Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-17
Notice Of Election for
Removal County Seat
To Be Held on Tuesday Nov
ember 5th, 1918.
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A petition praying for the removal OF the
County Seat of Sioux County, North Dakota,
from Fort Yates in said County where 1t Is now
located by law to Selfridge in said County,
nnd praying that an election be held TO de-
termine 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 Count.
at the next general election to be held in said
County, having been filed with the County
Commissioners of said County Of Sioux, on
the 9Th day of July, 1918, being day to which
the regular July meeting of said Board of
Con missoners had been adjourned:
md 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 10 ut least
three ffths of I'LL the votes cast In said Sioux
County at the last preceding general election
held In said county, ind that said petition was
In all things regular nnd that the Board OF
County Commissioners has jurisdic lion to or.
der the question Of the removal Of said Coun-
ty Seat to be submitted to the electors OF
said county ut tn, next general elections:
And the Board of County Commissioners Of
said County of Sioux having ON the 8th 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 ut
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, from the
village Of Fort Yates In said County to the
Village OF selfrtdge 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 on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday In Novem.
Der. 1913. being the 9th day oYNovember 1918;
and the question to be voted on at said cleo.
Sioux County, North Dakota, be removed from
the Village Of Fort Yates In said County
where 1t is now located, to the Village of
Selfridge In said County," Said question will
be voted upon At the same time and places az,
and In connection with, and AZ a part of the
general election to be held In said County, ut
each polling place and each election precinct
In said County.
The form OF the ballots used in said election
will be as follows:
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL"
''Shall the place OF the County
Seat of Sioux County, North Oak
ots, be removed from the Village OF For,
Yates in said County, where it is now located
to the Village of Selfridge in said County,"
The voter will indicate his choice by plac
ing an III in the square after the name OF the
place which he prefers for the location Of
the County Seat:
| (vote for one place only