Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-10
Notice Of Election for
Removal County Seat
To Be Held on Tuesday Nov.
ember 5th, 1918.
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petition praying for the removal of the
County Seat of Sioux County, North Dakota,
from Fort Yates In sud County where 1t is now
located by law to Selfridge In said County;
and praying that an election be held to de.
termtne whether or not such removal shall be
made, and praying that the Board OF County
Commissioners submit the question of the re.
moval of the County Seat of said County
from Fort Yates in said County to selfridge
In said County to the electors Of said County
at the next general election to be held in said
County, having been fled with the County
Commissioners OF said County Of Sioux. on
the 9Th day of July. 1915 being day to which
the reyulnr July meeting of sud Board Of
Cou missioners had been adiourned
And the Board of County Commissioners of
said County Of Sioux having found and deter
mined that said petition was signed by bona
fide residents and qualified electors of said
County Of Sioux equal in number TO ut least
three ffths of oil the votes cast In said Sioux
County ut the last preceding general election
held In said county, and that said petition was
In all things regular and that the Board OF
County Commissioners has Jurisdiction to or
der the question of the removal Of said Cpun-
tv Seat to be submitted to the electors Of
said county at tbs next general election:
And the Board Of County Commissioners OF
said County Of Sioux having ON the 9Th day of
July, 1918. ordered that the question of the re-
moval OF the County Seat of said County be
submitted to the electors of said County at
the next general election In said County and
having ordered that notice Of said election be
given by the County Auditor of said County as
provided by law:
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to said order
Of said Board of County Commissioners, and
pursuant to the statute In such case made
and provided, NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the question OF removing the County Seat
of Sioux County, North Dakota. tron the
| village of Fort Yates in said County to the
Village of Selfridge In said County, will be
submitted to the electors Of the County of
Sioux State of North Dakota at the next
general election held in said County OIL the
! first Tuesday afoer the first Monday in Novem
ber 1918, being the 5th day OF November, 1918;
and the question to be voted on 1T said cleo
tiOn IL! Shall the place of the County Seat Of
Sioux County, North Dakota, be removed from
the Village Of Fort Yates In said County
where 1t is now located, to the Village of
| Selfrldge in sud Countyr" Said question will
be voted upon Vt the same time and places ~,
and 10 connection with, and W q part Of the
general election to be held In said County at
each polling place and each election precinct
In said County.
The form OF the ballots used in said election
will be US follows
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL"
'Shsll the place OF the County
Seat of sioux County, North Oak.
ots, be removed from the Village of Fort
Yates In said County, where it Is now located
to the Village of Selfridge In said County?''
The voter will Indicate his choice by pac
ing an (x) in the square after the nume OF the
place which he prefers for the location OF
the County Seat:
Vote for one place only