Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-15
PROPOSITION.

Sheriff's Proclamation and
Notice of Special
Election.
office OF COUNTY CLERK.
THOMAS COUNTY, KANSAS.
FEBRUARY II, A. D., 1883.
CoMNrssIeNER's PROCEEDINGS.
whereas, on the 18th day Of February, A. d.
1881. the Board OF County Commissioners of
the county of Thomas and State Of Kansas, Ct
the special meeting duly and legally conven-
ed. pursuant to REQUEST and call therefor, ~
is provided by law, duly made and caused to
be entered of record in the ONCE of the Coun
= ~ Clerk of said Thomas county, the following
order. to-wit:
.Now, on this 18th day of February. A. d.,
1883. at special meeting OF the Board OF
County Commissioners Of the county efThom.
rs in the state of Kansas. duly and legally
convened pursuant to request and call there
for. is provided by law"
Present, Frank Pisgree. chairman and W.
H. Smith and w, N. Baldwin. members OF said
Board, and j. NJ. Summers, County Clerk Of
said county and clerk of said Board. peti-
zion, signed by A. B. Lindsey and other per-
sons, the same being more than two-nfths Of
the resident taxpayers of the township OF
HALE, in Thomas county, state Of Kansas, and
present their petition in writing to said Board
of County Commissioners Of said Thomas
county, praying that a special election be call
ed in said township for the purpose of sub
uniting to the qualified voters of said town
ship proposition for the said township to
subscribe eighteen G0 thousand dollars to
the capital stock of the Lincoln and Colorado
Railway Company. and to issue the bonds of
said township Of Hale to the amount Of eight
cen thousand dollars to said Railway Compa-
ny in payment of said stock 90 taken. upon
the terms and conditions in said petition
mentioned and described. And the said Board
of County Commissioners Of said county, hav-
ing duly heard, examined and considered said
petition and the evidence Of witnesses intro
duced in support thereof, doth find:
That said petition Is in writing. and that
said petition is signed by more than two-ffths
of the resident Taxpayers of said Hale town.
ship, and is in all respects in conformity with
the law, the following being copy of said pc
tition the signatures of the petitioners thereto
only, being omitted
THE LINCOLN AND COLORADO
RAILWAY COMPANY.
PETITION
To the Honorable, the Board of County Com |
missiOners of the county of Thomas in the
State of Kansas:
We, the undersigned, your petitioners, each |
being a resident taxpayer of the township OF
Hale, in Thomas county, in the State of Kan |
sas. respectfully petition your honorable body |
to submit to the qualified electors of said
township for their acceptance or rejection, at
n special election to be ordered by your honor
able body, under and in pursuance of the laws
OF the State of Kansas, and the act entitled.
IAN Act to enable Counties, Townships and
Cities to aid in the construction of railroads, ,
and to repeal section eight of chapter thirty
nine of the laws of 1874" approved February ;
%, 1876. and the amendments thereto, the fol- .
lowing proposition with the terms and cOndi- .
tons herein specified, to-wit:
Shall the said township of Hale, in the coun-
ty of Thomas in the State of Kansas, subscribe
for one hundred and eighty shares of one hum
dred dollars each of the capital stock of The
Lincoln and Colorado Railway Company, and
in payment therefor issue to said Railway |
Company eighteen of the bonds of said town.
ship OF the denomination of one thousand dol
lars each or so many thereof, mot exceeding
said nrnberl as shall! amount to not exceeding |
two thousand dollars per mile of railroad con-
structed in said township by said Railway |
Company; said bonds to run thirty years after |
the date thereof bearing interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum, interest payable semi
annually for which interest coupons shall be |
s,<rv bnv
able TO the bearer at the Fiscal Agency of the !
State o. Kansas in the city of New York; this |
subscription of stock and issue of bonds being |
upon the following conditions, namely:
As soon as said proposition shall be determ-
ined in the affirmative by canvass of the |
votes cast at such election, the Board of Ceun- |
ty Commissioners of said county of Thomas, |
for and on behalf of said township shall order |
the County Clerk to make. and the County |
Clerk shall make said subscription in the name |
of said township for said one hundred and
eighty shares of the capital stock of
said Railway Company.
And when the railroad of said Railway Com |
pany shall be built and in operation by lease or
otherwise from the east line of said township |
to the west line Of said township of Hale then
said Board of County Commissioners shall |
cause such bonds, with coupons attached as
aforesaid, to be issued in the name Of said
township of Hale and shall deliver the same to
said Railway Company on delivery or tender
to the County treasurer of said county of a
certificate for said shares of the fnll paid cap
ital stock of said Railway Company, equal in
amount with said bonds-dollar for dollar.
PROVIDED. said railway shall be built and
completed and in operation tby lease or other
wlsel as aforesaid. within ten months from the
date of the election herein prayed for. and
have freight and passenger depot and other
station facilities conveniently located in said
township to accommodate the business OF said
township delays by the act Of God. legal pro-
ceeiinas, and orders of the court and Judge
thereof labor strikes. and circumstances over
which said Railway have no control, excepted.
The form of the ballots to be used at said
election shall have printed or written thereon:
For the subscription of stock and issue OF
L.