Show I Order Calling Special I Election Office of County Commissioners of Wasatch Wasatch Wa Wa- satch County State of Utah Whereas on the day day of of May 1913 that being the fir first t Monday in May of said year there w was s filed inthe in inthe inthe the office of he County Clerk of Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa Wa- satch County State of If Utah a petition petition petition peti peti- tion addressed as follows To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners of Wasatch Wasat h County State of Utah Gentlemen aIn l a lIn In pursuance of an act of the Tenth Legislature of the State of Utah entitled entitled entitled en en- titled An Act Providing for the Creation Creation Creation Crea Crea- tion of a New County out of an Existing Existing Existing Exist Exist- ing County we the undersigned qualified electors of said Wasatch C State of Utah hereby respectfully respect 1 fully ask your Honorable Board to order or order or- or r- r der an election to be held in the month of July 1913 to vote upon the question question question ques ques- tion as to whether or not a new county shall be created out of Wasatch county state of Utah in the manner Danner provided by said act of the le legislature which which- new county shall b be named and bounded bound bound- ed as hereinafter set forth wit to-wit The name of said county shall be Duchesne County The boundary lines of said Duchesne County shall be as follows wit to-wit Commencing at the intersection of the theone theone theone one hundred and tenth meridian of west longitude with the summit of the Uintah range thence southwesterly along the summit of said aid range to a point due north of the center line between between between be be- tween the east and west range lines of Range nine west of Uintah Special meridian thence south intersecting and then following the said center line of said Range nine west of Uintah Special meridian to a p. p point int where it intersects with the second standard Parallel South Salt Lake base base and meridian survey which point is also an extension extension extension exten exten- sion east from the Salt L Lake ke base line of the lin line between townships ten and eleven south of Salt Lake meridian thence east to the line between Ranges nine and ten east of Salt Lake meridian meridian meridian merid merid- ian thence south to the township p line between townships eleven and twelve south of Salt r Lake ake meridian thence I east eat along said township line to theone the theone one hundred tenth meridian of west longitude thence north to the of Witness our hands and precincts of residence The several copies of said petition being signed in the ag aggregate regate by 1739 persons claiming claiming- to be residents of Wasatch county And whereas the board of gf county commissioners of Wasatch county in Wasatch county in regular session proceeded to compare the names flames appearing appearing appearing ap ap- upon said petition with the names appearing on the Official Re Registers Registers Regis Regis- ds- ds of the several precincts of Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa Wa- satch county for the election held November November November No No- vember 1912 that being the last preceding general el election and continued continued continued contin contin- from time to time until said board completed making said comparison on the day of May 1913 and all names not appearing on any of said registration lists having been stricken from said petition wit to-wit 64 names of persons purporting persons purporting g to be residents of the west portion and names of persons purporting to be residents of the east portion of f the county and there still remaining upon said petit petition on names also appearing upon the Official Official Official Of Of- Registers of the precincts embraced embraced embraced em em- braced within the terr territory tort described in said petition as the proposed New v County and there remaining upon said names also appearing upon the Official Registers rs of the precincts not included within the boundaries of the said proposed New County and it appearing to the said board of county commissioners that said petitioners are arc more than one-fourth one of the qualified qualified qualified fied electors residing in that portion of Wasatch V county proposed to be created create l linto into a n new county and that said aid petitioners are more than one-fourth one of the qualified electors residing in the of Wasatch coun county y as shown by the said Official Registers of the thelast last preceding general election and all matters having been done according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to law and especially with reference ref to and in conformity with the requirements of Chapter 28 Session n Laws r Utah Utah 1913 Now in accordance with the provisions of Se Section tion 1 Chapter 28 Session Laws of Utah 1913 it is hereby hereby here her by ordered that the proposition the of dividing dividing dividing divid divid- ing Wasatch County and creating a new county to be known as Duchesne County Coun Coun- ty with the boundary lisle lifie said Duchesne County and Wasatch County as described in said petition be submitted to the legal voters residing i ing ingin in Wasatch r rat County State of Utah at a a- a special election to be held on Thursday the 3rd day of July 1913 such election to to be held and ad co duc ted the several voting precincts of said county in the manner provided by law tor holding general elections And it is further further ordered that the county clerk of W Watch atch County cause notice of ofU said sp special ciar election to be 1 given y n for for at lea fea least l thirty days prior to o said said 3rd day A. A D D. 1913 in inthe inthe In Inthe the same same manner as is provided by law lawor for or giving notice of l i rear r r elections and that said County Cl shall Clerk rk shan provide provide pro pro provide vide such election shall be required for hold holding ng said cl election including in including including in- in ballots according J to the form prescribed in Section 1 Chapter 28 Session Laws of Utah 1913 and that he keep an accurate account of the several items of expense connected with the holding of said election By order of the Board Board i of County Commissioners of Wasatch County State of Utah i in 2 regular gular session on the day of May fMay ay 1913 E. E J. J CUMMIMGS Chairman State of Utah County of f Wao Wasatch s s. s s s. s r rI T TI I Chas E. E Bronson County Clerk of Wasatch County State of Utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full hue clue and correct copy of the order of the Board of County Commissioners entitled Order Calling Special Election Election Elec Elec- tion don made and entered on the day of May 1913 Witness my hand and my Official seal this day of May A. A AD A.D. D. D 1913 CHAS CRAS E. E BRONSON County Clerk of Wasatch Count County Utah SEAL |