The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES PRocLAmA-

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1917, there was duly presented to the
Township Board of Big Greek Township,
Ellis County, Kansas (said Board being
duly convened in regular session.. petit
ton signed by tWo-fifthS of the qualified
electors of said Township, praying said
Township Board to submit to the quail
fled electors OF said Township PROPOSE
ton for said Township to issue One Hun
/ dred Twenty of its Bonds in the sum OF
Five Hundred Dollars (S5OO 0O) each TO
The Anthony & Northern Railway Com
pany, payable Thirty 600 years after date
ten years from date thereof to aid said
/ The Anthony & Northern Railway Com
/ pany in the construction of its terminal
| facilities at its station location in said
I Township, all on the conditions as set out
| in said petition, which petition, signatures
being omitted. is in words and figures az
follows, tO-wit:
To the Honorable Board of the Township
| of Big Creek in the County of Ellis, in
the State of Kansas:
| We, the undersigned, being more than
tWo-fifths of the qualified electors of Big
CreeI Township in Ellis County, Kansas,
/ in pursuance of Chapter % of the Session
Laws of the State of Kansas for the year
1908. and the laws to which it is supple
mental and amenda tory, hereby respect
fully petition your honorable body to sub
| NIT, in pursuance of said law, to the quail
flied 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:
County of Ellis in the State of Kansas, is
sue its bonds in the sum of Sixty Thous
and Dollars in denominations of $500 90
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
ilities in said township or for securing
water privileges and constructing water
works and water pipe lines needed to
supply water for such shops, roundhouses
or other terminal facilities, said bonds TO
| become payable to bearer thirty (30)
years after date thereof, with option to
pay same at any time after ten years
| from date, and to bear interest at five
| (5) per cent per annun payable semi-an-
nuaIly 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.
| i. e.:
Northern Railway Company, its success
| orS or 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 on or before December 81. 1918.
| 100000 of the said bonds shall thereuD-
on be delivered to it.
Second: When said The Anthony &
| Northern Railway Company, its success
ors or assigns have complied with the re-
Quirements emitting it to receive the
$30O00O0 of bonds mentioned above and
shall in addition thereto have constructed
and in operation, on or before said date,
its track to the north line of said Big
Creek Township, then the remaining
$50, 000. 90 of bonds shall thereupOn be de
hvered to it. Delays by litigation or
other causes beyond the control Of said
railway company excepted.
body to adopt and use the following form
of ballot in submitting said proposition
above petitioned for to the qualified vot-
ers of Big Creek Township, Ellis County,
TO vote in favor of any question sub
! tod hi hro11 Hot To "
mark in the square after the word Yes
To vote against it make similar marx
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
Anthony & Northern Railway Company.
its successors or assigns,
one hundred twenty bonds
of $4,000 each of said
township. payable in thir-
ty 800 years with in Yes.
terest at the rate Of five -
| 80 per cent per annum,
payable serni-annually, to
| aid said railway COM
| Dany in securing and pay
ing for lands upon which
| 20 erect or construct shops IT
rOundhouSeS or other ter No.
minal facilities, or for Sc -
curing water privileges
lnd constructing water
works and water pipe lines
needed to supply water
| for such shops, round
houses or other terminal
! facilities?
Respectfully submitted.
+ And Whereas. on the 4th day of Janu-
3Fy, 1917, the said Board in regular ses-
sion called and held in all respects as re
CURED by law ordered that such election
| be held on Tuesday, the thirtieth day Of
! January, 1917, at the usual voting pre-
| Sourt Room in the Court House in Hays
| lily, Kansas, and it was further ordered
| nat the Township Trustee of said Big
| Creek Township, Ellis County Kansas
duly make and issue this procIarna ton
for the date and places designated, and
| that he give ten days printed notice in
per, published and having a general cir
culation in said Township and County
| and that the said Trustee post notice as
Therefore, I, Henry P. Leiker, Town
ship Trustee, of Big Creek Township,
Ellis County, Kansas, by virtue of auth
| or1ty in me by law vested and in pur-
| suance of the above order of said Board
do hereby give public proclamation and
que notice that a special election shall
be held in said Township at the places
above designated on Tuesday, the thir-
whether said Township of Big Creek
shall make and issue such bonds on the
condltlons set out in said petition.
Such election shall in all respects be
conducted, the returns made, results as
certained and declared, as provided by
law for general elections.
In Witness Whereof, Henry P Leiker
Trustee of Big Greek Township, EIlis
County, Kansas, hereunto set my hand
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ship, this 4th day of January, 1917
HENRY p. LEIKER
Trustee of Big Creek Township, Ellis
County, Kansas
FRANK URERr. Township Clerk
We have $40 acres well improved
land, miles northeast of OberIin,
Decatur County, which we will sell
for ST. per acre. Will take mort.
gage at 6 per cent for part payment.
500 acres under cultivation, running
water year around.
/. Francis B. O'CrsdY.
Victoria, February 6.
Should you or your child have any
thing wrong with your eyes, ears
nose or throat, or need glasses, make
date with DR.. NJ. Jay Brown. offices
IN Campbell Building, Salina, Kan
sas, or see him at Victoria, on Tues
day, February 9Th; at Ellis, Wednes
day; February 7th; and at Russell
Thursday February 9Th