The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1891-01-20
RAILROAD ELECTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD.

COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD.
\ majority of the freeholderS, citizens
Of Fairfield County, and owning real
estate therein, having filed their written
applications in this office, praying that the
question of transcription" Or "No Sub
scription" to the capital stock of the
Winnsboro and Fish Dam Railroad Com
pany be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of said County, in accordance with
the provisions of an Act Of the General
Assembly incorporating the said Railroad
Company, and amendments made or 20
be made thereto: and the General Assem-
bly, of said State having, by an Act ap--
proved December 81, A. D. 1890, changed
the name 81 said Railroad Company to
that of Cape Fear and Cincinnati Railway
Company, and the County Commissioners
having first fixed the amount of such sub
scription and determined to submit the
said question to the qualified electors OF
said County; and having also fixed the
time ana places of holding said election,
and the conditions upon which the pro
posed subscription shall be made:
Noac therefore. IT Is ordered, That elec.
tions be held at the several election pre-
r:incts of tie said County, now designated
by law as the places for the holding OF
General Elections = the >tate, Oh the
SEVENTH DAYf& FEBRUARY, A. D.
1891, fromS o'cloc5 NJ until O'Clock
P. n. to determiu8 ether TIE proposed
,uhSca otGm by S.g22 aunty S:sail ce made
to Wit 4 slt5sc: ;S:Si,?9 10 thA said E2pe.
Fear and Cincinnati halfway Company q
one hundred Thousand dollars in six per
cent coupon bonds, payable i'll thirty years
after the date thereof, with interest there
on, to be paid annually, said coupon bonds
to be delivered only upon the conditions
hereinafter set forth ald expressed; at
which said election the ballots shall have
written or printed thereon the word Sub
scription" or the words "No Subscription.
in case majority of the ballots cast at
said election shall have written or printed
thereon the word transcription, then the
proposed subscription for the County shall
be made to the capital stock OF the SAID
Cape Fear and Cincinnati Railway Com
pany, subject to the following conditions,
to wit:
l. That the said Cape Fear and CiEcin-
natl Railway Company shall construct, or
cause to be constructed, railroad through
the County of Fairfield aforesaid, accord
ing to the terms and provisions Of the
amended charter of said Railway Com
pany, or any acts hereafter amending the
same.
2. That no part of said bonds nor any
part of the proceeds of sale or hypotheca-
ton thereof shall be delivered to said Rail-
way Company until said railroad shall have
been built and completed through said
County, fully rallied with iron or steel rails,
IN trst-class style, and trains of cars placed
thereon for the purpose Of transporting
freight and passengers.
3. That when the foregoing conditions
have been complied with, then, and not
until then, shall said bonds be delivered to
said Railway Company.
The managers at the several election
precincts, Immediately after the closing
of the polls, shall count the ballots cast at
their respective precincts and shall make
their returns to the County Commissioners
of said County.
The following persons are hereby ap-
pointed managers to condct said election
at the several election precincts IN the
County, 10 wit:
Wi1nsboro-W. S. Weir, T. P Bryson,
Preston Rion.
Monticello-A. E. Dryis J. W. Powell,
F. G. Lupo.
Feastervile-J. 4. f. Colepan, J. Z.
Stephenson, NJ. D. G., Colvin.
Wood wards. H. Terrace. T. ". Brice,
Jno. a. Stewart.
Gladden's G1ove-J. NJ. Higgins, J. N.
Elliott, Jr., G. S. Ford.
Durllam-p. II. Robertson, John Hollis,
K. v Bray.
Rideeway-W. Bur. Hogan, Samuel Nc
Cormicl;, b. F. CasSetS.
Horcb-D. G. Ruff, W. B. Murray, J. N.
Steele
Blythewood-J. ". Wooten, 6. P. Hoff-
man, W. J. Hagood.
Bear Cr~, k-Thomas Sigh, ". Bris.
Hogan !. II. Helms.
=. y he 18th January, 1891.
Ey order Of the Board:
B. G. TEN NANT,
Attest: Chm. Bd. 60. Dom.
JNO. }. NEIL, Clerk, 1-l5-4t