The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21

this act, the board Of county commits
sioners shall deliver them to tho
treasurer OF said county, whose duty
it shall be to proceed to sell them
under the direction of said board Of
county commissioners. No bonds
shall, however, be sold for less than
their par value, and the county treas.
urer shall not receive more than one
~ per cent for negotiating the sale
of said bonds, and for handling and
discussing the money derived there
from. The proceeds derived from
the sale of such bonds shall be placed
az a fund to he used only in payment
of erecting a court house and Jail for
the county of Stark.
Section S. The county commits
sioners Of said county shall each year
levy upon the taxable property of
said county, and cause the same to be
collected the same as other taxes are
collected, the sum OF twelve hundred
dollars (sl.2oo) which sum shall be
used only for the purpose Of paying
the interest due upon said bonds OF
to pay off said bonds when due or to
buy up SAID bonds before they be-
como due, and the fifth year prior to
the maturity Of such bonds, and each
succeeding year, until the time Of
maturity or payment Of such bonds
the board of county commissioners of
said county shall cause a tax sutii-
cient in amount in their discretion to
pay such bonds at maturity, to be
levied and collected in the same man
her that other taxes are collected.
The money derived from such tax
shall be a sinking fund and shall not
be used for any other purpose ex-
cept to pay said bonds At maturity or
buy them up before maturity or in
vest it or any portion thereof in
United States bonds until needed to
pay off the bonds herein provided.
Section 6. Special Election. Moth
ing in this act shall be 80 construed
as to authorize the commissioners of
said Stark county to carry out the
provisions of this act until after they
have been so authorized by a major
ity Of the votes of legal voters cast
at any general or special election in
said county, and the question Of ALL
thority shall be decided in the follow
ing manner, to-wit: such board may
at any special or regular meeting SUBJ
init to a vote Of the qualified voters
Of said county, the question whether
the bonds of the county shall be is
sued and sold to raise money neces-
sary to enable such county to erect 4
court house and Jail or either such
court house or Jail. The question
shall be submitted to the voters at
any general election, or ut a special
election called by the board for that
purpose, not within sixty days Of the
date for any general election. At
least thirty days notice must be given
Of the question to the voters of the
county before such election, in the
same manner that other election
notices are given, published, served
and posted, and in such notices the
precise amount Of bonds and the pur-
lose of their issue shall he clearly
and especially stated.
Section l.. Ballots, etc. At such
election there shall he written or
, printed on the ballots the words
"for-bonds," or "against-
bonds" and in addition the words
court house" or the word Jail" or
the words court house and JAIL" in
+ such blank space as the special ques.
ton to be submitted may require.
. If q majority of the votes so cast be
f against such bonds then they shall
not he issued or any part thereof, and
no proceeding shall be had under this
act. If majority Of votes so cast
be i'll favor Of such bonds then they
shall be issued, and such county com,
missioners shall proceed forthwith
:, under the provisions of this act.
Section 8. The legislative assem-.
bly, OF Dakota territory hereby con
fers upon the board of county com
missioners Of Stark county all tn,
necessary authority to carry out full,
the intentions Of the provisions O
this act.
- Section .. All acts and parts o
acts in conflict with the provisions o
: this act are hereby repealed.
Section 10. This act shall tax
effect and he in force from and afte
-. its passage and approval.