The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-12

Upon motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Resolution
Whereas there is a certain sum, of
money in the Penalty and Interest
Fund in the Treasury of the County of
Mclean, State of North Dakota being an
unexpended balance of said special fund,
and all claims against said fund have
been fully paid, and the purpose for
which the same was created has been
fully subserved and there remains no
further use for such balance for the
purpose for which the same was Great
ed, and
Whereas the Board of county COM
missioners deem it to be to the best in
terests of Mclean to establish what is
known as an Immigration Fund.- to
be expended under the direction of the
Board of County Commissioners in such
a anner as to best promote immigra-
ton to Mclean, Now therefore;
Be It Resolved, by the Board of
County Commissioners of Mclean
County that the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars, $500. OO) be and the same is
thereby transferred from the Penalty
and Interest Fund and placed in what
is to be known as the immigration
Fund, to be expended by the Board of
County Commissioners in such manner
as in their judgment may best pro-
mote and encourage immigration, and
upon the adoption of this resolution the
Treasurer of Mclean County is hereby
authorized and directed to transfer
from the Penalty and Interest Fund
now in the Treasury, the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars, $780, O), being the
amount provided by this resolution and
place the same in a special fund to be
known as the immigration Fund of said
Mclean County, there to be kept I'M
til paid out upon the warrant autho-
rized by the Board of County Commits
%sioners, drawn upon said fund.
On Roll CALL;
Chairman D. C. Wright voted yes.
Commissioner Bergquist voted yes.
l.. Commissioner Mackey voted yes.
Attest:
T. E. Thompson, County Auditor.
Upon motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Resolution
Whereas, the Agricultural College of
the State of North Dakota is distribu-
ting seed corn of various varieties to
the pupils of the Public Schools in the
State of North Dakota without charge,
therefore, for the purpose of stimulat-
ing the growing of corn in said state,
to be planted and grown by the pupils
of the schools of the State for exhibit
ton purposes, thereby encouraging i'm
migration to the state by reason of the
exhibition of the products and
Whereas the County Superintendent
of the schools of Mclean County has
made arrangements by which a GER
tain number of bushels of seed corn
will be distributed among the pupils of
Mclean County, for the purposes here
inbefore set forth, and to further the
object for which said seed is furnished
the Board of County Commissioners of
Mclean County, deem it to be for the
interest of, said proposition that said
County offers certain prizes to the
growers Of the best specimens of corn
from the seed so furnished, by the
n,,nils of the Public Schools of Mclean
County, now therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, by the Board of
County Commissioners Of Mclean Coun-
tv. that the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars, (S10O. 0O), be and the same is
hereby appropriated for the purposes of
paying premiums on corn exhibits, the
same to be paid out under the direction
of the Superintendent of Schools Of
Mclean County.
On roll call,
Chairman Wright voted yes.
Commissioner Bergquist voted yes.
Commissioner Mackey Voted yes.
ATTEST:
Il. E. Thompson, County Auditor.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Resolution
Whereas it appears to the Board Of
County Commissioners Of Mclean
that the election precinct, number
thirty nine. (ss), should be divided,
therefore
Be It Resolved, that the territory in
Guided in the Congressional Townships
:l47, Rges IS and 86 shall be and the
samesis hereby organized into q sepaa-
rate election precinct number a and
the polling place therein designated as
the school house located upon Section.
1S, Twp. l47, Range IS.
That the territory included in Town