Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-07-22
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the B0aa'd of County Commits
si0ase1s Of En.neons County.

BOafd met pursuant TO adjournment.
All members of the board present.
The minutes of last meeting read and
on motion approved.
!: Board of equalization met pursuant to
section a of the revenue law, approved
March II, 1890.
Present George H McLain, chairman
of the board of county commissioners
Henry Van Beck, county commissioner
Dugald Campbell. county commissioner
and H. A. Armstrong, county auditor.
George H McLain, Henry Van Beck
and Dugald Campbell, county commits,
sioners. and + 4 Armstrong, county
auditor, having each taken the oath to
fairly and impartially perform their du.
ties as members of the board Of equaliza.
ton In equallzlng the asseAsmeAt of 1892,
proceeded to examine and compare the
returns and assessment of the several as.
SCISSORS districts of the county, and pro-
ceeded to equaAze the same pursuant to
the rules laid down under section "a OF
the revenue laws of the state of North
Dakota.
On motion the board adjourned to meet
as board of commissioners on July IL
1902, at 8 o'clock a. M, and as board oi
equalization on July 10, 1892, at / o. cluck
p. m.
W1LL1AMsroRT, N. D., July II, 1899.
Board of commissioners met pursuant
to adjournment, Present; George II
McLain (charman), and Henry Van ReeA
and pugald Campbell, commissioners.
Commissioner Campbell presented the
following resolution and moved its adop
tion, calling for the ayes and nays. The
vote resulted as follows; Ayes CHAIR.
man Nolan, Commissioners Van Beck
and Campbell. Motion prevailed.
WHEREAS, In the Judgment of the
board of county commissioners of En-
mons county, In the state of North .Da
kota, it is deemed to be to the best inter.
ests Of the county to issue its negotiable
bonds. In the name OF said county corpo.
ration, for the sole purpose Of fuading
the outstanding indebtedness of said
county. Now, therefore, be 1t -
Resolved, by the board of county oom.
missioners of Emmons county, Of the
state of North Dakota, That, pursuant to
law, and especially with reference TO the
provisions of chapter 40 Of the acts of the
first session of the legislative assembly OF
the state of North Dakota, this board
proceed to and do issue the negotiable
bonds of Emmons county in the aggre.
gate sum of $2d, 200, the proceeds of sale
to be used for the sole purpose of fund.
ing the outstanding warrant debt of said
county which is now due and payble
Said bonds to be in denominations OF
$500 each to bear date July !, 1899; to
mature July /, 1919; to hear interest at
the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable
semi.annually on the first days of Janu.
ary and July each year; the principal
and interest to be made payable at the
Chase National Bank, In the city of New
York the bonds to be made payable ia
thepurchaser OF order; to be numbered
consecutively from 21 to 70 inclusive,
And the proper officers of said county
to wit I: the chairman of this board and
the county auditor-are hereby author,
lied and directed to execute said bonds in
proper form, and, when so executed, to
deliver them to the county treasurer.
And said treasurer is hereby directed to
deliver SAID bonds to the purchaser on
full payment being made therefor. The
proceeds of sale to be used by the treas.
urer for the sole purpose of paying the
said $4,000 Of outstanding county wal
rants. And be 1t further
Resolved, That, in accordance with the
provisions of section 1874 of the constitu.
ton Of the state of North Dakota, there
is hereby levied upon the taxable property
of the county of Emmons, for the pur
pose of paying the interest and principal
of said bonds at maturity, the following
taxes, to wit: For each of the years 1892
| to 1906, inclusive, tho sum of 81, 700, and
for each Of the years 1907 to 1911, 1nclu-
sive, the sum of $4,000. And be it fur.
ther
Resolved, That all resolutions and mo.
tion. heretofore adopted and passed by
the board Of county commissioners OF
this county, providing for tho funding OF
the county's warrant debt, ahd particu.