The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
safe for the purpose for which it was
intended. and

to a suitable site for the building Of a
county court house and Jail suitable
to the needs and necessities OF the
county, and
Whereas, in the opinion of the board
this county requires a new court house
for the safe keeping of it's records
and the accommodation OF it's officers
as well as a new Jail for the safe keep.
ing of prisoners land the interests of
the citizens and taxpayers demand
the building and furnishing OF same,
Be it Resolved, by the board OF coun-
ty commissioners of the county of
Yellowstone in special session, duly
and regularly called for the purpose,
and by the power and authority in it
vested, under the provisions OF the
codes, statutes and laws of tho state
OF Montana, and especially under and
pursuant to the provisions of Senate
Bill No. 100 of the Seventh Legisla-
tive Assembly of the state of Mon
tana, entitled IAN Act to Amend Sec
ton ISL of Article l, Chapter l, Title
2 of the Political Code, Relating to
Special Elections" approved March
8, 1901, and of subdivision 9 of Sec.
ton 4230, Article 2, Chapter 2, Part
4, Title 2, and of Article 4, Title 2.
Part 4, Chapter 2 of the Political Code
OF Montana, it is ordered, declared
and proclaimed, and this does order,
declare and proclaim that a special
election be held at the several pre-
cincts throughout the county of Vel
lowstone, state of Montana, on the
9th day of June, A. D. 1903, in accord
ance with the law in such case made
and provided, at which election the
following question or proposition shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
OF said county:
Shall the Commissioners OF Yellow
stone County, Montana, be authorized
to make a loan of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of building a County Court House
and Jail at Billings, Yellowstone Coun-
ty, Montana"
It is further ordered that ballots
or the necessary size to accommodate
the wording OF the question be pro-
vided by the clerk of this board, such
ballots to be of white paper with
the question printed in black ink
thereon and with the words
For the Loan
Against the Loan
printed On such ballots, with proper
space left for the elector to vote for
the proposition he prefers by making
an X opposite the proposition.
w. o. PARKER,
S. K. DEvERlLL,
Board of Commissioners of Yellow
stone County, Montana.
Attest: j. w. FISH, County Clerk.
Commissioner Jacobs absent.)
Pursuant to the foregoing motion,
order and proclamation, and for the
purpose Of carrying u the provis-
OAo CAOAO OA, CAO ClClh VI Ills DOdTu
is hereby instructed to provide the
necessary supplies and post the nee
essary notices for such election in
accordance with the law in such cases.
Upon motion, the following named
persons were appointed judges OF said
election for the various election pre-
No. John Hollister, James Moore,
NJ. F. Roche. Voting place, Junction
school house.
No. p. S. Hunter, J. w. Vaughan,
ROLAND Potter, A. j.. Wilkinson and
J. R. North. Voting place, court
house.
No. 3-Fred j. Mashaw, G. w. Stod-
lard, Thos. H. Deckert, Fred S. Mills,
A. S. Shannon. Voting place, Stod-
lard's wagon shop.
No. 4-Geo. Danford, Thos. Keith
ey, Harry T. Ramsey, Warren G. Bat
les, Isaac Yates. Voting place,
school house. [
No. SC. d. Camp, P. H. Holman, [
John A. Ray. l.. A. Nutting, N. G. 1
Boyd. Voting place, Laurel hall. 4
No. en-. M. Brown. W. L. C. Mitch
IL, d. A. Benedict, John Corwin, H.
Trewin. Voting place, Park City
lall.
No. Pat Lavelle, P. H. Hawkins,
v. H. Norton, w. P. Adams, Noah
holt, Sr. Voting place, Columbus
all.
No. sc. T. Thomas, A. L. Thomas,
B. McCracken. Voting place, c.
:. Thomas ranch.
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