Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-04-25
APRIL 25. 1886.

Following we publish the text of the
lev passed ct the late session Of the ter
ritorial legislature, providing for five,
instead of three commissioners, in each
organized courty of the territory:
Section1. That every organized coun-
ty OF this territory shall have five county
commissioners, whose powers and du-
ties shall be the same as now fixed by
Law.
Sec. 2. In every organized county in
this territory having a less number than
Eve commissioners, it is hereby made
the duty Of the clerk Of the district
court, the county clerk or auditor, the
Judge Of probate and the county super
intendent of schools, to meet ut the
county seat Of their respective counties
and on or before the first day Of May,
1885, proceed to lay off their county into
five commissioner district, which shall
be numbered from one to five %respectiy-
ely. Each district shall contain so near
as practicable, IN equal number of
voters as evidenced by the vote polled
therein at the general election of 1884,
and the division shall SO be made that
no polling precinct shall lie or be in
more than one commissioner district.
The counties shall also be divided. where
practicable, SO that no two of the COM
missioners Of the respective counties
now holding office, will be resident of
one commissioner district.
Sec. 3. Such officers whose duty.it is
hereby made to lay out and SO divide
their respective counties, shall order,
and it is hereby made their duty to or
der, an election in each of the commits
sioner districts not already represented
by the present board of county commits
s~ioners. for the purpose of electing a
commissioner for. such district, such
election to be held on or before the
fifteenth day Of June, 1885. upona notice
Of not less than fifteen days, such notice
to be published twice in o weekly paper
published in the county, if nj be pub
lished therein, and by posting such no
tice in five conspicuous places in each
commissioner district and such notice
to also contain the time and place Of
holding such election. Provided, that
where in such division of commissioner
board Of commissioners shall reside in
one commissioner district, one of such
commissioners shall, by order of the
said officers SO authorized to make such
division, be declared to represent one Of
the commissioner districts adjoining the
one in which such commissioner resides,
and in such case the district declared to
be represented by one Of the present
board of commissioners shall hold no
election for commissioner until the ex-
piration of the term ofthe commissioner
so declared to represent such district.
Sec. 4 All commissioners elected un-
der this act shall hold their Offices until
the next general election in 1886, except
when elected to AL a vacancy caused by
the expiration of the term Of Office Of
any commissioner now holding Office /;
in which case he shall hold for a period
Of two years next ensuing the annual or
general election at which he is elected,
and 10 commissioner of any county of
this territory. hereafter elected, shall be
to hold for a longer period than
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Sec. 5. The said officers hereby au-
to subdivide their respective
counties as aforesaid shall receive such
fees for their services rendered herein
shall be allowed by the commission
ers OF their respective counties.