Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-01-13

4I1AAVe AAN' a. &AAN AIASes
precincts In said county. to Wit, Odes(s,
strasbuse. Exeter. Glsnsvon. Winsis,
Baker. Union. selz. Dakem. Omio. Will-9
iamsport. Logan. Cherry Grove. Burgs,
Winchester, Dsnhem. Gayton. Burr Oak.
vlll.
And, by direction Of the county com.
missioners Aforesaid, . bsllot.box was
provided at each Of said polls In which
the legsrvoters and others were request.
cd to'deposit ballot on the question Of
tho removsl Of said county seat from
Williamsport TO the place sforessid.
TX.
That ht tbs dlose of said election The
election ofi1csrs 'bf the various precincts
in said county pretended to canvass the
votes cast'on the subject Of the removal
Of f'the cUunSy seat Of said county. and il E
their'retnrn certified to thsre having been
cast on the removal Of said county ssat
o@ votes, 1877 of which were counted
sRaiust the removal of said county seat,
suda56 81 which they reported to have
been cast In favor of the removal Of the
said county seat
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That thereafter and on the ed day Of
November. 'lsss. WilliamBazter. jacob
Fischer and g. NJ. Nandigo met in the
town Of Williamsport aforesaid and pre-.
tended to cahvass the result Of said cleo.
tion upon the'QueStion Of the removal Of
the said county seat and In accordance
with their findings on said CANVASS tho
county commissioners Of Emmons county
aforesaid decided that there had been cast
Ia favor Of the removal Of the said county
seat more than the two.thirds Of all the
votes cast upon the question Of the re-
moval Of the said county seat % Aforesaid;
that in making said canvass said canvass
ing board Was governed solely and entire
ly by the returns as certified to them BY
the different election officers Of said
county. $
That at the said election there acted g
inspectors thereof in the different voting
precincts the following named persons.
to-wit: Burr Oak, 8. e. Coover; Gayton.
James B. Gayton; Denhsm, John Baker:
Winchester, r. ]. Dean: Burge. O. =.
Burge; Cherry Grove, A. B. Peterson;
Logan. P. G. Levin; Williamaport, Z. g.
Campbell; 0mio. ". e. Petrie; Dskem.
Geo. 'Orth; Bxeter. Jacob Gefroh; selx,
Valentine Vetter; Baker. William Green;
Union. Isaac Allen; Glanavon. h. P.
Tracy; Winona, Jehn Green; strssburg,
John Baumgartner; Odessa, John Weber
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That there was certified by the election
officers to said board Of canyassera %
being legsl'votes cast for and sgainst The
removal Of said county ssst ~ Aforesaid
the following number Of votes. to-wit:
(Here follows table Of the voteia
each precilct. and the total vote, on ihe.
question Of county.seat removsl. q here
tofore published in the official proceed
ings Of the canvasiinx 'boird. I'D. Rec
Ord.1
kin.
That, @ plaintiffs are inforiaed and be.
lieve. there were cast. csuvAssed knd re-
turned for the removal of said county
seat.in the precinct Of Gaytop dve illegal
votes; ffh ,e'ptecinct Of Winchester. nix
illegal votes; in the precinct Of Burge,
eighteen illegal votes; 10 the precinct II
Omio. four illegal votes; 10 the precinct
Of Dakeu. i've illegal votes: in the pre-
cinct of SeiE. eighteen illegal votes: sih
the precinct OF Gniou, thirteen illegal
votes; In the precinct Of Baker, nine
illegal votes; In the precinct Of Winona,
twelve illegal votes; in the precinct Of
Glauavou, eight Illegal votes; Ia the pre-
cinct Of Exeter, four illegal votes: 10 the
precinct Ct 6.rssburg, sixteen. illegsi
votes; in Odessa, dx illegal votes, max.
ing total vote cast illegally BY persons
who were not at <hs date Of said election
legal voters and qualided to vote tpoh
the question Of the svnoyaf az ssii
4 couoty Sest &e he sosfhsaas 4oAsss n
section y, il toWsship IA 1ostk. u ssssslj
70 west, and which said illseai Tossl
should not have been counted by the can.
vassiug SosFAs of sa4A precincts, anl
should not hsxe been certified to tho can
wasting board aforesaid on the question
Of the removal Of said county seat.
XIV.
I That at the titae uf sskiux tils said pre
tended ballot Ua. the 4emoraa uf u
county seas tlsl,fs ~ pos N 10 soa
east Yuartsr of Sscsioa !. % soN1sblpsSl
north. ~ raaSs u vssss. ~ Aouss q
building Of any dsscdpto1. and ihssl
wss not % sald premises any towp, VI
lsGs o. city, and tie same was not thss
known and dssignatsd byany other nam.
or title than the govern0sat survey nanl
Of said pseaissA sSs ssss
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That. 10 casvassing the yOts cass q
said election on tAs question os ~ g
movsl Of said county ssst, plsintit q
Informed and believe tha$ the sid Uasl
wasting boards Of iAs yaeiou rsscinctl
Aforesaid po1ntsd oil iltaiiosS eass a Whjel
the words '.fof shs removal sf ~
county eat 10. 7" and opposite which their
sppeslsds On .sx', II ~ square p4ihtel
Ton said bsllot;ss having been cast ior u
removal Of The county seas 10 the plsCi
aforssaid, and there was. 8 plaintias a
isformsd and believe, cast "a said uoualS
at said election. on lald rub 1sct si1AfS
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