The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-08-26

upon motion duly adopted board adj
journed until $50 p. m. this day.
! Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Chairman Norton and commissioners
Myrick, Olafson, Bigwood and NORM
present.
N. G. Young counsel for Pembina city
and parties interested in the question of
county seat removal appeared before tie
board and asked permission to file writ
ten objections to petition for removal of
county seat being finally acted on with
out being allowed reasonable time to
investigate the sufficiency of petition.
Upon motion duly adoptec it was re-
solved that board proceed to examine
petition. Commissioners Olafson, NORM,
Bigwood and Myrick voting aye.
Board proceeded to examine as to the
sufficiency and legality of same.
At SIX o'clock p. IN. upon motion duly
adopted, it was resolved that board ad-
journ until 7:3O o'clock this evening.
EVENING SESSION
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Chairman Norton and commissioners
Bigwood, Olafson, NORM and Myrick
present.
Board coutinued to examine petition
for county seat removal.
Board completed examination of petit
ton.
NC. Young, in behalf of the citizens
of Pembina, having filed with the county
auditor his written objections to the pc
tition being finally acted on without be-
ing allowed a reasonable time to investi-
gate petition; same we're read by board.
States Attorney was asked by board
as to his opinion as to sufficiency of the
form of petition, and as to whether or
not board has legal right to allow petit
ton at this time, whereupon States At
torney ruled that he was satisfied as to
the legality of the petition and that if
board is satisfied the petition has suff-
Gent number of electors thereto there is
no legal reason why board cannot pass
upon petition at this time. :.
Moved by VIM. Bigwood and seconded
by F. G. Myrick that board adjourn
until o'clock a. m. July 18th, 1910.
Motion declared lost, commissioners
Myrick and Bigwood voting aye, chair
man Nortou and commissioners Olafson
and NORM voting no.
Moved by Jos. NORM and seconded
by John K. Olafson that
Whereas, heretofore and on this 18th
day of July, A. D. 1910. there was duly
presented by the inhabitants of the
county of Pembina to this board lpeti-
ton praying for the removal of the
county seat of said Pembina county
from the city of Pembina, the place
where it is now located by law, to the
city of Cavalier, and that an election be
held to determine whether or not such
removal shall be made and which said
petition was duly verified by the affida-
Wit of each of the signers thereof, stat
ing that he is resident of said county
of Pembina, qualified elector therein
and that he personally signed his name
to said petition knowing the contents
and purposes thereof; and
i Whereas, said petition has been fully
and carefully examined and considered
by this board and each and all of the
foregoing facts have been found to exist
and also that said petition is signed by
Qualified electors of said county equal in
number to at least two-thirds of all the
votes cast in said county at the election
held November 3rd, 1908, being the last
preceding general election.
j Now therefore, it is hereby ordered;
| l. That the said petition and thu
prayer thereof be and the same hereb,
is, IN all things, fully and completely
granted.
2. That the question of the remova
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, bina from the city of Pembina, tn,
lplace where it is now located by law, t.
the city of Cavalier, in said coenty, b'
, submitted to the electors of the sale
ctunty of Pembina at an election to b'
held on November 9Th, 1910, at the sam,
time and places as and in connection
with and as part of the next genera
, election to be held on said day in salt
: county.
, Upon roll call motion was declare,
duly passed and adopted, commissioners
I NORM, Olafson and the chairman Of tn
, board Norton all voting aye on motion
Commissioner Myrick voting no. Com
missioner Bigwood not voling.
Moved by NORM and seconded by Big
wood that board adjourn until 9o'clocl
a. m. July 18th, 1910. Motion dull,
adopted, commissioners Myrick, MORN
Olafson and Bigwood all voting aye.