Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-17
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Official Proceedings Al lhe County
Commissioners
o. unien Oeunty, Seath Dakeaa. HsS9 d
The Court Houso q Elk Point.
Elk Point. s. d. June 9Th, 1885,

Elk Point. S. D. June 9Th, 1897
Board met rs per adl"urn,nent.
Members ali pre.ent: also the Auditor,
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas the County Commissioners
OF Union County S. D. did the 18th day
Of Js"u Try 1897 enter into II co",rac.
whh Buchanan Bros, the then put.
fishers Of the Union County Courier. II
new. pm PER published ~ Elk Point In
said count. for printing the stationery,
blanks etc. for said county and the
county officers thereof. and, Whereas
said Buchanan Bros. having disposed
vi their business to Chas. r. Bruce,
who Is now the editor and publisher Of
said newspaper,
Be II Resolved. That the otter OF said
Chas. r. Bruce u continue the print
inx III stationery, blanks etc. n. cessary
for the use Of the county and I'LL cOun.
ty officials, ut the same rates and un.
der the same schedule Of prices upon
which said printing was done by
Buchanan Bros, be accepted, and the
bid Of said Buchanan Bros, now on tile
In this Office upon which said contract for
printing was based, shall be regarded
by both parties as the prices and condi
tions to be received and met by said
Chas. r Bruce, and no bills for print.
ing will be allowed except for station.
cry, blanks etc. purchased Of said
Chas. r. Bruce, in accordance with
this resolution and the contract enter
ed into with the said Bruce by the
Board OF County Commissioners Of
Union County; and the County Auditor
ID instructed TO approve q good and
sufficient bond, TO be furnished by said
Chas. r. Bruce. in the penal sum Of
$500 for the faithful execution OF said
contract, ane each Of the county OH
GERS shall hereafter secure all their
printed stationery, blanks etc. Of the
said Chas. r. Bruce.
w. w. MAIN, Chairman.
Whereas. it appears from the Tax
Duplica te OF 1891 that the s. w. /
N. E. / Sec. Is Twp. IS range 40 was
assessed for the tax for the year 1891,
and it also appearing from the records
that the said land was not assessable
for said year, final proof not having
been made on said land until August
3ist 1894, and, Whereas, 1t appears
that under said assessment said prop
erty was sold by the County Treasurer
on November eth, 1892 to the Iowa
Land Company, Limited, for seven
dollars and seventy.fve cents, said
land not being taxable said sale was
errOniOus.
Resolved, That the County Treas
urer be instructed TO cancel said enron
ious sale on the Tax Sale Register
and that the purchase price and inter.
est be refunded u said purchaser.
Elk Point, June 8th 1897.
w. w. MAIN, Chairman.
Whereas, the late Session Law re
quires the County Commissioners 10 fl
the amount Of license Of peddlers ani
hawkers Of goods, wares or merchan
disc. ~ sas'
Therefore be It Resolved, That The
folio wing license shall be required o
any such peddlers or hawkers doing
business within Union County, s. D., viz
Each peddler or hawker travelling
on foot with pack, shall pay a license
Of s5O. co per year.
Each peddler or hawker travelling
with q wagon or other vehicle shall
pay a license Of $4,000 per year.
Each peddler or solicitor taking
orders for grocery, clothing, hardware
or other mercantile establishment
shall pay alicense OF @l25 per year.
w. w. MAIN, Chairman.
The following petitions were granted
James Rozell, ERRONEOUS road pol
tax q. so.
Frank Wakeman ERRONEOUS dof
tax, ol.O0.
The following bills we're audited and
allowed:
Asbjeld, l. F.. bridge work -. $40 O
Barnard, G. D. + Co, blank hooks Is o.
Beavers, H., wolf bounty ....... A.
Briggs. Benz, Office chair ...... I O
Beresford News, printing. ...... - 2
Brum, John. bridge work. $1,000. go
Behuke, J. f., bridge work. -. Is I
Bsresford Republic. printing!.
BELL, Delbert, road work. ....... 5 Q
Bushnell, Chas.. bridge work. II
Garter Pub Co., Session and Rev.