The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-06-20

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BEMrDJI. MINI, June n, 1901.
| The board of county commissioners OF Bel
| trami county. Minnesota. met at the office OF
| the county auditor, pursuant to adjournment
All members present.
Called to order at D.. M. by Chairman
| Wright.
The following resolution was offered hy J. W.
Johnson and seconded by John McDOugald:
organized under chapter 80 OF the general
laws of Minnesota for 1897 and the first board
Of county commissioners OF said county APP
9Th day of May, 1891, which board OF county
commissioners duly met and qualified on the
2sth day OF May, 1897. since which time said
county has continuously exercised all the
franchises and privileges and performed all
the duties OF duly organized county under
the laws OF the state of Minnesota; and
Whereas. Subsequent to said date and
county in the due and orderly performance OF
the duties imposed upon this board of county
commissioners became lawfully indebted in
the sum of at least S36, 600. which is now out
standing and was represented by claims
against said county duly allowed prior to Feb
ruary /, 1901, and now represented by duly
issued IS and outstanding orders or warrants Of
this county, as fully appears by the records OF
this board and OF the proper officers Of this
county; and.
Whereas. Said floating Indebtedness Of this
county has all been lawfully incurred and Is
now legally owing by this county; and.
Whereas. No action has been brought or is
now pending to test the validity of any por-
ton OF the Indebtedness of aforesaid: and
Whereas, No part of said indebtedness was
created prior to the due Organiza ton of this
county, and no part thereof represents In any
any claims owing by this county or
any other county prior to it's due organization;
and
Whereas, This board of county commission
ers has no funds available with which to pay
the indebtedness above described and finds it !
necessary to fund said Indebtedness to the |
amount of S36. 900. as 1T may lawfully do under |
The provisions of chapter 1874 of the general !
avs OF Minnesota for 1901.
Now, therefore. be 1t resolved, That for the I
purpose of funding the floating indebtedness |
If this county. above described to the amount /
If $4,000, which Indebtedness existed on the |
st day OF February, 1901 and no part whereof |
has existed for more than five years prior to
his date, and the validity of no part of which I
vas or is involved in any action pending on /
,ending. and no part of which was created by
his county, or by any other county when the
anne was unorganized, there be issued the
,onds Of this county in the sum of $4,000 in
denominations of $1,000 each, said bonds to
,ear date the 18th day of June, 1901 sixteen
thousand of said bonds to mature on the nth
lay Of June, 1911 and twenty thousand Of said
'ondS to mature on the 18th day OF June 1915 |
nd to bear interest at the rate of per centum
yer annum, payable annually, principal and in
crest payable at the office of the county
reasurer OF Beltrami county Minnesota said
onds to be executed in all respects in strict
ompliance with the provisions OF chapter 1854
I the general laws OF the state of Minnesota
or 1901; and.
Be 1t further resolved That said bonds and
ne coupons to be thereto attached be sub
tantially in the following form to-wit:
(Form for Bonds)
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