Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-28
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commissioners
Of Sioux County, North Dakota,

Fort Yates. N. D., Mar. 20, 1913
The Board of County, Commissioner of sioux
county met Ut the court house ut Fort Yates.
North Dakota, In special sessos. pu' suant to
adjournment. to consider application fol ata
under the Seed and Feed Bond Act OF the state
Of North Dakota, and to consider any other
business that may properly come before the
board.
Present. Commissioners j. A. Stiles, w. K.
Cibnrt undJ. c. Leach.
The following resolution was introduced by
Commissioner Cibart who moved its ad ptton:
Resolved, That the County Auditor obtain
from the States Attorney written opinion US
70 the legality OF assessing lands where the
persons In Whose name assessment Is made has
proved up under the h. mestead laws of the
United States on same, but not completed the
deferred payments due the United States on
the purchase price OF Sucu land:
Aud also. whether or not land purchased I'M
der contract from the Department Of the H.
terror. is taxable until deferred payments have
been made and patent issued to the purchaser
a.d II not Is the equity such purchaser obtains
after FIRST payment taxable:
And also, where application for homestead
entry has been made und payment hereunder
accepted, is the equity Of such entry man tax
able.
Ou roll call all the commissioners voted aye.
and the resolution was declared adopted.
seed grain applications were considered and
allowed US follows:
Application e
iNwteat IS bu. Outs 20 blu.
2-MheaS 10 bu.
3-Wheat Is bu. Oats % bu. Corn u.
4-Wheat Is bu. Dat ,: bu. Corn blu.
5-Wheat Is bu,
6-Wheat lUO bu.
7-Wheat 30 bu.
8-WheaL ~ bu. Oats so blu.
9-Wheat Is bu.
lU-Wheat Is bu. Oats Is blu. Barley bu.
ll-Wheat ST. bu.
l2-Oats is bu.
l3-Wheat 100 tn.
14-Wheat 100 bd. Oats Is bu. Barley 81 blu.
l5-Whcat 20 bu.
lU-Wheat 30 Du.
lS-Wheat :. bu Oats % bu. Barley bu.
The resignation OF Ignatrls lronroad. asses
sOr of The First Assessment district, was pre-
sented to the board and on motion accepted.
The resignation of A COlville, assessor for
the Second Assessment District, was present.
ed to the Board and on motion accepted.
On motion Of Commissioner Leach R. B.
the First Assessment District to serve out tho
unexplred term OF 1gnatlus Ironroad, resigned.
A; +. Darby. who was appointed assessor In
meeting 10 serve out the unexpired .erm Of j.
H. Reiken, drafted into the National Army,
having failed to qualify and as q vacancy still
lie Redmond Of keldron was appointed asses.
sor In the Third Assessment District to serve
out the unexpired term Of j. H. Reiken:
On motion of Commissioner LEACH VIM. NJ.
the Second Assessment District to serve out
the unexpired term Of A Colville, resigned.
On motlou OF Commissioner Leach, DIR. w. A.
Thomas Of Solen, was appointed superinten-
dent of the County Boardlut Heulth:
Complaint having been filed by W.J. Bind,
ner That u certain road betwL en- Townships 10
and 49,, Range 81. is not open to travel on nc
couna of fence, the county auditor was instru-
cted to notify the Road Supervisor In that dis
trct to notify parties to remove fence, and II
order Is not complied with to instruct laid
Road Supervisor to remove .such fence or f.r.
ces, US provided tor under Section 1882, Laws
Of 1913.
On motion of Commissioner Chart unconside
cred seed gram aid applications were laid over
until the next meeting April =, 1915 additional
Applications received IN the meantime will al
50 be considered ut this meeting.
On motion duly made and carried the follow.
ing claims were allowed:
j. q. Leach, commissioners per diem
nuo AAAliCoSS WV
w. X. Chart, commissioners per diem
anu A!aSokS. ..s.......... ......s. <U'SV
j. A. Stiles, commissioners per diem..... $40
On IL OtiOn the board adjourned.
&C. CHKISTENSON,
County Auditor.