Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-03-16
County Commissioners.

County Commissioners.
Proceedings Of the board Of county
commissioners. March 8. 1883. | o'clock
p. m.
The board me. pursuant to the follow
Devils Lake; Dakota, March 1, 1852
The board OF COUNTY Commissioners Of
Ramsey county. Is hereby, calledito meet
on Friday, March s,lsS0. for the purpose
of considering the question ofsupplying
seed. grain 70 the residents Ofthe county
whose croDA were entirely or partially
destroyed by frost In the year of 1883.
and transacting such other business an
may properly come before it. Given
under my hand, and the seal Of the
county, this fourth day OF March, 1899.
. HENRY HALE,
County Auditor.
! Present: All the members. The county
auditor read the call.
The following petition signed by 5s7
voters OF the county was laid before the
board:
To the Honorable, The board of
county commissioners OF Ramsey
county Dakota.
The undersigned your petitioners,
legal voters Of said county. hereby re-.
specially ask that q meeting Of your
board be at once called and that at such
meeting you proceed to carry into effect
the provisions Of the act passed by the
twenty-eighth session legislative assem-
bly, OF said Dakota territory, entitled
can act authorizing counties to issue
bonds to procure seed wheat for needy
farmers resident thereof"
Gem. Mccormick moved, Whereas q
suficient number OF legal voters has
petitioned the county commissioners in
accordance with section ono Of house
bill No. lse, known a. the. "seed Wheat
Therefore be It resolved, That the
board proceed at once to carry out the
provisions Of said act. Motion seconded
by Com. Barton and lost. Barton, Thor
sonfand Mccormick voting 'tyes" Ma
hood and Lohnes voting ''no."
Motion by Com. I10hnes. Resolved
that the board purchase five thousand
(5000) bushels, orso much Of that amount
- is necessary, Of seed wheat for distri.
button among the destitute farmers of
rants on tho general fund.-. payable
November Is. 1854, with interest at the
rate Of 7 per cent per annum from date
Of issue, be issued In payment for the
same.
That the manner Of distribution Of the
said whsat shall be the same a. that pro.
vided for In house bill No. 1875, known
a. s'the seed wheat bill.n.
That persons receiving seed wheat as
herein provided shall give the same
security g that provided for In house
Bill" - '' 1'
Motion seconded by Com. Mahood and
carried. Lohnes. Mahood. and Thorson
voting "yes," Mccormick aud Barton
Motion to adjourn to 10 O'Clock a. M.
Saturday March Q, then prevailed.
SATURDAY MARoH o.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
mont. Present, Com. Lohnes, Barton,
Thorson and Mahood.
The board used up the morning dis
A recess was takon until l:S0 O'Clock
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Present Com. Lohnes. Barton. Thor
sen and Mahood.
,Movsdby Com. Manhood. that the reso-
luton 10 purchase seed wheat by the
issue of county warrants passed March
8, 1859, be r~econsldered In accordance
with the opinion Of the county attorney,
that the board has no authority to tur-
nish seed wheat under tho general
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rled.
On motion the unexpended balances
In the advertising and penalty and In
terest funds, on December 81, 1883, were
ordered transferred to tho general fund.
The bond OF VIM. J. Hurst, rs coroner,
with !. j. Bell n q. w. Jamioson n
sureties: was on motion duly approved.
The bond OF Geo. w. Maxwell, as con.
stable, with Edward Lohnes and j. B
Eaton, as suretfes,, was on motion, duly
approved.
The bond OF r. Jacobson, road SUPER
visor, Graham's Island township. with
A. J. Stade and Jehs avee, Oh snreties.
was on motion duly approved.
The following bills wore then -x-
amined aud variants ordered drawn ns
follows 'st
GENERAL FUND.
G. s. Taylor, work in court room... 81 W
John Christopherson. services OH
BID. of registration Nov. election z %
John Anderson, care of insane
person y IN
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