Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-01-13
RESTRAINED,
An Order by JudgoWin.
chester IL" the County
Seat Matter.

Seat Matter.
The Question Set for
Hearing on the24th
Day Of January.
State Of. North Dakota. County Of EN-:
mons. IS. In District Court: Sixth
Judicial District.
Michael Rush and William Yeaier, plant
IFS. 70. Alexander Macdonald. William
Baxter and Jacob Fisher, County Conn
missioners of the County of Emmonsi
P. g. Rocks, Sheriff; H. w. Allen,
Treasurer; Edward Braddock. Auditor;
John F. Cell, Register of Deeds; u. R.
btreeter. Clerk of. District Court;s Geo{
N. Register. States Attorney; G. Row.
erdink County Judge; John Kuiper,
Superintendent Of Schools. Of Emmoni
County. North Dakota. Defendants:
o"''
The State Of North Dakots to the abovel
named defendants:
You and each of you are hereby sum!
moned to answer the complaint in this
action, and 6serve copy of your an,
swer upon the subscribers within thirty
days after the service 1T this summons
upon you, exclusive Of the day of service;
and, in case of your failure to appear or
answer, r,ftudgment will be taken against
you by default for the relief demanded In
the complaint. STEVENS & ALLEN,
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 8, 80.
State OF North Dakota County of EN-
mons. IS. In District Court: Sixth Ju!
dicial District.
Michael Rush and William Yeater, plant
IFS. W. Alexander Macdonald, William
Baxter and Jacob Fisher. County Com.
missioners ii the County Of Emmous;
p. G. Rocks, Sheriff; H. w. Allen.
Treasurer; Edward Braddock, Auditor;
JohnsF. Cell, Register Of Deeds; %. r..
s.reeter, Clerk 1T District Court; Geo.
NJ. kegister. States Attorney; G. Row
erdink. County Judge; John Kuiper,
superintendent of Schools, 6f'Emmou,
County, North 'Dxkots. defendants
Complaint.
The PLAINTIFF for cause o. action herein
slle9s and aver:
I.
That PLAINTIFF are each of them citizens
Of the United States. citizens Of the stat+
Of North Dskota, and'residents and tax.
payers Of the county Of Emmons sfore.
said, and - such interested 10 the result
Of this cause Of action.
III.
That at the time Of the organization Of
the said county of Emmons. tho town oi
Williamsport. in said county, was design
sted and fixed upon.as the county seat 70,
the said county and ever since being 90
established % such county seat has con.
tinued 10 be.
I'LL.
That certain persons, and among other,
certsiu df the defendants hertin, during
the months Of September and October
1898, circulated paper purpor,iog 10 be
petition. asking the removal of the
county seat Of the county of Emmon,
from the. said town of Williamsport to the
southeast quarter Of Section seven, ii
Township One Hundred Thirty-two nortl
Of Range Seventy.six west.
~.
That the said paper ptrpJskag 70 10
petition as sforessid. was signed b,
divers snd sundry persons, but was no
signed by the stxtatoty number of leKa
residents and voters II said county I
authorize saM cdhmisjloasrs to sct ther.
on 10 the matter of calkns "a elecrion I
vote tpon the question u the removal {
the county sests ,Aat Afterwards on {
about the sth day of October kSb6, d
sid Alexander Macdonald, William pa,
ter and Jacob Fisher as county commi
lioners Of tbe county Of Enaoss afor,
ssfd. me- ia ths Gown Of Wtifamspo
and accepted said purpor.sd petition an
directed that 90 election - Ullled tor ID
purposs of dstermining whether or ne
the said county seat should bs remove
from Williaasport % shs pfnpe a9orevaid
v.
That thereafter and on the III day 3
October. 1893, Edward Braddock, th,
county auditor Of ssid Emmons county
gave notice OF sn election to be held ol
the sth day Of Novemtsr, 1858. whic
said notice was published In the Emmon
County Record, the official paper Of sai
county, and Was ss follows. to.wit:
lHers follows the Election Notice,
containing the list of oAcers to 30 vote
for and the polling .plscss. o. publishe
previous to election. Ed Record
vi.
That the said notice nowhere corsain
. statement or notice Of the vots to B
taken for the removal Of, The seid count,
seat 10 aforessids that on or about eli
day in the month Of October the said I'd
ward Braddock, 20 county auditor Of sai
county, issued and had posted ! copy Q
the official ballot 70 be used at the slev
tiol 70 - held on the 9Th day Of Noyen
ber on ths question Of The removal Of Il
county seat e aforesaid, which copy. q
the o6lcial ballot was a follows, to VII:
Proposed Removal Of County Seat.
For Removal Of County eeat:ss...,....