The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-17
County Organization.

to organize said county as hereinafter
provided. 81 5 81; q
The second section under this head
reads: Whenever the voters of any unor-
ganized county in this territory, shall
petition the governor, as provided In the
preceding section, and the said governor
shall be satisfied that such county has
one hundred and fifty legal voters, it
shall be the duty of the governor, and he
is hereby. authorized, to call an election
in said unorganized county, and fix one
or more places in said county as the poll
ing places therein, and shall fix tile time
for holding said election: and the gov
ernor shall thereupon issue a notice of
election, which notice shall be substan-
TALLY in the following form, to-wit: then
follows form for election notice, not
necessary to publish) .,.
The third section directs that at this
election, all officers shall be elected to
hold office until the next general elec-
tion and until their successors are elect
ed and qualified.
The fourth section provides that at
this election the county seat shall be
chosen, the place receiving the highest
number of votes to be the county seat.
The fifth section requires that when
the governor has made out the notice of
election, he shall cause it to be delivered
to the clerk of the district court of the
judicial subdivision to which the unor-
ganized county is attached for judicial
purposes, (in our case this is Morton
county, at least fifty days prior to the
date set for the election. At least forty
days prior to the election, the said clerk
shall, with the assistance of the chair
man Of the board Of county commission
ers and register of deeds of said county,
divide the unorganized county into elect
ion precincts, in accordance with the
notice, regard being had to the conven-
ience Of the voters. The clerk must then
publish and circulate the notice of elect
ion, together with further certificate,
issued by him.
Section sixth provides that the said
clerk, chairman and register of deeds
shall, at the same meeting in which the
above. business Is transacted, appoint
three capable and discreet persons, pos
sessing the qualifications of electors, to
act as judges Of election at each polling
place in the county.
Section seventh provides that five no.
tices of the election be posted in con-
spicuous places throughout the county,
at least twenty days before the election.
Section eighth provides that in case
there should be vacancy in the Office of
judge of election, the vacancy shall be
filled by the vote of the electors then
present at the place Of voting. This sec
ton also provides that tho judges shall
choose two persons possessing the quail
fications of voters, to act as clerks of
such election.
The eighth section provides that the
previous laws in reference to elections
shall be in force, except those conflict
ing with the provisions of this act.
The ninth section provides that the
governor shall, at least thirty days be-
fore the election, appoint supervisor of
election to serve at each polling place in
the county. Each supervisor shall make
oath that he is neither directly or indi-
rectly interested in the location of any
county seat in said county and is not the
owner of any land or interests therein.
The tenth section provides that the su-
pervisors shall furnish ballot-boxes and
poll-books. failing in which, they may
be furnished by any qualified elactor.
The eleventh section provides that the
supervisor shall use every means in his
power topreyent any fraud in the elect
ion. :Frs..s. -, ~. q II
The twelfth section provides that the
supervisor can do almost anything he
sees fit in his efforts to SECURE fair
election
Section thirteen provides for the pun
ishment of anyone who in any way inter-
feres with the officers of election or the
sanctity7 of the ballot. 49, r..
Section fourteen provides that the bal
lot be folded by the elector and handed
to one Of the Judges of election and if
all or majority Of the judges and SUI
pervisOrs are satisfied that the person Of
fering the vote is q legal voter, the clerks
shall enter his name and number in the
pollbooks and the judges and supervi-
sors shall immediatsiy endorse on the
back Of the ballot the voters number
and Immediately deposit the ticket in
the ballot-boY.
The fifteenth section provides that no
adjournmen shall be taken from the
time the first vote is polled until all the
votes have been counted and the result
publicly annonnceds The ballots, as
counted, shall then be strung on a stout
cord and the cord then knotted and the
knot sealed. They are then to be snvel.
oped and sealed by the judges In the
presence of tile supervisor. After this,
they are to be replaced in the ballotsbox
which is then to DO sealed and delivered
to the supervisor. #
The sixteenth section provides that