Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-29

which has been by them designated
upon . day named - provided BY
law, to determine wheth6 such Ter.
ritory should Be IN Incorporated
town, and
Whereas, said Beard l6f county
commissioners caused VI days no.
tice Of such meeting 10 b given by
publication in . newspapsr. to-wit,
the "Beresford News," publishsd IN
aid Union county, and BY posting
up copies of said notice, not Len
than ten in number, At tho most
public places in said proposed in
corporated town, and
WHEREAS, it appears to the satis-
faction of this board from the ~
pers including the verified statement
Of the three inspectors Of the meet
ing Of the qualified voters Of such
proposed incorporated town, now on
file, that a meeting Of said qualified
voters was held at the place and
time in said proposed incorporated
town ordered by said shpard and
that at the said meeting the polls
were opened at nine O'Clock in the
forenoon of said day, to-wit: the 81
day of July 1884, and was kept open
until four o'clock in the afternoon OF
said day, when they were closed,
and that the voters at said meeting
first proceeded to elect three Of their
number inspectors, who afer being
duly chosen and qualified, and hav-
ing chosen one of their number clerk
without delay proclaimed TO the
meeting that the poll was then open
and that they we're ready to receive
the ballots of the voters, and il fur.
ther appearing from said verified
statement of said inspectors, to-wit:
G. L. Gerald, John Davis and John
Reedy, that at said meeting or cleo
ton 90 held by the qualified voters
Of said proposed incorporated town
as aforesaid, the form of h e'ballots
u ed was as required by law having
thereon "for incorporation yes" or
"for incorporation no." and said in
spectors having made q statement
to this board verified by their afi-
davit showing the whole number Of
ballots given at said meeting 70 BE-
Forty and the number having the
word Eyes" there were Thirty-one,
and the number having the word
mo" thereon were nine, and said
statement having been returned 70
this board of county commissioners
as provided by law and this board
being satisfied that eaid election was
in all respects regular and legal, tits
therefore
Ordered by the board of county
commissioners of Union county, at
the regular October session Of sxid
that the town Of RarslGRd
has been and is hereby declared to
be duly and legally incorporated
and henceforth shall be, and be
as /" the town Of Beresford,"
which shall include the territory de-
scribed in the original petition and
.ereinbefore named.
Done in open session of said board
Dc this 18th day of October, A. D.,
1884. HALvoR KNUDsoN,
Chairman.
On motion the contract for build
ing the Horton and Christensen
bridges was awarded to I. Asbjeld
1t the following prices, to-wit:
Horton bridge sixty dollars. (S6O.)
forty ($40.)
being required to furnish
bonds for the proper per-
of the work.
The following preamble and reso-
luton was offered and on motion
adopted:
WHEREAS, His Excellence, the
of the territory, has recon-
mended that the several counties in
his territory assist by a loan Of their
credit in raising funds for the pur-
pose of making q Dakota exhibit at
he worlds exposition at New Or
and
WHEREAS, There seems to be no
egal authority under which the
board of county commissioners of
Union county can act in issuing
heir warrant for this purpose, and
WHEREAs, it is expected that tho
Of Dakota when 1ssep-d
bled make an appropriation y take
up all warrants that may be hnuedst
~ county commissioners in aid oil
.akota's exhibits At said expdsiion,
Ind a
WHEREAS, m indemnifyidi bond
'unning 70 the county Of Uh3pn and
by ten responsible citisens
md freeholders 6f said Union coun-
y conditioned q follows, viz; sthat
( the county commissioners of I'm
on county shall issue their warrant