The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-09-13
Notice Of Special Election
Aid to Duluth, Milbank ,
Huron and Chamber
lain Railroad,

pursuant TO petition Of majority OF the resi-.
dent freehold taxpayers of the city OF Big Stone
City. in the county OF Grant and Territory Of
Dakota, duly presented TO the city council OF the
city Of Big stone City In SAID county and terri
tory ana the order Of said city council, duly
made and entered III their minutes OF pLocecd.
ings on the 9TH day OF September, 1889.
NOTICE
Ia hereby given to all the legal voters OF said city
OF Big stone City that a special election Will be
therein holden At the polling places hereinafter
specified, on
Tuesday, the gath Sny Of Septem-
beY. 1889.
For the purpose Of dcterminingithc question Of
aiding In the construction OF the railroad OF the
Duluth, Miibank, Huron & Chamberlain Railway
Company, proposed line OF railroad from the
city OF Duluth, Mimi. to the city Of Chamber
lam, DaAota, to the IL tent and upon the Cuudl-
uous III said petition and order, aud hereinafter
specified.
That the SAID election and the polls. thereof
"l'l be Opened AT eight o clock III the forenoon
and continue open until i've O'Clock OF tile same
day.
That the polling places OF said election will be
as follows:
First ward-Grant County Bank
Second sard-The old Munro drug store.
That the following persons have been appoint
ell judges and clerks OF election:
First ward-H. \. Rue, Judge. d. NJ Gillette
And ID. W. Fountain, clerks
Second "ard-San.uei Dunnel Judge: ".
Downie ana r. N. NORTH, clerks.
lHht tne bdlu extent ana conditions are as fol
lows:
BY the levy OF "a tax upon all the property In
sad city OF nix stone city, equal in amount to
tn zee per centum OF the assessed value OF said
property; to be collected III aud for the years ls4l
and l~9i
before any part OF Said shall be paid 10 said
railway company, twelve more consecutive
and continuous miles Of the said railroad. meas
urc'i from the initial point thereof at the
foot OF Big stone LAKE, within the lncurl GRATED
limits OF Big stone City, Grant county, Itak ,
shall be fuliy completed. TIED and lrUnCd, and
trains running thereon. and upon such iuil CUll-
pletion OF such twelve more miles Of railroad,
on Or before the !rst day ot November la9i, said
tax shall become due and Colicctible and paya-
ble 10 said railway com pany
The expression "tuiy com plctcd" shall be con-
strued 10 require only graded roadbea, tied
ana irouei
The space Of six months =" mentioned in sec
ton & OF said Act shall not be deemed or held 10
begin before the board OF County Commissioners
Of said County Of Grant shah have Ieylcl such
taxes AS snaii DC voted By virtue Of .his petition.
And neither the period between any first day
Of November and the stday ui May next there
after nor ATTY period Or periods, time or tunes
during which the aforesaid construction Work
shall be delayed or prevented by rains or other
storms or other condition Ut the weather, hall
be computed or deemed ANY part of such space
OF slA months
That at such election the question OF taxation
for the purpose TO the extent and upon tile con-
hitions aforesaid. Will be submitted
Each voter at said election Is hereby nott led
to deposit Il ballot, upon which sha! be vfattn
or printed the words For EnxaifOn.H or
the words. "AxnImst DaxntiOM."
Dated Al the city OF Big stone CITY, Daa., this
i \. MORRILL,.
CIV Clerk