The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-07-28
order of Election.


At a regular session Of the County Court
of Calhoun county held AZ the Court House
Thereof ga H.. Nth ,lay II Jnly. 1895
The County Court of the county Of Cell
hou, la the state of West Virginia being
potitioncd 6N -rudr, citizens and taN-ii,t, ,,-,
"i the district Of Sherman nm said county,
that ~ ~h,n appropriate hv substitution
to the en- lttl stock eft the Little Kanawh1
1SZTT1TT7TTr JITTTTTTy UiTC of - COO tr-fr
ia tisc .a,.-tu4ti"n 81 the said Company :
f1ilrnad tui,r cou>tr llC',d from ParEcr~h,l-e
ia jhc Co., of Wood, through the counti,-, of
Wood NIri, Calhoun ard Giimcr. up the liz
n" kauaNh a river To huntsville ia tic cuunt,
of BraNtun and through the said district of
sherman, doth direct and orlcr that vote
l." taken IN sad district ON the question OF a
subscription 10y said district To- the capital
stock ct sad Railroad Company IL the sum
of = 500 To bc paid in the coupon bond, of
SAID district, containing ON their face the
conditions precedent to the payment and dc
LIVERY hereunder written a. q part of this
ornrr, which bond, shall hear interest AT q
rate not exceeding = per ccitum per auuuru.
rcloomahle a. follows, viz At 80 wears:
but ~ the pleasure OF said distric, any time
after ~ year,
said votes shall hc taken an the question
aforesaid at the several voting place i'm
said district ui Sherman at a special election
tor TIA, purpose, which election Is NOW called
and directed To be- held ON Tuesday the 18Th
day at August, lSlG. Aud the Court doth
hereby arI"int The following named Com
ni~~luncr- uI election Ia take the poll and
ascertain thc result of such election and Ger
iliv the SAME according To the the regulations
prescribed by law for a,ccrttiniug and Ger
tiiNm tbv election of school officer. ns FRO
yIdod hy section II of chapter 81 of the Code
-, West Virginia:
IL precinct No. J. Joshua Shnrls J. T.
Mcdonald aud james Barr
At precinct No. >. f. NJ White. ID. p.
Ayers and H. II. ElanI
Sald commissioners holding said special
election N the several voting place, aforesaid
| shall cause TO be- taken and ascertain the ~
snii ui said election AT Snid voting places for
which thcy are respectfully appointed. and
-'ud vote and poll shall he taken aud the re-
suit asccrtaincd and certified according tu the
/ regulations prescribed bv law for :l,ccrtuiung
tic election oi school officers rs aforesaid
And the ballots used at such election shall
have written or printed uE them ihc word
/ subscription or the words, NO ~uls,Iip-
! lion"
1t IL further ordered that the Clerk Of this
Court SHALL cause copies OF this order to hc
:
and, t"rtbSllh post one of them i'm con
| SpIcu"uS Plac" in his office and one ON the
! front door ot Che Court House of Calhoun
county and deliver the others To the
Sheriff "i said county, who shall forthwith
post, at Last, one of said copies in Il conspic-
'ioiS place at every place of voting in said
| district; and the Court doth further order
that COPY "f this order bc published for at
least ihrG days before said election in the
calhoun tnKuNlCLr, = newspaper published
IN SAID county. 1t is further ordered that
! the Clerk of this Court do forthwith prepare
poll hooks tor tEc purpose of said election,
hut any substitution To the stock of said
Railroad Company, if made shall he upon
the condition that NO money shall be- paid
sad Railroad Company by said district.
nor shall any bonds be- ISSUED or delivered
to II by the said district until the said Rail
road Company shall have completed Its
railroad through said district to the Cilmcr
county line, and laid thereon it, cross ties and
rails and shall have said railroad fully cuuin-
pei regular freight and passenger trains
running thereon from ParkclSburg TO said
Cilmcr county line. The engineer of said
Railroad Company shall report to the Court
the fact OF the completion of said railroad t.
sald 'Ilmcr county line, at which time upon
satisfactory evidence thereof, and upon the
report oi AN agent duly appointed hv thi,
Court to inspect the said railroad, and upor
proof to the said Court that the same La,
been constructed l' Il standard guagc railroal
and completed in all respects ~ such. ~ here
Inhri"rc specified and with regular train,
thereon rs aforesaid, the said bonds shall b,
dcllEerct To said company, upon the isSuins
and delivering by said Company to Thu
Court ON bchait of said district certificates q
stock i'll sa;d Railroad Company to th
amount OF the bonds 80 delivered at thc
par value
IT Is further provided and ordered that
the said Railroad Company shall fail to hav
said railroad complete, as aforesaid. within
three years from the date of said election
, then this order and all the proceedings ha,
hereunder shall he null and imperative
Copy Ictc: l.. II. TRIrrErr
. H. Z-"ud Clerk