American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-05-28

AttesL- raul DuihhCA, CiCAo'
American Falls, Idaho, May %, 1914.
The board Of county commissioners
of Power county met this day as per
adjournment Of May &c. for the pur-
pose OF canvassing the returns OF the
special election held May 20, 1917.
Commissioners May, Sparks, and Win
ter being present and the following
proceedings were had to-wit:
The returns of the precinct judges
of the various precincts were canvas
sed and found to be as follows.
American Falls precinct. Yes E54
no 313. defaced 2.
Pleasant Valley precinct: Yes 80,
no 50, defaced O..
Fairview precinct: Yes 81, no Is,
defaced l..
Rockland precinct: Yes 255. no lis,
defaced 5.
Prosperity precinct: Yes 3, no %,
Landing precinct: Yes 50, no Al
defaced g.. :
Crystal precinct: Yes 16, no IA, DEF
faced 0. "A
Arbon precinct: Yes IS, no 25, deE
faced 0. y
Little Creek precinct: Yes 25, MI
26, defaced O. Il
Total: Yes sos, no 626, defaced IN,
Making a majority of 70 votes for YesG
The above returns of the variouA
precincts having been ~canvassed b4
this board Of county commissioners
and found to have a majority in favor
OF the proposition, it is, therefore, de~
clared unlawful to sell or dispose "a
intoxicating liquors as a beverage III
Power county, Idaho. x
Whereupon, the board of county
commissioners adjourned as a canvas4
sing board and met as a board of coun-
ty commissioners and the following
proceedings were had to-wit:
We, Walter S. Sparks, Adolph Win
ter and Andrew May, being the per-
sons who constitute the board of
county commissioners of Power coun-
ty, Idaho, being in session as a board
OF canvassers, to canvass the vote of
the local option election and upon the
completion Of the same do find that
the returns of an election heretofore
ordered, to-wit: An election to de-
termine whether or not the territory
in district No. 6 should be established
as an Independent school district, find
that the returns from said election
nave been made to the clerk Of the
board OF county commissioners.
Now, therefore, we, all being pres
ent, consent to the calling of a special
meeting for the purpose of receiving
the said votes from the judges of the
election of school district No. 6 and
+or the purpose of determining the re-
suit of said election and for the an
pointment of trustees therein. provid-
ing the said returns of said election
show that the people decide the crea-
ton of an Independent school district
and that thereafter the following pro-
ceedings were had, to-wit:
We, the board of county commission
ers, find, pursuant to the report of
the judges of said election, to-wit:
An election held in the territory COM
prising district No. 6 to determine
whether or not the same should be
created into an Independent school
district, find that there were so votes
cast-5S in favor of the creation of
said district and two against.
Now, therefore, it is ordered and de-
clared that the said territory com
prising district No. 6 with boundaries
as follows, to-wit:
Commencing It the southwest COR
ner Of section is, township II south
range 30 e. B. NJ; running thence
north along the range line dividing
ranges 20 and 30 to the northwest cor.
ner OF section 6. township 10 south
range 80 +. b. NJ; thence east TO the
northeast corner of the NWh of the
NWh, section 5, township 10 south
range 81 b.. b. NJ; thence south to the
southwest corner of the SCI of tbe
SWh, section 20. township 10 south
range 81 E. b. NJ: thence west To the
corner of the SWH of said
section, township and range: thence
south to the southeast corner of seq
o Is, township IL south. range n
Il. Is. NJ; thence west to the point Of
beginning, to-wit: The southwest
corner OF section Is, townshrin II
south, range 30 L. b. NJ. be and tho
same hereby is created and estah-
ilshed into an Independent school die
trict to be known as Rockland Tnde-
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