The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-05


scribe to the capital stock of the MonteZuma,
Trinidad & Western Railway Company, and
to issue bonds in payment therefor,
BE q enacted bv The Legislature OF the state Of
Kansas:
SECTION l. The townships Of Lockport, Elk.
ample, Haskell, Arapahoe, Dudley and Ivan
hoe In the county OF Haskell, In the state Of
Kansas, or each or either Of them are hereby
authorized TO subscribe TO the capital stock
of the MOntezuma, Trinidad u Western Rail-
way Company, an amount not exceeding two
thousand dollars per mile to be constructed by
the said railway company In any OF said town
ships named and to Issue bonds In payment Of
such subscription.
SEC. 2. Before such subscription shall be
made, the board of county commissioners
shall submit the proposition of subscription as
named In section l, to the qualified voters Of
each or either of said townships through
which the said road is TO be constructed, at
special election to be held not less than thirty
nor more than sixty days from the time OF
said notice, stating the amount of stock pro-
posed to be taken by the respective townships,
and the terms OF payment, and the form of
ballot to be used at such election. for or
against such proposition
SEC. g. The notice provided for In section 2
of this act shall be given by publication In
some newspaper printed In and of general cir
culatiOn In the county Of Haskell, and by post
Ing at least six written or printed notices ln as
the election shall be held and the returns
made, and the result ascertained In the same
manner as provided by law for general cleo
tlons.
SEC. 4. II majority of the qualified elect
ors voting at such election shall vote for such
subscription, the board of county commission
ers for and on behalf Of each of the town.
ships hereinbef0re named, wherein any cleo
tiOn has been held and carried, shall order the
county clerk to make such subscription In the
name of such township, and either or each Of
them, and shall cause such bonds with coupons
said proposition, to be issue1 In the name of
such township, which bonds .whentssued In the
name Of such township for such township,
shall be signed by the chairman of the board
OF county commissioners and attested by the
county clerk, under the seal Of such county.
PrOUfded, No such bonds shall be Issued until
the railroad 70 which the subscription Is pro-
posed to be made shall be completed and In
operation thrdbgh the township voting such
bonds, or to such point I'm such township as
may be specified In the proposition set forth In
the petition required in the first section of this
act.
SEC. 5. The subscription herein authorized
may be made and thebonds TO be issued there
under may be Issued In addition to any sub
scription to be made by the county of HASKELL
In aid of and for the stock OF the said Monte
yuma, Trinidad h Western Raj way Company.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after It's publication In the Off
cial state paper.
Approved March 13, 1893.
], X. g. Osborn. secretary OF state of the
state of Kansas, do hereby certify
rs,,1 that the above Is q true and correct
l'AAHJ copy Of the original enrolled bill
now on file In my office
Secretary of State.