The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

1917, there was duly presented to the
Township Board OF Big Creek Township.
Ellis County, Kansas (said Board being
duly convened in regular session., peti-
ION signed by tyvO-fifths of the qualified
-c-orS o. sid Township, praying sal
Township Board TO submit TO the quail
Led electors OF said Township a PROPOSE
ION Ter said Township to issue One Hun
ireo IVY nty OF Its Bonds in the sum OF
--e Hundred Dollars (S500.0 6) each TO
The Anthony & Northern Railway Com
-1=1y, payable Thirty 600 years afler da Il
sE1-il option to pay same at any time after
zen years from ate thereof 10 aid sale
TIE anthony & Northern Railway Com
-sa-i- n the construction OF its terminei
-c-iitieS a its station location in Sa iC
Township, all On the conditions as set out
n said petition. which petition, signatures
being omitted Is in words and figures as
:OliOT.S, tO-Uit-
I PETITION.
TO the Honorable Board of the Township
Of Big Greek IN the County of Ellis, in
We. the undersigned, being more than
tE.o-fifths OF the qualified electors of Big
Cree Township in Ellis County, Kansas,
= pursuance Of Chapter So of the Session
Laws Of the State OF Kansas for the year
1893. and the laws TO which it is supple
mental and amendatory- hereby respect
fully petition your honorable body to sub
nit IN pursuance OF said law, to the quail
lied electors OF Big Creek ownship, for
their acceptance or rejection at special
election TO be ordered by your honorable
body, the following proposition upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth:
Shall the Township of Big Cree in the
County of Ellis in the State of Kansas. is
sue its bonds in the sum OF Sixty ThouS-
and Dollars in denominations OF S500-G0
each to The Anthony & Northern Railway
Company, its successors or assigns, to aid
said Company in securing and paying for
lands upon which to erect or construct
shops, roundhouseS or other terminal fac
iiitieS in said township or for securing
works and water pipe lines needed to
supply water for such shops, rOundhouses
,-,TE
become payable to bearer thirty. (3O)
years after date thereof, with option to
pay same at any time after ten years
from date, and to bear interest at five
90 per cent per annuTn, payable semi
nually and be made payable at the fiscal
agency of the State OF Kansas. in the city
Of Topeka
The said bonds referred to above shall
be issued and delivered to said railway
company upon the following conditions,
First: When said The Anthony &
Northern Railway Company, its success
Ors assigns has its track constructed
in any portion OF said township, and has
acquired title to not less than two acres
Of land adjoining its right of way in said
township or before December 81, 1918,
$4,000. 90 of the said bonds shall thereup-
Or DE delivered to it.
Second: When said The Anthony & /
y orthern Railway Company, its success
1rS or assigns have compiled with the re-
uUireTnents emitting It to receive the
100000 of bonds mentioned above and +
shall in addition thereto have constructed /
aad in operation, on before said date, /
It's track to the north line of said Big I
Creek Township, then the remaining (
S31, 10000 of bonds shall thereupon be de
ivered TO it Delays by litigation or
other causes beyond the control OF SAID
railway company excepted.
We further petition your honorable
body to adopt and use the following form /
OF ballot in submitting said proposition
above petitioned for to the qualified yot- /
ers of Big Creek Township, Ellis County, 4
Kansas.
ITO vote in favor of any question sub
n1itted upon this ballot make cross x /
mark in the square after the word Yes ]
To vote against it make a similar mari
In the square after the word No
Shall the following be adopted:
Shall Big Creek Township, in Ellis
County. Kansas, issue and deliver to The
& Northern Railway Company,
az.