The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-11-21
NCy'. 18th, 1913

The Board reconvened at 10
O'Clock a. m. Present Chairman
Nerwest and Commissioners Will
!iams, Eovick and Johnson. The
Board continued c%anvassing votes
until > O'Clock p. m. The board now
convened as 4 Board Of County Com
i~a5ssiCners.
On motion duly carried the follow
~ resolution was adopted:
The Contrasting Board of the
County OF steele, consisting of l..
EerWes-. 0. W. Williams, Anton
't3Fic5, s. W. Johnson and Nettie
Il. Boo, having or the 18th day of
November l91& al Sherhrooke. i'll
id steele County. ~canvassed the
Totcs asst It the General Election
held on November 1tn. 1913. on the
proposition Of whether the County
Scat of Steele County shall be locat-
c2 q the Village OF Finley or at the
and said ~canvassing board having
founa from the election returns Of
the several election precincts in said
steele County that the total number
Of votes cast upon said proposition
Was 2320. Of which 1894 votes werc
cast for the Village OF Finley and
1926 votes We're cast for the City
Of Hope: and it appearing that the
majority OF votes so cast upon SAID
proposition were cast for the Village
Vi Finley; the Village OF Finley was
on motion duly made and carried by
tll2 County Commissioners Of Steele
County, designated as the County
Seat OF Steele County from and after
The 18TH day Of December, 1918; and
Jle County Auditor Of said Steele
County vas instructed and directed
TO publish the result of said election
by posting notices in all the election
precincts OF said Steele County, and
W publishing noticcs thereof in the
Hope Pioneer, Finley Beacon, Sharon
Reporter aGd Steele County Tribune
FOR four weeks, said said notices to
be in the following form:
Notice OF Designation Of County
seat Of Steele County
Whereas, the proposition whether
the County Seat Of Steele County,
North Dakota. shall be located at
=" Nh sc Of Finley or at the City
ot Hone. in said Steele County was
duly and regularly submitted to the
voters qualified to vote upon said
proposition at the general election
acid Or the 9th day of November,
i3i8. after proceedings previously
had as provided by law; and where
IS The total number of votes cast up
on said proposition at said general
election vas 1920, OF which 1894
votes were cast for the Village Of
FINLEY, and 1926 votes were cast
for the City of Hope; and whereas
the Village Of Finley having received
the majority Of all the votes cast
upon said proposition at the said
general election. Notice is hereby
given, that by reasons of the pro-
cccdin@s previously had and the r.
suit Of the vote at the said general
election upon said proposition at the
general election held on the 9Th day
Of November, 1918, and in pursu-
ance Of the statutes in such cases
made and provided, it is hereby de-
c!a!ed by the Commissioners of said
steele County me in regular SEES
sion, that the Village of Finley, in
said steele County, be, and it here
- 80, Z 40 liIt |oujlty EDCLL
OF steele County, North Dakota, from
ana after the 18th day Of Dec, 1918.
Dated at Sherbrookc, North Dako-
ia, Nov. 18Th, 1918.
BY Order Of the Board of County
commissioners Of Steele County.
l.. VERWEST,
Chairman Board Of County Commits
sioners of Steele County.
Attest:
G. j. M''STAD, Auditor,
by NETTlE N. BOII, Deputy.
On motion the Board adjourned
10 meet ut the Village of Finley on
NOV. l"1h, 1918 to make arrange
lchts Tor Office rooms for county
officers.
Approved November 14th, 1918.
j.. NERWEST, Chairman.