The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-23
(First published February 16, 1919
TRUSTEES PROCLAMA.


For Special Election in Liberal Town
ship, Seward County, Kansas, in the
matter of voting on tho question of
whether bonds of said township shall
be issued in aid of The Colorado,
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Com
pany.
To the Qualified Electors of Liberal
Township. Seward County, Kansas:
Whereas. on the 9Th day of February,
1917, there was duly presented to the
Township Board of Liberal Township,
Seward County, Kansas, duly convened
IN special session, petition duly
signed by more than two-fifths of the
qualified electors of said township,
praying that an election DO held to sub
nit to the qualified electors of said
township the proposition of whether
the said township shall Issue and de-
liver its bonds in the sum of Forty
Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma Rail-
road Company to aid said railroad COM
pany in securing and paying for lands
upon which to erect or construct shops,
roundhouses or othor terminal facilities
and for securing water privileges and
constructing water works and water
pipe lines needed to supply water for
such shops, roundhouses or other ter
minal facilities or for all or either of
such purposes, such bonds to run not
less than ten years nor more than
thirty years, to be payable to bearer,
to bear interest at the rate of five (5)
per cent per annum, payable somi-
annually. and be made payable at the
fiscal agency of the State of Kansas,
which said interest shall be evidenced
by coupons attached to said bonds and
payable at said fiscal agency. provided,
| however, that said bonds shall not ex-
coed ten (1O) per cent of the taxable prop
| erty of said township as determined by
the assessment books of the preceding
year and provided further that no such
| bonds shall he issued to an amount
which added to all other outstanding
| Indebtedness of said township shall
make the total bonded Indebtedness
| thereof more than twenty GOD pei
| cent of the assessed valuation of such
township as shown by the assessment
books of the preceding yoar; and said
| bonds to be issued upon the conditions
| that said railroad company shall con-
struct n standard gauge railroad
| through said township intersections
both the north and south boundary line
| thereof, and said bonds shall not be-
issued or delivered until said railroad
] is built and in operation, and said rail-
road shall be built and in operation OF
or before January !, 1919.
| And, whereas, said petition was by
| said Township Board found to be lega
and sufficient in all respects and signed
\ by the requisite number of qualified
electors of said township, and 1t was
| further found by said board that the
conditions in said petition are sufficient
and ample for the protection of said
| township, and that the said railroad
company has deposited with the said
board such bond as is required by law
And, whereas, it was ordered by said
board that the prayer of said petition
be granted and that a special election
| be held in said Liberal Township on the
9th day of March, 1917, to submit to the
| qualified electors of said township the
proposition of whether the said town
| shin Cha11 aiH The (tn1nrn1O a nd
Oklahoma Railroad Company for the
purposes hereinbefore set forth by is
suing its bonds in the amount of Forty
Thousand Dollars (S40.000) in the man
set forth in said petition, and that such
election be held at the usual voting
places in said township, to-wit:
Precinct No. /, at the Court House In
the City of Liberal, and Precinct No. 2,
at the Antelope Valley School House.
And, whereas, it was further ordered
that If a majority of the votes cast up
on such proposition be in favor of issu-
ing such bonds and said railroad com
pany shall comply with the terms and
conditions contained in said petition,
then the said board shall cause the said
bonds with coupons attached as called
for by the said petition to be signed,
attested and issued as provided by law,
said bonds to be payable thirty years
after date and to be in denominations
of $500 each.
And, whereas, it was further ordered
that the Trustee of said township shall
give notice of said election as provided
by law.
Now, therefore, I. r. w. Hubbard,
Township Trustee of Liberal Township,
Seward County, Kansas, by virtue of
authority in me by law vested, and in
pursuance of the above orders of said
Board, do hereby give public proclama-
ton and due notice that special cleo
ton shall be held in Liberal Township
at the places above designated on the
9Th day of March, 1917, to submit to
the qualified electors of said township
the proposition of whether said town
ship shall issue such bonds on the con-
ditions set out in said petition. Such
election shall be in all respects held
and returns thereof made and the result
eral election.
In witness whereof !, r. w. Hubbard,
Township Trustee of Liberal Township,
Seward County, Kansas, hereunto set
my hand, this 5th day of February, 1917.