, 1886-03-26
PRocLAMATIoN.
Of special Election In Laramie
County.

AOANl1 1Lthh > OffllEt
CHEYENNE, LARAMIE COUNTY, Wyo.
March 10. 1856.
WHEREAS. by virtue of an act Of the
legislative assembly OF Wyoming Territory,
entitled, an act TO authorize counties in
the territory Of Wyoming to issue bonds
Tor the purpose of aiding the construction
OF railways, = approved Feb. q, 1856. it is
made the duty Of the board Of county
commissioner 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 & Northern
Railway company" did, on March 6, 1856.
make proper application in writing to the
board of county commissioners of laramie
county, Wyo., asking hat a vote of the
qualified electors Of said county, be taken
upon the question Of aiding in the con-
struction OF said railway, within said
county, the number OF miles for which
subsidy in bonds is asked being one hum
dred and twenty-five, at the rate Of thirty
Two hundred dollars per mile.
the bonds to run for thirty years, but
redeemable at the option Of the
county after fifteen years, and to draw in
terest from date Of delivery until paid at
the rate of six per centum per annum,
payable annually.
The proposed route of said railroad as
set forth in said application being as 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, to be selected by said com
pany to a point on Cbugwater 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 northeasterly direction over
the most eligible route to be selected by
said company to a point on the Platte
river IN this county and west of Fort
Laramie.
1t being also set forth in said application
that said company viii the
location and construction Of said road
within ten days after the subsidy
hereby applied for, is voted and will
complete at least seventy five miles Of
said road within said county. within
one year from date of commencement, and
fifty piles in addition to the seventy-fve
miles within said county, within two years
from the date of commencement.
Now, therefore. public notice is hereby
given that an election will be held in said
county Of Laramie. in Wyoming Territory.
IN the 10Th day of March, A. d. 1856, for
the purpose Of voting on the question of
issuing the coupon bonds Of said county
to the amount of four hundred thousand
(400, COO dollars, TO aid in the construction
Of SAID Cheyenne x Northern railway,
upon the conditions herein set forth, aud
subject TO all the provisions Of said act OF
the Legislative assembly OF Wyoming
Territory.
The following are designated as the
precincts and voting places at said cleo
ton, to wit
Cheyenne No. Pioneer Hook and
Ladder house. Seventeenth street.
Cheyenne No. 2-Alert Hose house.
Bear Creek-Gardner Bro. s ranch.
Bordeaux>Johu Hunton Co. = ranch.
Cheyenne Pass-D. Lannon's ranch.
Chugwater-Swan Land and Cattle
company's store.
Egbert-U. y. station house.
Fort Laramie-John j. o Brien's
ranch.
Granite Canon-U. p. station house.
Hartville-C. w. Nylon's store.
Hat Creek-John Stories store.
Hawk Springs-T. NJ. Henick's house.
Horseshoe-Morran's store.
Lance Creek-999 ranch.
laramie River-Teschemacher h de
Billier Casle company store.
Little Bear. N. Bard's store.
Lower Horse Creek-School house.
Pine Blufs-H. Sturth's store.
Platte Riyer-Frank NJ. Watson $ store.
Pole Crcek-F. W. Schwartze's store.
Rawhide Buttes-R. Thorp's store.
Runningwater-Bsker 4 Johnson's
store.
Silver Crown-W. NJ. Ferguson : store.
Upper Horse Creek-School house.
BY order of tho board OF county COM
missioners Of Laramie county, Wyoming.
GRoRdE W. HoYT.
lsEAL Chairman Of said Board.
AttestoIoHs X. JEFFREY,
County Clerk and Clerk OF said Board.