The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-30
Notice Of Bond Election.


Whereas. Petitions nave peen died. signed by
G., Stengle and other residents anu tax payers OF
CONSTRUCTION OF q suitable Court House, with
proper equipments, for said County, and,
Whereas, IN the judgment OF all and q major
ity ~ the board Of County Commissioner OF
said county. said Grsut County has an insufi,
Gent and inadequate building for 3 court house,
in THE, that the same is not large enough to
properly accommodate the people and care for
the public records, and 10 not fire proof. and,
Whereas, said county has more than JO voters
and has been organized for more than four
years, and the county eeat has been permanent,
Whereas, said County has not euf1c ent funds
on hand with which to erect such buildings with
proper equipments, and that ia order 10 perform
eaid acts and construct said building 1t will be-
come necessary for the county to borrow money
by issuing bonds therefor, and.
Whereas. According to the last assessment OF
said County the assessed valuation OF its prop
erty was the sum OF S., 563, 1860, and the ont
standing Indebtedness OF said county is the
sum of SCI, &C, and,
Whereas, SAID board of County Commission
ers did at q special meeting, called as provided
by law, and held at the office of the County Au-
ditor OF said county on the Goth day of Septem.
said proposition of issuing bonds for the pur-
pose of raising funds with which toconstrncta new
court house, and after due confederation did de
eide to submit said proposition to a vote Of the
electors OF said county for the reason that after
full consideration. 1t appeared that the present
court house is inadeq late and insufficient for
the wants of Grant county, as the vaults are too
email to hold the public records, and unsafe on
account of the extraordinary risk by fire. and
in the judgment Of this Board of County Com
missioners, said County has an insufficient and
THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED, That an
election for the purpose of determining by vote
of the electors of said county the question OF
iesuing its negotiable bonds not to exceed the
Gum or Eighty-five Thousand Dollars. in de-
nominations of vi UOOeach bearing interest Fl IN
the date of their issue at the rate of AZ per cent
per annum, payable semi-annua,iy, to become
due in not lees than five or more than twenty
years from their date, with the option authoriz-
ing and permitting the county to pay saidbonds,
or any of them, IN hve Years or multiple OF hye
came, for the purpose of the erection OF a new
Court House for said County. be submitted at
the next general election within and for said
County. and that notice of said election be given
as by law provided.
BIZ IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the
notice OF election as published shall state the
Dated this 25th dav of September, 1908.
JOHN ERICKSON, Chairman,
JULIUS FENNER.
r.. A. BERKNER.
Therefore,, by virtue of said resolution. and
the power and authority invested in the
of the State of South Dakota, notice is hereby
given that a bond election, within and for said
Grant county. will be held on Tuesday. Novem.
Der 3, 1908, same being the general election day,
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tors of said County upon the question ot iseu-
ing negotiable bonds for said County, FOR the
sum of Eighty five thousand dollars, in denomi,
nations of 8. 600 each, bearing interest from the
date oftheir issue at the rate of az per cent per
annum, payable semi annually. to become due in
not less than five years or more than twenty
years fro II their date. with the option, authOriz'
ing and permitting the county 10 pay the said
bonds, or any of them in five years or multiple
of five years from their date, and before maturi-
ty of the same, for the purpose of providing
funds for erecting and b%ullilng a suitable new
court house Tor said County.
That the polling places for said bond election
will be at the polling places designated and es-
tablished for holding the general election on
said Sd day of November, 1905, and said election
shall be governed by the general election laws,
and the judges of said general election shall be
the judges of this election. The polls will he
open from 8 O'Clock in the morning ard will
continue open until 5 O'Clock in the afternoon OF
said day, aud the returns of said election shall
be made to the County Auditor of said County.
Dated this 2Gth day Of septic nber. 1905.
CHAS MCWATERS,
County Auditor