the capital stock offs % Chicago saint Joseph
and Fort Worth Railway Company 10 the amount
Of twenty IN -usand doliErs, upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, tO-Uit;
That In payment for the capital STOCK OF the
Chicago, Saint Joseph and Fort Worth Railway
Company. 70 subscribed In the name Of said town
ship, the bonds Of said Gypsum township shall be
issued In sums OF one thuusand dollafe each hat
the principal Of said bonds shall b. payable thirty
years frum the date thereof and said bonds shall
bear interest the rate OF six per cent per annti
said interest being payable semi-annuaily, and
for this purpose said honds shall have semi
annualfnterest coupons attached and that both
the principal aud interest Of said bonds shall be
payable at the 6seal agency OF the state Of Kansas
IN the city OF New York.
That when snch special election a. your honor
able body shall Orier, for the purpose herein
specified, shall have been duly held, and the votes
east a. such election shah have been unly
eanVassed, and the result thereof declared.
IN case q majority Of the votes cast a such
election shall have been found and deeiar-
ed 10 be IN favor Of the proposition 70
subscribe IN the name Of ssid Gypsum toalShip
20 land forl the capital stock 81 Sd Chicago. saint
Joseph and Fort Worth Railway Company % the
amount Of twenty thousand doliars. thea the hoard
OF county commissioners Of said county shall order
and cause the county clerk Of said county 70 make
subscription In the name OF sid township % land
for) the capital stock Of said railway company 70
the amount OF twenty thousand dollars, and shall
cause the bonds OF said Gypsum township, With
semi-annuAl Interest coupons attached. 70 be
issued 10 the name OF said tO~nshin 70 ike
amount tO-Eit. twenty IN ousand dollars, upon
the terms and conditions following:
Whenever the said Chicago Saint Joseph and
Fort Worth RailWay Company shall have con-
the n rthern or eastern boundary Of said toun-
ship 10 the southern boundary thereof, and sta
ton (sith sding1 established thereon. within one
mile Of the center Of aad township. thea ihe
bard Of county commissioners Of saif comfy
shall issue and deliver, cause 20 BE- Issued and
delivered. 20 said railway company. the bonds Of
said Gypsum township 20 the amount Of twenty
thousand dollars, In payment for Ike amount,
dollar for dollar Of the capital stock Of sid nall
WAY company. which capital stock fan railway
company shall deliver 20 the treasurer o. said
Ia aid kuuHa nHnff he delivered 10
said raiigay company.
Provided That the bonds OF said township 80
issued and delivered 20 said railway company
shall not exceed 6fteen thousand dollars, and Eve
per cent. additional OF the assfsaed "a ue OF the
property Of TIM said township a. shown hy the
assessment last made prior 70 the issuance and
Provided further, that no part Of the Aforesaid
bonds shall h. issned AMI delivered 70 said raii-
way ccmpsny unlrss the aiurrsaid railroad ~ said
raiiaav rumuany shall have ben consfrurted ana
put IN operation through Faid tOguship ard
extending n0rihWarlly or easiWartly thereirom
forty miles. aud the Aforesaid station Established
thrnson uithin fffcen months from th~ daY 9pon
which The Aforesaid special election shalt - held
10 said township. and hat there shall b a. least
six miles Of railruad-track inclusive Of adinsa IN
said township.
Proside,I that the Aforesaid subscription. IN
the name Of said township, 20 tanl lori The capt
tai stock Of aaid railway esmpahy shall D. made
saint Joseph and Fort Worth Railgay company
she'll before the alst day Of December, A. ID ISIS,
have its railrad IN actua Procfss Of construction
and shall before The asih day Of Mach a =;
Isl AZ some ,,olnt ~iihin one hundred miles Of
Gaid township have AZ least thirty miles Of ~ said
Talruad On operation niherWise said zuiacrip iion
TO BE- null aud void.
osiiion shall have written printed on their bal
lots the words, In favor 81 the subscription 70
land forj the capital stock ui the Chieaso. Saini
Joseph and Fori Worth Railway Company :" and
All sirh ballots cast a snrh speeifl election SHAH
BE- counted In favor % such praposiiion-
Those voting igainsi the foregoing prop osii'an
shali have written printed on their ballots the
worls, "A r,ninsl the subscription In the naue Of
aid taunship 20 the capital stock Of the Chtcago
Saint Joseph and Fort worth Railway Company;"
and ali such ballots cast a. such special election,
shall he counted against such proposition.
And where's, said hoard Of toilnts commission
ers have exrmined said petition, and u haEing
heeu shown, 20 the satisiartign o. rld no-Ia tnai
said petition has ben signed By more than tEc-
ffhs Of the ax-pagrrs resident 10 said dyPsum
township. Saline county, state o. Kansas, and =
In the form prescribed b. ag, and = IN Al espects
regular and legal, and sid bard 20 hnds and
declares.
Nov therefore. pursuant 10 the prayer q said
petition. aud ire statutes 10 such cese made and
provided g l. hereby ordered By The board o.
esunty commissioners o. saline county, State d
Eansls that special election Be- held az the usual
voting place, IN said uyFsam township. ca Tues
day. the f9ih day Of October, A. d. ISL, A whien
aid election the Proposition Get fcrth On be here
inbeiore Tecited petiiion-Which pctltions Win
The sirnatErea thereto omitted, 4 hereby made a
NTNLEN-MUuIN
eyslly qualified voters Of said township for their
drcisiol By ballot
And Il s further ordered br sid board Of county
thst the sheriff o. Saline county
sfaie OF Kansas, make due PROCLAMATION % The
roiers Of said township q the holdiag q sai eiee-
ton 81 the time and place aloreEaid. 81 publish
Ing n . sane for thirty dnya o. noie nsAt kite.-
Ing the day Of holding Eaid eviction, u The sAtisE
couNrT Journal. aneuspapeF luoiisned IN eAl9 |
countr ana having . general circulation In aid /
township, aad that IN Al Proei5,. .,oh ~,
rscite sid petitiou therein.
m gifngir whereof We, the undersigned. chair
Hlan and members % the board o. eoaniL eou-
rIssIonefs TIE county % saline state % kaps1e.
have hereuuio 80 cur hania as chairn1n and i
msmherI a. Aforesaid, at the eounty seat % ND i
county. ihis ffh day q sepleinesT' a, ,. -
DANIEL HuMBhRGEh-
r a. GIBBS
A. attest ny signature and the seal 81 $40
saiine oounty. hereto nExei this tth day o. Sep
i isTsti - y ~ JOSEPH sARGENT.
Comfy Clerk q saline Coaniy. stste Of Kansas
sFATR OF KANSAS.
I. Io-eph sarErnt, county clerk u the eouuty Of
Saline STATE Of kanEas Do hereby certify tnai me
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,ops q he orIier asds b the eoard 81 erlniy
,s1arnrsionerr al said couniy ~ Saline. ~ ape-
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i~rsr JOSEPH sARGkHT,
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