Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-03

used at said election shall be prepared
and issued as required by law. and
shall have printed thereon for the pur-
pose of submitting said proposition, the
following language:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
ADOPTED?
The subscription TO the Capt.
tai Stock OF the Kansas.
Medicine Valley & Western - -
Railway Company, by the
Township of Sun City No
and the issuance OF the
bonds OF said Township
therefor.
And said Board of County Commits
sfoners in pursuance to the prayer OF
said petition at said special session
thereof found that said petition was
duly signed by more than two fifthS
of the resident taxpayers of said
Township of Sun City and duly made
an order granting the prayer of said
petition and ordered that a special
election should be held in said Town
ship of Sun City in said County on
the 9th day of June. 1905. to determine
whether said Township shall subscribe
the sum OF Seven Thousand Five Hun
bred Dollars to the Capital stock of
the said Railway Company, and issue
bonds of the said Township TO the said
Railway Company in payment therefor
in like amount on the terms and condi-
| lions all as set out in said petition
And further ordered that in the
event that majority OF the voters,
voting at said election cast their ball
lots in favor of said proposition. and
voted to issue bonds in payment
therefor. then the County Clerk OF
said County, for and on behalf OF the
| said Township and in its name. shall
forthwith subscribe the sum of Seven
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Capital Stock OF said Railway Com
pany as stated in said petition.
And it is further ordered that if said
Railway Company fully comply with
the conditions of said subscription,
then the Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, and the County
Clerk of said County shall duly issue
bonds of said Township in said sum.
said bonds to bear interest at the rate
of four per cent, principal and interest
| to be due and payable at the time and
place stated in said petition. and the
said Board of County Commissioners
| further order that the form of ballot
| to be used at said special election be
as stated and contained in said petit
| ton.
| And further ordered that the Sher-
| iff of said County issue his proclama-
ton for said special election. and that
same be held in said Township to de-
| termine whether said Township shall
| make such subscription and issue the
| bonds of said Township on the condf-
| tons set out in said petition. and that
said election be called, held and the
returns thereof made, and the result
/ thereof ascertained and declared in
the same manner as prescribed by law
for general elections.
WHEREFORE The Board OF
County Commissioners hereby give
public notice that said special cleo
| ton so called. for the purposes afore-
| said will be held at the time and in
the manner herein described and set
forth.
| In Witness Whereof, the Board Of
County Commissioners attested by the
| County Clerk have hereunto set their
hands On this 22nd day of April. 1905.
| RILEY LAKE.
| Chairman.
| P. W. FLANAGAN.
/ Commissioner.
/ B. E. wADSwORTH,
Commissioner.
Board of County Commissioners.
(SeaD Attest: c. w. WILSON.
County Clerk.
sheriffs Proclamation for Special
Election.
To the Qualified Voters of Township
i of Turkey Greek. Barber Cunty.
/ Kansas
WHEREAS. on the 22nd day of APP
I'll. 1905. there was duly presented to
Board Of County Commissioners of
Barber County, Kansas. petition duly
signed by two fifths of the resident
taxpayers of the Township of Turkey
Creek, praying the said Board OF
County Commissioners to submit to
the qualified voters Of said Township.
the proposition to subscribe Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars to the
Capital stock of the Kansas. Medicine
Valley & Western Railway Company.
all on conditions as set forth in said
petition. which petition. signatures be-
ing omitted Is in the words and figures
!; following. to-wft.
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners Of the County OF
Barber and State of Kansas:
We. the undersigned. being more
!. than two-fifths (z-5) of the resident
Taxpayers Of the Township Of Turkey
8 creek IN the County of Barber In tbo