The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-28
that Court ORDER
WHY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REVERSED THEMSELVES AND
APPROVED SALOON BONDS.

In an article published in the Mad
ison Daily Leader of May IL. 1914.
in regard to the Lake county COM
missioners reversing themselves on
the bonds of saloonmen, Mr.. Finnie
moved that a reconsideration of the
vote of May eth be taken. The vote
stood, Finnie yes, Curtis yes, Sim
mons yes. On vote of accepting
bonds, Finnie voted yes, Simmons
yes, Curtis no.
Now, the truth of the matter is
this: Judge Jones issued a writ or
dering the board to meet at once and
approve the bonds or appear before
him at Sioux Falls May 10, 1914.
Herewith we print the order from
Judge Jones, so you can draw your
own conclusion.
&C. M. Simmons,
ID. M. Finnie,
Members Board of County Commits
sioners.
State of South Dakota: To David
Finnie, George Simmons and William
Curtis, constituting and composing
the board of county commissioners of
Lake county, South Dakota: Greet
ing-Whereas, 1t manifestly appears
to this court, by the affidavits and
applications of Peter Heagney and
Frederick Kurth, the applicants and
persons beneficially interested herein,
that David Finnie, George Simmons
and William Curtis are the duly
elected, qualified and acting county
commissioners in and for Lake coun-
|ty, South Dakota, and compose and
constitute the said board of county
commissioners of said county; that
Peter Heagney and Frederick Kurth,
plaintiffs herein are residents, tax
payers and qualified voters in the
city of Madison, Lake county, South
Dakota; that at the general election
held in the city of Madison, Lake
county, South Dakota, on April 21st,
1914, there was submitted by the
proper authorities to the voters of
said city the question, Shall intoxi-
eating liquors be sold at retail?' and
a majority of the ballots cast were in
favor of said question, and in favor
of allowing intoxicating liquors to be
sold at retail; that thereafter plain
tiffs filed with the county auditor oil
Lake county, South Dakota, a writer
statement, on oath showing the name
and residence of each plaintiff, their
intention to carry on the business OF
selling intoxicating liquors at retail
in the city of Madison, Lake county
South Dakota, at a certain location
therein specified, as required by law
and at said time rendered to the
county treasurer of Lake county
South Dakota, a pro rata portion o
the license required by section 1884,
of the Revised Political Code o.
ISouth Dakota to the 1st day of July
1914, and demanded the treasurer
receipt therefor, said receipt r~ecitin,
the names of plaintiffs, and each o
them, the amount of license and tim,
for which ii was paid the city, an
the location therein where plaintiff
INTENDED to carry on the said bust
ness of selling intoxicating liquors a
retail, and that thereafter said plain
Itiffs and each of them made and exc
|cuted a bond in the penal sum o
$4,000, running to the state OF Soutl
dakota, with a reputable surety com
lpany, to-wit: the Western Suret,
company, in the form prescribed b.
section 1899 of the Revised PoIitiea
lCode of South Dakota, said bonds be
ing properly executed, and d~elivere,
to the county treasurer OF Lake coun
lty, which were. by him. delivered o
icaused to be delivered to defendant
herein as the board of county com
missioners of Lake county, South Da
kota, for approval; and il further ap
Ipearing to the court by said affidavit
that two of the said defendants, to
wit: George Simmons and William
ICurtis, for the purpose of %preventin,
the said plaintiffs from engaging il
the business Of selling intoxicatin;
liquors at retail in said city of Madi
Iscn, and For :he purpose of injuring
Iharassing and annoying plaintiffs
land for nc legal reason on their part
have at all times and still do, arbi
l~trarily refuse to approve said bonds
and return the same to the count.
treasurer with their approval there