Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

wise occurring, the remaining commits
sioners or commissioner shall have thu
power to fill such vacancy by designat
ing same elector or electors of sale
Meade county to act, who shall qualify
and take the oath herein prescribed.
Sec. g. The election under this act
shall be conducted in the same manner
as required by law in general elections
and no refusal or neglect on the part oi
any commissioner or other person to per
form his duties in connection therewitt
shall in anywise affect the validity oi
said election.
Sec. TO- All Justices of the peace anc
constables in office as, such within the
boundaries of the county organized un-
der this act, shall continue in office as
such justices of the peace and constables
in and for said county of Meade for the
remainder Of their term, and shall give
bonds to the county organized under this
act in the same amount and in the same
manner as they had previously given tc
the county Of Lawrence.
Sec IL. 4n all matters not specially
provided for in this act, the officers Of
said county of Meade shall be governed
as to their duties and ernoluments, and
the said county shall be governed in all
it's affairs by the laws of the territory ap-
plicable thereto.
| Sec. 12. The county commissioners oi
said county of Meade are hereby empow.
cred, and it is saade their duty, to pro
cure transcripts of all records of Law
renee county that IN their Judgment may
be necessary for the use and benefit OF
their county, and it is hereby made the
duty Of all county officers having the
custody of any books, papers and records
| to allow such commissioners or any au-
thorized person in their behalf, full and
free access to any and all such books, pa
pers and records for the objects and pllr-
poses herein named, and for the compile
tion thereof; provided, however, that
such books, papers and records shall not
be removed from their proper place or
custody.
Sec. 13. The county of Meade organ
lied under this act, shall assume and
pay as hereinafter provided, jast pro-
portion of the Indebtedness of Lawrence
county from which it is segregated, based
upon the assessed valuation of said Law
renee county for the year 1888, and upon
the proportion that the valuation within
the county of Meade bears by the assess
ment of 1883 to the valuation within the
whole of Lawrence county, and it here
by is made the duty of the county COM
missioners of both the counties of Meade
and Lawrence to meet together at the
county seat of Lawrence county on the
first day of July, 1889, and at said meet
ing they shall ascertain as near as may
be, the total outstanding indebtedness of
Lawrence county on the first day of
July, the date of the joint session pro-
vided for in this section, and from the
total they shall make the following de-
ductions, to-wit: First, the amount of
all sums due and payable to said Law
renee county for rents. Second, the
amount of outstanding bonds given for
public property owned by and remaining
within the limits of the county Of Law
renee. Third, the amount of public
funds on hand belonging to the county
of Lawrence on the day for which its
outstanding indebtness is ascertained by
the joint board of county commissioners
as provided for in this section, and not
belonging to the special funds hereinaf-
ter mentioned. The amount remaining
after such deduction shall have been
made, shall, for the purpose and as ba-
sis for the settlement herein provided,
be the amount which the county organ
lied under this act shall pay proper
tion of, in the proportion hereinbefore
specified, and it shall be the duty of such
commissioners to ascertain and fix the
amount that Meade county shall assume
and pay to Lawrence county.
Sec. Ia. AL moneys on hand at the
time of settlement provided for in the
preceding section of this act, held by
said Lawrence county, pertaining to
special funds, such as fire, school, road
funds, and others belonging to the dis
tricts within the boundaries of Meade
county, shall be turned over in full by
the treasurer of Lawrence county to the
treasurer of Meade county, and shall be
duly receipted for by the latter, and shall
by him be placed to the credit of the dis
tricts within his county to which they
properly belong.
Sec. 15. The county commissioners of
Lawrence county, Immediately after this
act shall take effect, shall district their
county into the districts provided for by
the laws then existing, and shall fill the
vacancies occasioned bysuch segregation
in the manner provided by law for filling
vacancies in the county, district or pre-
cinct offices.
Sec. 16. School and road districts
within said Meade and Lawrence coun-
ties shall be remembered SO as to make
their numbers in each county run CON
secutively and the names of school dis
tricts may when necessary be changed
Sec. IL. When the boundaries of any
school district shall have been changed
under and by virtue of this act, that por-
tion Of such school district in which the
I<@4l
shall be holden for the bonds, Il any, is
sued by such school district or such
school township, and if such portion shall
have been attached to another school dis
trict, the school district to which such
portion has been attached shall be holden
for the bonds, if any, Of the school dis
trict to which such portion formerly be-
longed.
Sec. Is. The validity Of bonds issued
by school districts prior to the division
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