Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07

it is fair and just and thes,
characteristics seem t. have beer
lost sight of by the more clamor
GUS divisionist.)
Section g. Said petition must be filet
with the county board at least two weeks
before the date of any regular meeting o
said board at which meeting it shall heal
and determine whether or not said pet
ton has been signed by a majority of the
legal voters of the territory proposed io
be formed into the new county or coun.
ties, and if the board shall find that said
petition or petitions have been signed by
a majority of the legal voters of the
territory proposed to be formed into the
new county or counties, and that said
! proposed new county or counties each
contain not less than 72o square miles
and that the proposed division will not
reduce the original county to less area,
it shall be the duty of the board to make
an order providing for the submission of
the question of the erection of such new
comfy or counties to n vote of the people
of the county to be affected, at the next
succeeding election of which notice shall
be given, the votes canvassed, aud the
| form of the ballot to be used in the de-
Termination of such questions shall be as
| follows:
"For new county manning it)"
against new county manning it)"
Nothing whatever IN the fore
going that should cause loud,
prolonged and outlandish wailing
by men who have assumed the
roll and are playing the baby act
on account OF the bill. Nothing
at all, not even the size Of the
county, because county contain
ing less than 720 square miles
20 townships-is too small to be
called county and won't amount
to much, more especially in this
part of Nebraska where so much
Of the land is not tillable, and
sensible farmers do not have to
ponder over this point any grea,
length of time in order to be con-
WINGED Of this fact.)
Section 4. If 1t shall appear that a
majority of all the votes cast at any such
election in the county interested, is in
favor of the erection of such new county
or counties, the county clerk shall certify
the same to the secretary OF the state
stating in such certificate the name,
territorial contents aud boundaries of
st.sh new county or counties. But if it
shall appear upon the canvass of said
vote that less than majority of all the
votes cast at any sucl election is in favor
of the erection of such new county or
counties, the question of dividing said
county shall not be again submitted for
the space of FIVE years from the date of
said election
(This section is strictly all
right. If the disturbers of bust
ness and social relations, the
no wlers for division, do not have
votes enough next fall, it will
give them an opportunity to
SAY out till you get something
and don't be buttin' in with moth,
in but wind" as an old poker
player advised a novice. This
continual clamor of division
which consists principally of
wind-has tendency TO keep
business in an unsettled condition
and strain social relation and if
a failure to carry for division re-
suits next fall all can enjoy life
for four years, during which time
the division yelpers will have
enough time to secure votes with
which to come in five years
hence and not have to use COB
of overworked shot air.")
Section 5. The secretary, upon receiv.
ing sail certificate from the county clerk
shall notify the governor of the result of
such election whose duty it shall be to
order an election If county officers for
such new county or counties at such time
as he shall designate, and he may, when
necessary, fix the place of holding cleo
ton, notice of which shall be given in
such manner as the governor shall direct.
AT such election the qualified voters of
said new county or counties shall elect
all county officers who shall he commits.
stoned and qualified in the same manner
as such officers are in the other counties
in this state and who shall continue in
office until the next general election as
such officers and until their successors
a.e elected and qualified and who shall
have all the jurisdiction and perform all
the duties which are or may be conferred
upon such officets in other counties of