Daily globe., 1881-03-19

AN AUT 70 PTovId6 fof tue ORGANIZATION OF the
county Of Big Stone.
Be enacted BY the Legislature Of the State Of Min
nesota
Section 1. That the county Of Big Stone Is now
established by law in this State be and the Same is
hereby declared to be an organized county, with al
lied counties within this State. The county seat
shall be located at Oronvile In said county until the
next neral election At the next general election
the question of the removal Of the county seat to SEQ
ton tweny-four (24), town one hundred and twenty
three 23), range forty-six (46) shall be submitted
to the electors Of said county, and said electors
at said election shall have written printed or
partly written and partly printed on their ballots
for State and county officers; the words: "For re-
moval Of county seat to section twenty-four (2D,
town one hundred and twentythree (125), and range
the words against removal Of county seat" and
such ballots shall be received by the judges Of cleo
ton and canvsssed at. the same time, and In the
same manner and resurnd to the same ofice, % bal
lots for county officers. The canvassing board for
said county shall canvass the returns upon said Ques
tion at the same time and In the same manner
turns for county ofRcers; and o majority Of the
votes 60 cast at said election shall designate said Big
Stone Centre as the county seat then said Big Stone
Centre In said county shall be the permanent county
seat, otherwise the same to remain at Ortonvine.
ing after the passage Of this ac polls shall be OPEN
ed at nine (9) O'Clock In the forenoon and remain
open until i've (5) O'Clock In the afternoon, st the
eevera places where the last annual election held
may proceed to vote for such ofao.rs they bv
law entitled to elect, including hve (5) county
missioners; said vote to be by ballot and the ballots
cast for such county officers shall be depostsd IN Q
separate box, which said box 1t IL hereby made the
du y OF the county commissioners and Of the super.
visors Of the organized townships to furnish the
judges and clerk Of said election, to b those now
provided by law; and said judges shan pro-
coed to canvass said votes and within i've (6)
days after said election make . report Of such
canvass to the county auditor Of Stevens county, to
which said Big Stone county II attached for Judicial
purposes who shall canvass said returns and issue
certificates Of election to the person having the
highest number Of votes for the respective offices as
appears by said returns within Eve (s days after he
reception by him Of the report of the canvass a.
above provided for; aud said officers shall within
ten days after the receipt Of their said certificates
qualify and enter upon their duties and shall hold
their respective ofices Tor the time now limited by
law sud until the next general election After the
piration Of the time as so limited snd until their suo
cessors elected and qualified; and It 10 hereby
made the official duty Of said auditor of Stevens
county to canvass said returns and issue certificates
OF election as herenabove provided, and failure on
his part to perform said duty shall be deemed mis-
demeanor and punishable a such; but such failure
shall not prevent any person recsiving the highest
number of vot for any Office to be voted for at
such election from qualifying and entering upon the
duties OF said ofice, nor invalidate his election
thereto; and said auditor shall receive the sum of
three 3) dollars for such CANVASS, and one ~ dollar
for each of said several certificates payable out Of
the county treasury of said Big Stone county.
Sec. 8. There shall be held in said county Of Big
Stone, at the county seat thereof. term Of the
district court In each year, the times for the COM
mencement OF which shall be fixed by the Judge Of
said court until otherwise provided by law: and all
suits, actions ana proceedings now pending in the
district court for the yQunties Of Stevens, Big Stope