The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-03-27
NO 32

county of Brown to meet at the court house in
the village of Columbia, in said Brown county;
on the first Monday in June, a. u. looO, 20
eqnalize and provide for the assumption OF TINS
debts bf the county of Brown.
SEO o. 1t is hereby dc IN duty ss sAs
Register of Deeds of the county Of Adams, as
herein created, within thirty days after the
county OF Adams shall be organized accor Iing to
law, to commence and transcribe rom the
records of the county of Brown oil instruments
therein recorded, in any manner ~ ating to prop
erty situated in the county of Adams as herein
created, in proper books for fnat purpose, and il
is hereby made the duty ofshe officers Of Brown
county 10 allow the register Of deeds of Adams
county to have access to the records of Brown
county for the purrose of making, such trans
cripts The register of deeds of Adams county
shall be allowed the same fees for making such
transcripts rs are allowed by law for recording
the came, te be paid By the county OF
Adams The register of deeds shall also
make transcript of all unpaid tax lists, tax
sales, redemption from tax sales and assessment
rolls against all property situated in county
of Adams as herein defined, and for his services
he shall be allowed reasonable compensation,
10 be fixed by the county commissioners Of
Adams county, to be paid by the county of ADJ
ans. The register of deeds of Adams county
shall certify to ell transcripts so made and de-
liver them to the proper officers OF the county
of Adams and take their receipts therefor; and
force and effect for all purposes as the original
records. wa
SEC. a The county seat Of the county OF
Adams, as herein created. is hereby temporarily
located in the city of Aberdeen, subject to re-
moval by majority vote at the next general
SEQ s. The county commissioners Of the
county Of Adar shall meet at the city hall, in
the city of aberdeen, on Monday, the 18th day
of May, A. D 1885, at twelve o'clock noon, aud
qualify accoNiing to law, and proceed Co organ
ize said couiAy Of Adams, according to law, by
appointing the county officers Of said county,
and carrying Npt the provisions of this act.
SEQ. 0. an that portion of Brown county,
not within theS1imits of the county Of Adams rs
hereby creeted4 shall be and remain the equity
of Brown.
SEo ~. The officers Of Brown county, elect
ed at the last general election, including the
county commissioners of said county, who hold
over by non-expiration Ct their term of office,
shall be and remain the officers OF Brown county,
provided such ofthern reside within the limits
of Adams county, as herein created, shall within
thirty DAYS from the time this ect shall take
effect, remove and reside within the limits
of Brown county. The chairman of the board Of
county commissioners, the clerk of the Qistridt
court and the superintendent of public schools
shall meet at the county seat of Brown county
at the expiration of thirty days from the time
OF this act taking effect ard fill all vacancies II
the board OF county commissioners of the comfy
of Brown, ard all other vacancies in anv of the
county Offices shall be filled by the board Of
county commissioners.
SEC IL. The colnty of Brown as herein de-
fined shall have five county commissioners
SEC. IL. The Guesti n OF division of the
county OF Brown, as set forth in thisact shall Be
submitted to the legal voters Of Brown county as
1t now exists, at special election to be held In
said county on the third Tuesday, the 2lst day
of April, A. ID. 1885. Netice of said election to
be given by the county clerk of Brown county
for at least thirty days prior to said elections and
II addition thereto this act shall be publ he'd in
at least three of the newspapers published ia the
county or Brown for four successive Issues prior
to said election, 10 be designated by the county
clerk of the county of Brown, the said election
IN all manner not expressly provided for in this
act shall be governed in the same manner as re- t
quired by law in conducting general elections:
the ballots used in said election shall be in the
following form, 70 wis FOR tho division d
Brown county; Yes;'' or "For the division of
Brown county; No,' and may be either written
or prin ed or part written and part printed
SEO. Ii. III upon canvass OF all votes cast
at said special election, il shall appear that a
majority of all the votes cast at SAID special cleo
tion were cast for division Of Brown county,
yes, then all that portion OF territory described
In section one of this act, shall be and il hereby
constituted and created the county OF Adams
SEC. IA. The county clerk, the Chairman of
the board Of county commissioners, the district
attorney, the county treasurer, the clerk Of the
district court, the judge of the probate court
and the sheriff Of Brown county are hereby con
stituted board of caIyaseers 10 canyass the vote
cas- at the special election herein provided FIR
a majority of whom shall constitute Quorum
and are authorized to proceed with said canvass.
and 1t is hereby made their duty to meet at the
Office OF the county clerk in the village of Col
umbia, In the county OF Brown and TERRITORY ar
VIfh froy fho y
special election, and proceed to canvass the vote
cast at said special election They shall organize
by electlng one Of their number Chairman and
one OF their number secretary, and shall enter
the minutes of their proceedings at length upon
the county commissioned record Of the county
OF Brown. They shall make an abstract of the
votes cast at said special election, and transmit
certified abstract of the sap1e w der seal to the
Secretary of the Territory of Dakota: and IL
they shall find that majority Of all the votes
cast In the county Of Brown, at said special eee-
ton, were cast For the division Of Br0wa
county, yes,'' they shall furnish certiii a tram
script OF all the votes so cast 10 each of the
county commissioners of the county Of Adams
hereinafter mentioned, to be by the sheriff of
the county of Brown delivered and served upon
each OF the county comn- -issionefs hereipafter
named, OF the county Of Adfms personally,
which shalt be authority for the county commas
sioners of the county Of Adams, hereinafter
named. to meet at the time and place specified
in section eight OF this act, and procs ed Ia
organize the county Of Adams according to law
Sc Is. That John A. Houlahan, Stephen
Wade, 9. J. @. Mcleod, James D Reeves and
Dr. A. Grant be and they are hereby appointed
county commissioners of the county of Adams.
and shall hold their Offices until the next gen.
eral eli ction.
BEc. 10. If upon canvass Of all the votes
cast at the special election provided 70 IN This
act, it shall appear that majority of all the
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division Of Brown county. nor then this ~,
shall be Of no force and effect; but il upon eaid
canvass il shall appsar that majority Of all the
votes so cast were ssFyr the division OF Brown
county, yes,'' then this act shall be and remain
In full force and effect.