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North Fargo Board of Trustees Minutes

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 87

Scope and Contents

The Village of North Fargo, North Dakota Board of Trustees Minutes consist of one book of minutes, 1922-1924.

Dates

  • 1922-1924.

Creator

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.

History

The Village of North Fargo was incorporated in 1913 when residents secured special legislation permitting the action. The Village of North Fargo was located between 12th and 15th Avenues North and 13th (University Drive) and 10th Streets North. In 1922, the City of Fargo claimed it had the right to annex the Village of North Fargo, and lawsuits ensued. In April 1923 an election was held by the residents of the Village of North Fargo, in which it was voted 99 to 93 to dissolve the Village within six months. At that point the City of Fargo moved forward with annexing the property. In May 1923, Seth Richardson, attorney for the Village declared the results of the election void due to an error in the balloting. The case became quite contentious, with it ending up in the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1925. The court sided in favor of the City of Fargo.

Extent

.2 Linear Feet (.2 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Village of North Fargo, North Dakota Board of Trustees Minutes consist of one book of minutes, 1922-1924. The Village of North Fargo was incorporated in 1913. Annexation by the City of Fargo in 1922 led to lawsuits that eventually went to the N.D. Supreme Court in 1925.

Provenance

Donated by the City of Fargo Auditor, 1976 (Acc. 1944)

Property rights

The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the North Fargo, North Dakota Board of Trustees Minutes
Description rules
Appm
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States