Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-07-22
Elk Point, S. D., July 6, 1909.

Board met as per adjournment, with
nj members present, also the auditor.
& The hearing upon the petition Tor
ditch prayed for by O. E. Albin aud
others coming up before the Board OF
County Commissioners this day, pur-
snant TO notice, aud the board being
Engaged with other matters regularly
before it;
1t is ordered that said hearing be
and the same is hereby adjourned un-
til July Z, 1909, at two o'clock p. m,
ct the Commissioners room, at Elk
Point, S. ID.
On motion, board organized as a
Board of Equalization and proceeded to
Examine the assessment returns as re-
turned oy the various assessors. The
following changes we're made in the
assessment returns for the year 1909:
Whereas, the sci of nw1 of Sec. 20,
Twp. 90, Range 49 has been assessed as
acreage for the year 1909 and the said
land is plated as town lots, therefore
Nbe it
Reso'ved, that the assessor of Rich
land Twp. be directed to assess said
and as town lots.
Resolved, that the valuation of the
personal property of r. J. Author be
rsduced from 1851 90 to S4l3l. 90.
Whereas, James LaFferee and other
Scitizens and Taxpayers of Union Co.,
8. D., have filed with the board
their petition, representing that
Lake Goodenough, lying south of JEFF
ferson Twp, in said county, IS natur-
allake exceeding In area three square
miles and containing fish which are
not game fish in their character and
requesting the board to adopt and pre-
scribe such rules and regulations for
the seining, spearing, taking and hav-
Ing in possession such fish other than
game fish found in said waters, as may
be lawful under the provision of Chap
Ter 81, of the Laws of 1909, and the
board finding that said lake is natur-
~ lake and that it exceeds ia area
three square miles and that it contains
fish which are not game fish In their
character:
Be it resolved as follows
4 That permission be aud the same
II hereby granted, TO any resident of
Union County, South Dakota, to seine,
spear, take and have In possession such
nsh other than game or food fish as de-
lined by law, which may be found in or
taken from said Lake Goodenough,
such fish so permitted TO be taken in
ending spoon-bill, sheepshead, skip
JACK, pickerel, carp, buffalo, red horse.
and all varieties OF suckers and such
other fish as are not by law defined or
classified as game fish or food fish upon
the following conditions:
Any person desiring to avail him
cell OF the permission to seine, spear,
take or have such fish, shall first paw
TO the treasurer of this county the
sum OF One Hundred Dollars as a cash
bond, conditioned for due compliance
with law as to the taking and having
OF nsh and with the terms and condi-
Hons OF this resolution, such deposit to
be retained by the treasurer during
the time which the applicant may de-
sire to have the right TO operate under
athls resolution, and the receipt for
said deposit to provide that the apnli-
cant shall forfeit the sum of Five Dol
liars for each and every fish taken or
had la possession of the applicant from
said lake contrary to the provisions of
this resolution or contrary to the pro-
visions OF law; and conditioned fur
ther, that any such applicant so violat-
. ing the law or this resolution, shall sur
render to any constable, justice or dep-
uty game warden of this county. anv
boat, seine or other net, spears, torch
or any other article used in such nm.
lawful hshing or in any other violation
hereof.