The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26

Of State Berg Detsnes Biz Postt;o,,
on tho County Dip.ston Petition and
Notes Nw,nero.ts alleged Errors.
Shortly after the turning down
of the petition to grant to the
people Of the ranges an oppor.
tunity to vote upon the PROPOSE
ton of home rule, The Enterprise
a communication to
Hon. Albert Berg, secretary of
State and a member of the state
hoard, requesting a statement of
the cause of unfavorable action
by the board upon such petition,
and under date of August % he
replies and submits the following
facts relative thereto:
He first quotes Sec. 8. Chapter
1923, General Laws of Minnesota
for 1898:
SEC. 8. Sucl, petition shall
propose and specify the territory
which is to constitute the pro
posed new county. the boundary
lines of which shall be the U. S..
government survey of townships
sections, or subdivisions thereof,
or the centre of the main channel
of any meardered stream or the
shore of any meandered lake, as
may be necessary: the name of
the proposed new county; the
place and location which shall be
the county seat of same until
changed as provided by law; the
names of five persons residing in
different townships thereof, who
shall be the first board of county
commissioners; and such petition
may be in the following form:
To the Secretary Of State Of the
. State Of Minnesota: - - -: =.
The undersigned legal voters
of the county of (here insert the
name of county, pray that a new
county may be created and be
composed of the territory within
the following boundaries, towit:
there insert boundaries of pro-
posed new county,; and that(her
insert name of village, borough,
city or other place proposed) be
the county seat thereof; and that
there insert name and residence
of five legal voters proposed) be
and constitute the first board of
county commissioners of said
proposed county. These petit
TONERS therefore pray that the
proceedings required by law to
organize said proposed county
be had and complied with.
Dated this. day of. AL 1879. .
(Here add names of signers.)
The heading of the petition for
the division of the county reads
as follows:
To the Secretary of State of the
State of Minnesota:
The undersigned actual resi-
dents and legal voters of the
county of st. Louis, Minnesota,
pray that a new county be ere
ated and organized, and be COM
posed of the territory within the
following boundaries, towit: all
that part of the territory now
known as st. Louis county, Min,
nesota lying north Of the line be-
tween the ranges of townships
numbered Sc and 81, according
to the government survey of said
townships; and that the city Of
in said territory be the
county seat thereof until chang.
ed as provided by law; and that
the name of said proposed new
county be Iron county, and
that Walter G.. Bonham, of Tow
or, Minnesota, Michael F. Mar
ion, of sa ne place, William T.
James, of Ely Minnesota, R. B.
Dear, Of Hibbing, Minnesota,
and John @. Nc Greevy, Of Eve
ETH, Minnesota. be and consti.
lutte the first board of county
commissioners OF said proposed
new county.
These petitioners therefore
pray that the proceedings re-
CURED by law to organize said
proposed county be had and COM
piled with.
Dated this 3rd day Of August,
1898.
You will notice that the petit ]
ion does not contain the bound
Try lines as required BY the above.
section Of law Notice that the.
section Of the law referred to-
above says that the petition