Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

your Honorable Board to call a special
election IN said Township, at as early
q date as practicable and legal. and
1t such special election TO submit TO
the qualified electors of the said
Township a proposition to subscribe
the sum OF Seven Thousand Five Hun
cred (S7,5e9) Dollars Tin equal amounts
or common and preferred stock to the
capital stock of the Kansas, Medicine
Valley & Western Railway Company
q corporation duly organ ized and ex-
listing under and by virtue Of the laws
OF the State OF Kansas, for the purpose
Of building. owning and operating
railroad from Independence, Kansas. TO
Trinidad. Colorado. and TO issue the
bonds OF said Township in like
amounts OF Seven Thousand Five Hun
dred Dollars $4,000, in payment of
said subscription: That said bonds
shall be each in the denomination of
Five Hundred Dollars Cs500.00) and
numbered from one TO Is consecutiyely
each payable TO the Kansas. Medicine
Valley Western Railway Company,
or bearer, twenty GOD years after date
and each bond bearing interest al the
rate OF four ca per cent per anuum,
with interest coupons attached payable
on the first days of January and July
OF each year, and that the principal
and interest OF such bonds be made
State OF Kansas. III the City of New
York
That the conditions upon which said
subscription shall be made and said
bonds issued are as follows: That said
Railway Company, its successors or
assigns shall build q new Standard
Gauge Railroad through the said
Township, on or before May 1. 1907
and said bonds shall be delivered to
or assigns. when said railroad shall
have been built and shall be in opera
ton through said Township, IL on or
before May l. 1907
And we respectfully petition that
said special election be called and held
conformably 20. and as provided by the
laws OF the State of Kansas appiica-
bic thereto; and that said subscription
be made and said bonds issued in &C
cordance with the laws OF the State of
Kansas.
And that the form Of ballot to be
used al 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 Turkey Creek No
and the Issuance of the
bonds OF said Township
therefor.
And. whereas said Board OF County
Commissioners in pursuance OF said
petition found that the same was in
due form and was duly signed by more
than two-fifths OF the resident tax
payers OF said Township 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 Turkey Greek in said County.
on the 9Th day Of June. 1905. TO de-
terrliHe whether said Township shall
subscribe the sum OF Seven Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars to the capital
stock OF the said Railway Company.
and issue bonds of said Township TO
said Railway Company in payment
therefor. upon the terms and conditions
ell as set out in said petition;
And further ordered that in event
the majority of the voters at said
election cast their ballots in favor OF
said proposition. and vote TO issue
bonds in payment therefor. then the
County Clerk of said Countyfor and
on behalf of the said Township and
the sum OF Seven Thousand Five Hun
ored Dollars. TO the Capital Stock OF
the said Railway Company:
And further ordered that II the
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 the said Township in said
sum, said bonds 10 bear interest at the
rate OF four 90 per cent; principal and
interest TO he due and payable al the
time and place stated in said petition:
And further ordered that the form
OF ballot TO be used at said election
should be in the form stated in said
petition. and that the undersigned. as
sheriff OF said County should duly
make and issue a proclamation for
said special election. and give thirty
(So) days printed notice in a weekly
newspaper printed and published in
said County and having general cir
cuiation in the Township of Turkey
Creek and that said election be held
IN ali RESPECTS as required by law
THEREFORE, L w H Haun Sher-
If Of Barber County. Kansas. by viz
tue OF authority by law vested in me.
and In pursuance to the above order
OF said Board, do hereby give public
proclamation and due notice, that a
special election shall be held in said
Township of Turkey Creek, Barber
County. Kansas. on the 9Th day of
June 1905. TO determine whether said
Township shall make such suoscrip-
ton and issue said bonds upon the
conditions set out in said petition:
Such election SHALL in all respects be
conducted, the returns made and the
result asCertained and declared in the
same manner as prescribed by law for
general elections
In witness whereof. / said Sheriff
OF Barber County, Kansas. have here
unto set my hand this 2znd day of
APRIL 1905.
W. H. HACN
Sheriff OF BARKER County. Kansas.
BY A B. PURDY, Deputy
(Seal1 Attest: c. W. WILSON,
County Clerk