The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

there submitted TO the qualified electors
Of said township a proposition TO issue
the bonds Of said township in the sum of
(S75,0oO-00) seventy-five thousand dollars
n denominations OF 1--WE hundred dollars
(s5OO-Oo) each to aid the Anthony &
Northern Railway Company in securing
and paying for land on which TO erect or
cons truct shops, roundhouses or other ter
minai facilities its railroad line. as speci-
fed IN the petition for said election and the
Same. and to be upon the terms and con-
ditiOas and subject to the provisions and
zccordance with the laws Of the state of
Kansas And the said Board of County
Commissioners proceed to forthwith open
and canvass the said returns OF said cleo
ton and as result of such canvass find
and declare that at said election held
there was TS4 votes cast BY the electors
OK said township upon the proposition as
submitted aforesaid: that of said bal
being against issuing the bonds and that
said proposition received in its favor
ton and was duly carried Said Board
further finds that due notice of said cleo
ION was given according to law and the
same was held n all respects according to
law
said Board further finds that the ballots
used in said special election were OF words
and form and figures as follows. to-wit:
To vote in favor of any question sub
nitted upont his ballot make cross X
mark after the word yes" To vote
-gainst it make similar mark in the square
-Tter the word no
StlzlA the 1Ol4Ohl1S De aOOpIeQ-
Shall Lookout township in the
County of Ellis, Kansas, issue and
deliver to this Anthony & North
era Railway Company, its successors
assigns, hundred fifty bonds
Of FIVE hundred dollars (S50Ol each
so Years 99" %ith interest at the en YEs
-ate Of five per cent per annum, pay
ole semi-annually, to said Railway
Company in securing and paying
Ior lands upon which to erect or con-
struct. shops, roundhouses, or other NO
terminal facilities, or for securing
--ter privileges and constructing
works and water pipe lines need
{ to supply water for such shops,
roundhOuses, or other terminal facili-
Done at the office of said Board of Coun-
= Commissioners this End day of February,
Signed Herman J. Tholen
John Jacobs,
W. J. Helm,
Commissioners.
AttestS Geo H Brown,
County Clerk
Office OF the Board of County Commits
s.oners of Ellis County, Kansas
And this End day of February
1917, the Board of County Commits toner's
clerk OF said County, duly convened
n the Office of the Board of County Com
Tnissioners at the Court House in the City
Of Hays. Ellis County. Kansas, there being
present w J. Helm, John Jacobs, and Her
Geo H Brown, County Clerk. The meet
ing is held by law provided and in pur-
suance of an order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Ellis County, Kansas, at
~ o'clock a. m Of saij day for the purpose
OF canvassing the Seturns of a certain spe-
ciaI election held in Lookout township on
ths 3Oth day of January. 1917 to deter
mine whether said township should sub
scribe to the stock of the Anthony North
Railway Company.
And thereupon the said County Clerk
produces to the said Board the returns
was held in the township of Lookout in
Ellis County, Kansas, on the 3Oth day OF
January, 1917, pursuant to an order made
by the Board of County Commissioners at
which special election there was submitted
20 the qualified electors q proposition to
subscribe for one hundred and fifty shares
Of the Capital stock of the Anthony &
Northern Railway Company. in the name
and on behalf of said township and deliver
of FIVE hundred dollars each of said town
ship, specified in the petition for said
of County Commissioners calling the same
and to be upon the terms and conditions
and subject to the PROVISIONS and stlpula-
tons in said order set forth and IN accord
with the laws of the state of Kansas
And the said Board of County Commission
ers and said County Clerk proceed forthwith
to open and canvass said returns of said
election and as a result of such canvass
find and declare that at said election held
there 1S4 ballots cast by the electors
OF said township upon the proposition sub
mitted aforesaid; that of said ballots
scribing for said stock and delivering th1
bonds therefore and 81 were for no being
against the subscription to the stock ana
delivery of the bonds therefore and that
said proposition received in its favor 2
majority of 10 votes cast at said election
and duly carried. Said Board further
finds that due notice of said election was
given according to law and that the same
was held in ali respects as required by law
lots used in said election were of words
and form and figures follows, to-wit:
ted upon the ballots make a cross :
marx IN the square after the word y ES
70 vote agaiF inst it I'm make s s1Ta mark IN
Shall the following be adopted:
Shall Lookout township in Ellis
| County. Kansas, subscribe for one
hundred and fifty shares of one hun
/ cred dollars $4,000 each of the cap
;tal stock of the Anthony & North
/ ern Railway Company, said cor YES
| name and deliver in exchange there
| dred dollars Cs5OO) each of said NO
! township payable in thirty (3o)
per cent per annum, pable semi-an-
| nually?
Therefore it is now ordered by the Board
| Of County Commissioners of Ellis County
| Kansas, for and behalf of the said town
snip that the County Clerk of said ELS
| County, in the name and on behalf of saiC
| township OF Lookout. forthwith subscribe
to the Capital stock of the Anthony s
| Northern Railway Company aforesaid fol
| one hundred fftv (I5O1 shares of the can.
| ital stock to be paid for in bonds of salt
| township in like amounts upon compliance
by said Railway Company with the term:
| and conditions heretofore set forth in thu
| petition and order of said Board
Done at the Office of the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners of Ellis County, Kan
sas, in the city of Hays, Kansas, TIT
| End day of February, 1917.
| Herman J. Tholen,
John Jacobs,
w J. Helm,
Commits ioners
/ Attest: Geo. H Brown,
| Seal County Clerk
No Hope of Tariff Protection.
1t is a tradition with the Demo
cratic party that it never look
ahead. It is stronger on correction
than on prevention. 1t has to ge
into trouble before it learns how t.
keep out of it. Just now it is max
ing a desperate effort get away from
amending the present tariff law il
any particular. 1t gags at tn
thought as though it were a bite
Z pill. 1t blinds itself to the necessity
, daily becoming more imperative, o
Protecting American industrie
against the intense foreign compel
ton that Is TO come with Deace TIL