The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-07-14
OF Election.

Order OF Election.
= reslilaE-2a-.-i--ll-At1l-a County { c,,-'
of Calhoun county held ~ the Court Iou,.
thereof ON the 18th dav of J ulv. 1896
The County Court of the county of Cal
honn, in the State Of WC~t Virginia being
pctitioned hv ,undry citizens and taxpayers
Of the district of Sherman in said county.
that 1t should appropriate 10y subscription
tn The capital stock of the Little kanawha
Railroad Company thu sum uf ~ 900 to aid
in the construction of the said Company :
Railroad To be constructed from larkcrShurr,
in the Co, of Wood, through the counties of
Wood Writ, Calhoun and Gilmcr, M the Liz
tic kanawha river To BurnsNi lie in the county
of prNtun aud through the said district of
Sherman, doth direct and order that vote
bc taken in ;lid district on the question of II
subscription 10y said district To the capital
stock of said Railroad Company i'm the sun
of :, 900, to he paid III the coupon bund- of
said district, containing ON their face the
conditions precedent Ia the payment and dc
livery hereunder written - a part of thi4
order which bonds shall bear interest AT A
rate not exceeding , per CcntUu per annun
rcdccnahlc - follows. viz: At 30 votrS:
but at the pleasure of said district ANY time
after ~ wears.
Said votes shall be- taken on the question
aforesaid at the several voting place i'm
said district Of Sherman at special election
for the purpose, which election il now called
and directed To Ice held on Tuesday the 18th
day Of August, 1896 And the Court doth
hereby appoint the following named Com
miSsionCrs of election To take the poll and
ascertain the result Of such election and Ger
fifty the same according to the the regulations
prescribed 10y law for a>ccrtaining and Ger
tiiying the election of school officers as pro-
yidcl 10y section 2i of chapter 80 of the { ode.
oi West Nirginia:
At precinct No. !, Joshua SharIs, j. +.
Mcdonald ana James Barr
Al precinct No. ,, +. NJ White, ID. p.
Ayers and ii. H. Bland
said Commissioners holding said special
election at the several voting place, aforesaid
shall cause To he taken and ascertain the re
suit of said election at said voting places for
which they are respectfully appointed, and
said vote and poll shall he taken and the IT.
silt asccrtainCd and certified according To the
regulations prescribed 10y law for ;r,ccrtaining
the election of school officers as aforesaid.
And the ballots used AT such election shall
have written or printed ON them the word
subscription or the words, "Eo SubScrip-
tion."
IL IL further ordered that the Clerk of this
Court shall cause copies of this order To be
written or printed and sign his name to each.
and, forthwith post one of them in a con
SpicuouH place in his office and one ON the
front door Of the Court House of Calhoun
county, and deliver the Others TO the
Sheriff of said county, who shall forthwith
post, at least, one of said copies in CnnSpic-
nous place at every place of voting in said
district; and the Court doth further order
that copy of this order be published for AT
icsiSt thirty days before said election i'm the
Calhoun CHKONICLF, Il newspaper published
III said county. 1t is further ordered thar
the Clerk of this Court do forthwith preparc
pol books for the purpose of said election,
hut any subScribtion to the stock of said
Railroad Company, if made, shall he upon
the condition that no money shall hc paid
Sud Railroad Company hv said district
nor shall any bonds he issued or delivered
to 1t by the said district until the said Rail
road Company shall have completed It's
railroad through said district To the Cilmer
county line, and laid thereon its cross ties and
rhil and shall have said railroad fully c1uip-
pei and regular freight and passenger trains
running thereon from ParkcrSburg To- said
o'ilmcr county line. The engineer of said
Railroad Company shall report to the Court
The fact ni the completion of said railroad to
sad tillmcr county line, ut which time upon
satisfactory evidence thereof, and upon the
report Oh AN agent duly appointed by this
'"urt To inspect the said railroad, and upon
proof To the said Court that the same has
been constructed ~ Il standard grIarc railroad
and completed in all respects as such, a. here
inbeiorc specified, and with regular trains
thereon Us aforesaid, the said bonds shall bc
delivered to said company, upon the Issuing
and delivering by said Company 10 this
Court ON behalf of said district certificates of