Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-17
RESOLUTION

WHEhEAS Oh Ine 9TH Gay o. AL
gust, 1881, the Board CT County Com
n-aissfeRefs of Sheridan Geaatgs Men
tana, met pursuant to Section Nv of
Chapter lis of the Laws uf the TWEEN
ty-first Legislative Assembly to con-
slider estimates of expenditures and
to fix the final budgets for the cur
rent fiscal year, and at such meeting
fixed the total appropriation fer Gut
side Poor Contract Pricel at the
sum of Forty-five Hundred (S4,500)
Dollars; and,
WHEREAS, in considering and fix
ire said budget. the board antieipat-
ed that Forty-five Hundred S(i,500)
Dollars would be sufficient for said
budget, as the total expenditures
from said fund during the fiscal year
of 1880 did not exceed Four Thousand
($4,OOOl Dollars, and at she time
said budget fixed and said APP
propriati n made, the said Bard did
rot anticipate, and had no way of an
ticipating, that there would be any
more funds required for the fiscal
year of 1881; and,
WHEREAS, there was a total crop
failure in Sheridan county. Montana,
in the fall Of 1881 on account of ex-
IRENE drought conditions, all Of
which conditions principally came
about after said budget had been fix
ed by the said County Commissioners
and ON account of such crop failure,
and much sickness prevailing through
out Sheridan County during the past
x.-s-Enr ~, aaa,,vr IF +ha FIJI, and afia
err diseases, there have been many
/ more applications made to said Board
for Outside Poor than was ever am
ticipated, en- account of such condi-
iti0ns and hard times prevailing in
Sheridan County, Montana, and the
fund from which said Outside Poor
Contracts are paid, is now practical
~ depleted, and unless some mere
funds are appropriated to said bud
get, there will be much distress and
suffering caused throughout Sheri-
dan County, on account Of the Goun-
ty not being able to take care Of the
sick and other patients necessarily
requiring aid from the County, and
who have no funds to provide for
themselves, and by reason that such
conditions have come about in SHEER
idan County, Montana, since said
budget has been fixed, which could
not reasonably have been foreseen at
the time of making up said budget.
an emergency exists. and that it will
take approximately Two Thousand
$4,000 Dollars more in said fund
to provide adequate relief for such
Outside Poor Contracts; and,
WHEREAS, such expense could
not reasonably have been foreseen at
the time Of making said budget, an
emergency is hereby declared to ex-
ist, and that it will require approx
imately Two Thousand (s2,000) Dol
liars more to compensate said budget
for Outside Poor Contracts, during
the present fiscal year.
NOW THEREFORE. be it resolv-
ed, that a Notice be published by the
Clerk, as required by Section vi Of
Chapter 148 Of the 1929 Session Laws
which notice shall be published in the
official paper Of Sheridan County,
Montana, and which notice shall state
the facts constituting this emergency.
as aforesaid, the estimate amount of
money required to meet such mer-
gency, and notify the people that a
public hearing will be held at the
Commissioners Room, in the Coun-
ty Court House, in the City Of Plenty
wood, in Sheridan county, Montana,
and which notice shall state the facts
constituting this emergency, as afore-
said, the estimate amount of money
required TO meet such emergency, and
notify the people that a public hear
ing will be held at the Commission
ers' Room, in the County Court House
in the City Of Plentywood.. in Sher-
idan County, Montana, on the 4th day
Of April, 1882, at which time and
place any taxpayer may appear and
be heard for or against the expendi-
ure Of money for such alleged eFaeF-
gency.
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that all proceedings had in connec-
ton with said matter be done and
performed in strict compliance with
with said Chapter 148 cf the 1929
Session Laws Of the State Of Mon
tana.
Dated March O., 1899.
Board Of County Commissioners
Sheridan County, Montana.
BY Frank French, Chairman.
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