The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-03-20
A Bill
FOR AN ACT CREATING THE, COUNTY OF ADAMS
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,


slND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory of Dakota,
SEQ. /. The following described territory, to
wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of
township one hundred and twenty-four (124)
north, range sixty (60l west, thence west on the
township line between townships one hundred
and twenty-four (124) and one hundred and
twenty-five Q25), to the northwest corner Of
township one hundred and twentyrfour (l24l
norths range sixty-fve (65) west, thence south
on range line between ranges sixty-fye (65) and
sixty-six (66) to the southwest corner of town.
ship one hundred and twenty-one (l2l) north,
range sixty FIVE (65) west, thence east on town.
ship line between townships one hundred and
twenty (l20J and one hundred ard twenty-one
(l2l) north, range sixty (60) west, thence, north
on range lire between ranges ffty-nine (b9) and
sixty (60) to the place of beginning, shall be and
the same is hereby declared to be the county of
Adams.
SEQ. q That the county of Adams as hereby
created is declared to be liable for such proper
ton Of the legal Indebtedness of the county of
Brownsexisting at the time Of the taking effect
of this act as the assessed valuation for the year
A. d. 1884 of the property situated in the county
of Adams as herein crea.ed bears to the whole of
the assessed valuation of the county of Brown
for the year A. d. 1884, as shown by the assess
ment rolls of the said county of Brown Tor the
year A. D. 1884, and the cash assets in the hands
of the county treasurer of said county of Brown
at the time of the taking effect of this act shall be
tarned over to the county treasurer of the county
Of Adams in proportion as the assessed valuation
of all the property in the county of Adsms bears
to the whole assessed valuation of the county of
Brown for the year A. ID. 1884, and it is hereby
made the duty of the equity treasurer of the
money in his hands as above provided.
SEQ. 8. All unpaid taxes against all kinds of
Rproperty situated in that portion of the county
of Brown which by the provisions OF this act is
created into the county of Adams shall belong to
and be collected by the county Of Adams.
SEC. 4. If by the provisions Of this act any
school township or townships shall he divided,
each portion shall be liable for its proportion of
the entire debt of said school township or town.
ships, based on the assessed valuation of all
property in said township or townships for the
year A. d. 1854; the assets of said township or
townships SO divided shall be apportioned to the
parts divided in proportion to the assessed valu-
alton in each part so divided.
SEQ. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the county
commissioners of the county of Adams and
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. ID. 1885, to
equalize and provide for the assumption of the
debts of the county of Brown.
SEQ 6. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
Register of Deeds of the county of Adams, as
herein created, within thirty days after the
county of Adams shall be organized according to
law, to commence and transcribe from the
records Of the county of Brown all instruments
therein recorded, in any manner relating to prop
erty situated in the county Of Adams, as herein
created. in proper books for that pun poss and it
>is hereby made the duty of the officers 81 Brown
county to allow the register OF deeds of Adams
county to have access to the records of Brown
county for the purpose of making such trans
cripts The register of deeds Of Adams county
shall be allowed the same fees for making such
transcripts as are allowed by law for recording
the same, to 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 a county
of Adams as herein defined, and for his services
he shall be allowed a reasonable compensation,
to be fixed by the county commissioners Of
Adams county, to be paid by the county Of Ad-
ans. The register of deeds of Adams county
shall certify to sll transcripts SO made and de-
liver them TO the proper officers of the county
Of Adams and take their receipts therefor; and
the said transcribed records shall hare the same
force and effect for all purposes as the origiEal
records.
SEo. 4. The county seat OF the county OF
Adams, as herein created, is hereby temporarily
located in the city of Aberdeen, subject to re-
moval bya majority vote at the NEXT general
election.
SEC. 3. The county commissioners ~ the
county Of Adams shall meet at the city hall, in
the city of Aberdeen, on Monday, the 18th day
OF May, A. D. 1855. at twelve O'Clock noon, and
qualify according to law, and proceed to organ
ize said equity of Adams, according to law, by
appointing the county officers Of said county,
and carrying out the provisions Of this act.
SEQ. 8. All that portion Of Brown county,
not within the limits Of the county Of Adams as
hereby created, shall be and remain the county
of Brown.
EEo. To- 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 Of their term Of Office,
shall be and remain the officers of Brown county,
provided such Of them as reside within the limits