The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-22
- COUNTY STAT
oonvernioa Of Js0srson oouns5'

nonvanaioa Of Jefferson Oounsy'
~n. BOULDER, April 10, 1882
Editor A5,ser:
srr: A convention to express . pfe'-
erence for . place tn be voted for Tor the
county seat Of Jefferson county, AZ the
next eeneral election, assembled IN tue
town Of Boulder on saturday. April TO-
1872. at one O'Clock p. m.
The call for the meeting was read oy
CAPTAIN Cook, chairman OF the meeting
ordering the call.
N. g. Campbell was elected temporary
chairman and v. A. Cook secretary.
G. Griswold, of Boulder, Con Smith,
NJ Lower Boulder, John Epperson, OF
Comet. and T. F. Murray, Of Basin'
were appointed a committee on creden-
tials.
w. H. Pierce, Wickes, Ed. Ryan,
Hoopes' School House, John Flaherty,
Cardwell's, were appointed committee
on permanent organization and order
Of business.
The convention then adjourned for
one hour to give the committee time 10
make out their report.
The convention assembled again at 2
u. m. The committee on credentials
reported the following gentlemen entt-
tied to seats.
Comet Precinct Samuel Macky, Dan.
Cudmore, John Eppcrson, Sam. Mack
ey, proxy for F. Plotting.
Carlwell's Precinct-JOhn Flahe rty.
Pratt's Precinct-Solon Pratt.
Hopes School House Precinct-Ed.
Ryan.
Basin Precinct-T. F. Murray, T.
Hopkins, J. McDer,nott, T. F. Murray,
proxy for J. Mcdonald.
Whitehall Precinct Captain Cook,
proxy for E. e. Russell.
Boulder Valley Precinct-W. I.
Sweet, G. Griswold, z. n. Thompson,
w. r. Sweet, proxy for ID. Kennear.
Wickes Precinct-S. Frost, Y. A.
Cook, w. H. Pierce, n. s. Campbell, j.
s. Concannon, A. $. Kellogg, J. w.
Wheeler. j. NJ. Kellogg, Alternate.
Lower Boulder Precinct - Conrad
Smith.
The committee on permanent or..ani'
zation and order Of business reconl-
mended A. :. Kellogg for chairman
and V. A. Cook for secretary.
Order of Busincss-lst: The cOnsid'
Grafton of the question OF rem owing the
county seat Of jefferson county from its
present location.
ID: Making arrangements for circu'
lating petitions among tke voters Of the
county t. the county commissioners, rc-
questiuy them to order vote to be TAX
en- to change the county seat to u
place to he designated! by this conveu.
ton.
On motion the report Of the commit
tee was adopted.
Nat. Cook then offered tho follow
resolutions:
BE it Resolved, That in the opinion al
this convention the county seat Of JET:
fersnn cu inty should IT, removed to tic
town of Boulder, it Icing near the geo.
graphical center ~ Il near the center oi
population of the county.
Kes0fcctl, That the convention recOm.
mend that petitions to the board q!
county commissioners lie circulated
among the voters ut the county praying
them to order II vote tn he taken Tor Il
change Ut the county scat iron, its pres
ent location to tile said town Of Boulder
US provided 10y statutes.
A vote by ballot was taken on the fore.
going resolutions. They were adopted
by vote Of ~ ayes t"5 nays.
The resolutions were then declared
adopted.
On motion Of w. II. Pierce one per-
son in each precinct WAS appointed to
circulate the petitions.
Comet, S. Nfackcy; Carlwcll, John
Flahcrty; Pratt's Scion Pratt; Hoop'x
School House, Ed. Ryan; Basin, J. G..
: n'nls; Whitehall, Il. &. Russell; Boul-
der Valley, w. Il. sweet; Wickes, w.
a. Cook Lower Boulder, Con. smith
CLANCY, W. :. Lee: i:a!crsh,,rg, \. NJ.
Ea>terly; Bedford, Alex. O'Neii; Basin
Creek, Amos Calvin; st. Louis, Frank
Lowry; Fish Creek, II. Jordan; Eight
Mile House, :. Nluttlert"n; Elk Horn,
4. Nicholson; Jefferson City, n. Merri-
man.
On motion the following committee
wsis appointed to draw up the petitions
ami see that they were property PRESENT
I'd to tine board q; county con, n.i<sioncr*:
Alex. J. Elder, John McDcrnnott, w.
II. Pierce.
On motion. the secretary was request
ed to furnish tile PROCEEDINGS al Ills
convention to the Helena and Butte Ut
pers for publication.
Adjourned.
a. :. KELLOGG, Chairman.
w. A. Cook, Sec.
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