Wilson v. Gabler

Citations

• 11 S.D. 206
• 76 N.W. 924
• 1898 S.D. LEXIS 101

Syllabus

<p>1. Under Comp. Laws, § 1363, requiring county commissioners to grant a ferry license to the highest bidder, a person making the highest, bid within half an hour after the opening of a session of the board, and while but three of the five members’had yet arrived at the place of meeting-, is entitled to the license, thoug-h the three members of the board had previously accepted the bid of another.</p> <p>2. Comp. Laws, § 1362, authorizing a grant of a lease of a ferry to a person securing the p'ayment of the highest rent, such lease to be executed by the county commissioners and such highest bidder, precludes the grant of a ferry license to one who does not secure rent or execute a lease.</p>