The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-08
COUNTY BUSINESS.
Routine Proceedings Of the Comfy Com
missioners in Regular April
Session.

sion Tuesday: the 3dinst. Present, Mar
tin Olson, chairman, j. w. Cramton, Ole
o. Overskei and G. w. Runkel, county
auditor.
The official bond OF G, w. Runkel,
county auditor, was presented and APP
proved.
Elmer Sheridan presented a bond to
be permitted to make abstracts OF title
in Lake county, and same was approved.
The petition Of the Norwegian church,
asking that the taxes IN their church
property be related for the years 1890
91-92, was granted.
Treasurer Muggli again presented the
~uncollected personal property tax for
1891, and the same was referred back
for further collection.
States Attorney Soper and Judge
Williamson we're each allowed 500 q
year for office rent, etc.
Upon the request of j. NJ. Preston.
clerk of the courts, for forty names to
ill the jury list, the following appoint
ments we're made:
City OF Madison, 8; Nunda, 8; Wayne,
2; Clarno, 2; Lakeview, 2; Concord, 2;
Rutland, 4; Chester, l; Herman, /; Le-
Roy, 5; Badus, 2; Franklin, 8; Went
worth, 2.
The commissioners decided to pay .
bounty OF $50 each for wolves killed
within the limits of the county, as pro-
vided by the state law.
Ramona, Winfred, Wentworth and
Madison we're designated as places for
holding chattel mortgage sales.
The treasurer was instructed to strike
from the 1890 tax list the personal
property tax OF Chas. McGill, the same
being an illegal assessment.
The following resolution was adopted,
all voting aye:
"Whereas, the county of Lake in the
state of South Dakota, is not the owner
OF an asylum and poor farm for the ac-
commodation of the poor people who
now have legal settlement in said county,
and said county is without sufficient
funds for the purchase OF the same; and,
"Whereas, at q regular meeting Of the
board OF commissioners OF said county,
held at the court house, April 3, 1893, in
the city of Madison, in said county, it
was deemed by said board to be to the
best interest OF said county that a suit
able tract Of land be purchased for the
purpose Of establishing and maintaining
thereon an asylum and poor farm for the
support OF, and maintenance OF, the
county poor having legal settlement
within said county, and that the ques-
ton OF the purchase Of said poor farm
be submitted to the voters of Lake
county at a special election as provided
by law; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the said board Of com-
missioners Of said county, that the
question OF purchasing q governmental
subdivision Of one quarter section of
land, containing 16O acres moro Or less,
within the limit OF Ave miles OF the city
Of Madison, in said county, the cost of
which shall not exceed 5000, shall be
submitted to q vote OF the electors
of said Lake county, at q special
election to be held for that purpose, at
the different polling places in said coun-
ty, on the 18th day OF June, A. D. 1888,
and the county auditor OF Lake county
is hereby authorized and required to call
a special election at the time and places
aforesaid, for the purpose of voting on
the aforesaid proposition; and, be it
further
Resolved, at the same time and places
OF holding the aforesaid special election
there shall also be submitted to the cleo
tors Of said county the proposition Of
making q special assessment upon all tax
able property within said county, of 2
mills ON each dollar thereof, for the pur-
pose Of raising a special fund for the pur-
chase and completion of the aforeeaid
asylum and poor farm; and the said au-
dltor Of Lake county is hereby author
lied and required to cali q special cleo
ton Of the electors OF said county on the
18th day OF June, A. ID. 1888, at the diff
ferent polling places within said county,
for the purpose OF voting on said propo-
sition to raise said special fund for the
aforesaid purpose"
The commissioners appointed the fol-
~lowing-named persons TO act AZ judges Of
election in their respective precincts at
the special election to be held on the
18th day OF June, 1888;
Chester, Z. Spawn, superintendent,
A. F. Richardson, Chas. Alverson; Frank
lin, J. II. Bagley, superintendent, VIM.
McAllister, r. TX. Pearce; Orland, VIM.
O'Connell, superintendent, Chas. O'Neill,
@. w. Shirley; Clarno, John Donahue,
superintendent, N. p. johnson, Chas.
Hunter: Wentworth, A. Harms, super
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