Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-31
ner as if said county had not been di-

ner as if said county had not been di-
vided
SEC. 4, That special election shall
be held in that part of the county of
Jerauld, as herein defined, which it is
proposed to take from the county of
Aurora, on the l7th day of April, 1888,
and the county.clerk of the county of
Aurora shall give public notice there
OF by causing the same to be published
in two weekly papers published in the
said county of Aurora for three sue
cessive weeks prior to the SAID 18th
day of April, and shall also cause
notices of said election to be posted
up iE three places in said proposed
county of Jerauld at least twenty days
prior to said 18th day OF April, 1888,
and said notices shall define the pre-
cincts and polling places within the
boundaries of said county of Jerauld,
las, ,hereiaa-defined ansa.-sxsisi. .clera<~ef.
said county OF Aurora shall also ap.-
point three judges of election for each
polling place, and said election shall
be held in all respects as general cleo
tions, except as otherwise herein pro-
viued-provided that if any of the
judges appointed to serve at said cleo
tion shall not be present at the poll
ing places for which they, or any of
them are appointed, then all vacancies
shall be filled in the same manner as
at general elections.
Sec. 5. That the ballot to be used
by the electors within said county of
Jerauld as herein defined, shall be as
nearly as may be
For the division of Aurora county
"yes."
For the division of Aurora county
mo-
And the county commissioners of said
Aurora county, together with the reg
ister OF deeds OF said county, shall
meet at the county seat of Aurora
county on the Monday following the
said special election, and proceed to
canvass the votes Of the several cleo
ton precincts, and shall make Il certi-
fed abstract thereof and forward the
same to the secretary of the TERRITORY.
| and to the governor Of the TERRITORY.
and if the governor and secretary
shall find that the said county of Jer-
auld shall have voted in favor of said
division, then it shall be the duty of
the governor to issue his proclamation.
organizing said county. and shall ap-
point three commissioners for SAID
county who shall haye authority to
appoint the other officers of said coun.
ty; provided, that if majority Of the
electors of said county of Jerauld, as
herein Defined shall vote against the
division Of said county, then the coun-
ty Of Aurora, as now constituted and
defined, shall be and remain unchanp-
ed.
SEC6. All acts or parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec, I. This act shall be in force
and take effect from and. after it's pas
sage and approval.
| Approved March 9th, 1888
U. S. OF AMERICA, ,o,
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA 'ec' Oillce'
l, Geo, II. Hand, Secretary of the
| Territory of Dakota, do hereby certi-
| fy that have carefully compared the
foregoing copy of An act to create and
define the boundaries of the county of
Jerauld approved March, 9th, 1853,
| with the original now on file in this
office, and that the same is a correct
| transcript therefrom and Of the whole
| thereof.
In testimony whereof. ! have here
Seal of the Territory of Dakota. at
Yankton, this 18th day Of March, 1883.
GEO. FL. HAND.
(sEAL) Secretary of Dakota Ter.
ELECTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that Special
Election will be held on the 18th day
of April 1888. in that portion of Au-
rora County north of the south line
Of Township One hundred and six, for
the purpose Of voting upon the diyi-
sion of Aurora county, in accordance
with an act passed at the fifteenth
General Assembly entitled: An act
TO create and define the boundaries of
the county of Jerauld.' The ballots to
be used shall be prepared. For Divis-
ion of Aurora county, Yes," or "For
Division Of Aurora county, No" Tp.
1O7 and los, r. 63 and the two east tier
Of sections in Up. 1O7 and los, r, Ga
snail be known as voting precinct No.
one a. Election to be held at the
house of l. ?. Ray, with ]. w.
Whit1in. Hiram Fisher and |. P. Raw
as Judges OF election for said precinct.
Township 1O6 Ranges 63, GA and IS
shall be known as voting precinct No.
2, election to be held at the house of
Charles Walters, with L. X, Ford, l..
e. Wilson, John Steiner as Judges of
election for voting precinct No. 2.
Township 10S Range IS and &C and Up.
l07 Il 65 with the four west tiers of
sections inxTp. 1O7 and 1OS r Ga shall
be known as voting precinct No 8, cleo
tion to be held at Elmer Post Office