The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-19
ELECTION PROCLAMATION,



80 Topeka. Kan. March is. 1901
!, G. y. Drew, mayor. Of the city Of TO-
peka, do hereby proclaim, give notice ana
election viii be held in the city o. Topeka
On Tuesday, APT, 2 1sol. teE the p1rpessse
Mayor. city attorney, city clerk, city
treasurer one c9tne iman IN sae1 ,1 Wi g.
each ward, judge Of the court Of Iopekal
clerk Of the court OF Topeka ana me- ~.
70 the legally qua iffied voters OF said city
the following proposition; al.
Shall the mayor and council or the
city. Of .Topeka. borrow $4,000 and issue
the bonds q the city OF LepeSa 5ol sa ,3
paying for lands for additional terminal
fs eFa sna sA9P e Is s A eompsny
the city Of Topeka. which bonds shall
Issuance of Tie. same and bear interest
at the rate Of four per cent per nunuius
viaed n the foiiowina srdinanee. io-wit.
''tFirst pnbushed ia The Topeka Daily
CqJR,iht4aL Na1reh & lso 5s,~
An ordinance submitting 10 the iefil
authorizing The mayor and council 81 ,sa.i
city to borrow seventy thou3lno dollars
. o1lrpo1e III securing and paying Tor lands
for additional terminal facilities ana
Fe Railway company at the city OF Too
&c eil m ' q the Slty Of Top5eisa 0
Section ]. The mayor and council n
10 borrow seventy thousand dollars arm
issue the bonds Of the city for SAID nIuou fr
for lands for additional terminal faciiilief
and shops for the Atchlson. Topeka ~
Topeka. said company haVing "a railroad
constructed into and through said citt.
tions of not less than fve hundred dollars
nor more than one thousand dollars, anil
bear interest at the rate OF four per ccnt
per annum. payable semi-annualy af The
the city of New York. Said bonds shalt
not be sold for less than their face value
shall be allowed for their sale. nor shsl
said bonds be issued unless authorized ~
proposition contained IN this ordinance.
see q a. The time q the issna .i.. et
f ~ CITY s's' Of Topeka on i Apfii
n said proels nation the propqqsition eIn-
breed IN 5nis 9rainaancs Wis a.en bf92
ana ana said proclsmation shan h. pnbiished
one or more times IN the official city paper
o. the city Of Topeka. the first pDblica-
ton being at least ten days before said
Sec g. At the general city election to be
held in the city of Topeka on April Z la.i.
shall determine by "a majority " tne votes
cast upon such Proposit,is9n whetn,sr the
row seventy Thousand dollars and Issue
for that purpose there shall be printed
or written on the ballots tn addition 20
the names of the candidates for the vari-
Gus offices to be elected at said election
the following, to-wtt;
Shall the mayor ana council OF the city
Of Topeka borrow seventy thousand doll
lars and issue the bonds Of the city N
Topeka. for said amount for the purpose
Of securing and paying FOR lands for add
ditIonaf terminal facilities and shops for
the AtchisDn- Topeka a. santa Ne Rail-
way company at the CITY Of Topeka which
bonds shall mature in thirty years from
bear interest at the rate of per cent per
annurn. interest payable seml~annually.
And the canvassinE board shall canvass
and declare the number Of votes cast Tor
cast against IL. and declare whether said
proposition IS defeated or carried. and ~
carried by what Majority OF the vote cast
upon said proposition
Sec. 4. rms ordnance snail take eueSl
and be in force from and after its publ
cation in the official city paper.
Passed the council March q, 1901.
Approved March 6. 1901.
&C. J. DREW, Mayor.
ATTEST. j. H. SQUIRES CITY Clerk.
Candidates for Councilman viii be voted
for in their respective wards only Candi-
dates for all other offices and the propu-
sftion 10 borrow $4,000 and Issue the
bonds of the CITY for said amount. VIII
election shall be held and conducted un-
der the general election laws OF the state.
The polls shall be opened at o clock a.
M in the several voting precincts ana
of said day.
my hand this 18th day OF March. 1901
G.. j. DREW, Mayor.
Attest; ]. II. soIg4I it