Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
rom $500 10 $1,000 10 equaiize.
(ered that said reduction be made.

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The board then proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the petition Of M. McMa-
hen, #. M. McLafresh, ct al, for the di-
vision OF Meade county into five commits
sioner districts as provided in Sec. SIC
r. G. Said petition on its face appear
ing to have been signed by 800 legal
voters of Meade county. or more than
one third OF the legal voters OF said coun-
ty, as required by law. The commits
sioners called in the county Judge, g. @.
Polk, and the county auditor, e. g. Lane,
who with the board then took and sub
scribed an oath to perform their duties
fairly and impartially and to the best
interests OF the county, and proceeded to
organize by electing 8. FL. Martin as
chairman and e. @. Lane secretary, and
proceeded to the consideration of the pc
tition. 1t was found that the petition
had 386 signers and after striking Off
the names OF non residents, non voters,
boys under age, duplicate signatures
and names OF persons appearing before
the board and requesting that their
names be expunged, it was considered
that the petition did not express the
wishes of one third, Of the legal voters of
Meade county and the board by resolu-
tion resolved to lay said petition on the
table after which board adjourned.
Sig. s. H. MARTIN. Chair.
BLAND HERRING,
q. NICHOLS,
@. g. Polk,
f.. G. LANE, Clerk.
The board then proceeded to fix the
boundaries of commissioners districts as
provided by law, and it was on motion
ordered by the board that township 5, 6
and Z, n, range 5, Q, with 384 votes, con-
stitate district No. /.
That townships A, n, range 5, Q, town
ships 4, 5, 6 and 7, n, range 6, ., town.
4, 5, 6, and 7, 9, range Z, Q, town 5, 6
and z, n, range 8, Q, town. B, and Z, n,
range 8, Q, with 387 votes, constitute
district No. 2.
That townships 2 and 3, range 6, town
2 and 8, range Z, town. 2, 8 and 4, range
s, town. 2, 8 and 4, range 8. and all east
of range 8, Q, with 1913 votes constitute
district No. 3.
The commissioners then proceeded to
the consideration of the division of the
county into civil townships as provided
for in Sec 5, Chap. "a, Session laws, 1890
and the board being advised that civil
township organization could not be per-
fected without the consent of the people
it was therefore ordered that the civil
township boundaries be arranged as fol-
lows, said arrangement to be considered
as temporary and to be rearranged ac-
cording to the wish of the voters of the
several townships, VIZ:
/. To embrace all of township z, n,
range s, Q, and sec. 6, Z, 18, 19, twp. z,
range 6.
2. Twp z, range 6, except sec 6, z,
18, 19, and sec 3, 8, 8, 16 to 81, % to
80, twp Z, range Z.
8. Ell TT, 7-8 and 7-9.
4. T5r5.
5. T6r6.
6. T6r7.
7. 1T6r 8 and 9.
8. T5r5.
9. T5r6.
lO. L Or Z, and y.
IL. TAT 5 and 6.
10. TAFT.
13. T4r8.
IA. Sec to "a, t3r6.
Is. Sec 25 to 36 t 8 r 6, sec / to 10
t Or 6, sec 27 to 81 3r7, sec 3 to 10
t2r7.
Is. sec / to 26 35 and SO t3r7.
IL. T3r8.
18. Sec l TO IL 2t2r8, sec l, Q, IL
and 12t2r
19. T 2, 8 and r 9.
20. T 2, 3 and r 10.
81. T 2, 3 and r IL.
%. T 2, and IL.
%. r 2, and r 13.
"a. ALI of Meade County east of range
Is.
Rearrangment of precinct boundaries
necessitated by formation of commission
or districts was deferred until September
session.
July 19, 1890;