Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-10
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF SHERIDAN
COUNTY, MONTANA. REGULAR
SESSION, AUGUST 3, AID. 1896.

of Sheridan County, Montana con-
vened at l:3O P. M. on Monday, the Bird
day OF August, A. d. 1886 at its office
In the courthouse at the County Seat.
Present were Commissioner and Chair
man A. j. Olson, Commissioner Carl
Tango and Commissioner Henry Hunt
er and the Clerk of the Board, Niels
Madsen.
REPORT OF CANVASSERS
The Clerk of the Board, Niels Mad
sen, reported the results of the Canvas
OF the returns of the Board of Canvas
sers and submitted their certificate
relative thereto concerning the county
bond election held in said county on
the 2lst day of July, A. D. 1896, which
said election resulted in, and the GER
tificate of the canvassing board so GER
titled, 1853 votes cast For the said bond
issue and 425 votes cast Against the
said bond issue, and that more than
400 of the qualified electors entitled
to vote on said proposed bond issue,
voted at the said bond election on the
said proposed bond issue.
RESOLUTION
After the report of the canvassing
board as to the returns on the bond
election had been duly considered, Mr..
Carl Tango introduced the following
resolution and moved its passage and
adoption:
Resolution
WHEREAS this board of County
Commissioners did on the 10Th day OF
April, AID. 1886, provide for the call
ing of an election in this Sheridan
County to vote upon the question OF
issuing bonds of this county in the
amount of FIFTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS $3.50, 100000, bearing interest at
a rate rot exceeding four (4et) pc.
centum per annum PAYABLE from their
date upon the amortization plan, ex-
tending over a period of twenty (20)
years, redeemable at any time after
five go years, for the purpos of pay
ing for the construction of a public
building to be used as a County Court
house ard Jail for Sheridan County
Montana: and
WHEREAS it appears to this Board
of County Commissioners that the
Clerk and Recorder and Ex-Officio
Clerk of the Board of County Com
missioners gave due notice, in the
n and form provided by law, OF
the election to be held by posting no.
tees in not less than three public plac-
es within each of the voting precincts
of Sheridan County, Montana at least
twenty (20) days before the date
thereof; and
WHEREAS it further appears from
the returns of the county bond election
presented to this board that the cleo
ton was duly and regularly held &C
cording to such notice and pursuant to
law and that at such election there
were 1893 ballots cast by register lect-
ors qualified to vote; and that a ma
jority of the ballots or votes so cast
were for the proposed bond issue. 968
votes or ballots being for the bond is
u and AIS votes or ballots being op-
posed to the bond issue, and;
WHEREAS through such election
this board has been authorized and
empowered to issue such bonds, and
the Indebtedness created by such bond
issue together with all other indebted
ness of this county will not exceed two
and one-half (21a) per centum of the
value of the taxable property Of this
county as ascertained by the last COM
pleted assessment for State, county and
school district taxes previous to this
date and this board has full power and
authority to issue such bonds;
NOW, THEREFORE BE TT RE-
SOLVED that under the authority and
in full compliance with the Laws of the
State of Montana, so made and provid-
ed, this Board of County Commission
ers proceed to issue ard do issue cou-
pom bonds of this county in the total
amount of Fifty Thousand (S50,0 00.0 0)
Dollars in order to obtain funds for the
purpose of constructing a public build
ing to be used as a courthouse and Jail
such bonds to be issued as of the 7th
day of October AID, 1896, to be pay
able on the amortization plan through
a period of twenty (20) years from the
date of issue, to be redeemable in full
five (5) years from the date of issue
and ON any interest due date thereaf-
ter, and to bear interest at a rate not
exceed four per centum (49o) per an
mum, payable semi-annuaily.
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED that
il, the issue and sale Of such bonds that
if and when amortization bonds are is
sued, The entire issue may be put in
one single bond or divided into several
bonds as the purchaser may indicate in
bid and as this board may deter
mine upon at the time Of sale;
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, That
the Chairman of this Board of County
Commissioners, The Treasurer of said
County, and the Clerk and Recorder of
said County are hereby authorized and
directed to assign the said bonds and to
affix the corporate seal Of this county
and to sign each Of the coupons
attached to the said bond or bonds;
provided that facsimiles of the sigma
of the chairman anG Of the clerk
nay be affixed to the coupons when so
in the bond; and
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
his board meet at the Courthouse in
heir office on Wednesday at 100 p. M.
On the 7th day of October, A. D., 1896
or the purpose of receiving and CON-
bids on the said bonds; and
hat the clerk of this district is hereby
and directed to give notice
Of the sale of the said bonds in the
and manner provided by law, and
hat the said notice be published in the
Herald, a newspaper of
circulation, printed and pub
lished at Plentywood, County of Sher-
dan, State of Montana for a period of
not less than four consecutive weeks
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