Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
SATURDAY MARCH 9. 1899.
Will Try IT Again.

Under the inspiriting caption Of ok
cellent News" the Oelrices Advocate of
the 2nd inst. says: A recent bill which
has passed the legislature and is now a
law will enable the people Of this coun
ty to again secure a vote on the question
of removing the county seat to the town
of Oelrichs, providing the petition ask.
ing for an election is signed by the re-
quired number of voters. There was
pollei in this county last fall 545 votes,
consequently under the law just passed
and which is now i'm full force, we will
have TO secure less than 800 names 10
our petition in order TO secure an cleo
ton. This can easily De accomplished
and the petition presented to the board
Of commissioners at their regular meet.
ing IN April, and as we will have an
election the 18th of May to vote on the
state constitution, the county seat aues
ton can be settled at the same time.
The principal features of the new law
are as follows:
SECTION /. That in all counties with
In this territory, having "A railroad sta
ton within the limits thereof, the
county seat Of which is not on the Inc
of a railroad IN the county in which
there are no public buildings. or the
same are not built Of brick or stone.
such county seat may be re located by a
majority vote at a special, annual or
general election, rs hereinafter pro-
vided.
SEC. ,. Whenever the voters Of anv
county, having Il railroad station within
is limits, the county seat of which is not
located on the line of a railroad, and i'm
which there are no pcolic buildings. or
the same are not constructed Of brick or
stone, shall desire To relocate such coun-
~ seat, they may present 10 the board
OF county commissioners thereof. at any
regular meeting, "A p~etiticr signed by a
majority of the voters Of such county. as
shown by the last preceding general
election demanding that such question
of relocation be submitted to the voters
OF the county, and it shall thereupon be
the duty of the commissioners to submit
the same as follows If such petition
shall be presented to said board, at a
regular meeting, more than ninety DAYS
'H'f'f'''iANN'f ltAtAilll- al amman OF
general election they shall order a
special election and submit thereat such
question of relocation but if such peti.
ton shall be SO presented i'm ninety DAYS
or less, Immediately preceding an an
nual or general election then such cues
ton shall he submitted to the voters at
such annual or general election.
SEC. ) Notice of such elections shall
be given polling places established !;
Judges of election appointed and such
elections shall be conducted in the same
manner as elections held under CHAPTER
81 of the Political Code.
SEC. 4. The ballots for such elections
shall be printed, or written. or partly
printed and partly written, and shall be
substantially as follows: For county
seat, the city Tor town o."
and by such ballot the elector shall de
signate the city, or town. for which he
desires to east his vote for county seat.
SEC. D. The vote cast at such election.
shall be canvassed, certified and return
ed IN the same manner as provided in
SAID chapter tWentv-seven (27) of the
Political Code, and the county commits
sioners shall, within twenty days after
such election, meet and open the returns
n declare and enter upon the records
the result thereof.
SEC. g.. The city, or town, receiving
the highest number Of votes, such num-
Der being not less than Il majority of all
the votes cast at such election, shall be
the county seat.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the
several county officers, whose Offices are
required by law to be kept at the coun-
ty seat, to remov their respective
offices, files, records. Office fixtures. fur
niture and all public property pertain
ing to their respective offices, to the
county seat designated by the electors,
within sixty days after such county seat
shall have been designated by the elec-
tors under the provisions ofthis act.