The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-03-08
CHANGE IN TOWN ELECTION.

CHANGE IN TOWN ELECTION.
Supervisors Elected for One, Two and Three
years-Other Changes.
As the third Tuesday in March, the
new date for the election of township
officers, approaches attention is called
to the radical change in the law. The
old law (section 2541, of the old code),
provided: s'There shall be elected at
the annual township meeting in each
township three supervisors, one of
whom shall be designated on the ballots
as chairman, one township clerk, one
treasurer, one assessor, two constables,
one overseer of highways for each road
district in each township, but justices
Of the peace and constables shall be
elected only once in two years, except
to fill vacancies"
The new law is as follows: (Section
2541, chapter 1872, laws Of 1869 "There
shall be elected at the annual township
meeting in each township one super
visor for the term of three years, one
township clerk, one treasurer, one asses
sor, one overseer of highway for each
road district in such township, each for
the term of one year, and two justices
of the peace and two constables for
the term of two years but justices of
the peace and constables shall be
elected but once in two years except to
fill vacancies. At the first annual
township meeting in each township af-
ter the taking effect of this article
there shall be elected at large for such
township, three supervisors, one to
serve until the first annual township
meeting, one to serve until the second
annual township meeting, and one to
serve until the third annual township
meeting thereafter. The board of
supervisors at their first regular meet
ing shall elect one of their members as
chairman to serve for the period of one
year."
From the above it will be seen that
the law centemplates the election of
supervisors and their tenure of office to
be similar to that of county commits
sioners.
| Another important change in the law
is that the election of township officers
has been delayed one week coming on
the third instead of the second Tuesday
in March.
The courts have decided that town
ship election day is not legal holiday.
~ Garre Loses His Claim.
Fargo Forum: The contest of L. E.
Perry against Ole o. Garre for the
southeast quarter of section 28-1SO-5s
has been allowed by the secretary of
the interior. The quarter section under
dispute is in Sargent county. Care
made entry Feb. 8, 1908, and on June 1,
1904, Perry filed contest, charging
abandonment and failure to cultivate.
A hearing was held before the clerk of
court of Sargent county July Is and on
June 2, 1905, the local landoffice recon-
mended cancellation. The commits
sioner of the general landotfice sus-
tanned the local office but an appeal
was made to the secretary of the inter-
ior. Final papers have just been re-
ceived and the commissioner is sus-
tained by the secretary.
Care is a single man, Industrious and
frugal, ewho has by such habits accum-
ulated some property.
1t was shown that he has not resided
on the land but has made his home with
a neighboring resident, in fact the con-
dition Of the shack built by Garre is
such that residence there would be i'm
possible. On account of his financial
condition poverty could not be made the
plea for his non-residence on the land,
4 and neither did he use his ample earn
ings to improve the land.