Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

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fetal proceedings of the board of
county commissioners of Potter coun-
ty. South Dakota. held in the court
mouse In Gettysburg, $. d.. January D,
1916. Meeting called to order by Chair
mar Williams at 10 O'Clock "A. m, jan
uary S, 1915. Members present. Will
liams. Knott, VonWald and Rausch;
absent. Gentleman. Minutes of last
meeting were read and approved as
read.
The county auditor presented the
bonds of A. q. Williams. Henry
Rausct. David VonWald. John Knott
n Stephen Simon as county COM
m~issioners, each in the sum Of one
thousand C$1,OO0) dollars. with two
sureties. Each of said bonds having
been approved by the clerk of courts
and the board of county commissioners
OF Potter county. South Dakota. The
old board OF commissioners adjourned.
n the county auditor called the new
board to order. 1t vas moved by Won
Valid, seconded by Hausch. that Com
missioner Williams act as chairman for
the ensuing Year. ON motion being put
by county auditor. the following vote
was recorded: Knott. YES" Simon,
yes" VonWa!d, yes" teausch, yes"
Williams. not voting. Motion was de-
clared carried by county auditor. and
Williams declared duly elected
1t was moved by Knott. seconded by
AsSO &tI0t iS VVIIN W d.. r.. WGttScT,
AZ county treasurer, with }. r. Weave
rs principal and the Northern Casualty
company as surety. be approved. Mo-
ton carried and bond approved.
Moved by VonWaid, seconded by
Knott. that the bond of ED b. Toomey,
as county auditor, with Ed &. Toomey
as principal and tie Interstate Surety
company as surety. be approved. Mo
ton carried and bond approved.
Moved by Rausch, n by Von-
Valid that the bono of j. j.. Myler, as
register of deeds. with !. r.. Myler AS
principal and the Northern Casualty
company as surety. be approved. Mo-
ton carried and bond approved.
Moved by Rausch. seconded by Won
Valid. that the bone OF John Herbison.
as sheriff. with John Herbison as prin-
cipal and the Interstate Surety COM
pany as surety. be approved. Motion
carried and bond approved.
Moved by Rausch, by Won
Valid, that the bond of Harry B%olinger,
as clerk Of courts. with Harry Bolin-
ger as principal and the Interstate
Surety company AS surety, be APP
proved. Motion carried and bond APP
proved.
Moved by Knott. seconded by Simon,
that the bond of r. l.. Flickenger. as
states attorney, with X. L.. Flickenger
as principal and the Interstate Surety
company as surety, be approved. Mo-
ton carried and bond approved.
Moved by VonWald, ond by
Rausch. that the bond of Samuel NJ.
Howard, as county judge. with Samuel
M. Howard as principal and the West
ern surety company as surety. be APP
proved. Motion carried and bond APP
proved.
Moved by Rausch. seconded by ST.
mon, that the bond of Margaret Bris- !
coc, as superintendent of schools. with
MAFnArnt YfT6Qnna .G 11sirni1,n1 ,r 4 4
y. Briscoe and Ellen Briscoe as sure
ties, he approved. Motion carried and
bond approved.
The county assessors bond was next |
presented, with Peter Schneider as
principal and the Western Surety com
pany as surety. Elk States Attorney |
Sargent was called before the meeting
and cad an opinion he had received
from the attorney general, in which
opinion the attorney general held that
as Mr.. Schneider was u resident and
voter In the civil township of Lebanon
ne was not eligible to hold the office of
county assessor. that the office of
county assessor would be vacant, said
vacancy to he filed by appointment by |
The county commissioners. Moved by
seconded by Rausch. that
the bond of Peter Schneider be laid on
the table. Motion carried.
h following banks situated in pot
ter county. South Dakota. made appli-
cation to be appointed a depository for
sounty funds. each agreeing to pay 4
per cent interest on said deposits COM
puted on daily balance: The First Ma
tlonai bank. of Gettysburg; the Potter
County bank, of Gettysburg; the Leb-
anon State bank. of Lebanon: the
Citizens State bank, of Lebanon; the
Farmers State bank. OF Tolstoy. and
the Hoven State bank, of Hoven. Each
OF said n having furnished a new
POND OF a renewal of their old bond, it
was moved by VonWald, seconded by
Knott, that the applications of said
hands be accepted and their bonds APP
proved and the county treasurer be
n Is hereby instructed to apportion |,
the county funds with said banks. On
motion being put. each member voted
yes" Motion declared carried by the
chairman and said bonds approved.
Moved to adjourn to 1880 p. M.
Motion carried. Board adjourned.
1850 p. m.-BOard met as per adj
tOurnment; all members present.: meet
ing called to order by Chairman Will
dams.
The matter of appointing the official
papers for the e n 1916 was then
taken up. AS there seemed to be some |
question as to whether all of the pa
pera q the amOunt of boniide SUD-
scribers az provided by law. the county
auditor was instructed to notify the
several publishers Of the county to
furnish an affidavit showing they had
the required subscribers.
1t was moved by Knott, seconded by |
Rausch. that DR.. 8. +. Hurley be. and il
appointed medical advisor of
commission Of insanity for a term
Of two years. On motion being put each
member voted yes: motion declared
carried by Chairman Williams.
Moved byTVOn Valid, seconded by
Simon. that 3. =; Flickenger be. and Is