Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-15
PROCLAMATION
For a Special Election in
Thomas County, Kan
sas, in the matter of
The Chicago Kansas L Nebraska Railway Com
Daly.
To the Qualified Voters of Thomas
County, Kansas:


County, Kansas:
Whereas, on the 18th day Of February. 1883
there was presented to the Board of County
Commissioners Of said county, in special SEES
sion duly convened, q petition signed by more
than twofifth Of the resident tax payers Of
said county praying said Board of Commits
siOners to submit to the qualified voters Of
said county proposition to subscribe to six
hundred shares of one hundred dollars each
of the capital stock of The Chicago, Kansas
& Nebraska Railway Company, and in pay
ment therefor. to issue to said Railway Com
pany sixty of the bonds of said county of the
denomination of one thousand dollars each,
all on the terms and conditions set forth in
seid petition, which petition, emitting the sig
natures of the signers thereof. is in words and
figures as follows, to wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners Of the County of Thomas in the State
of Kansas:
We, the undersigned, your petitioners, each
being a resident tax payer of Thomas county,
in the State of Kansas. respectfully petition
your honorable bedy to submit to the qualii-
ed electors of said county for their accep lance
or rejection. at a special election to be order
ed by your honorable body, under and in pur-
suance of the laws of the State of Kansas,
and the act entitled "An Act to enable COun-
ties. Townships and Cities to aid in the con-
structiOn of railroads. and to repeal section
eight of chapter thirty nine of the Laws of
1874" approved February %. 1876, and the
amendments thereto, the following PROPOSE
ton with the terms and conditions herein
specified, to wit:
Shall the said County of Thomas in the
State Of Kansas, subscribed for six hundred
shares of ore hundred dollars each, of the
capital stock of The Chicago, Kansas & Neb-
raska Railway Company, and in payment
therefor issue to said Railway Company sixty
of the bonds of said county of the denOmina-
ton of one thousand dollars each, or SO many
thereof mot exceeding said uumber) as shall
amount to not exceed two thousand dollars
per mile for each mile of railroad constructed
in said county by said Railway Com
pany; said bonds to be payable to the
bearer at the Fiscal Agency of the
State of Kansas, in New York City, twenty
years after the date thereof, redeemaklc at
the option of said County after ten years
from date, bearing interest at the rate of six
per cent. per annum, interest payable semi
annually, for which interest coupons shall be
attached, payable at the Fiscal Agency afOre-
said: this subscription of stock and issue of
bonds being upon the following conditions,
namely:
As soon as said proposition shall be deter.
mined in the affirmative, by canvass of the
votes cast at such election, the Board of COun-
ty Commissioners of said County of Thomas
for and on behalf of said County shall order
the County Clerk to make. and the County
Clerk shall make, said subscription in the
name of said County for said six hundred
shares of the capital stock of said Railway
Company.
And when the railroad of said Railway Com-
pany shall be built and completed, and shall
be in operation, under lease or otherwise
from point on the east line Of said county to
q point on the west line Of said county
then said B ,ard Of County Commissioners shall
cause such bonds, with coupons attached Is
aforesaid. 10 be issued in the name Of said coun-
ty of Thomas and shall deliver the same to said
Railway Company on delivery or tender to the
County Treasurer of said county of . certificate
for said shares of the full paid capital stock of
said Railway Company, equal in amount with
said bonds, dollar for dollar.
Provided, said railroad shall be built and
completed and in operation Gby lease or other
wisel as aforesaid. on or before the thirty first
Iday Of December. A. D. 1855; and provided fur
Their. that said company shall build and main
taa depots on its line in said county - follows:
In Smith township within two and one-haf
miles Of the east line thereof; in section twenty
one in Lacey township; within one-fourth Of .
mile of the city of Colby; two stations in Hale
township, one within two miles of the east line
thereof. and the other within two and oDe-half
miles of the west line thereof.
The form Of the ballots to be used 1t eaid
election shall be: Fer the subscription Of
sfock and iasue Of b6u.da tn The ChicaRO. Kan