The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26

year, in which shah be published the
proceedings of the board of county
commissioners. and all other matter
required by law.
On motion, carried, the county audi
tor was appointed purchasing agent
for the county of Grant for the year
1912, subject to the following resolu-
tiOn:
Resolved, That the county auditor
shall be. for the year 1912, ending
January It'll, 1913, the purchasing
agent for and or behalf of the county
OF Grant. and he is hereby authorized
and empowered to make the following
purchases, for and on behalf of said
county, towit:
All supplies of every kind, nature
and description pertaining to county
matters and shall purchase for all the
county officials, stationery, Supplies,
blanks, postage stamps, postal cards,
and all other necessary material for
the use of the county officials respect
lively, and that each and all of said
officers shall apply to said countv au-
ditor for all such supplies and station
cry so needed by them for the per-
Torrance Of their official duries, and
that it shall be the duty of said pur-
chasing agent to purchase a reason
able supply of such blanks, postage
stamps, stationery, etc as shall be
needed for the use of said county off
Gals from time to time. That said
purchasing agent shall be and is here
by the only person so authorized to
make such purchases hereinbefore
enumerated, and that said county Off
Gals shall not make any purchase or
give any orders for the purchase of
supplies, stationery, postage stamps
and postal cards for use in their res
pective offices only to such purchasing
agent, unless they shall prefer to pay
for such supplies and stationery in
person
And said purchasing agent shall pay
all freight and express bills that may
be incurred for freight and express
received by such county officials upon
request being made to said purchasing
agent to pay The same, and that no
freight or express bills will be paid
by the county, except those duly paid
by the purchasing agent, and for
which he shall produce the vouchers
in payment of such freight and ex-
press bills.
Provided, further, that the pur-
chasing agent shall consult with the
different county officials in regard to
supplies needed in their respective
Offices, and that all newspapers of the
county shall share equally in tho bus
mess of the county, aud that the pur-
chasing agent shall receive the sum
Of forty dollars per annum. payable
semi-annually, and hold said appoint
ment subject to the will of the board
Ut county commissioners.
On motion resolved. That all banks
in Grant county which have filed ap-
phi 'ations for county funds as county
depOsitaries, shall furnish uniform
bonds, blanks to be furnished by the
county auditor, and that such banks
furnishing approved surety bonds
shall be entitled to receive to eighty
per cent Of its capital stock, and others
fifty per cent of such capital stock,
and upon the furnishing of such uonds
shall be designated for amount &C
cording to the interest bid not less
than ? per cent nor more than 4 per
cent, such uniform bonds to be filed
for the approval of the board Of coun-
ty Commissioners by the first day of
March. 1912
Said county depositaries shall at the
end Of each and every month render