The Monroe journal., 1911-04-18
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NOTICE or RAILROAD ELECTION
AND NEW REGISTRATION.

Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant to Chapter 299 Private Laws
of 1903. of North Carolina. more
than 20ts OF the qualified voters
of Buford and Goose Greek Town
ships have petitioned Therefore an
election will be held at the usual
voting places in Buford Township
and Goose Greek Township, Union
County, North Carolina, on
Saturday, May 18th, iOii,
for the purpose of submitting TO
the qualified voters of Buford Town
ship the question of lis subscribing
S15, 000.00 TO the capital stock OF
the Salisbury Railway Company:
and for the purpose OF submitting
to the qualified voters of Goose
Creek Township the question OF its
subscribing SlS,000.00 to the capi-
tai stock of the Salisbury Railway
Company.
The qualified voters who are r.
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
subscription, 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-
ters of Buford Township vote For
subscription" then $15,000.00 IN
bonds of said township shall be is
sued in payment therefor. II ANA
jority of the qualified voters Of
Goose Creek Township shall vote
For subscription" then $lS,00000
in bonds of said Goose Greek 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,O00.00 of the bonds Of Blu
ford Township shall be delivered to
the Salisbury Railway Company
when the road is completed and in
operation through Buford Township
and to the South Carolina State
line.
The SIS. 100000 of the bonds of
Goose Greek Township shall be de-
lltered to the Salisbury Railway
Company when the road is complet-
ed and in operation through Goose
Greek Township.
Each township shall receive In re-
turn for said bonds an amount of
the capital stock of the Salisbury
Railway Company equal to the a.
mount of bonds delivered to II
A new registration of voters for
said election is ordered in both
Buford and Goose Greek Town
ships. and only those so registering
anew will be estitlsd TO vote
The registration books for each
ward or precinct will be lsept 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 18th 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 9TH day OF April. 1911.
by order of the County Board of
Election OF Union County,
J. C. NJ. VANN, Chairman
W. b. LOVE, Secretary.
BY order of County Commissioners
of Union County,
T. J. GORDON, Chairman
J. E. STEWART. Clerk