Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16
PROPOSITION.
Sheriff's Proclamation and
Notice of Special
Election.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
THOMAS COUNTY, KANSAS.
FEBRUARY IL. A. d., 1855.

| the county of OmaS and State of Kansas al
! the special meeting, duly and legally conven
ed. pursuant to request and call therefor, a.
/ is provided by law, duly made and caused tC
| be entered of record in the OIL &c of the Cour
| ty Clerk OF said Thomas county, the following
order. tO-wit:
Nov, on this 18th day of February, A. d..
1883, at u special meeting of the Board OF
| County Commissioners of the county Of Thorn.
as in the state of Kansas, duly and legally
convened pursuant to requt st and call there
, for, as is provided by law
Present, Frank Pihgree. chairman, and Nv.
H. Smith and W, NJ. Baldwin, members OF said
Board. and j. NJ. Summers, County Clerk of
said county and clerk of said Board. petit
tion, signed by A. Il. Lindsey ard other per-
sons, the same being more than twO-fifths of
the resident Taxpayers of the township of
Hale. i'm Thomas county, state of Kansas. and
present their petition in writing to said Board
of County Commissioners o: said Thomas
county, praying that special election be call.
ell in said township for the purpose of sub
hitting to the qualified voters Of said town
ship u proposition for the said township to
subscribe eighteen 1sl thousand dollars to
the capital stock of the Lincoln and Colorado
Railway Company, ard to issue the bonds of
said township OF Hale to the amount of eight
cen thousand dollars to said Railway COlrpa.
ny in payment of said stock so 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 I'm support thereof, doth find:
That said petition Is in writing, and that
said petition is signed by more than twO.fffths
OF the resident Taxpayers of said Hale town.
ship, and is in all respects in conformity with
the law. the following being n copy of said Pc
signatures of the petitioners thereto
only, being omitted. :"
THE LINCOLN AND COLORADO
RAILWAY COMPANY.
PETITION.
missiOners of the county of Thomas in the |
State Of Kansas:
We. the undersigned, your petitioners. each |
being resident taxpayer of the township of |
Hale, in Thomas county, in the State of Kan.
Eas. respectfully petition your honorable body /
to submit to the qualified electors of said |
township for their acceptance or rejection, Mt /
a special election to Ike ordered by your honor
able body, under and in pursuance of the laws
Df the State of Kansas, and the net entitled L
An Act to enablc Counties. Townships and
Titles to aid In the construction OF railroads.
and to repeal section eight OF chapter thirty
nine of the laws of 1874" approved February
p, 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.
y of Thomas in the State of Kansas, subscribe
for one hundred and eighty shares Of one hun.
1reti 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 eaid town.
'hiP Ut the denomination Of one thousand dol
ars each. or % many thereof, Jnot exceeding /
'ald number ~ shall amount to not exceeding
'wO thousand dollars per mile Of rsilrOsd con.
'tructed in said township by said Railway
Company: said bonds to run thirty years after
Tho date thereof. hearing interest ct the rate Of
" per cent per annum, interest payable semi.
annually, for which interest coupons shall be
attached. and principal and interest to be pay.
Nile to the bearer 1t the Fiscal Agency Of the
state ut Kansas in the city Of New York: this
of stock and issue Of bonds l,eing
'pou the following conditions. namely:
AZ soOa - said proposition shall be determ.
ned In the Affirmative BY Q canvass Of the
'otes cast et such election, the board Of COun.
y Commissioners Of said county Of Thomas,
or and On behalf Of said township shall order |
ne county Clerk to make. and the County
terk shall make said subscription in the name
Il eaid township for said one hundred and .
lightly shares Of the capital stock Of
aid Railway Company.
And when the railroad Of said Railway Com. ]
any shall be built and in operation by lease or Z
therwise. from the east line of ssid township q
D the west line Of said township Of Hale. then q
AID Hoard Of County Commissioners shall {
auee such bo0ds, with coupons attached - O
fOresatd. to be Issued I'm the name Of said
DwnshiP Of Hale. and shall deliver the same tOI :,
aid Railway Company on delivery or tenderI !,
D the County treasurer Of fsid county Of al
rrttncate for said shares Of the full paid cap-I
al stock Of said Railway Company. equal inI d
mount with said bOnds-dollsr for dollar. II
PROVIDED, said railway shall be built and :,
1mpleteti and In operation (by lease or other.I :.
isc) as Aforesaid. within ten months from the r
ate If the election herein prayed for, and
ave freight and passenger depot and other :,
alton facilities conveniently located in said :,
'wnship to accommodate the business of said :.
'wnship delays by the act Of God. legal pro- !.
'esiines. and orders Of the court and judge >,
ercOf. labor strikes. and circumstances oycr1 y
hich said Railway have no control, excepted. :,
The form Of the ballots to he uecd ut raid -
cction shall have printed or written thereon: y
For the subscription Of stock and issue of r.
'nds to the Lincoln & Colorado railway Com g
my" -
Against the subscription of stock and issue :.
bonds to. the Lincoln & Colorado Railwayt
'mpany." -
After due consideration of said petition said :;
'ard having carefully examined the same 4.
d being satisfied that more than two-fffths of ~
e resident taxpayers of said township have :.
med said petition, and that said petition is in In
c and legal form: Therefore, il is ordered mi
d adjudged that special election he held ON ~,
3 Sth day 0f March. A. ID. lsSs at the usual mn;
r.f tsvpr>s RI