Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
First Published in The Barber County Index
October IS. 1909.
Sleriff's Proclamation
For Special Election to be Held
Tuesday, November 10th, 1909.


To the qualified voters of Eiwood Township.
in Barber County, Kansas.
Whereas, on the l2th day of October 1902
there was presented to the Board of County
Commissioners of Barber county, Kansas "A
petition. signed by two fifths f2-5) of the res
voters of said Elwood Township PRAYING that
said Board of County Commissioners submit
TO the qualified voters OF said township the
proposition that said township aid The Kio-
wa, hardtner i Pacific Railway Company by
subscribing to its capital stock or loaning the
credit OF said township thereto. in the sum of
TwentS-Two Thousand (S22. .00e00) Dollars.
and that 1t issue the bonds Of said township
In IKE amount in payment of sald subscrip
tion or loan. all upon the conditions as stated
ana set forth In said petition, which petition,
the signatures being omitted, is in words and
figures as follows. to-wit:-
PETITION
To the Honorable Board of County Commits
Kansas.
The undersigned. being and constituting
more than two-tifths of the resident tax pay
of Barber. and State of Kansas, do hereby re-
spectfully petition your honorable body to
call special election in said Township of El-
WOOD Tor the purpose of submitting to the
qualified voters of said township proposition
to extend aid to The Kiowa, Hardtrer g. Pa
eific Railway Combany by subscr bing for
the capital stock of said Company, 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 provided
by law. the said bonds to be issued in denom-
nations OF Five Hundred ($5O0 0W 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 in
terest from date at the rate of five per cent
per annum. payable semi annually. the inter
est thereon to be evidenced by coupons there
on attached, the same to be payable at the
fiscal agency afore said; Provided that no
such bonds be issued until the said Railway
Company shall have completed and put in
operation line of standard guage railroad
commencing at the town OF Hardtner, in said
township, and extending in westerly direc-
ton from said town of Hardtner to a point on
the wesL line of 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
Der, in the State of Kansas,
extend aid to The Kiowa,
Hardtner g. Pacific Railway
Company by subscribing Yes
($22, 100000 Dollars of the - -
capital stock of said Com
pany. the same to be paid NO
for by issuing and deliver
ing to said Company like
amount of tbs bonds of said
township, all in manner and
form as provided by law?
And whereas, said Board of County Com
mlssioners, upon the presentation of said Pc
titlOn 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
majority of the legal voters or said township;
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 10th Day of NOVEMBER,
1909, to determine whether said subscription
or loan should be made and whether said
bonds should
subscription or loan, upon the terms and con-
ditions set out in said petition: and said Board
OF County Commissioners further ordered
that in the event a majority OF the voters vot-
ing 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
subscription or loan in the aforesaid sum of
Twenty-Five Thousand (s22, ,OO0.O0) Dollars.
further ordered that when the said Hallway
Company has complied with the conditions
stated in the said petition. that then the
Chairman of the said Board of County Com
missioners and the County Clerk of said couu-
ty should sign and attest the bonds of said
township, in said amount. IN all respects as
required by said petition, and issue and deliy-
er the same as in said petition required in ex-
change for like amount of the capital stock
of said company.
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 10 petition; t tnst the 9nasr S.,
issue aud make proclamation for said special
election, and post and publish the same In the
manner required By law.
Now. therefore, 1. J. d: Mathews. Sheriff of
Barber county, Kansas, by virtue OF authori-
ty, 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 proc amatiOn and give
due notice thar Q special election will be held
at the usual and legal voting place in Rlwood
township. Barber c ,unty. Kansas. on Tues
day. the 10th day of November. lsc9. 70 deter
subscription or loan. and issue said bonas,
upon the conditions set cut in said petition.
Such election shall IN all respects be cpn--
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 said eheriR OF
Barber county. Kansas, have herehnto set
my hand. At the City Of Medicine Lodge, In,
said county. this le.h day of October, 1903.
~ >,..- J. d. MATHEWS. 49,
s. Sheriff OF Barber county, Kansas.
Attest: 8. w. IRELAND .ft-' .
tseai] County Clerk.
First Published in The Barber Comfy fnffax :