The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-04-17


state the facts constituting this
emergency, and notify the people that
a public hearing will be held at Ghe
commissioners room, in the county
court house in the City of Plenty
wood, in Sheridan county, Montana,
on the 21st day of March 1881, at
which time and place any taxpayer
may appear and be heard for OF a
gainSt the expenditure of money for
such alleged emergency.
BE 1T ALSO FURTHER RESOLV-
ED, That all proceedings had In con-
nection with said matter be done and
performed in strict compliance with
said Chapter 14S of the 1929 Ses-
sion Laws of the State of Montana.
FRANK FRENCH,
| Chairman.
! CARL HANSEN,
Commissioner.
| RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of
August 1880. the board of county
commissioners of Sheridan county,
Montana, met pursuant to Section
Nv of Chapter las of the laws of
the Twenty-first legislative assem-
bly, to consider estimates of eXpend-
itures and to fix the final budget
for the current fiscal year, and at
such meeting fixed the total appro-
priation for the Old Age Pension
fund at the sum Of twenty-three
, hundred and no-10O dollars ($230O.-
| O0) dollars land
WHEREAS, In considering and
fixing said appropriation, the board
anticipated that $2,300.00, the same
amount that was appropriated in
: August 1929, for the old age PEN
sion fund, should be sufficient for
said budget, and they did not antict-
pate that there would be any more
fund required than the year previous,
and
4 WHEREAS, The crops were very
poor in Sheridan county, Montana,
in the fall of 1880, on account of
drouth conditions and the prices of
farm products being very low, all
of which conditions came about aft
er said budget had been fixed by the
# said county commissioners, and on
v account of poor crops and low prices
v for farm products and much sick
v ness prevailing throughout Sheridan
e County during the past winter, on
r account Of flu and other diseases,
X there have been many more applica-
s. lions made before said board for old
d age pensions, than was ever antici-
lie pated, and more than could reaSona-
IF bly, have been expected, on account
y of such conditions and hard times
prevailing in Sheridan county, Mon
N tana, and the fund from which said
"A old age pensions are paid, is prac-
\ tically depleted, and unless some
~ more funds are appropriated to said
~ budget, there will be much distress
40 and suffering caused thruout Sheri-
~ dan county, on account of such APP
ii plicants for old age pensions, not
IN being able to secure any relief
''A from the county, and by reason that
-, such conditions have came about in
-, Sheridan county, Montana, since
10 said budget had been fixed, which
nf could not reasonably have been fore
IF seen at the time of making up saiC
budget, an emergency exists, anC
% that it will take approximately fit
ne ne teen hundred (S15Q0.0Ol dollars mor'
~ in said fund 10 provide adequate re
K lief for applications for old ag'
on pensions; and
on WHEREAS, Such expense eoul,
re not reasonably have been foreseel
AZ at the time of making said budget
or an emergency is hereby declared t
"a exist, and that it will require ap
~, proximately fifteen hundred ($15gO
oh dollars more to compensate sail
~ budget for Old Age Pensions, during
n5S the present fiscal year,
~ NOW, THEREFORE,, Be 1t Re
NV solved, that a Notice be publlsne
ne by the Clerk, as required by Section
"a vi of Chapter l4S of the 1929 SEES
&C sion Laws, which notice shall b
80 published in the official paper o
~ Sheridan County. Montana, an
he winch nOLlce Snall STATE the TACT
iIv constituting this emergency, as q
"a foresaid, the estimated amount O
For money required to meet such emeI
Icb gency, and notify the people that
RI public hearing viii be held at tn
I'd commissioners room in the count
1ot court house in the City of Plenty
he wood, Sheridan county, Montana, o
an the 21st day of March 1881. at whic
riII time and place any taxpayer ma
nd appear and be heard for or agains
IRE the expenditure of money for sue
re- alleged emergency.
is BE 1T ALSO FURTHER RESOL\
ED, That all proceedings had in col
,id nection with said matter be dor
san and performed in strict complianC
-et with said Chapter 148 of the 49,
to Session Laws of the State Of MOI
an tana..
no. FRANK FRENCH,
ATE Chairman of the Boar
on CARL HANSEN,
ear COMMISSIONS
we'd At five o'clock D. m. the boar
the adjourned.
of FRANK FRENCH,
TVS Chairman of the Boar
in Attest: Niels Madsen, Clerk.