Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-07-27
OF COUNTY: coMMIs.
sioNERs. SIOUX COUNTY,.
NORTH DAKOTA
Fort Yates, N. ID,

az oclock a. NJ. Plesent Leach. Ci-
allied the Board to order.
w. H. Ordway appcul ed before the
.;oald "a: and offered -dislonal petitions
Yates to sc,frldge and wlthdrawals
/. ON Soien petitions. ut 9:45 o'clock A.
NJ, stlu papers numbering 43 sheets
On motion made and carried Boaru
,,.tn.r..we.is as uues.on OF nllng. same
liter time set for hearing County Scat
temo.a pct tions must be deciued by
Board then proceeded to cheek names
on S-lfrdge petitions and arrange
At u O'Clock, recess was taken Until
Afternoon Session
Board was called to order at 2 o'clock
L. NJ. All members present.
Cn.cking of selfridge petitionsswls
Affldaylt Of john onihan relating to
igning Selfridge petition was fileI
with the lscaid by Judge Beede:
and soIen,. and the Board agreed to
admit arguments on filing of additional
Petitions and Withdrawals. and attor-
-neys were advised to use a reasonable
The Board finished counting names
appearing on Selfridge petitions 4 ana
found same to be 854.
IS COmmiSS. .Oner Chart offered the fol-
WHEREAS. On this 18th day OF July,
1922. there has been filed and presented
with and to the Board OF County Com
miss .oners of Sioux County. North Da-
kota. petition praying that the county
seat OF Sioux County. No. tn Dakota; be
.emoved from the place where 1t is now
situated, to-wit: Fort Yates. North La
Aota. such petition being in the nature
OF two petitions, one OF which prays
or the removal of such county seat to
,oien. North Dakota. and one OF which
\ u gtySy fn fhn Nf nah rnpn ntofv
seat to Selfridge. North Dakota, the Pc
t tion fled IN behalf OF Solen, North
dakota. being in the form as follows:
e' rs FIJI %ME III HoNoMABLG osB 8 SoARS oasy ssa! OF
COUNTY COMMlSsIONERS OF sioux
COUNTY, SIr IN THE STATE OF NORTH fHti
I. the undersigned. resident and qual-
flied elector OF the county of Sioux,
n the state OF North DAKOTA. do here
py respectfully petition and pray for
he OF ,fn rs to- sa Of sa
It the town of Fort Yates. located on
Hundred q WTni@Tty MY (iso North: RaSss
Dai Meridian 18th P. ny in said Coun-
" of Sioux. to the town of Solen. locat-
ed on Section Thirty 800 in Township
One aqndred ,.lSsi Thrty;four Rn, Gap North
i:ras rrinsips Mesiaihsn An t5th =. n. pM ssla
County of sioux; and respectfully pray
and petition that an election be held to
determ ne whether such removal shall
De made: ana respectfully petition your
Honorable Board to submit the question
II the removal of the County Seat OF
Sioux County from the said town Of
the town of Solen in said County OF
Sioux to the electors of, said County of
Sioux, pursuant to Section 3233-323S in
Dasota isis, and any amend@ents Ms u. Nsftn to
any OF said sections of said Code. at
che next General Election to be held in
said County of Sioux on the first Tues
Der. 1922. - - - 1'0'e
And the petition filed in behalf OF
selfridge. North Dakota. being in the
Petition for Removal Of County Seat
To the Homo, able Board of County
Commissioners OF Sioux County. in the
State Of North Dakota.
Qualified electors of Sioux County. in
the State of North Dakota. hereby re-
specially petition and pray for the
csmoysl rn,,oys - Of tn; the County Seat Of said
lion at Fort Yates located on Section
.Tnirteen q3). Township One Hundred
and md Thirty y llsol North. Kange Eighty
iaian 18th p: ND in said County Of
ed on o Section ,Thii itg;four Ga; Town
Fifth Principal Meridian 18th ?. NJ in
petition that an election be held to
@ Se ae Or net %.t
Ton your Honorable Board to submit
the question of the removal of the
County Seat Of Sioux County. North
q said County to the > viilage Of iSls Sci.
fridge in said County to the electors Of
ad County Of sioux. pursuant to Sec
ti9ns pms s2ss,a2ss ; inclusive of the Com;
ny amendments to any of said sections
to said code. at the next general elec-
oHs to be held in said County of Sioux
on ay in No ember. 1922.
That each Of said petitions was ver-
fied by each of the signers thereof,
and and each stating each signer to be q
,.ualified selector. therein: and that each
signer personally signed his name to
the the petition. 'tiia,,n knowing the contents
Il IS found as fact by this Boa Board that that
h Petitions as aforesaid were filed
and presented and were verified by each
the signers thereof. and each signer
fan,l qual fled elector therein. and each
ign ,r personally signed his name to
the tn petition. knowing the contents and
I ons tThe petition of sslfridge ana
! nd properly verified by qualified cleo
ors of said County ef Sioux, equal to
and In excess Of in number, to three
fths OF all the votes cast in the
County Of Sioux at the last preceding
general election. =
N wv THEREFORE, It is ordered tina.
the prayers Of the said petitions be full
ly and completely granted, and that the
qurstir of the removalt7of the County
Sat Of the County of Sioux. from Fort
| Y tes tlle place where 1t is now locat-
e. by law. to the places prayed for in
sal !, petitOn he submitted to the elect
ors OF said County Of Sioux, at the cleo
ZION to be held on No. e bers 7th, 1922,
TT the. same time and place as, and in
copncctson with. and as part of the
| .:rn raj electfon to be held on said day
u; said GO,,nt W 4 nd. II: 1i.55. u
Is. + Rifi,iER ORDERED. pur-
s.lant to stipulation on file with this
os I'D. 4 eeerence to which sfs here made.
mt tho form Of the ballot for such
EsisGtion on said question. be as follows.
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL.
Shall the place OF the County Seat
Of Sioux County hs removed from