The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-03-06
JUDGES DECREE in
COUNTY SEAT CASE
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represented by their %caunsel, Messrs.
Marion & Foor, H. A. Schoening,
Norris, Hurd, Rhoades & Hallett and
H. C. Hall, said plaintiff and said
appearing defendants and %intervenor
having announced that they were
ready. for trial, witnesses were
thereupon sworn and testimony in
troduced on behalf of said parties
and documentary evidence was in
troduced. Thereupon said plaintiff
and said appearing defendants and
%intervenor announced that they had
closed their respective cases. Where
upon arguments were made by
sci and briefs of counsel were sub
mitted to the court and thereafter
and on the 9Th day of February,
1924, the said Honorable George A.
Horkan, as such Judge presiding,
duly made ard gave his Findings of
Fact and Conclusions of Law in said
case in favor of said answering de-
PENDANTS and ~intervenor and against
said plaintiff, which said Findings
were duly filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Court of Roosevelt
County on the 18th day of February,
1924, reference to which Findings
of Fact and Conclusions of Law is
hereby made.
Now, Therefore, the Court being
dulv advised in the premises and by
reason of the law and such Findings
of Fact and Conclusions of Law,
filed as aforesaid and upon motion
of Messrs. Marion & FOor, H. A. l
Schoening, Norris, Hurd, Rhoades q I
Hallett and H. C. Hall, attorneys for {
the answering defendants, 7
1t Is Hereby Ordered, Judged and +
Decreed 1
THAT the election held IN a
Roosevelt County, Montana, on the
18th dav of November, 1922, the high c
est number of votes cast for any e
place for permanent county seat OF I
said county was cast for Wolf Point v
and thereby Wolf Point was select v
ed. became, is and henceforth will be a
the permanent county seat of Roose- 0
velt County. .
2.-That the defendants, w. L. s.
Young. Frank A. Weinrich and o
George Lesson, as county commits
,ioners of Roosevelt County, Mon
lana. forthwith cause the offices,
books. records and property of said
county which by law are required
be kept at the permanent county =
;eat of said county to be removed
rom Poplar to Wolf Point and al
hereafter to be retained at Wolf al
Point. and that the incumbents of m
he respective offices of sheriff, clerk IN
the district court, county clerk pr
md recorder, county attorney, as m
SCISSOR, county superintendent OF
schools. county treasurer and county g
;1rvevor remove their Offices from j.
Poplar to Wolf Point, together with a
he records, papers, files and equip o.
nent thereof. and maintain said Il
,fices and conduct the business 10
hereof ~henceforth at Wolf Point. st
3.-That the injunction pendente u
lite issued on the 29th day Of De- tn
.ember, 1922, in the above entitled co
.ause prohibiting the removal of said
,fices, records, papers, files and q
.quipment thereof from Poplar to a
Wolf Point be and the same is here or
" annulled, vacated and set aside. at
4.-That said answering defend NJ
and ~intervenor have and re- dc
of and from the above named ne
plaintiff. J. L. Atkinson, their costs bu
md disbursements incurred in and
a of this action amounting nj
o the sum of Three thousand nine fir
cen and 6O-1OO Dollars ($3,O19,6O). it
Dated this 18th day of February,
924. ia
GEORGE A. HORKAN, SC
Presiding Judge. an