Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-01-20
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legislature
! 70 THE Ho:oRABLR, TIE CoCsCIL AMI
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE or THE Eff
TENTH LEGIsLArivs ASSEMBLY
GENTLEMEN The citizens Of Custer
county having learned that bill is tC
, be introduced at this session 10 divide
| Custer county, We desire to most earn
cft.y recionstrate against the passage o.
sach an ac;, Tor the following reasons:
1t. We learn that special legislation
is 70 he attcmpte! - as to prevent tn,
| nnal determination OF the matter by 3
vote Of the people Interested.
2ad. That our county is young and
! blt jl.t entering upon financial foot
ing which Will warrant lis in continuing
tn organization.
81 That less than one-third Of the
voters ot this county are in favor o!
division, while the remaining two third
aye strongly opposed 20 it.
ith. That The prpposcd diyision
would practically result in disor:ani
za,Ion of what woald then remain OF
Custer county.
jtn That any legislation which
wold deprive i;.e people affected there
by of q vote upon he question would bc
UNJUST, p-ruici Ju> in It's effect, aid most
injurious 10 the record Of the present
legislature.
In sup OFT Of the foregoing argument
We you'd call your attention to these
facts:
Custer couuty IS now bonded IN the
sum of 92i,5@O, Anl hiss :, apaJing debt
0: ;lS,NG. hi i.icn;cAneas has been
contracted in building court house ,nh
Jail costing us abon. El6,r1i; il furnish
ing the coIAty wiib a complete set of
record books and necc cSsary books for
other o.i.ces, furnishing court huisc.
keeping prisoners, holding terms OF
court, etc, amounting in ali during &
period VI thlee wears 70 nearly $l4 GEO.
EEiidiA8 county roads to al! par,s ot the
county costing about 5000 Funiia.
''e i''"s"'ed'iesS contracted curing ihe
first year Of orr organization, when no
money was IA 'he treasury AMI cti'nlna'
ir"@ecNu"hs aefe hEacroas. costing
f7'%%'' iHcSe su'as 12aS<' ~ addition 10
t!ic amount OF taxes ,t.Vi,1 uDOn on as
"es'ed valuation of about H!hi.~n, 4
large portion oi tA"t amount beng en-.
tFe'y uhco.iectahje.
ioF ne yea; 49, our assessed Valis.
'loh IL a"pH' fiTt@N', E'IinG basis
'F"'" "H''h enough 'aXes cN'! DC r2!'ed
~ i'"y iH'F'eS. Oh bonds r'e&'e a tink-
''F l'.Eh Ah' P"E TGDhihc expenses
'.iS'i:H ~" Hf''1"s"d 'hHiSion become
> l'*' 'i'| nr' c'Ahty ""''li take wish
u '"'e1-.olr'h' " oar &s'','"'ed vaiG'-
aoh' ana 'o"S 'i'"n one .thiri OF me
Fo.'.F' "iHi" ''4"t portion remaining
"'Ht' nc nn"h'e 10 keeP np the running
expenses OF & county, and ~ bond IN
lefeS' would rem"iA unpaid as well az
'hc principal.
Surh course "ooii ''. no: cn!} suin- ,
'"n ~ N"''e@ c"u'i'F "u' "o' upon
pIGota territory, which would add al
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