Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-16
Noriee Of Special Election.

County Court of Tyler County, West Virginia,
| February special session, 1895, February 18th.
| WHEREAS, The Sistersville and Salem Rail-
| road company, corporation doing business in
this state have by their petition presented to the
court this day, requested vote to be ordered and
money to be appropriated i'll aid OF the construc-
ton of a railroad OF narrow guage from some
| point at or near the Town of Sistersville on the
Ohio River i'll 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 Centreville; upon the question OF the sub
scription of S25,ooo.oo by the District OF Ellis.
worth; upon the question OF the subscription OF
| 100000 by the District OF Lincoln, and upon
the question OF the subscription of S25.ooooo by
the District of McElroy, toward the said work,
and
WHEREAS, The County Court ofthe County
| ofTyier deem it desirable for the SaidDistrictsto
appropriate money to aid III the construction OF
such railroad in said districts of Ellsworth Lin
coin, and McElroy and said District OF Centre
vile, in said county said appropriations to be
made by subscriptions stock TO the capital
stock of the said railroad company. or any other
| railroad company doing business in this State
undertaking the said work, Therefore, it is
hereby
| ORDERED, By the said County Court. of the
county of Tyler that vote be taken upon the
gu 'stion OF the appropriation by such subscrip-
| ton. by said district of Centreville of the sum
of $500 90: by said district of Ellsworth of the
sum of 10000: by said district of Lincoln OF
the sum of 100000, and by said district OF Nc
Elrov of theSum of $4,000. 90 to the work above
| specified to be expended in the construction of
said railroad, from, by way OF and TO the points
aforesaid.
/ Said vote shall he taken at the several places
OF voting in said districts of Centreville, Els
worth, Lincoln, and McElroy at Special Elec-
ton, which shall be held therein, on Saturday,
| the 9th day of April, 1895.
| If such vote shall be in favor of such appro-
! priationS, or either OF them, any subscription
thereof by this Court or its Agents, shall be upon
| the following terms and conditions, to-wit:
| The said SubScriptos shall be paind in coupon
bonds of said districts, respectively in the de-
! nomination OF $500 90, payable AZ or before the
expiration of thirty years from the date thereof,
with interest at the rate of six per centum per
annum. And il is further
| ORDERED BY the Court. that in the event
that the aforesaid subscription should be au-
thorZed by the votes OF the said district OF Lin
| colin at the election hereby directed TO be held,
the bonds so authorized shall he delivered when
said railroad is constructed through Lincoln
district TO the Ellsworth district line, and not
before. That in the event that the otaresaid
subscription should be authorized hy the voters
of the said district of Ellsworth, at the election
hereby directed to be held, onehalf of the bonds
| so authorized shall he delivered when said rail-
road shall be con ,tructcd to the Town OF Mid
dlebourne and the other half shall be delivered
when the said railroad shall be con-
structed TO the McElroy district line,
and not before: That in the event that the
aforesaid subscription should he authorized by
the voters of said district of Centreville at the
election hereby directed TO be held. the bonds so
| authorized shall be delivered when said railroad
| shall be constructed to the mouth OF McElroy
| creek and not before: That i'll the event that
: the aforesaid subscription should he authorized
| bv the voters of said district Ot McElroy at the
election hereby directed to be held, the bonds so
| authorized shall be delivered when said railroad
| shall be constructed 10 the village OF Shirley, IN
said district of McElroy. and not before, Pro-
| dad, NJ SlfH
| struCted from the town of SistcrSvile TO the
town of Middlebourne, on or before the first day
| of Nav 1902 and 10 the village OF Shirley on or
before the first day of May, 1900.
The said special election shall be held by the
| following named commissioners, who are hereby
appointed for that purpose, that is to say
IN THE DISTRICT OF CENTREvILLE.
Precinct No at centreville, &c. Warner, A. J.
Precinct No. , at Deep Valley, Joshua wag-
ner, ID. w. Hess and Geo. w. Davis.
IN THE DISTRICT OF ELLSWORTH.
Precinct No. l. at Court House, 7. J. Sellers,
| John Shepherd and ). b. Ankrom.
| Precinct No. p at Laurel Run, w. F. Mayheid,
| Joseph A. Twyman and B. l.. Clark.
| Precinct No. y at ID. j. Vancamps', 7. Is. Wat
| kins d. b. Leap and Omar Christian.
| Precinct No. a. at Morey's Hail, Win. J. Hill,
W. A. WOODBURY. and ID. NJ. Smith.
IN THE DISTRICT OF LINCOLN.
Precinct No. l. at Citizens Hose House: A. b.
wilson, p. b. Lowry and +. d. Mccoy.
Precinct No. ?, at J. T. Jones Hose House; @.
| L. Lowther w. l.. Armstrong and ]. II. Mccoy.
| Precinct No. T. at Bucks School House; U. @.
| Heslep ]. w. Meredith and Uriah Ice.
Precinct No. d. at School House Wells Lane,
| George W. Sine. J. II. Black and II. W. Mccoy.
INTHE DISTRICT OF McELRoY.
Precinct No. l. at Shirley; G. ID. Underwood,
| LLOYD Furbee and +. NJ. Allen.
| Precinct No. 2, at Moores; Lot Mccormick, J..
| r Parks and Albert Lemasters.
| Precinct No. l. at Elders School House; VIM.
". Myer. James 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, OF
| the Code of West Virginia OF 1891.
| The ballots used in taking the said poll shall
have written or printed thereon, the words
| SUBSCRIPTIONS 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 be author
! lied by the voters OF said Districts OF Ellsworth.
| Lincoln and MCElroy, at the election hereby dt-
! reCtcd TO hc held, then the subscriptions voted
| bvthe said districts on the 2Sth day OF August.
| ISq6 shall be held to be imperative, null and
void otherwise the said subscriptions heretofore
voted TO be made. shall remain in full force and
effect. The said THE SISTERSVILLE AND
| SALEM RAILROAD COMPANY have given the
! Court good and sufficient guarantee that II will
dcfray all OF the expenses OF the said election in
! case said company fails to build and complete
the said railroad in this county under the provi-
! sions of this order.
rhi, 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 n true copy taken from pages
| as 7-g etc ORDER BOOK NO. 4-IsA-
| TYLER.COUNTY COURT of the proceedings
| of said Court. Attest
ID. HICKMAN,
! Clerk.
County Court Of Tyler County, West Virginia,