Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

barber County, Kansas.
Attest: 8. W. lRELAND.
(SeaO County Clerk.
First Published In The Barber County Index
October 20. 1909
Sbcriff's Proclamation
Fer Special lection to be Held
Tuesday, November 23. 1909.
To the qualified voters OF Eiwood Township,
in Barber County. Kansas.
whereas, on the 18th day OF October, 1909,
there Vas presented mt S to ths board Board Of % County
petition, signei by two fifths f25l OF the res
fdent taxpayers and majority of the legal
said Board of County Commissioners submit
to the qualified voters of said township the
proposition that said township aid The Kio-
subscribing to its capital stock or loaning the
credit OF said township thereto. in the sum OF
twenty-five Thousand t$22. 600 00) Dollars,
and that 1t issue the bonds If said township
in like amount in payment of said subscrip-
tion or loan. all upon the conditions as stated
and 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 Commis-
sioners OF Barber county. in the State OF
The undersigned. being and constituting
more tndn tWO-nItn6 OF the resident pay
ers of the Township of Elwoot in the County
of Barber. and State of Kansas. do hereby re-
spectfully petition your honorable body to
call a special election in said Township OF 81
| wood for the purpose of submitting to the
| qualified voters of said township a proposition
to extend aid to The Kiowa, Hardtrer & Pa
| cific Railway Combany by subscr bing for
| twenty-five Thousand ($22 OOO0 00l Dollars of
| the capital stock OF said Company. said stock
to be paid for by iSsuir 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 ($50OOO) 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 ON 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
| hscal agency aforesaid; 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. aud extending in q westerly diree-
| ton from said town of Hardtner to u point ON
the ives line Of said township.
The form of the ballots to be used at euch
election shall be as follows:-
SHALL TUE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTEDp
Shall the township of El-
| wood, In the County of Bar
ber, in the State of Kansas,
Hardtner Pscifc Railway
for Twenty-Five Thousand 1
| (e22 ,0O0. .0O) Dollars of tho -l-i
capital stock OF said Com
pany, the same to be paid NO
for by issuing and deliver
ing to said Company like
amount Of the bonds of said a
township, all in manner and ~
form as provided by lawp
And whereas. said Board of County Com
missioners, upon the presentation OF said pc
titlon found that the same was In due ana le-
gal form, and was signed by more than two
~ n n
and said Board OF County Commissioners
and ordered that a special election be held at
the usual and legal voting place in said town
ship. on
TUESDAY, the 23rd Day Of NOVEMBER,
1903, to determine whether said subscription
or loan should be made. and whether said
bonds should be issued in payment Of said
subscription or loan, upon the terms and con-
Of County Commissioners further ordered
that in the event majority Of the voters vot-
ing at said election cast their SsiSts In fHvor n
OF said county should forthwith for. in behalf
and in the name OF said township, make such
1 Dors Oh
And said Board of County Commisaioners
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
ty should sign and attest the bonds of said
township, In said amount, IN all respects az
required by said petition. and issue and deliv-
| 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 petition; that the under
sign ed as sheriff Of said county should duly
issue and make proclamation 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 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 proclamation and give
due notice that Q special election will be held
at the usual and legal voting place in Blwood
township. Barber county, Kansas. on Tues
day, the 23rd day Of November. 1903, 70 deter
mine whether said township shall make such
subscription or loan, and ieeue eafd bonds
upon the conditions set cut In said petition.
euch election shall in all respects be con-
Quoted and the ballots therefor distributed
and returns made and tho result asceftained
and declared. all as provided By law for gen
eral elections.
In witness whereof, I, the said sheriff Of
Barber county. Kansas, have bereunto set
my hand, at the City Of Medicine LodFe. in
said county, this l6:h day Of October, 1909
I'D. MATHEWS
! Sheriff OF Barber county, Kaasss.
Attest: g. W. IaELAED.
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