Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

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To be Held
Tuesday, November %, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of
October. 1905. there was presented to the Board
Kansas. said Board being duly convened In
regular session. a petition signed by two-ifths
20 OF the resident tax payers anc majori-
Barber county. Kansas, praying said Board
of County Commissioners to submit to the
quaiiiied voters of said township PROPOSE
non that the said ElwOOd township aid The
kfowa, Hardtner s. Pacific Railway Company
Dy subscribing 70 its capital stock or loaning
the credit of the said township to the said
Railway Company. in the sum of Eight Thous-
and Dollars. and issuing the bonds of the said
township therefor in like amount, in payment
OF said subscription or loan. all upon the coudi-
tions as set forth in said petition. which petit
tion. signatures being omitted, is in the words
and figures following, to-wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County Commits
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.in Barber county, Kansas, do
hereby respectfully petition your honorable
ship of Elwood, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified voters of SAID township a
proposition 10 extend aid to The kiowa,
Hardtner s. Pacific Railway Company by sub
scribDg for Eight Thousand ($S. 00l Dol
lars of the capital stock of said Con pany, said
stock to be paid for by issuing and delivering
to said Company a like amount of the bonds
of said township, all in manner and form as
provided by law. the said bonds 10 be issued
in denominations of Five Hundred (S5O0.00)
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 tive per
cent per annum, payable 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 Company shall have completed and put
into operation line of standard gusges rail
road. commencing at point on the east line
of said township 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 follows:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED?
Shall the township of FL
wood. in the County of Bar
ber, in the State of Kansas,
extend aid to The Kiowa, i-- !
Hardtner & Pacific Railway Yes
Company, by subscribing
for Eight Thousand lSS.000.- - -
00J Dollars worth of the cap
ital stock of said Company. NO
the same to be paid for. by
issuing and delivering to
said Company like amount
of the bonds of said town.
ship. all in manner and
form as prOvidedNby lawr
And said Board of County Commissioners.
upon presentation of said petition, found that
the same was in due and legal form. and was
signed by more than two-hfths go Of the res
ident tax payers and a majority of the legal
voters of said ElwoOd township; and said
Board of County Commissioners thereupon
granted the prayer OF said petition and order,
ed special election to be held at the usual
and legal voting place in said township on
TUESDAY. The 2sRO 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-
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.
then the county clerk of said county shall
forth with for and on behalf, and in the name
of said Rlwood township. subscribe TO the cap
ital stock of The Kiowa. Hardtner Pacific
Railway Company or loan the credit of said
township thereto, in the said sum OF Eight
And said Boari of County Commissioners
further ordered that when said Railway Com
Pany has complied with the conditlons stated
said Board of County mnfiseionefs, and the
County Clerk of said county, shall duly sign,
attest. issue and denver 10 the proper parties,
the bonds of said Elwood township, in said
amount, in all respects as required by said
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.
tion 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 1t is further ordered by said Board OF
County Commissioners that legal notice Of
said special election he published in some
newspaper published and having general
circulation in said county and township.
= Wherefore the Beard of County Commis-
sioners of Barber county, Kansas. hereby give
public notice that said special election, 30
called, for the purposes aforesaid, Will be
held in said ElwOod township, Barber county.
Kansas az the usual and legal voting place In
said township. on Tuesday, the 23rd day OF
November. 1909. between the hours designat-
ed and fxed by law.
In witness whereof. the said Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners have caused this notice 10
be eigned and attested by the County Clerk OF
said county on this 10th day Of October, lSO9.
(. 49, RILEY LAKE.
Chairman.
B. E. WADSwORTH,
Commissioner.
The Board of County Commissioners of Bar
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