Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-09-23

the question OF the formation OF
Butte" county as aforesaid
to vote of the people of the
county to be affected thereby, to-
wit:
Billings county, at the next sue
ceeding general election to be held
during the month of November, A.
D. 1910, and to give notice of
such election and opportunity to
vote thereon, in accordance with
law.
Dated this 3oth day of August,
A. D. 1910.
Board of County Commits
sioners of Billings County,
North Dakota.
By j. B. Stoddard, chairman.
Commissioner of End district.
H. C. Short,
Commissioner of LIST district.
Attest: j. A. McGregor.
County auditor, Billings
county. N. OAK, ex-ofi-
clio clerk of said board.
IN RE PETITION FOR THE
FORMATION OF BUTTE"
COUNTY OUT OF Bill.
LINGS COUNTY, NO. OAK.
ORDER.
To ]. A. McGregor, county audi
tor for Billings county, North
Dakota. ex-officio clerk of the
board Of county commission
ers of said Billings county,
North Dakota:
Pursuant to a resolution, made
and adopted by this board of
county commissioners of Billings
county, North Dakota, on the
30th day of August, A. D. 1910, in
which there was adopted and al
lowed a petition for the forma-
tion of a new county, to be
called Butte county, out of
the territory now included in the
present county of Billings, which
said petition being in due and
legal form, and signed by ma.
jority of the legal voters and resi-
dents in and of the territory to
be affected thereby and which
said petition was and is in the
following words and figures, to.
wit:
To the Honorable Board of Coun
ty Commissioners Of Billings
County, North Dakota.
1--WE, the undersigned, lega.
voters Of the hereinafter described
territory, do hereby respectfully
petition your honorable board
that new county be formed out
of that part of the territory now
comprising Billings county, and
described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the southeast
corner of township one hundred
thirty-three (133), range ninety
eight (9S) west, thence running
north between ranges ninety-eigh,
(9S) and ninety-seven (97) west tt
the ninth (9th) standard parallel
thence west and along said ninth
9th standard parallel to the wes'
! boundary line Of North Dakota
thence south and along the ives
boundary line of North Dakota tt
the eighth (Sth) standard parallel
thence east and along said eighth
(Sth) standard parallel to tn,
southeast corner of township on,
hundred thirty-three Q33), rang
ninety-eight 1881 west, and tn
place of beginning.
The name of said new count
herein petitioned for to b
| ''Butte. - :
And it appearing to this boar
that such county can be consti
tutionally formed,
NOW THEREFORE, YOU AR
HEREBY ORDERED: To submit
the question Of the formation 0
Butte county out of tn
/ present Billings county, Mort
Dakota, to vote of the people Q
the county affected by it, to-wit
Billings county, North Dakota, q
the next succeeding general elee
| tion, to be held in Billings cour
ty, North Dakota, during tn
month of November, A. D. 1917
and to give notice thereof in a,
cordance with law, and that tt
form Of the ballot to be used
the determination Of such que
tion shall be "for new county
and against new county" {,
prescribed by law.
III Dated this 3Oth day of Angus