The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-23

said township as determined by the as
sessment books of the 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
or the preceding year; and said bonds
to be issued upon the conditions that
said railroad company shall construct q
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 II 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. II 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
ship shall aid The Colorado, Kansas and
Oklahoma Railroad Company for the
purposes hereinbofore set forth by issu-
ing its bonds in the amount of Thirty
Thousand Dollars (S30.00O) 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 Kimball School
House and Precinct No at Victory
School House.
And, whereas, ii was further ordered
that IL 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
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, IL was further ordered
that the Trustee Of said Township shall
give notice of said election as provided
by law.
Now, therefore, l, L. q. Wessler
Township Trustee of Seward 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 a special elec-
ton shall be held in Seward 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 de
clared rs provided by law for genera
election
| In witness whereof, ], i. c. Wessler
Township Trustee Of Seward Township
Seward County. Kansas, hereunto SCI
my hand, this 9th. day of February
| 81 L. G.. WESSLER,
Township Trustee OF Seward Township