Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

County Court of Tyler County, west virginia,
February special session, 1895, February 25th.
WHEREAS, The Sistersvilic and Salem Rail-
road company, corporation doing business in
this state, have by their petition presented to thee
court this day, requested vote to be ordered and
money to he appropriated in aid OF the construc-
ton OF railroad of narrow guage from some
point at or near the Town OF Sistersville on the
Ohio, River in the county Of Tyler. State of West
Virginia, and thence by the most practicable
route by the way of Elk Fork, Middlebourne
and the mouth of McElroy creek to intersect the
Doddridge county line at or near the mouth OF
Big Flint Run; said vote to- be taken upon the
question of subscription of $4,000 by the Dis
trict of centrevile upon the question Of the sub
worth; upon the question Of the Subscription of
sIo, ooooo by the District of Lincoln. and upon
the question OF the subscription of $3syooooo by
the District'of McElroy, toward the said work,
WHEREAS The County Court of the County
ofTyier deei II desirable forthe SaidDistrictst to
appropriate money TO aid in the construction OF
coin, and Mcfsiroy and said; District of Centre
vilies- in said county, said appropriations to be
made by Subscriptions as stock TO the capital
stock OF the said railroad company; or any osner
undertaking the said work, Therefore, It is
hereby %fS
ORDERED, By the said County Court. of the
81 Of e
ton, by said district of Centreviile, OF the sum
of $4,000; by said district of Ellsworth of the
the sum $40 10000. and by said district of Nc
Elroy of thesum of SIS, ooo. 90 to the work above
specified. to be expended In the construction oil
said railroad, from, by way of and to the points
aforesaid g Sr5 ,s..ty
said vote shall be taken at the several places
of voting in said districts of Centreville, Els
worth, lincoln, and McElroy at a Special Eiec-
tion, which shall be held therein,i on Saturday,
the 9th day of April, 1895,
If such vote shall be in favor of such appro-
priations, or either of them, any subs ription
thereof by this Court or its Agents shall be upon
the following terms and conditions. to-wit:
The said subscriptions shall be paind in coupon
bonds of said districts, respectively, in the de-
nomination of $4,000, payable at or before the
expira ion of thirty years from the date thereof,
annum. And il is further
ORDERED, BY the Court. that in the event
that the aforesaid subscription should be au-
thoriZed by the votes of the said district OF Lin
coin at the election hereby directed to be held,
the bonds so authorized shall be delivered when
said railroad is constructed through Lincoln
district to the Ellsworth district line, aud not
before. That in the event that the otaresaid
! subscription should be authorized ly the voters
of the said district of Ellsworth, at the election
hereby directed to be held, one hall Of the bonds
so authorized shall be delivered when said rail
road shall be con trrcted to the Town OF Mid,
dlebourne and the other half shall be delivered
when the said railroad shall be con-
tstructed to the McElroy district line,
aforesaid subscription should be authorized by
the voters of said district OF Ceutreyille at the
election hereby directed to he held. the bonds SO
authorized shall be delivered when said railroad
shall be constructed to the mouth OF McElroy
creek and not before: That in the event that
the aforesaid subscription should be authorized
by the voters Of said district OF McElroy nj the
election hereby directed TO be held, the bonds so
authorized shall be delivered wien said raiiroao
shall be constructed to the village OF shirley In
said district of McElroy. and not before. Fro
| yided, however, that said railroad shsii DC con-
structed from the town OF Sistersville to the
town OF Middlebourne on or before the hrst day
OF May, 1892 and to the village OF Shirley on or
before the first day OF May, 1900.
The said special election shall be held by the
following nam ed commissioners, who are hereby
appointed for that purpose, that Is TO say
IN THE DISTRICT OF cENTREvILLE.
Precinct Mol at Centreville, J. c. Warner, A. J.
Moore and A. L. Corbly.
Precinct Nc ?, at Deep Valley. Joshua Wag-
ner, ID. w. Hess and Geo. w. DAVIS
INTHE DISTRICr OF ELLSWORTH.
Precinct No !, at Court House, I. J. Sellers,
John Shepherd and ). Ankrom.
Precinct No. ,, at Laurel Rum w. f. Mayheld,
Joseph A. Twyman and B. l.. Clark.
Precinct No !, at d. J. Vancamps', I, Is. Wat
kins D. b. Leap and Omar Christian.
Precinct No. 4, at Morey's Hall, VIM. j. Hill,
w. A. WOODBURY. and ID, NJ. Smith.
IN THE DISTRICT OF LINCOLN.
Precinct No i, at Citizens Hose House; A. d.
wilson p. b. Lowry and +. D. Mccoy.
Precinct No. D at ]. +. Jones Hose House; o.
l.. Lowther W. L. Armstrong aud J. II. MCCOY
Precinct No. 1, at Bucks School House; U. G.
Heslep J. W. Meredith and uriah Ice.
Precinct No. 4, at School House, Wells Lane,
George W Sine. j. II. Black and II. w. Mccoy.
IN THE DISTRICT OF McELRoY.
Precinct No /, at Shirley; G. d. Underwood.
T. ox,J Eur heSo uI NJ
Precinct No. 2, at Moores; Lot Mccormick, Il.
r. Parks and Albert Lemasters.
Precinct No. 3, at Elders School House; VIM.
w Myer lanes Tustin and Valentine Allen.
And the poll shall, in other respects, be taken
and the result shall be ascertained and certified
as directed by sections u, etc, OF chapter 49, oil
the Code of West Virginia OF 1891.
The ballots used in taking the said poll shall
have written or printed thereon, the words
SUBSCRIPTION" or mo SUBSCRIPTION"
or any other words that will show how the voter
intended to vote on the question proposed. And
il is further
ORDERED, By the Court that. in the event
that the aforesaid subscription should bc author
lied by the voters of said Districts oil ELLSWORTH,
Lincoln and McElroy, at the election hereby di.
rected to be held. then the subscriptions voted
by the said districts on the 18th day OF August
1906 shall be held TO be imperative, null andV
void otherwise the said subscriptions heretofore
voted to be made, shall remain In full force andl
effect The said THE SISTERSVILI.E AND
SALEM RAILROAD COMPANY have given the
Court good and sufficient guarantee that u will
defray all Of the expenses OF the said election in
case said company fails TO build and completed
the said railroad in this county under the provi-
sions of this order.
This order shall be published as required by
law, and shall also be published in the following
newspapers printed in this county, viz the West
Virginia Oil Review, the Tyler Gazette and the
Tyler County Star.
The foregoing is a true copy taken from pages
RIB 40 etc, "ORDER BOOK NO. 4-IS94-
TYIER COUNTY COURT" OF the proceedings
Of. said Court. Attest
D. HICKMAN,
Clerk.