Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-02
Notice of Special Election.

February special session. 1896 February 18th.
WHEREAS, The Sistersville and Salem Rail-
road company, corporation doing business in
this state have by their petition presented to the
money to he appropriated i'll aid of the construc-
tion OF a railroad of narrow guage from some
point at or near the Town OF SiStersvllle on the
Ohio River in the county Of qyler, State of West
Virginia, and thence by the most practicable
route by the way Of Elk Fork Middlebourne
and the mouth Of McElroy or" elk to intersect the
poddridge county line at or near the mouth or
Big Flint Run; said vote to be taken upon the
question of subscription of 10000 by the Dis
trct of Centreville; upon the question OF the sub
scription OF $685. 10000 by the District OF Els
worth; upon the question of the subscription OF
$40, 10000 by the District of Lincoln, and upon
the question Of the subscription of SIS 10000 by
the District of McElroy, toward the said work,
and
WHEREAS, The County Court ofthe County
ofTyler deem it desirable for the saidDistricts to
appropriate money to aid in 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 as 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, 1t IS
hereby ....
ORDERED, By the said County Court, of the
count of Tyler, that vote be taken upon the
question of the appropriation, by such subscrip-
ton, by said district of Centreville of the sum
of s. 800 co. bv said district of Ellsworth of the
sum of SIS. ooooo by said district OF Lincoln OF
the sum of SIoooo.oo, and by said district OF Nc
Elrov of thesum of SIS 900. Ito the work above
specified, to be expended in the construction OF
said railroad, from, by way of and to the points
aforesaid r..r..
Said vote shall be taken at the several places
OF voting in said districts of Centreville, Ellis
worth Lincoln, and McElroy at a Special Elec-
ton, which shall be held therein, on Saturday,
the 9th day of April, 1898.
If such vote shall be in favor of such appro-
prations, 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 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,
wi h interest at the rate OF six per centum per
annum. And it 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, and not
before. That in the event that the ofaresaid
| subscription should be authorized by the voters
of the said district Of Ellsworth, at the election
hereby directed to be held one-half of the bonds
so authorized shall be delivered when said rail-
road shall be con trtlcted 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,
aforesaid subscription should BE- authorized by
! thevoters of said district of Centrevilc at the
election hereby rected 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 in the event that
| the aforesaid subscription should be authorized
by the voters of said district of McElroy at the
election hereby directed to be held, the bonds so
| authorized shall be delivered when said railroad
shall be constructed to the village OF shirley IN
said district of McElroy. and not before; Pro-
vded, however, that laid railroad shall be con-
| structed fir m the town OF SiSteTsville TO the
| town of Middlebourne OH or before the first day
of May 1898, and to the village OF Shirley on or
before the first day OF May. 1890:
The said special election snail be held by the
| following named commissioners. who are hereby
appointed for that pur, ose, that is to say
IN THE DISTRICT OF cENrREv1LLE.
Precinct No at Centreville, ]. c. Warner, A. J
Moore and A. l.. Corbly.
Precinct Nc. 2, at Deep Valley Joshua Wag
| ner, d. W. Hess and Geo w. Davis.
INTHE DISTRICT OF ELLSWORTH.
Precinct No l, at Court House, T. J. Sellers
| Iohn Shepherd and -. B Ankrom.
Precinct No. 2, at Laurel Run, w. +. Mayheld
Joseph A. Twyu1an and B. /. CLARK
Precinct No s. at d. ]. WANG ,mps', I. b.. Wat
| kins D. B. cap and ON Christian.
Precinct No L. at Moreys Hall, VIM. ]. Hill
| W. A. WOODBURY. and D. NJ. Smith.
IN THE DISTRICT OF LINCOLN.
| Precinct Nc l. at Citizens Hose House: A. B
Wilson, p B. Lowry and +. d. McCoy.
Precinct No ?, at J. 7. jol e. Hose House; G
| L. Lowther. w. L. Armstrong aud J. II Mccoy
| Precinct No. b at Buck School House; L. G.
Heslep, ]. W. Meredith ard Uriall ice
| Precinct No. 4, at School EouSe, Wells Lane
George W. Sine, J. H. Back and H. y Mccoy.
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