The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Commissioners Proceedings.
Rapid City, S. D., ,
June 30 1900 [

June 81, 1917.
Board of county commissioners met
at the office Of the county auditor pur-
suant to ad journment, all members and
the deputy auditor pr sent. A written
opinion from c. L. Wood, states attor-
ney, upon the liquor license law was
requested. The request was granted
and the opinion duly fled.
Based upon such opinion the follow
ing resolutions we've adopted, Commits
sioner Mccain voting no:
Whereas, The county of Pennington
through its board Of county commits
sioners, has collected certain liquor
license taxes, under the law of 1897,
from the various liquor dealers of this
county and
Whereas, Those who have paid said
aye appHchensive, lest other persons
engaged in the wholesale or retail
liquor business in violation of said H.
cense law of 1897 under the contention
that said law is repealed under the dis
pensory amendment to the constitution
in 1899. Now therefore, be it
Resolved, That any and all persons
who may engages IN any manner in the
wholesale or retail business in violation
of said license law of 1897, during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1900, be
promptly and vigorously prosecuted
for the protection of those who have
paid said licenoe tax and be 1t further
Resolved, That every etfott be made
to protect those who have paid said
license tax.
By motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, It is insisted that the dis
pensory amendment to the constitution
adopted at the general election in 1898,
operates as a repeal of the license law
of 1897 and,
Whereas, Certain guarantees have
been executed by the comfy to those
paying the license tax under the law of
1898, and
Whereas, Under the provisions of
that law the state is entitled to u por-
tion Of the license tax collected in each
county, and
Whereas, The state Legislature de-
clined to enact any provisions to set in
effect and motion said dispensory
amendment, now therefore. be it
Resolved, That the treasurer of PEN
nington county, state of South Dakota,
is hereby instructed, warned and for
hidden against RENTING in any nan
ner to the state treasurer or any one
else, any portion of the license tax col
lected for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1900, but to keep aud retain the
portion of such license, due the state
until such time as it may be determined
by the proper authority, that the state
is entitled thereto, by the reason of
any decision Of the supreme court,
holding that the LICENSE law of 1897 is
not repealed by the ]dispensory amend
ment OF 1893, and be it further
Resolved, That on the SUPP court
rendering a decision that the license
law of 1897 is repealed by the dispen-
sorry %amendment then in that case the
treasurer of Pennington county shall
paid license the lull amount so paid Oh
the order Of the board Of county com.
m%issiOnefs.
BY motion tnttfollowing bills were
allowed for services in the assessors
office, GA the current expense fund:
Thure Swanson 1926 90
Charles Swanson 2lO on
Otto Anderson 1853 o.
E. II. Flynn lSO %
Ey motion thefollowipg applications
for license for tie sale of intoxicating
liquor for the ensuing year were &C
cepted and thf bonds accompanying
the same approval:
James Stewart W. Il, bority, Doug
las easier, Willhm P: easier, Chas. W.
Upham, August Nelson, Jerry King,
Pete Sweeney, Mccarthy g. Barker,
James Keenan,, 4hleuning & Co. and
Daniel Holden.
BY motion boad adjovr4ed4 to meet
at pine o'clock aim. July L. 1899.
Attest. A. j, MCCAIN.
?, F. McMAHT, Chairman.
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