The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-04
CLARK COUNTY ORGANIZED
COMMISSIONERS HOLDMEETrNG
without County or Precinct Onlcers fsrn
Time Omesrs Qualify Temporary
Quarters TO be seiscted-Town Auth
critics Act.

Immediately upon the receipt Of q
telegram that Governor Gooding had
signed the bill abOIishing Kootenai
county and creating the counties Of
Lewis and Clark, Judge Morgan dis
missed all jurOrs and adjourned the
district court. The signing Of the
bill left the new counties without
officials Of any kind, the judge Of thu
district court being the only officer
with jurisdiction or authority until
the governor acted in making appoint
ments. The going into effect Of tbs
bill was far reaching In its rssnlts
and for time there were no county
officers; we were absolutely without
county or precinct government This
condition did not last long for the
governor soon filled some Of the
offices by the appointment Of the old
officials to their respective positions.
This action was taken Tuesday some
hours after signing the bill ans about
midnight Commissioners g. O. Dart
and Joseph Fisher, Auditor 7. L.
QuRlres, County Attorney =. r.
Whitla and Assessor Warren Flint
received notice Of their appointment
and at 80 a M Wednesday morn
ing took the oath as officials Of CLARK
county before Judge Morgan The
other officers Of old Kootenai neglect
ed 70 take the cath and il is under
IL
prene court acts on the matter, Al
though they have ten days from the
date Of their appointment in which
to qualify.
Commissioners Fisher and Dart
and Auditor Quarles came over from
Ratbdrum Wednesday TO look up the
matter Of quarters for the temporary
use Of the new county. They took
under consideration a number az
propositions, but have come to no
iinal decision in the matter. The
two commissioners met Thursday in
the Office of NJ. n. Meyer, which had
been rendered them for use, and
organized as the board Of CLARK
county. So far as they were able the
old precinct justices and constables
we're reappointed, A. Y. ChamberlIn,
of this precinct, being the first to
receive his appointment as Justice
and qualify. James Russell waa
next and Constable Roper soon got
In line to perform his official duty.
The old road districts were reestab-
lished 80 far as possible and action
was taken for the formation Of the
commissioner districts; but this Is
temporary and may be changed when
the new commissioner is named.
Alter transacting some other IN
/ important business the board adj
iourned until Tuesday, when tempo
airy quarters will be selected and the
records removed from Rathdrum.
Pending the complete organization
Of the two new counties, Sheriff
Doust is acting as a peace officer
under authority Of the judge Of the
district court and all criminal mat
tiers are under his jurisdiction and
that Of the court.
The committee Of village trustees
and citizens to whom was referred
the matter OF securing temporary
quarters for the Clark county officials
is actively at worK and has two or
three sites under consideration. 1t
is proposed TO raise funds for the
construction Of temporary building
for the use Of the county and defl-
mite offer will be made to the COM
missoiners when they meet Tuesday.