St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07
Towns and Counties.
IS.


n. F. No. 55.-AN ACT for changing county
seats.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:
presented to the county auditor of any
county in this state petition, substantially
in the following form, to.wit: TO the
Board OF County Commissioners OF the
county,, Minnesota: The undersigned legal
voters of said county pray that the county
seat thereof be changed to (here designate
the place." and signed by tue legal voters OF
such county to number equal to not less
than sixty per cent of the whole number
voting in such county at tie last general
election preceding the presentation OF such
petition to said county auditor. as shown by
the returns of such election, accompanied
by the affidavit or affidayits Of not less than
within their knowledge, the signatures 10
such petition are genuine, and that their
names were signed thereto within sixty days
preceding the date of such afidavits, and
signers were at the time of signing OF such
petition legal voters of said county.
And il the number Of legal voters OF
such county whose genuine signatures are
by said atfidavits, equals or exceeds ma
jority Of the whole number of votes cast
in such county at the last general election
preceding the presentation of such petition,
shall be the duty of the county auditor, sub
ject to the provisions of this act immedi
ately to file such petition and afidavits in
his Office, and. subject to the provisions OF
this act Immediately to make, subscribel
affix his official seal to and file in his officS
an order for a special meeting of the board of
county commissioners of such county. speci.
flying therein the time for such meeting,
which shall be between the hours of 9
O'Clock in the forenoon and o'clock IN
the afternoon, on a week day, and not less
than fifteen nor more than twenty days after
the time of the presentation Of SAID petition
and afiidayits.
Aud the said county auditor shall mail or
procure to be mailed to each member of said
board. addressed 10 him at his last known
postoffice address. postage prepaid, or 9th.
erwise served upon him; duplicate original
fore the time specified therein for such
meeting.
1t snail also be the duty OF said county audit
tor, Immediately upon making and filing such
order to make, subscribe, affix his official
seal to and file in his Office a notice supstan-
TALLY IN the following form, to wit:
ITO the legal voters of the county OF (here
name county as in the petition) Minnesota:
Notice is hereby given, that petition is
voters OF said county to the number OF (here
state the number as shown by the said petit
lion and affidavits) praying that the county
seat OF said county be changed to (here des-
IL
special meeting of the board Of county
commissioners of said county will be held at
(here name the place provided for the meet
ing OF the board) on the there state the time
of the meeting as in said order) to consider
and determine as to the genuineness of the
signatures to said petition, and as to the
number of legal voters Of said county whose
genuine signatures were attached thereto
within sixty days preceding the filing of such
petition and aflidavits in the Office OF the
SAID county auditor, at which time and place
any legal voter in said county may appear.
in person or by counsel. and be heard re.
specting the matters SO committed to the de-
termination of the svid board"
1t shall also be the duty of the said county
auditor to cause the said notice to be pub
lshed once each week for two consecutive
weeks Immediately preceding the time
Fixed therein for the said special meeting OF
said board in all the newspapers printed and
published in such county during such period,
and also to post duplicate of said notice
in a public place in each organized town In
said county not less than ten days prior to
the time ixedin said notice for the meeting
OF said board.
Affidayits stating facts showing compli.
ance with the. foregoing. provisions for the
publication and posting OF said notices may
De made by any person having personal
knowledge thereof, aiiG upon being rendered
to said county auditor for filing in his Office
shall be filed therein, and shall thereafter
constitute and be prima facie evidence OF
the truth of tbs facts therein set forth in all
actions, suits and proceedings,
Provided further that public notice Of the