The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-04-09
A RANK FRAUD,
Worthless Bonds of the Com.
monweaih Land and Develop.
ment Go.

o. d. Boyd Of the Commonwealth
Land and Development Co. If Sed-
ALA has been in Versailles the past
few days interviewing our people
with a view to placing Capital re-
moval bonds" The sale here is
only fairly begun, and Mr.. Boyd
expects to sec all of our citizens and
give them a chance to profit by the
removal Of Missouri's Capital to our
neigbhoring city Versailles States.
man.
The REPUBLICAN has in its possession
one Of the bonds issued by 1.-THE
Commonwealth Land and Develop.
meut Co." Of Sedalia, which has
attached thereto the photographic
signature of j. B. Quigley as Presi.
dent OF said company.
This bond is dated March 20,
1875, and has attached thereto three
coupons. Coupon No. l reads as
follows; Coupon number one a.
of this issue of bonds represents all
sales OF property in Capitol addition
to January /, 1896, and is payable
to bearer at the office Of the Mis-.
souri, Trust Co., Sedalis, Mo-, on
presentation January /, 1896.
THE Commonwealth Land De-
velopment Co,
"W. j. Maltby, Secretary"
Coupon No. 9 represents all sales
in Capitol addition from January l,
1896, to July !, 1895, and is pay
able July l, 1895, and coupon No. 8
: represents all sales from July /,
1896, to January l, 1897, and is
payable January LIST, 1897.
The Common wealth Land and
Development Co., promises to pay
the bearer $50 for said bond on con.
ditions therein specified.
That IL readers may fully com.
prehend this nefarious swindle, We
print the bond in full as follows:
THE BOND.
No. State of Missouri.
INVESTMENT BOND.
$50. The Commonwealth $50.
LAND DEVELOPMENT CO.,
Sedalia Mo-,
Promi ses TO pay 10 the bearer fifty
dollars for this bond and the coupons
hereto attached on the conditions anc
in the name hereafter stipulated, t
wit: This series Of bond is pred,
icated upon and issued on one thou
sand (l,000) acres Of land, in on,
body, at and within the present city
of Sedalia, Mo. and designated on til,
plat of said city as Capitol Addition
A tractor tracts of land aggregratins
not to exceed forty acres, inside O
this addition, is exempt from tn,
operation of this issue of bonds
Said tract or tracts to be set asid,
for the purpose of erecting thereon
the State Capitol, Supreme Court
Governors Manisonand State Armor'
buildings. d..
The proceeds from. the sale of lot,
in this addition will be II ied, first, 70
the payment and retirement of thi
issue Of bonds, aud the surplus re
naming after this issue of bonds shaI
have been retired will be the propert
of The Common wealth Land Devotion
ment Co. The aggregate amount O
the selling price OF the lots in thi
addition, as shown on the plat
amounts TO three million eight hun
dred and ten thousand dollars (S3
9l0,o00). and no lots shall be sol
for less than the amount specified o
said plat, except as hereinafter PROV
ded.
The provisions aid conditions TO
the payment Of this issue of bonds
and the coupons thereto attached
are as fellows: All the proc eeds d
rived from the sale of lots in TIL
addition shall be placed in the hand
of the Missouri Trust Co. as trustee
to be applied on the payment an
retirement Of his issue Of bonds an
the coupons thereto attached. A
y the proceeds derived from the sal
of lots in this addition 10 January
1896, shall be applied on The paymer
Of coupons numbered oae ~ of TIL
issue, upon their Presentation an
surrender. All the proceeds derive
from the sale Of lots in this additio
from January /, 1896, 10 Jul
!, 1896. shall be paid to til
holders of this issue of bonds o
presentation and surrender of coupe
numbered two (2). All the proceed
derived from the said sale of lots i
this addition from July /, 1896, t
January !, 1897, shall be paid to til
holders of this issue of bonds on pr,
se~ntation and surrender of coupon
numberee three (3). II the amour
paid on tine three coupons hepet
attached shall aggregate less tina