The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17
First published April 10, 1919
MAYORS PROCL AMATION


For a special election in the City of
Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, in
the matter of the Kansas & Okla
homa Railway Company.
To the qualified electors of the City
of Liberal, Seward County, Kan
sas:
Whereas, on the 4th day of April,
1919, there was duly presented to the
Mayor and Councilmen of the City
of Liberal, Seward County, Kansas
(said Mayor and Councilmen being
duly convened in special session.,
petition duly signed by two-ffths of
the resident taxpayers of the City of
Liberal, Seward County, Kansas,
praying said Mayor and Councilmen
to call special election and submit
to the resident taxpayers of the said
City of Liberal, proposition to aid
The Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Company, which company proposes
to construct line of railway into or
through the City of Liberal, in Sc
curing or paying for land, for right
of way, depot grounds and other ter
minal facilities, by issuing to said
railway company, municipal bonds of
the City of Liberal in the sum of
twenty thousand dollars $780,
100000 all on conditions as set forth
in said petition, which petition, sigma
lures being omitted, is in words and
figures as follows, to-wit:
Petition
To the Mayor and Councilmen of
the City of Liberal, Kansas.
We, the undersigned, being more
than two-fifths of the resident tax
payers of the City of Liberal, Seward
County, Kansas, (the same being a
city of the second class under the
laws of said state) hereby petition
your honorable body to call and hold
special election and take a vote
therein of the qualified electors of
said city upon the following propo-
sition, to-wit:
Shall the City of Liberal, Seward
County, Kansas, aid the Kansas &
Oklahoma Railway Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, which company
proposes to construct a line of rail-
road in or through said city, in Sc
curing and paying for land for right
Of way, depot grounds and terminal
facilities, by issuing to said company
forty (40) bonds of the said City of
Liberal of $4,000 each (totaling
$20,000.00) payable to bearer at
the fiscal agency of the State of Kan
sas thirty years after date, with op-
ton to pay same at any time after
ten years from date, with interest at
the rate of six (6) per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually, which
interest shall be evidenced by cou-
pons attached to said bonds and pay
able at said agency.
Said bonds above referred to shall
be issued and delivered to said rail
way company upon compliance with
the following conditions:
When said the Kansas & Oklahoma
Railway Company, it's successors or
assigns, shall have in operation its
track connection with thetracks of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway, and its line of railway con-
structed therefrom to the point of |
location of its station in said city at |
a date not later than December 81, |
1920, the said bonds shall thereupon
be delivered to it. Delays by litiga-
ton, government restrictions or 9TH
err 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
qualified voters of the City of Lib
eral, Seward County, Kansas:
"To vote in favor of any question
on this ballot make a cross
X in the square after the word yes.
To vote against it make a similar
mark in the square after the word
No.
Shall the following be adopted:
Shall the City of Liberal, Seward
County, Kansas, aid The Kansas &
Oklahoma Railway Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, in securing and
paying for lands for right of way,
depot grounds and terminal facilities,
by issuing to it forty (40) bonds of
$4,000 each of said City of Liberal,
payable in thirty years with interest
at the rate of six (6) per cent per
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