Barbour County index., 1909-10-13

Legal NOllCG Ol special HGCllOa
To be Held
Tuesday, November 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day OF
October, 1909. there was presenteS 70 the Boz rd
of County Commissioners of Barber county,
regular session petitionsigned by two-dfths
(2S) of the resident tax payers anc Q MAORI
ty OF the legal voters OF ElwOod township. In
Barber county. Kansas, praying said Board
of County Commissioners to submit to the
Quaiified voters of said township O prOpesi-
tion that the said Elwood township aid fhe
KiOwa, Hardtner s. Pacific Railway Company
by subscribing to its capital stock or loaning
the credit of the said township to the said
Railway Company, in the sum of Eight Thoua-
and Dollars, and issuing the bonds of the said
township therefor in like amount, in payment
of said subscription or loan all upon the condi-
tions AS set forth in said tition. which petit
ton. signatures being omitted. is in the words
and figures following, to-wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County Commis-
sioners of Barber County. In the State OF
Kansas
The undersigned being and constituting more
than two fifths of the resident tax payers of
ElwoOd township,iH Barber county, Kansas, do
body to call special election in said town
ship OF. Elwood, for the IrpOse of submitting
to the qualified voters of sald township a
Hardtner & Pacific Railway Company by sub
scrib'ng for Eight Thousand ($s.0O0 O0l Dol.
lars of the capital stock of said Con pany, said
stock to be paid for by issuing and delivering
to said Company like amount of the bonds
of said township, all in manner and form as
provides by law. the said bonds to be issued
In denominations of Five Hundred (S500.O0)
Dollars each, to be payable to bearer at the
fiscal agency Of the State of Kansas, in the
City of New York. in the state of New York
twenty years after the date thereof. and to
bear interest from date at the rate of five per
cent per Hnnum, pay able semi-annualy. the
interest thereon to be evidenced by coupons
thereto attached, the same to be payable at
the fiscal agency aforesaid; Provided, that no
such bonds shall be issued until the said Rail-
way ComL any shall have completed and put
into operation a line of standard gu ge rail-
road. commencing at point on the east line
of said wnship and extending In a westerly
| direction to the town of Hardtner. in said
| township.
The form of the ballots to be used at such
election shall be as fOllGwS
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTEDf
Shall the township of FL
wood, in the County of Bar
Der, in the State of Kansas,
extend aid to The Kiowa,
| Hardtner Pacific Railway Yes
| Company, by subscribing
| for Eight Thousand tSS. 00O.- - -
/ 90 Dollars worth of the cap
| ital stock of said Company, NJ
| the same to be paid for by
Isissuing and delivering to
! said Company like am bunt
| of the bonds of said town.
| ship, all in a manner and
.orm as provided by law?
And said Board of County Commissioners.
| upon pre- entation OF said petition. found that
| the same was in due and legal form. and was
| signed by more than two-ffths l2-o) OF the res:
voters of said Elwood township; and said
Board of County Commissioners thereupon
| granted the prayer of said petition and order
| ed a special election to be held at the usual
| and voting Dlaca
| TUESDAY, The 10TH Day of NOVEMBER,
| 1909. to determine whether said subscription
or loan shall be made and whether said bonds
| shall be Issued in payment of said subscrip-
tiOn or loan, upon the terms and conditions
/ set out in said petition.
| And said Board of County Commissioners
| further ordered that in the event majority
| of the voters voting at said special election
cast their ballots in favor of said proposition.
| forthwith for and on behalf. and in the name
of said EwOod township, su ubscribe 10 the cap
| ital stock of The Kiowa. Hardtner h Pacific
Railway Company or loan the credit Of said
| township thereto, i'll the said sum of Eight
| Tn usand Dollars.
And said Board of County Commissioners
further ordered that when said Railway Com
Pany has complied with the conditions stated
| in sHid petition, that then the Chairman of the
County Clerk of said county, shall duly sign,
attest, issue and deliver to the proper parties,
| the bonds of said Elwood township. in said
amount. In all TeSp0CC6 rs required Uy 6dlo
| petition, in exchange for a like amount of the
| capital stock of said Company
Said Board of County Commissioners furth-
| er order that the form of ballot to be used at
said special election should be in the form stat
ed in said petition. and that said special elec.
| tfon should be called, held, and the returns
| thereof made and canvassed. and the result
| declared, in all respects as provided by law
| for the holding OF general elections.
| And it is further ordered by said Board of
County Commissioners that legal notice of
4 said special election he published in some
| newspaper published and having q general
| circulation In said county and t.wnship.
Wherefore, the Board of County Commits
| public notice that said special election. SO
| called. for the purposes aforesaid. will be
| held in said ElwoOd township. Barber county.
Kansas, at the usual and legal voting place in
| said township, on Tuesday. the 10th day of
| November 1863. between the hours designat-
ed and fixed by law.
| In witness whereof, the said Board OF Coun-
| ty Commissioners have caused this notice to
| be signed and attested by the County Clerk of
| said county, on this 18th day of October, 1909.
| RILEY LAKE.
Chairman.
| BE. WADswORTH,
Commissioner.
J. B. HARBAUGH,
Commissioner.
| The Board of County Commissioners Of Bar
Seal.
Attest: 8. ". FINLAND, County Clerk.
| First Published in The Barber County Index
Oct. 13. 1903.