The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-16
(First published February 16, 1919
TRUSTEES PROCLAMA-
TI0N


For Special Election in Seward Town
ship, Seward County Kansas, in the
matter Of voting on the question OF
whether bonds of said township shall
be issued to aid The Colorado, Kansas
and Oklahoma Railroad Company.
To the Qualified Electors of Seward
Township, Seward County, Kansas:
Whereas, on the 9th day of Febru-
airy, 1917, there was duly presented to
the Township Board of Seward Town
ship, Seward County, Kansas, duly con-
vened in special session. a petition duly
signed by more than two-fifths of the
qualified electors of said township
praying that an election be 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 Thirty
Thousand Dollars (s30,000) to The Colo
RADIO, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Company to aid said Railroad Company
in securing and paying for lands upon
which to erect or construct shops
roundhouses or other terminal facili-
ties and for securing water privileges
and constructing water works and
water pipe lines needed to supply water
for such shops, roundhouses or other
| terminal facilities or for all or either OF
such purposes, such bonds to run not
less than ten years nor more than thir-
~ years, 20 be payable to bearer, to
bear interest at the rate~of FIVE go per
cent per annum, payable semi annually
and be made payable at the fiscal agen-
cy of the State of Kansas. which said
interest shall be evidenced by coupons
attached to said bonds and payable al
said fiscal agency, provided however
that said bonds shall not exceed ten
(1O) per cent of the taxable property OF
said township as determined by the as
sessment books of tho preceding year
and provided further, that no such
bonds shall be issued to an amount
which added to all other outstanding
Indebtedness of said township shall
make the total bonded Indebtedness
thereof more than twenty (20) per cent
of the assessed valuation of such town
ship as shown by the assessment books
of the preceding year; and said bonds
to be issued upon the conditions that
said railroad company shall construct a
standard gauge railroad through said
township intersecting both the north
and south boundary line thereof, and
said bonds shall not be issued or deliv-
cred until said railroad is built and in
operation and said railroad shall be
built and in operation on or before
January /, 1919.
And, whereas, said petition was by
said Township Board found to be legal
and sufficient in all respects and signed
by the requisite number of qualified
electors of said township and it was
further found by said board that the
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 Seward Township on the
9TH day of March, 1917, TO submit to the
qualified electors of said township the
proposition of whether the said town.
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| oklahoma Railroad Company for the
| purposes hereinbefore set forth by ssu-
| ing its bonds in the amount of Thirty
| Thousand Dollars (S30,00O) in the man
ner and upon the terms and conditions
set firth in said petition, and that sucl
election be held at the usual voting
places in said township. to-wit:
Precinct No. ] at Kimball Schoo
House and Precinct No. at Victory
| 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
papy shall comply with the terms ant
| conditions contained in said petition
| then the said board shall cause the saiC
bonds with. coupons attached as calles
1 for by the said petition to be signed
attested and issued as provided by law
said bonds to be payable thirty year
after date and to be in denomination
Oh 9OuV edcH.
1 And, whereas, 1t was further ordere,
that the Trustee of said Township shall
give notice of said election as provides
.lby law.
Now, therefore, I, L. c., WessleI
Township Trustee of Seward TOWNSHIP
Seward County, Kansas, by virtue o
authority in me by law vested and Il
pursuance of the above orders of sal
board, do hereby give public proclama
ton and due notice that special cleo
tion shall be held in Seward TOWNSHIP
at the places above designated on tn
9th day of March, 1917, to submit I
the qualified electors of said townshi
the proposition of whether said town
! ship shall issue such bonds on the con
ditions set out in said petition. Sue
election shall be in all respects held an
returns thereof made and the result de
clared as provided by law for gepers
election.
! In witness whereof, /, L. G. Wessle
Township Trustee of Seward TOWNSHIP
Seward County, Kansas, hereunto sc
my hand. this 9th day of Februar!
) 1917. , -,
ct L. G. WESSLER,
! Township Trustee of Seward Township
(First published February 16, 1910
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