The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-05-11
SUBSCRIBERS YOTTR PREMTT1N
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Or THE J
COUNTY OF GRAHAM. STATE OF KANSAS.
APRIL 18th "
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS


| WHEREAS, on the 19th day of April. A.D
1888, the Board of County Commissioners of the
county of Graham and State OF Kansas. at 8
Especial meeting. duly and legally convened pur
suant to request and call therefor as is provided
I by law, duly made and caused to be entered of
record in the office of the County Clerk of said
Graham County, the following order, to-wit:
| Now en- this 18th day OF April A. D., 1885, at a
special meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners of tie County Of Graham, in the State
Of Kansas, duly and legally convened pursuant
to request and call therefor as is provided by
| law"
| Present Daniel Hickman, Chairman, and Robt
Allen aud J. ". Coles members of said Board,
| and B. VanSyck, county clerk of said County,
| and Clerk Of Said Board.
A Petition, signed byN. D. Minor and other
persons, the same being more than twoffths of
the resident taxpayers of the township of Wild
Horse IN Graham county, State of Kansas, and
present their petition in writing to said Board
OF Couut. Commissioners Of said Graham coun-
y. praying that a special election be called in said
town hip for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified voters Of said township proposition for
the said township to subscribe Seventeen Thou |
sand Dollars to the capital stock of The LINCOLN
the bonds Of said township of Wild Horse to the
arlount Of Seventeen Thousand Dollnrs to said !
Railway Company in payment of said stock so
taken. upon the terms and conditions in said
uctft-or mentioned and described, and the said
Board County Commissioners of said County
n.>. My heard, examined and considered said
y. aud tic evidence of witnesses introduced
--...rt thereof, doth find:
: IN,
i-nea by more than two-ffths Of the
fa2-p4yers Of said Wild Horse township
{. aspects in conformity with the law.
owing being copy of said petition, the
.e- " me petitioners thereto only, being
HE Honorable, thu Board of County Com
mess ri the County of Graham in the State
o.te undersigned, your petitioners, each
& resident Taxpayer of the township OF Wild
-a iu raEam county, in the State eli Kansas
-r.. TRULY petition your honorable body TO sub
0.t Oh the qualified electors Of said township for
Heir acceptance or rejection, special election
% be ordered by your honorable body. under and (
"a pursuance Of the laws ofthe State Of Kansas C
md THE act entitled AN Act to enable Counties a
townships and cities to ad in the construction Of :
ai-roajs, and to repeal section eight of chav,e-
AFts -tt.c VI the laN- OF 1874 approved Feh1. &
~ S5th, 1876, and the amendments thereto. the G
GLOWING proposition with the terms and con. >
itior~ herein specified, to-wit: q
>hal. the said township az Wild Horse in the c
'ounty Of Graham in the State Of Kansas. sinh a
criae for One Hundred and Seventy shares o. 8
ne hundred dollars each OF tie capital stock Of I
he LINCOLN and COLORADO RAILWAY CoxpAxv Z
nd in payment therefor issue to said Railway
ompany Seventeen Of the bond. | q
said township 81 Wild Horse | 4
THE denomination Of one thousand dollars each. ?
20 many thereof mot exceeding said NUMBER
: shall amount 10 not exceeding tzFo thousand | p
alars per mile Of railroad constructed in said c
'Wnship hy said Railway Company: said bonds
run thirty years after the date thereof beA-ing OF
lteFest At the rate Of Elk per cent pr annum. c
terest payable semi-aanEally. for whlch interest
'pons shall he attached ana principal and inter q
7 70 DC payable 10 the bearer u the Fiscal | u
gency q the State Of Kansas in the city Of New
era this subscription Ct stock and issue Of