Daily globe., 1881-03-19

AN ACT to authorize the division Of The county
OF Polk In this State, and the organization Of q
new county from portion Of the territory en-
braoed therein, and for other purposes
Be enacted by the Legislature Of tbs State of Min
nesota.
lsection 1. That all that portion Of the territory
ming east and west between townships one hundred
and fortysix (,46) and one hundred and forty
Q47, be- and the same hereby is established as the
county Of Norman, and the county seat Of said coun
ty shall be q the town of Ada.
Ssc a. at the time Of giving notice OF the next
general esection to be held in the year A. D. 1881,
shall be the duty of the officers of each voting pre-
cinct in the county Of Polk required to give notice
of such election. to, in the same manner and ct the
same time. give notice that at such election the pro-
visions of this act viii be submitted to the electors
of said county Of Polk for their approval disap-
proval.
sec 8. At said election each voter Of said Polk
county in favor of establishing the county proposed
in this act shall have printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written his ballot "For estab-
fishing the county Of Norman;" and those opposed
to the establishing Of the proposed county shall have
written printed, partly written and partly print
ed on their ballots the words against establishing
the unity of Norman" Such votes shall be re-
ceived aud canvassed at the same time and In the
same manner, and returns thereof made to the same
Off ers by the judges Of election precincts In said
county, as ballots for county officers are required to
be canvassed and returned.
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ty of Polk shall canvass the returns upon the said
propositions in the same manner and at the same
time returns for county officers ere required
by law to be canvassed and the abstract thereof shall
be made on one sheet, signed and certified in the
manner in of abstract of vCtes for coun-
ty of1 ers aud said abstract shall be deposited in
the county auditors office Immediately thereafter,
and a copy thereof duly certified by the county au-
ditor, Immediately enclosed and forwarded by him
to the secretary of state and if appears that this
act has been approved by majority Of the electors
EorA nfy vynffn o.
shall make proclamation to that effect forthwith, in
such manner as he shall dee advisable.
Sec s. In case the said county of Normsn shall
be established by the voters of said counties as here
in provided the governor sha ap ,ont three quail
fed electors of said county of Norman as commits
sioners Of said county, and said commissioners SHALL
as soon as may be after their appointment meet at
the county seat and qualify and enter upon the
duties of their Offices and they shall hold their offices
until the next general election after they have quail
fed, and until their successors are elected and quail
fed.
Sec. 8. The county commissioners appointed and
qualified according to the provisions Of section ive
<5) of this act shall, at their first meeiDg or at any
subsequent meeting previous to the next general
election, appoint qualified persons to fill all the
county Offices iu said county except clerk Of the dis
trict court who shall be appointed by the judge Of
said court, which officers 30 appointed and having
qualified shall hold their Offices until the next gen.
eral election after their appointment and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
Sec. 7. 1t shall be the duty Of the register OF
deeds appointed by section six 6) of this act his
successors In Office to transcribe into the records OF
his Office as soon ss may be, all the records pertain
ing to all the property included In the said new
county Of Norman from the records Of the county of
Polk, and he shall receive for said work from the
county treasurer Of said new county Of Norman not
to exceed the sum Of six 6 cents per folio, and said
pera ming to all said property in said Norman county,
and have the effect in law though the origi-
nal instruments had been recorded in said Office and
may be read in evidence In any court OF this State as
such records.
Sec 8. This act shall not be deemed nor con.
strued to affect In any manner the collection OF any
tax upon any property within the territory OF said
new county of Norman levied and uncollected preN-
to the time when this act shall take effect but
all such taxes shall be collected and psymen: thereof
enforced by the officers of the county Of Polk
In the same manner and with the same effect as if
said territory had remained and continued part Of
the county Of Polk and any and all moneys then re-
naming in afterwards coming into the treasury Of
the said county Of Polk into the possession Of any
officer of said county, belonging to or payable to any
town, or school or road district hereby
made q part Of said new county of Nor
man. shall be apportioned and paid over to such
town or district in the same manner as they would
have been had such town district remained within
the said county of Polk. Provided, however, that
tax shall be levied after the passage of this act
upon property within said new county of Norman
for any Indebtedness incurred after the passage Of
this act for buildings or improvements not within
the territory est blished as said county Of Norman
under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 8. The floating indebtedness Of, the county
of Polk at the time of the passage of this act for the
establishment of said county of Norman, provided
for in section four of this act shall be borne by said
Polk county and said Norman county in proportion
to their respective valuations for axaons of real and
personal property shown by the then last gen.
eral assessments for such purposes. And the pro-
portion Of such Indebtedness belonging to said
county of Norman to psy shall be paid by said coun-
ty of Norman to the treasurer of said Polk county
within twelve months after the establishment by
proclamation of The governor. as aforesaid, of said
new county, with interest to the date Of such pay
ment
Sec. 10. For the purpose of meeting its proper
ton of Indebtedness of said Polk county afore-
said and of providing necessary record books furn-
iture for county offices, official seals, and other
esssry county expenses, the said county Of Norman,
after IT'S complete establishment and organization,
herein provided for, shall be authorized to issue
the bonds of said county, not exceeding in amount
the of ten thousand dollars, to for period
of than ten years and bearing interest at
rate of not more than seven per cent per annum.
Sec. IL. General terms of the district court for
the said county OF Norman shall be held on the FIRST
Tuesday in November Of each year, from and In
cudiBg the year A. D. 1882 at the said county seat
of said county
SEQ II ALI acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. Is This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its passage.
Approved February II, 1881.