Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

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election shall be as follows:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED?
Shall the township of El-
wood in the County of Bar
Der. in the State of Kansas,
extend aid to The Kfowa, /,
Hardtner s. Pacific Railway yes
Company, by subscribing
for Eight Thousand t$S, ,O0O.- - -
O0) Dollars of the capital
stock of sand Company, the NO
same to be paid for by issu. l---- |
ing and delivering 20 said
Company like amount of
the bonds of said township,
all In manner aud form as
provided by law?
And whereas said Board of County Com.
missi0nere. upon the presentation of eaid pc
titiou found that the same was in due and le-
gal form. and was signed by more than two
hfths (2-5) of the resident tax payers and q
majority of the legal voters of said townships
and said Board of County Commissioners
thereupon granted the prayer of said petition
and ordered that special election be held at
the usual and legal voting place in said town
ship. on
TUESDAY, the 23rd Day of NOV VENEER,
1909. TO determine whether said subscription
or loan should be made, and whether said
bonds should be issued in payment of said
suosci ciiption or loan. upon the terms and con-
dttions set out in said petit on; and said Board
of County Commissioners further ordered
that In the event a majority of the voters
voting at said election cast their ballots in
favor of the said proposition, then the County
Clerk of said county should forthwith. for. in
behalf and in the name of said township.
make such subscript on or loan in the afOre-
said sum of Eight Thousand Dollars.
And said Board of County Commissioners
further ordered that when said Railway Co..
has complied with the conditions stated in the
said petition. that then the Chairman of the
said Board of County Commissioners and the
County Clerk of said county should sign and
of aaid vF1Sh lin in ~
amount, in all respects as required by said
petition. and issue and deliver The same as
IN said petition required. in exchange for a
like amount of the capital stock of said Com
pany.
And the said Board of County Commission
ers further ordered that the form of ballots
TO be used at said election should be in the
form stated in said petition; that the under
sigBed, as sheriff Of said county should Gully
issue and make proc amation for said special
election, and post and publish the same in the
manner required by law.
Now. therefore, /. j. D. Mathews. Sheriff of
Barber county. Kansas. by virtue of authority
by law in me vested, and in obedience to the
above order and direction of the Board of
County Commissioners of said county, do
hereby make public proclamation and give
due notice that special election will be held
at the usual and legal voting place in Elw woOd
township. Barber county, Kansas, on Tues
day, the 23rd day of November. 1909, Ito de-
termine whether said township shall make
such subscription or loan. and issue said
bonds. upon the conditions set out in said
petition.
Such election shall in all respects be con-
Quoted and the ballots therefor distributed,
and returns made and the result ascertained
and declared, all as provided by law for gen.
In witness whereof I, the Sheriff of Barber
county. Kansas. have hereunto set my hand,
at the City of Medicine Lodge. in said county,
this 18th day Of October. 1909.
Seal. j. d. MATHEWS,
Sheriff of Barber County. Kansas.
Attest: S. W. IRELAND, County Clerk.