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Medora, N. D.. Oct 3SI8os.
Board met in regular quarterly sessiont
atso a.n;ap present Commissioners Stod-
5dlaaTd and Mikkelson.
AieetipEscalled to order by Chairman
Collin Hunter, manager Of the Y T,
Cattle Co, appeared before the board
and presented the following affidavit:
State Of North Dakota,
County Of Billings, -
Colin Hunter. manager Of the Vt Cat
tie Company, Of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
being duly sworn. deposes and says. that
the property. of the said Y T Cattle Co.
has been taxed in Montana and South
Dakota for the year 1858, and further
that no taxable property Of the sasffY T
Cattle Co. was in Billings county 1t the
time of returns for. assessment, except
certain 40 head of COWS and calves, held
bsyone; Shirley, which may be taxable in
Billings county.
s'9ssis COLIN HUNTER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
3rdfday of October, 1893.
WIN. THAw DENN1srON,
~(SEAL.] Notary Public.
The board accepted the above affidavit
as; satisfactory and ordered the abate-
msntsof taxes on the VT Cattle Co. for
tHeejtsy,ieeaar 1893.
The board directed the county auditor
to notify c. G. Simpson in the matter Of
double assessment Of Simpson and Wes-
ton, on Improvements, that the ASSESS
rnent against Horace Weston was stricken
from the rolls and the assessment against
.G.G. Simpson was left as determined by
%tfiescounty board.
On motion the board authorized the
abatement of taxes. against improve
mentsof Edwin Brewster.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Wednesday, Oct. 5th att
On Tuesday, Oct. 4th, the board con-
|ferred withithe Stark epunty:board Tela-
tive 10 the survey of the boundary line
between Stark and Billings counties.
Wednesday oct. sth,tEisos, board met
at a:ilns:s pursdantsto adjournment.
On motion the fee report Of the clerk Of
court was approved.
On motion the quarterly report Of
Henry Gilbert. justice Of the peaceswas
approved. 5#.i,,
Onmotion the balance on hand in the
bridge fund was ordered transferred to
the general fund. The following resolu-
tion was offered BY MI. Nicholson, its
adoptionsuaoved and carsied.=
RESOLUTION.
Be. iteTesolyed, that Billings county be
and hereby is divided into the following
election precincts, which shall be bound
ed and defined az ffQlAGSSasHaasNla
Election Precinct No. ITO Be known
as Big Missouri Precinct. polling place
at Frank Poe's. Beginning att point
where. the line between ranges 100 and
ioF west crosses the Missouri river;
thence south along the line between
ranges 100 and fol west to the I2th
standard parallel; thence east along
the I2th, standard parallel to the n. e.
corner of township 1913 moi range % W.;
thence south along the line between
ranges 81 and % west to the nth
standard parallel; thence west along
the nth standard parallel to the boun-
Diary line between North Dakota and
Montana; thence north along the boun-
Diary line between North Dakota and
Montana tothe Missouri river; thence
east along the centero of the main chan
mel of the Missouri river to the line be-
tween rangesaioo and Io1 west and
place of beginning.
Election Precinct No. ITO be known
as Mikkelson Precinct, polling place at
E. E. Mikkelson's. Beginning at a
point where the line between ranges
0 and IoI west intersects the nth
standard parallel; thence west along
the nth standard parallel to the boun-
dairy line between North Dakota and
Montana; thence south along the boun-
dairy line between North Dakota and
Monaahastaihe lIothStandard parallel;
thenceeast along the 10th standard
parallel to. the line hetween ranges 100
andsIo1@west; thence north along the
line between srangss11oo and Io1 west
to the nth standard parallel and place
Of beginning.
Election Precinct No.3-Tob be known as
Bishop Precinct, polling place at E. G.
Bishops. Beginning at a point where
the line between ranges 100 and Iol
west intersects the nth standard paral.
lei; thence east along the nth standard
parallel tosthe n. e: corner of township
IA n. Of range 90 W.; thence south
along the line between ranges 81 and
% mest-to: the 4io4hsssandard parallel.
thence west along the 10th standard
parallel to the line between ranges loo
and Io1 west; thence north along the
lineSbetween ranges Zoo and IoI wes'
to the nth standard parallel and place
Of beginning.
Election Precinct No. be known
as Sentinel Butte Precinct, polling
place at school house. Beginning at a
point where the line between range:
~, and ,oa uueet ;ntereerfs tES 10th