Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16

sas Nebraska Railway Company" and
Against the subscription Of stock and issue
OF bonds tn The Chicago. Kansas & Nebrasks
Railway Company
And. whereas. upon the presentation and
consideration of said petition, and the hear
ing OF the proof in respect to the matters and
Things therein contained, said Boar d found
that said petition was signed By mo,e than
two-nfths of the resident tax PAYERS of said
Thomas County and said petition was in all
respects in due form Of law. and that the con.
ditions therein contained were sufficient IN
project the interests OF said Thomas County,
and thereupon duly made an order granting
the prayer of said petition. and ordering tina,
special election be held at the usual and es.
tablisted places of voting in each yotipy ,ro-
cinct i'm said Thomas county on the srb day
OF March lSSS. to determine whether tbe s,,;d
Thomas County shall subscribe to six bup.
dred shares of the capital stock of said Com.
pany, and issue sixty bonds of the demon ;na.
ton OF one thousand dollars each. of said
THOMAS County to said Company in pavnent
there1or, on the terms and conditions set out
III SAID petition: and it was further
ordered by said Board that i'm the even. thai
u majority of the voters voting ut said cleo
ton cast their ballots in favor of said promo.
sitlon and vote to subscribe said six hundred
shares of said capital stock, and TO issue sail
sixty bonds in payment therefor. then the
county Clerk of said County shall. forthwith.
ior ana on behalf of, and in the name of said
county, subscribe to six hundred shares of
the capital stock of said Company; and it
was by said Board further ordered, that if
said Railway Company shall fully comply with
the conditions of said subscription, then
the chairman of said Board and the county
Clerk OF said County shall duly issue to said
company said bonds of said County in the sum
ana to the tenor and effect. in said petition
stated
And it was by said Board further ordered,
that the ballots to be used ut such election
should be in the form designated i'm said petit
ton: and that the Sheriff of said county daily
make and issue his proclamation for the hold
ing OF such special election in said Thomas
County mt said date and places designated,
and that said Sheriff give due and legal notice
of said election for thirty days AS provided by
law, aad in said proclamation give the sub
stance of said order: said notice to be pub
lished i'm THE DEMOCRAT weekly newspaper
printed and published in the city of Colby in
the county of Thomas and in general circula-
ton in said Thomas county.
And it was by said Board further Orlered,
that said election lie held and returns made,
and the result ascertainel and declared in all
respects as provided by law.
Now, therefore, !, NJ. W. witham, Sheriff Of
the County of Thomas State of Kansas, by
virtue of the authority in me by law vested,
and in pursuance of the nbove.recitei Orlcr Of
said Board of County Commissioners. do here
by make public proclamation. and give notice,
that Il special election will Ike held i'm said Coun-
~ at the usual and established places of voting
in each voting precinct in said County on the
18th day of March 4. d. 1853. to determine
said County shall make snch subscrip-
tlOn of stock, and shall issue in payment there
for the bonds of said County on the terms and
conditions set out in said petition and such
election shall. in all respects, be conducted and
returns made. and result assertained and de-
,lared, in the manner provided by law for
general elections
In Witness Whereof. l, NJ. W. witham.
Sheriff Of Thomas County. State of Kansas.
have hereuntO set my hand. at the City Of Col
BY. this nth day Of February 4. -. 1sss.
N. W. WITHAM,
Sheriff Of Thomas County.