The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04

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authority in It vested, and pursuant
to the provisions Of the Codes. Stat
utes and Laws Of the State OF Mon
tana. and particularly and especially
under and pursuant to the provisions
Of Article 1, Part ~, Title III, Of the
Political Code Of the State Of Mon
tana, that the said Board Of County
Commissioners order, declare and pro-
claim. and this does hereby order,
declare and proclaim that q Special
Election be held In the Town Of Lam
rel, Yellowstone County. Montana, at
some suitable place in the First and
Second wards within the limits Of the
Incorporation, on the 10th day Of Oct0-
Der, 1908. In accordance with the Law
in such case made and provided, 1t
which election there shall be elected
the following officers OF said Town Of
Laurel, to-wit:
One ~ Mayor.
Two y Aldermen from the First
Ward.
Two (2) Aldermen from the Second
Ward. Il
The Board having ascertained that
there is NJ person residing within the
limits Of the Third Ward OF said
Town, who will at the time OF said
election be eligible to hold the offiee
OF Alderman or who will be qualified
to vote at said election, It is hereby
ordered that no election be held II
said Third Ward.
It is further hereby ordered, that
thirty (30) days notice Of the time ana
place of holding Of such special cleo
ton shall be given by the Clerk BY
publication in the Laurel Sentinel,"
a newspaper published within the lin
Its Of said Town.
It is further ordered that ballot of,
the necessary size to accommodate
the names Of the candidates to be
voted for at said election be provided
for by Clerk Of this Board, such bal
lots to be Of white paper, with the
names Of the candidates printed ii
black ink thereon, with proper space
left for the elector to vote for the can
didates he prefers by making an x
opposite the names of such candi-
dates.
Dated at Billings, Montana, this 29th
day of August, 1908.
G. H. NEWMAN,
Chairman, Board of County Commits
sioners.
Attest: R. l.. WHITNEY, Clerk.
Pursuant to the foregoing proclama-
ton, and for the purpose Of carrying
out the provisions thereof, the Clerk
is hereby instructed and directed to
provide the necessary supplies for
such election in accordance with the
law in such case made and provided.
The Board proceeded to name the
election Judges and Clerks and fx the
voting places for such election as fol-
lows:
First Ward: Judges, w. L. G.
Unger. H. 7. White, B. F. Lamb, N. y.
Greene and John Berkheimer; Clerks,
w. L. Jenkins and Tim Reardon.
Voting Place, Laurel Hall.
Second Ward: Judges, B. G.
.Brockway. H. A. Noyes. M. D. Young,
James Phillips, and w. A. Longley;
Clerks, d. w Watsabaugh and Robert
Templeton.
Voting Place. Reeder & Co.'s har-
ness shop.
A petition. dated August ~. 1908,
signed by The Billings & Cooke City
Railway Company. was presented to
the Board, praying that said company
be given the right, privilege and fran
chise to construct, operate. and main.
tain a railway line over and along the
public highway in the County Of Vel
lowstone, State Of Montana, between
the points and along the line OF said
highway described, as follows: Begin
ming at q point on the quarter section
line Of Section 4, Township / South of
Range 6 East Of Montana Principal
Meridian; thence in a westerly direc-
ton along the quarter section line
through Sections 5 and s to the west
line Of Section 6, Township /. South of
Range rs East Of Montana Principal
Meridian.
The Board, upon motion named Sep
TENDER q, 1908, at 2:30 O'Clock p. M,
as the day for hearing the above pc
tition and taking such action thereon,
as may seem advisable.
The Board. upon motion. adjourned
Attest: IRA L. WHITNEY, Clerk.
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