The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-01-12
ORDER FOR AN ELECTION.
For Subscription to The Roanoke 3
Southern Railroad Company, Made
January Sd, 1898.

For Subscription to The Roanoke y
Southern Railroad Company. Made
January Sd, 1898.
At regular meeting Of the Board of
commissioners for the county of Forsyth,
North Carolina, at the Courthouse in
Winston, N. c., on Monday, January End
1888, it being the first Monday, the mem
bers, to wit: L. A. Conrad, Chairman, t.
j. Valentine and John w. Fries, present
and acting. 1t appearing to the Board that
petition signed by Lightweight freehold
ers and tax payers, residing in Winston
Township, in said county, is presented to the
Board under the provisions of an act of the
General Assembly, passed and ratified at the
session of 1887, entitled An act ITO enable
townships in Forsyth county to aid in inter-
nal Improvements" to submit to the quail
fed voters of said Winston Township, a,
proposition to subscribe the sum of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1OO, 0O0), in
Winston Township Bonds to the Capital
Stock of the Roanok. and Southern Rail-
way Company and it appearing that said
petition is regular and as prescribed by law,
now it Is ordered that it be submitted to the
qualified voters of Winston Township the
the question of transcription" or 'No Sub
scription" of the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($10O,OoO) in Winston
Township Bonds, at their face salue, to the
Capital Stock of the Roanoke and Southern
Railway Company, for the building of said
road from the towns of Winston and Salem
to some point on the line of the States Of
North Carolina and Virginia, in the direc-
ton of Roanoke City inVirginia. sub
scription to be paid for in Bonds of Winston
Township at their face value, said bonds to
bear interest at the rate of per cent. per
annum, payable semi-annually, and to run
for period Of twenty-five (25) years, inter-
est to begin to run only from time of deliv-
cry of said bonds, and the said Township re-
celving certificates of stock in said Railway
Company for the same amount as the
amount of bonds so issued-said bonds 10
be placed in the hands of trustee TO he de-
livered on the orders of this board to said
Railway Company, as follows: Fifty Thou
sand Dollars when the road shall have been
graded to some point on the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railroad, and the remain
ing Fifty thousand Dollars when the cross
ties and iron shall have been laid on said
road from the towns of Winston and Salem
to the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail
way and said roa! in running order. In or
der that the qualified voters of said Town
ship may vote on said question an election
is ordered to be held ct the regular visiting
precincts in Winston and Salem in said
Township, on Saturday, the 18th day OF
February, 1888, at which election all the
qualified voters in said Township shall have
the right to yote-the ballots shall be either
printed or written, and shall be cast as in
general elections and those in favor al
subscription under the conditions and .tip
ulations heretofore set forth, shall vote .
ticket whereon is written or printed Sub
scription," and those opposed shall vote "oNo
Subscription" THAT s. II. Hodsin and in
cob Tise In Winston precinct, and August !.
Fogle and E. A. Pfohl in Salem precinct are
hereby appointed judges or poll holders and
who shall provide boxes for their respect i.e
precints and hold said elections and MAKE
returns as required by law. It is further or
dered that Melvin E. Hamlen for Winston
precinct and N. T. Shore for Salem IRE
cinct be appointed Registrars in said Tow.,
ship, who shall be furnished with the Regis
tration Books of said Township preclncts
and who shall give due notice of the open.
ing of the same for the registration of eacl
ualifed voter of said Township as are no
already registered. Said books shall b