Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-11-22
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS. The Board of County Com
Wissioners within and for the county Of
Ford, and State of Kansas, did on the 10th
day of November. 1888. convenue and
make and enter upon their records an Or
der for the submission to the qualified
electors of Ford county of proposition
to subscribe to the capital stock Of The
Omaha, Dodge City and Southern Rail-
way Company and to issue bonds of said
county in payment of said stock, and did
order me. the undersigned sheriff of said
Ford county, Kansas. TO make due and
legal proclamation of the time and place
Of holding said election.
The aforesaid order of the Board of
County Commissioners is in words and
figures as follows, to-wit:
Petitions were presented. signed by five
hundred and sixteen (5l6) resident tax
payers OF Ford county praying that An
election be ordered in said county for the
purpose of submitting TO the electors OF
said county the proposition to vote on the
question of subscribing stock TO and taking
stock in The Omaha. Dodge City and
Southern Railway Company upon certain
terms and conditions, and certain cOntin-
gencies in said petition mentioned and set
forth, which said petitions are in words
and figures as follows. to-wit:
To The HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF The COUNTY OF FORD
IN The STATE OF KANSAS:
We. the undersigned, your petitioners.
each a resident Taxpayer of the county OF
Ford, and State of kansas, respectfully
petition your honorable body to submit to
the qualified electors of said Ford county.
for their acceptance or rejection, at a spe-
cial election to be ordered by yonr honor
able body. under and in pursuance OF the
laws of the State of Kansas, and an Act
to amend al Act entitled. IAN Act to ell
able counties, townships and cities to aid
i'm the construction of railroads, and to
repeal section eight of Chapter thirty-nine
of the laws OF eighteen hundred and sew
enty-fOur. Chapter one hundred and thirty
three, laws of 1879. Chapter one hundred
and six. laws of 1876. and Chapter one
hundred and forty-twO, session laws OF
1877" being Chapter ls3, laws Of 1887.
the following proposition, with the terms
and conditions herein specified. to-wit:'
Shall the said Ford County, Kansas, sub
scribe for Seven Hundred shares of One
Hundred dollars each. of the capital stock
of The Omaha, Dodge City and Southern
Railway Company, ami in payment there
fore to said railway company. issue Seven
ty bonds of said county of the denomina-
ton of One Thousand Dollars each, or so
many thereof mot exceeding said number).
as shall amount TO, and not exceed Two
Thousand Dollars per mile. for each mile
of railroad constructed in said county by
said railway company: said bonds to be
PAYABLE to bearer at the fiscal agency OF
the State of Kansas, in New York City.
twenty years after The date thereof, bear
ing interest at the rate of six per cent. per
annum, interest payable seni-annrally, for
| which interest coupons shall be attached,
| payable at the fiscal agency aforesaid.
| This subscription of stock and issue of
bonds being upon the following conditions,
to-wit: As soon rs said proposition shall
be determined in the affirmative by 4 CALI
yass of the votes east at such election, the
Board of County Commissioners of the
said county, for and on behalf of said
county, shall order the County Clerk to
make. and he shall make said subscription
| in the name of said county, for said Seven
Hundred shares of the capital stock of
said railway company. And when the
| railroad of said railway company shall be
tuilt and completed and shall be in oper-
alton, under lease or otherwise, from the
north line of said county to Dodge City,
shall cause One-half of said bonds to be
delivered to said railway company on de-
livery or tender to the County Treasurer
of Ford County, in said State, a certificfite
for said shares of the full paid up capital
stock of said railway equal in amount
with said bonds, dollar for dollar. Provi-
ded said railroad shall be built and in OPP
Grafton, by lease or otherwise, as afore-
said, Oh or before January LIST, 1880, and
the remaining ene-half of said bonds to
be delivered in like manner when the rail-
road of said company shall reach the south
line Of Ford county, via the town OF VIII
burn, provided the same be built and in
operation on or before January LIST. 1880.
Form of ballots TO be used ut said cleo
ton shall be: s.For the subscription Of
stock and issue of bonds to The Omaha,
Dodge City and Southern Railway Com
pany," and Against The subscription Of
stock aud issEe OF bonds TO The Omaha.
Dodge City and Southern Railway COM
pany.'"
Signed by five hundred and sixteen
(5lG) resident taxpayers of Ford county.
And the Board of County Commission
ers being fully satisfied from competent
evidence that the said petitions contain
oyer twO-fifths of the resident taxpayers
Of Ford county, that the said petitions
were signed by such petitioners, and that
said petitions were in all respects made out
according to law.
Is is therefore, pursuant to the request
contained in said petition, hereby ordered
by the Board of County Commissioners of
Ford county, Kansas. that Il special cleo
ton be held in said county, Oh Tuesday,
December IL, 1883, for the acceptance or
rejection by the legal votes OF said county
of the proposition herein contained.
Shall the county of Ford State of Kan
s;ls subscribe to and take the capital stock
OF The Omaha. Dodge City and Southern
Railway Company to the amount of Sew
enty Thousand Dollars, upon the terms
and conditions and subject TO the contin-
gencics in the aforesaid mentioned. and
above COPIED petition. set forth and the re-
in contained. and in payment thereof issue
bonds of said county to the amount of said
countys subscriptions, drawing interest at
the rate, and of the denominations of, and
payable at the time and place. in the MAIL
ner. upon the terms. and conditions and
sybject to the contingencies set forth in the
aforesaid petition.
And it is ordered at said special election
that the form of the ballot to be used by
the voters of said county for and against
said proposition. shall be:
"For the subscription OF stock and issue
of bonds to The Omaha, Dodge City and
Southern Railway Company" and
Against the subscription of stock and
issue of bonds to The Omaha, Dodge City
and Southern Railway Company"
And it is further ordered that the sheriff
of Ford county make due and legal proc
lamaton of the holding of said election to
the voters OF said Ford county of the
time and place aforesaid by publishing
the same for thirty days next preceding
the holding of said election as required by
law in the Ford County Republican. a
newspaper published in said Ford county.
and of general circulation therein, and by
posting said proclamation at the election
precincts in said county. And in said proc