Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01

form and manner as provided
by law?
And said Railway Company having also filed
with said Board. a designation in regard to
building and operating said Railroad into, in
and through Barber county, Kansas. in which
the general course of said Railroads line was
the Enid al
shall intefseot the State line between the
State of Kansas and the Territory of OklahO-
ma. near the City of Kiowa, in Barber county,
Kansas, thence in nOrtherly or northwest
erly direction into, in and through said City
of Kiowa to the north or west corporate limit
line thereof, thence in a northerly or north.
westerly direction in, along, on, over and
through the lands lying between Medicine river
and Little Mule creek, and the meanderings
thereof. or adjacent thereto. in Kiowa, Moore.
Nippawalla and Medicine Lodge townships in
said county to the City of Medicine Lodge,
thence through the said City and Township of
Medicine Lodge to the west line OF the said
last named township, thence in a northwestern
ly direction in, on along, through and over the
lands in or adjacent to the Medicine river val
ley to the town of Lake City, thence westerly
and northerly oyer the most practicable
route through Lake City. Sun City and Turk
ey Cree k townships in said County to the
County line, as may be determined and fixed
by the final survey. map location and pro-
file TO be filed by the said Railway Company
as required by law.
And said Board of County Commissioners,
pursuant to the prayer of said petition, at
said regular session of said Board duly found
that said petition was duly signed by more
than two-fifths of the resident Taxpayers of
said County of Barber, and thereupon duly
made an order granting the prayer of said petit
ton, and ordered that special election be
held in said County of Barber on me 18th day of
November, 1905 to determine whether the said
County shall SUI scribe for One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars of the capital stock of The Dem
yer, Kansas and Gulf Railway Company and is
sue bonds of the said County to the said Rail-
amount, ali on tie terms and conditions set
out in the said petition.
And further ordered that in the event that
majority of the qualified voters, voting at
said election, cast their ballots in favor Of
said proposition, and vote to issue the said
bonds in payment for the said stock, then the
County Clerk of said County. for and on be-
half of the said County and in the name of
the said county. shall forthwith subscribe for
One Hundred Thousand Dollars of the capital
stock of the said The Denver, Kansas and Gulf
Railway Company as stated in said petition;
And further ordered, that if the said The
Denver, Kansas Gulf Railway Company fully
comply with the conditions OF the said sub
ecriDtion then the Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, and the CountyClerk of
said county, shall duly issue the bonds of said
county In the said sum Of $l0O, 90, the said
bonds to bear interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum, the principal and interest to
be and become due and payable at the time
bonds to the extent of $1,000 per mile Of track
constructed and operated, and no more, shall
be issued, and not to exceed for fifty miles at
said rate; and further ordered that the form of
ballots to be used at the said special election
shall be as stated in said petition.
And further ordered that the sheriff of said
county, duly make and issue q proclamation
for said special election. and give 30 days no
tice by publication of said proclamation in
The Medicine Lodge Cresset, and of this notice
of special election in The Barber County In
dex, each being weekly newspaper printed
and published In said county and having gen.
| eral circulation in the said county, and thai
said special election be held in all respects al
required by law.
| WHEREFORE. The said Board of County Com
missioners do hereby give public notice tha
| the said special election so called for the pur
poses aforesaid will be held at the time and il
| 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 this End day o.
October, 1906. RILEY LAKE,
/ Chairman.
| p. w. FLANAGAN,
| Commissioner.
B. E. WADSwORTH,
/ Attest: Commissioner.
4 (Seal:) And as The Board of County
Commissioners of Barber County, Kansas.
c. w. WILSON, County Clerk.