Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1891-04-02
GET YOUR SEED.
01cial Proceedings OF the Commission.
ers at their Special Meeting
Saturday.
A Plan to Obtain Seed by Securing the
County with Township
Warrants.
Extent OF Aid not TO Exceed an Aver
age OF $1,000 Worth
OF Seed.
SEED GRAIN.
Proceedings Of Board Of County Com
mlssiOners.

missiOners.
MILLER. s. d., MARCH 18th, 1891
Special meeting of the Board of county
commissioners of Hand county South Da-
kon
Board met pursuant TO call Of tl.e county
endltor at 1890. A. NJ. Called to order by
the chairman, w. II. Elder. Members
present; W. II. Elder, first Dist. G. w.
Livingston, I'd Dist. Fl II. Harrington, 4th
Dist. Geo. A. Mckay, 5th Dist.
Call cf auditor read as follows:
There will he a special meeting of the
Board of county commissioners OF Hand
county on Saturday, the 2Sth day of March
1891. for the purpose of considering the
matter Of furnishing seed wheat to the
needy citizens of the county.
j. X. Failing, chairman of the committee
on relief, proceeded to make report to the
Board aad out line the law bearing on the
subject before them; after which the
Board took the matter under considera-
tior.
On motion Board adjourned until one
O'Clock p NJ.
Board met as per adjournment at one
O'clock p. NJ. Members all present. Con-
tinued to work on tho matter before them.
On motion Board adjourned until p NJ.
Board called to order at p. NJ. as per
adjournment. Members all present.
The following resolutions were read and
carefully considered.
RESOLVED that the Board OF County
Commissioners of Hand Co. S. d. proceed
70 extead aid to the needy citizens of
said county in the purchase of seed grain,
upon the following terms:
T. That the worthy needy citizens OF
the several townships shall make applIca-
tion for aid to their respective township
board of supervisors.
2. That the several township boards
ofsuperyisors shall make application to
the B BOard of Co. Commissioners, accom-
panied 10y written agreements signed by q
majority of the legal voters of their re-
spective townships approving and endors-
ank the action of their respective town.
ship boards of supervisors and the Board
ef county commissioners relative TO
this said matter of extending aid to the
NEEDY of said Hand county IN the pur-
chase Of seed grain.
B. That the individual citizen receiy-
ing the said seed grain shall give his
promlssory note for the.purchase price of
the same, payable to the board Of super.
visors of his township, or bearer, Said
note to be secured by seed lien
on the crop grown from SAID seed,
and further secured by insurance on said
crop in favor of the township board Of
supervisors OF the township in which said
crop is grown, so far as the interest Of
sad board may appear. SAID notes shall
bear interest at the rate OF ten per cent
per annum. and shall be PAYABLE at the
cfklce Of the treasurer of Hand county,
on or before Sept. /, 1891.
.. And to cover the amount OF all the
notes thus given for seed in any township.
the board of supervisors thereof shall issue
current, endorsed and regist ,red warrants
upon its treasury payable to the chairman
Of that township board OF supervisors or
order.
s. That said township warrants to-
esther with said notes shall be deposited
with the county treasurer of Hand county.
8. And upon said deposit of township
warrants and notes as security, the auditor
Of Hand county, upon presentation Of
county treasurers receipt therefor. and
upon filing legal notice OF the township
levy by township clerk covering said
mount will issue county warrants in
mount corresponding thereto, to the
chairman OF the township Board of super
vlsors OF the township named in said
application or bearer.
2. And upon the payment in full of
!, any or all of said notes at or before ma.
tnrity, such sand paid notes are to be re-
turned to the makers thereof, and the
connty treasurer shall then surrender to
5Ac township treasurer OF the township Of
which said payer is resident, an amount
of that townships warrants equal to the
mount paid on said notes.
3. Provided that the aid so rendered
shall not exceed an average Of fifty dol
lars per family for the whole number Of
knmilies thus aided in any one town
ship; and that the several township
boards Of SUPERVISORS shall determine the
ne amount Of aid that any one family shall
rsceive; and provided further that the ag-
eregate aid furnished to any township
shall not exceed In cash value twenty mills
such township for the year 1890.
Moved and seconded that We appoint J.
4 Failing agent to negotiate the county
warrants issued for seed grain. Motion
carried Minutes read and approved.
On motion Board adjourned.