Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-09-18
FIVE DISTRICTS.
Ramsey County Redlstricted-Two
More Commissioners.

Ramsey County Redlstricted-Two
More Commissioners.
loFFlCIAl rUBl.lcATIoNl
Proceedings of the board of county
commissioners ut II session of said board
held on Saturday, Sept. IL, 1856.
Board met at 10 Il. m.: present. John
Barton and ChaS. \. Currier, and with
out tranSacting any business took re-
cess until 1880 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
All the members present.
DIR. Ruger, chairman OF the board of
supervisors Of Grand Harbor township,
asked tho board to furnish material to
bridge tho coulee at the head OF 'rcller's
bay, the same being on county road.
The request was, on motion of Mr..
Crecl, deferred until the next meeting of
tho board.
The minutes of the proceedings of the
board ut the sessions held on August Ii
and u were read, and on motion APP
proved, with this correction: That Conn
missioner Barton moved the payment of
Coroner Zunich's bill in the inquest of
Gottfricd Long, deceased.
For the purpose Of taking some action
upon the petition asking for five COM
missioner districts, MIR. Creel moved
that II recess OF the board he taken until
$50 y. H., and that the commission be
formed as required in chapter :'3, session
laws of 1883. Carried.
The commission. consisting of II. NJ.
Crcel. John Barton and Chas. A. Curricr,
county commissioners, Frank II. Pros
ser, Judge of probate, and John \. Per-
cival. county clerk, was then formed
The commission then took the oath to
perform their duty impartially, rs fol-
lows:
TERRITORY or DAKOTA,
County Of Ramsey.
l, lIebcr NJ. Creel. 90 solennly swear
that | will perform tho duties ofmaking
five commissioner districts according to
law and the best of my ability, and that
! will act impartiallv and for the best
| interests of the county.
IIEBEK NJ. CREEI.,
Chairman Board of Co. Com.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
| lth day of September, \. ID. 1886.
Seal. JoHN \. PERCIvAL,
County Clerk.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA,
County of Ramsey, ~
|, Chas. \. Curricr. do solcmnly swear
that will perform the duties of max ing
| five commissioner distri according to
| law and the best of my ability, and that
| | will act impartially and for the best
| Interests of the county.
{. \. cuRRIER,
County Commissioner.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo
this nth day of September a. ID. 1886
Seal. JnHN \. PERCIvAL,
tounty"Clcrk.
TERRITORY or DAKOTA,
County of Ramsey. 80
|, John Barton, do soemnly swear
| that will perform the duties of making
| five commissioner districts according to
| law and the best of my ability, and that
| will act ,mmrtially and for tho best
| interests of the county.
,JnuN BARTON,
County Commissioner.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
| this lth day of September, a. ID. 1886.
Seal. JoHN a. PEKCIvAL,
County Clerk.
TERRITORY or DAKOTA,
County of Ramsey. 90
|, Frank II. Prosscr. do sOlemnly swear
! that will perform the duties of making
| five commissioner districts according to
law and the best Of my ability, and that
will act impartially and for the best in
tcrcsts of the county.
FRANK II. PRn>SER,
Judge of Probate.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Itl day of September, A. ID. 1886.
lScal. JOnN A. PERCIvAL,
County Clerk.
| TERRITORY or DAKOTA,
County of Ramsey. 49,
|, John a. Pcrcival, do socmnly swear
that will perform the duties Of making
| five commissioner districts according to
law and the best of my ability, and that
| will act imrartially and for the best
| interests of tie county.
JOIIN a. PEKCIvAL,
County Clerk.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
| this nth dav of September, A. d. 1886,
Seal IIEBEK NJ. CKEEI,
Chairman Board Co. Com.
ON motion of Frank II. PrOsser, sup
ported bv Mr.. Barton, Chas. A. Currier
was made chairman Of the commission,
and John A. Pcrcival secretary.
The petition for the division of tho
county into five commissioner districts
was then inspected and found to contain
the names of three hundred and tifty-
one (:;1D of the legal voters ofthc county.
Mr., Crccl moved that the petitiOn he
granted. and that the commission pro-
cccd to divide the county into five com
| missioner districts as provided in the
session laws of 1883 cIlaptcr 3:,,
The motion was supported by Mr..
Prosscr and carried unanimously,
A ftcr considerable discussion Il recess
was taken for ten minutes.
| Commission rccOnvcned.
| Mr.. Crccl moved that townships l5l
and l52 north. range 81 west townshin