The Mineral argus., 1885-02-19

county coroner, one county Superin-
tendent of schools, one public admin
istrator and three county commission
ers. The persons severally elected to
such Offices, except county commits
sioners, shall hold Office till the next
general election in 1883 and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
The two persons receiving the highest
number Of votes for county commits
siOners shall hold the office until the
third Monday in December, 1890; the
person receiving the next highest vote
tor county commissioner shall hold the
Office untilthe general election in 1883
Said commissioners shall continue in
Office until their several SUCCESSORS are
electe.. and qualified. II two or more
persons voted for as commissioners at
said election receive an equal number
of votes the terms of Office of the
commissioners between whom such tie
exists shall lie determined by lot.
SEC. 5. That at their first meeting the
commissioners OF said Fergus county
are empowered to subjivide said county
into municipal township and establish
road districts, and they are hereby
authorized to appoint two justices Of
the peace and two constablcs for each
municipal township and one road
supervisor for each road district, who
shall hold their respective offices until
the general election i'm 1883, and until
their SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified.
SIC. 6. That in addition to the duties
required under the general law regulat-
ing the manner Of conducting elec- |
tiOi.s, the commissioners of Meagher
county shall, for ut least one month |
prior to the time of holding said cleo |
ton, give notice of the same in some |
newspaper published within the limits |
Of Fergus county; said notice shall state |
the time OF holding said election, the |
different voting places, and the officers |
for which votes shall or may be cast, |
anu ii more precincts are necessary to |
accommodate the citizens of said |
county, the said county commissioners
are empowered 10 establish the same. |
SEC. Z. Upon receiving a certificate |
If election from the commissioners |
mentioned, the persons so elected on |
receiving said certificates shall, without !
delay, qualify in the manner required |
by law, and epter into the disL.large Of |
their duties Of the several offices to |
which they may be respectively elected, |
but nothing herein shall be construed
as disprOving anv candidate voted for |
ut said election from contesting the |
rights Of Office in the method prescribed
by law.
SEC. s. The county Of Fergus shall |
have FIJI power and authority to con-
tract for transcribing such part Of the
public records of Meagher cou.,ty as
they may deem useful and necessary
TO the county Of Fergus and its inhab-
itants, and for this purpose shall have
suitable access to the records of Meaeher
county, said records, when completed,
shall be carefully compared with the
originals by the county clerk of Meagher
county, and, il correct, he shall certify
to their correctness under his official
seal, and thereafter the copies of said
recOds so transcribed and certified to
shall be admitted and received in evil
dence in all courts Of law in this terri
tory, and shall be in all other respects
entitled to like faith and credit as said
original records. The county clerk Of
Meagher county shall receive for his
services in comparing and certifying
the correctness Of the copy of said
five dollars per diem, while
actually engaged in said labor, which
amount shall be paid by the county of
Fergus on tn, completion thereof, by
warrants OH the general fund.
SBc. .. All township and precinct
officers and supervisors, officers of
school districts, and other officers of {
every kind within the county of Fergus
whose election or appointment is not I
herein provided for shall or may con- :
i:lue to hold offices and exercise the =
luties pertaining thereto until the expi-
'atiOn Of the term for which said otiIcrs
we're respectively elected or appointed.
Whenever district courts are appointed {
or said county, the clerk or deputy, rs {
he case may be, shall, from the time I
le enters upon his duties be paid for +
lis public services to be rendered said Il
ounty, and the officers thereof, an !,
nnual salary Of three hundred dollars.
'ayable in quarterly payments by u
variants drawn on tine contingent fund
{ said county, and i'm addition to said b
'slary. be entitled to the fees prescribed a
n IAN act to provide compensation for d
Jerks Of the district court" approved !,
uly %, 1879. The county clerk and !,
ecOrder Of said county shall receive = "
Dr. his services rs defined in Sec. Of =
n act relative to fees Of county clerks, a
pproved July D. 1879, n salary at the e
ate Of six hundred dollars per annum, r,
ayable quarterly by warrants drawn b
D the general fund Of said county and :,
ayable as other warrants arc paid. !,
aid officer shall also be entitled to the .
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