Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03
Notice Of Election for
Removal County Seat
To Be Held on Tuesday Nov.
ember 5th, 1918.

A petition praying for the removal Of the
County Seat Of Sioux County, North Dakota,
from Fort Yates In said County where IL IL now
located by law to Selfridge In sud County,
and praying that an election be held to de.
termtne whe, her or not such removal shAll be
nude, anu praying that the Board Of County
Go commissioners submit the question of the re.
imoval Ut the County Seat OF said County
from Fort Yates in said County to Selfridge
in said County 10 the e1eclors OF said Count,
ut the next general election TO be held In suid
County, having been filed with the County
Commissioners Ut saids County of Sioux. on
the 5th day OF July, 1915 being day to which
the regular July meeting Of said Hoard of
Commissioners had been adjourned:
md the Board OF County Commissioners of
said Lounty OF Sioux having found and deter
mined thut said petition was signed by bona
hde residents aud qualified electors Of said
County Of Sioux equal IN number TO at least
three hfths of I'LL the votes cast In said Si0uA
County at the last pt ecedny general election
held la said county, and that said petition was
In al things regular aud thpt tue Boaid o.
County G .nmissiOners has jurisdlc ion to OF.
der the question OF the en1ovai OF said COun-
T. Scat to be submitted TO the electors Of
sai5 county ut til. next general election:
And the Board OF County Commissioners OF
SAID County Of ST lux having ON the 9Th day Of
July, 1915 ordered that tn. question OF the re.
mlrai of The County Seat Of said County DO
submitted To the electors o; said County ut
the next general cleo ion In said County, ana
having ordered that NOTICES If said election BIZ
given Nv the County Auli.oc of sud County AZ
provided BY law; l,
IN q
OF SAID Board OF County Com'uissi .ners and
lurslunL to tuc statute III u:h cusc made
and .. divided. NOTlCEls HEREBY GIVEN,
thu the question ot removing the County Seat
OF Sioux ,o.lp.s. North Drl: ,ta from the
VILLAGE OF Fort YEtes III s.1l County To the
V.llage OF aclfridye in said County. will be
submitted 10 the electors OF the County of
Sioux. State Ut Nurlh Dals .ta III the next
general election held in said County on the
h.st Tuesday after the iirst Monday in Novem
Der. 1913. being the 9Th day Of November. 1918:
and the question 10 be voted on ut said cleo.
u IN Is: "Snali the place OF the County Seat OF
Sioux County. North Dakota, be removed from
the Village Of Font Yates In satd County
where it is now locuted, to the Village Of
Selfridge In sud County, Said question will
be voted upon ut tue same time and places as,
huO III c0i!M:o 40 Nltu, 1u0 an u part lOI the
y ,uetai elsot;,n To be liell In sIid County, ut
e ,ch polling pi,sce md each eUctiOn precinct
il. said Couaty.
The firm Of the ballots used In said election
w.l he us folio $:
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL"
shall the place OF the County
Seat OF Sioux County. North Dak-
ots, be removed from the Village Of Fort
Ystss in said County, where it IL now located.
to the Village OF selfrldge In said Cuunty7" 4.
The voter will Indicate his choice by plac.
Ing an tx, In the square after the name Of the
place which he prefers for the locstion of
th. Cuun.y Seat:
ilVote for one place only1
For the Village of Fort Yates for
County Seat
T,,r the Village OF Sclfridge for
County Seat
Given Under my hand and seal tbi. 18th Jay
September, .DlS.
Seal) &C. Christensen,
Auditor OF Sioux County,
Nor u Dakota.