Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-26
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Auditors Office, Timber Lake, S. D.

Auditors Office. Timber Lake. s. d.
January End, 1912.
The Commissioners OF Dewey County, met
In regular session, all members being present.
The minutes of the previous regular session
and all adjourned sessions were read and ON
motion approved rs read.
This being the first meeting OF the county
commissioners the board proceeded to organ
lie by electlng a chairman. On motion
Oswald Felt was UNANIMOUSLY elected chair
man for the ensuing year.
On motion. the resignation OF J. ii. Cady,
Justice of the Peace at Eagle Butte. $. ID. was
accepted and Moses Emery was appointed to
fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
A petition signed by Geo. Thornton ct al,
asking the county commissioners for bridge
to be constructed over the Little Moreau on
the section line between section -, Twp. 16.
Range "a, and section Z. Twp. IS. Range rs.
was then taken up by the board and on mo-
ton the said petition was laid on the table
until an investigation is made by the board.
The board then proceeded under Section
$50 of the Revised Political Code. to designate
three legal newspapers printed in the county
as official newspapers for the ensuing year.
Applications and petitions OF publishers on
ton the Eagle Butte News, printed at Eagle
Butte, S. d., the Dewey County Advocate.
printed at Timber Lake. $. d.. and the Isabel
News printed at Isabel. S. ID. were designated
and appointed as official papers for the ensu-
ing year.
On motion the board adjourned to meet
again January 3rd, 1912.
Auditors Office, January Bird, 1912: The
commissioners met PURSUANT to adjournment
with all members present
The matter OF school xt books was taken
up by the board and ON motion the county
auditor was instructed to call for a report and
settlement from the three repositories OF the
county, rs provided in Section 23l of the po-
litical Code.
On motion the board adjourned to January
It'll. 1912.
Auditors Office, January 4th. 1912: The
board OF county commissioners met pursuant
to adjournment, all members being present.
On motion the following resolution was ad-
opted:
Be II Resolved by the commissioners of
Dewey county. South Dakota, that the sal
aries of the county officials, for the ensuing
year. be and are hereby fixed in the following
sums as by law provided:
Ill. NJ. Kent, County Auditor 9OO.CO
.. A. Leonard, Register of Deeds I,O5O.39
ID. t. Brisbine, States Attorney 6OO.OO
Alex. w. Stow, County Judge 10000
P. s. Jones, Su'p't of Schools 537.66
BE 1t Further Resolved. that said salaries
be paid monthly and that the County Auditor
be and is hereby ordered and directed to issue
warrants drawn on the salary fund in pay
ment OF salaries herein provided.
On motion the board adjourned to meet
again January 5th, 1912.
Auditors Office, January 5th. 1912: The
commissioners met pursuant to adjournment
with all members present.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Dewey
County, $. d., having filed his certificate
showing w. b. Wood removed as deputy and
the appointment of Il. II. Pratt as deputy
was approved.
On motion the county auditor was directed
to issue and deliver to the following persons
certificate addressed to the state Auditor.
for wolf bounties in the amounts set opposite
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