The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-11
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NOTICE OF RAILROAD ELECTION
AND NEN REGISTRATION.

Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant To Chapter 299 Private Laws
OF 1903, OF North Carolina, more
than 2Uty of tho qualified voters
Of Buford and Goose Creek Town
ships have petitioned therefor m
election Will be held at the usual
voting places in RIford Township
and Goose Greek Township, Union
County, North Carolina, on
saturday, May 18Th, 1871,
for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified voters OF Buford Town
ship the question of its subscribing
Slj,000.0o to the capital stock Of
the Salisbury Railway Company;
ana for the purpose OF submitting
to the qualified voters of Goose
Creek Township the question OF It's
subscribing S1S,001.oO to the capt.
tai stock OF the Salisbury Railway
Company.
The qualified voters who are In
favor OF such subscriptions, by their
respective townships. shall vote a
ballot on which shall be written or
printed the words For subscrip-
ton; and those who oppose such
subs ription, by their respective
townships, shall vote ballot on
which shall be written or printed
the words Against subscription"
If a majority of the qualified vo-
tiers of Buford Township vote For
subscription, then 100000 in
bonds of said township shall be is
sued in payment therefor If a ma
jority of the qualified voters of
| Goose Creek Township shall vote
| For subscription" then 5000 90
in bonds of said Goose Creek Town
ship shall be issued in payment of
said subscription. The bonds are to
be in denominations of One Thous-
and Dollars each, and are to run
for forty years, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent. per annum,
payable semi-annually.
Sl5,000.00 of the bonds of Bu-
ford Township shall be delivered 10
the Salisbury Railway Company
when the road is completed and in
operation through Buford Township
and to the South Carolina Sta,e
line
The $1S,000.0O of the bonds OF
Goose Creek Township shall be de-
liyered to the Salisbury Railway
Company when the road is complet-
ed and in operation through Goose
Creek Township.
Each township shall receive in re-
turn for said bonds an amount OF
the capital stock OF the Salisbury
Railway Company eual to the a.
mount of bonds delivered to it.
A new registration OF voters for
said election is ordered in both
Buford and Goose Creek Town
ships. and only those so registering
anew will be entitled to vote.
The registration books for each
ward or pre- met viii be kept open
each day SUNDAY excepted for
twenty days preceding the 29th day
OF April, 1911, for the registration
OF voters. The registration books
will be closed for registration at
sun set on the 29th day of April
1911. it being the second Saturday
before the election. On each sat
urday during the registration period
each registrar will attend with his
registration book at the polling
place of his respective precinct for
the registration of voters.
This the lth day Of April 1911.
By order Of the County Board Of
Election OF Union County.
j. G. VI VANN. Chairman
W. b. LOVE. Secretary
by order OF County Commissioners
Of Union County,
T J GORDON, Chairman
} L. STEWART, CLERK