Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-04-22
They are Acting in Good Faith.

The executive committee having coun-
charge filed with the board of commits
sioners on Tuesday last the following !
statement and application, which ex-
plains itself:
To the Hon. Board Of Co: Com. of Idaho
Co., Iddho:
GENTLEMEN The undersigned, act
ing for and on behalf of the citizens of
Grangeville, would respectfully submit
the following statement for your consid
Grafton and approval:
The citizens of Grangeville are circu-
latng petition to the district court of
Idaho county, praying for an order of
election to submit to the citizens of Ida
no county the proposition of removing
the county seat of said Idaho county
from Mt Idaho to Grangeville.
Said bears the signatures of 500 (more
or less) legal voters of the county, and
will be filed with the clerk of the said
District Court on or about May 3, 1892
trict Court will order said election, and
that the removal of said county seat
will therefore be submitted to the peo-
pie of said county at the forthcoming
general election on November 8, 1892
Now, tn erefore. the undersigned would
respectfully call the attention of your
Honorable body to the fact that the
great majority of signers to the said Pc
tition were secured on the distinct prom
Use of the undersigned that they would
prior to said election, file with your Hon.
orabe body good and sufficient bond
| to provide for the erection of sui table
court house and Jail at the expense of
| the citizens of Grangeyille, and without
cost TO the Taxpayers of said county, in
! the event of the removal of said county
seat to the town of Grangevile.
In view of the fact that you are the
"County Fathers" the agents of the tax
payers, and in view of the further fact
that a large majority of the voters and
Taxpayers have petitioned for the order
of election, and that your Honorable
body is by statute delegated to count
the vote and declare the result of said
election, it becomes by the mere fact
thereof, All official matter, of which
your Honorable body can take official
cognizance.
Therefore, the undersigned would res.
pectfully ask your Honorable body to
instruct the Clerk of the Board that
when the order for the county seat cleo.
ton is issued by the District Court, that
the said Clerk of the Board of Count,
Commissioners be ordered to notify the
District Attorney of this county ant
district to prepare form of bond which
shall in due and legal form bind sucl
citizens of Grangeville rs may sign such
bond to build suitable court house anC
Jail at the town of Grangeville, and t.
convey the same in fee simple free o
all membranes. to Idaho county il
the event Of the removal of the count,
seat thereto, at their own expense ant
, without expense to the taxpayers O
said county.
And your petitioners would furthe
pray that the Clerk of the Board be in
structed to enter upon the official rec
ords of the proceedings of your honor
able Board a minute of this pepition
and the action taken thereon and in tn
J event that our prayer is granted W.
, would wish that the District Attorne,
be also instructed to prepare and for
ward to the Clerk of this Board, tn
} form of legal bond required for the pur
pose, at date not later than June ]
} 1892, in order that your petitioners ma
have ample time to execute and to FL
the same, either at the regular Jnly o
} October term of your Honorable Board
The EXECUTIVE Committee,
HENRY WAX, Oh mn
A. +. PARKER, Sec'y.
W. A. HALL.
EVAN EVANS.
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