The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-05
Commissioners rroos. dinr,.

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first time. These minutes were found
among \ lot ofi,is old documents some
time ago and are we'll preeerved:
Record Of the proaeSdinRs of the
board Of county commissioners of the
county Of Pembins. Territory of Dakota.
By authority Of an Acl Sfsthe Legisla.
tive Assembly Of the! Iltsitoryof Dakota,
entitled Tan act TO organize the county
Of Pemb,aa and :for other purposes" ap.
proved January 9th, 1867, Charles Cav
elier. Joseph Roleue and CHARLES Grant
were duly appointed and ! commissioned
b. the governor ofsaH te1ilory. county
commissioner In and fof said county Of
s;%S$;i :s,b .ns s ss%,
1867. BY authority Of WITCH Charles Cavi.
leet and Joseph: Rolette, majority of
said commissioners, met at the post Of
fee at slecounty seat, ON, the l2ll, day
of August 1867. and were duly qualified
into Office by Enos Stutsman, notary
public ia and for said territory, where.
upon they entered upon the duties of
their offices, and the following proceed.
inzs ;werg:had:
Ordered, that Joseph Rolette be, and
lie is hereby appointed president of this
board. i, :.
Ordered, that Jno. E. Harrison be, and
he is hereby appointed register of deeds
in and for Pembina county; wl,ereupon
Jno. E. Harrison appeared, and his bond
being approved by the board, lie was du.
ly qualified into office and entered upon
the duties of the same.
Ordered, that James McFetridge be,
and is hereby appointed probate Judge
in and for the county Of Pelnb,na.
Ordered. that William Moorhead be,
and he is hereby appointed sheriff III
and for the county OF Pembina.
Ordered, that John Dease be, and he
is hereby appointed superintendent OF
public instruction, in and for the county
of Pembina.
Ordered, that the above named officers
be notified Of their respective appoint.
Ments.
The board being satisfied that there
are over twenty legal and duly qualified
voters in Pembina county, declare the
same duly organized and order that this
fact be duly proclaimed.
Ordered, that Pembina county be, and
it is hereby divided INTO election pre-.
cincts. named and bounded as follows
Pembina precinct-bounded as follows
Commencing ut a point on the Red river
of the north, where the International
boundary line. between The. United
States and British America crosses the
same thence wess ,pf aid line fifteen
miles, THENCE sogtR rs the Park river
thence down Ateshit (habnel of PARK
river to the Red river of the NORTH,
thence down the main channel of said
river to the point Of commencement.
st. Joseph precinct-bounded as fol-
lows: Commencing at the norlh ives,
corner of Pembina precinct, thence ives,
on the Internationa! boundary line
twenty five miles. thence south to Car,
river, thence down the main channel OF
Cart river to Park river, thence down
the main channel of Park river to the
southwest corner Of Pembina precinct
thence north ON the ives! line of Pembi.
na precinct to the point of commence.
ment.
Dead Island prccinct-bounded as fol.
lows: Commencing at the northwest
corner of st. Joseph precinct. thence
west on the International boundary line
to the west boundary line of Pembinu
county. thence south on the county line
to Big Salt river, thence easterly to the
southwest corner Of St. Joseph precinct
thence north ON fhe west line Of St.
Joseph precinct to- the point of cou,.
Poplar Grove precinct-bounded az
follows: Commencing at the soutl-wes,
corner of Dead Island precinct, thence
south OH the county line to the She.
yenne river, thence down said river To
the Sand Hills, thence on a direct line
TO the southeast corner of St. JOSEPH, pre-
cinct. thence along the south line Of
Dead Island precinct to the point of com.
mencement.
Sheyenne precinct-boundcd as fol.
lows: Commencing at the soutl,.east
corner of Pembins precinct, thence up
the main channel . fll,e Red river of the
north to the mouth ofthe sheyenne rev.
or. thence up the main, channel of She.
yenne river to the southeast ! corner of
Poplar Grove precinct, thence north on
the east line ofsaid precinct to the south.
east corner ofSt. Joseph precinct, thence
on the south line Of Pembina precinct to
the point of commencement.
Ordered, that sat oil elections, polls
ehalI Ie 9pe9ed G4hef assss precincts
attire fohowlhs< a1efplacejl
Pembina precinct, at the customs of.
flee; st. Joseph precinct. at the store Of
A Gingrass; Dead island precinct, ut
Rock Lake; Poplar Grove precinct, at
Lake DesChico; sheyenne precinct, at
the house Of Is. Merchant.
Ordered, that Joseph Lemiy and Je.
rome jerome be, anf. they are appointed
Justices of the peace, and John B. La.
Rogue and F. Colombo. constaIDles in and
for the precinct Of Pembina.
Ordered. that John b. welkie and
Francois Gardipie be. and they are here.
by appointed Justices of the peace, and
Gladue and Baptiste sharet,
constables in and fot the precinct of St.
Joseph.
Ordered, that Peter Russell and Ben.
AMIN Merchant be, and they are hereby
appointed Justices Of the peace, and F.
Mason and Jerome taGennesse, consta.
lies in and for the precinct of sneyenne.
Ordered, that tbe iboye; named pre.
,inct officeis he s,iolifed. of their an.
Ordered, that Oh the SECOND Tuesday
y October next, there will be an cleo
ion held in the several precincts of this
'embina county. TO- elect the following
'smed officers:.s . s
One member Of the house of repre.
entatives in the territorial legislature
Or the following session; one register Of
eeds, one Judge of probate, one county
lperintendent of public schools, one
!leriff, one coroner. three county com.