The Trinity times., 1855-04-07
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pursuance of law.
SEC. II. The Board of Supervisors may
by an order entered on the record, adopt
ratify and confirm all acts, proceedings and
contracts of the Court of Sessions heretofore
made.
SEC. Is. Each member Of the Board of
Supervisors shall be entitled to receive for
his services, for each days necessary attend
ance on the business of the county, sum 10
be fixed by the Board, not exceeding four
dollars per day, and not to exceed, in the ag-
grega'e, during any one year, one hundred
aud fifty dollars; and he shall receive twenty
five cents per mile for each mile necessarily
travelled in going to and returning from the
county seat, prouided, that no charge shall
be made for more than one trip going and re-
turning from the residence of such Supervl-
sor, at each term held ; and, pr0ridsd, that
no Supervisor shall be allowed more than one
days per diem for any one day by reason OF
his being on the committeeSappolntedb by the
Board, or for any other cause, and no further
allowance whatever shall be made fof services
as a member Of the Board; propided further,
that in the counties of Caaveras, Colusi, Ne
vada, Placer, Sutter, FL Dorado and Tuolum-
ne, greater per diem may be paid, not ex-
ceeding eight dollars, and in these last named
counties, the aggregate of per diem during
any one year shall not exceed five hundred
dollars to each member of the Board ana
provided further, that in the counties of kla-
math, Mariposa, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra,
Siskiyou, Butte, Plumas, Yuba and Trinity,
the per diem shall not exceed six dollars; and
in the aggregate not to exceed two hundred
and fifty dollars and prorided further, that
in the county of Sacramento the per diem to
be paid to the Supervisors for, their services
shall be six dollars to each, but the aggregate
of per diem as aforesaid shall not exceed
eight hundred dollars for, any one year to
each Supervisor
SEC. 10. Whenever a vacancy occurs in
the Board of Supervisors of any county, from
failure to elect or otherwise, the County
Clerk of the county shall call a special elec-
ton, to be held after ten days public notice,
to fill such vacancy.
SEC. 90. When a vacancy shall occur in
any county or township office, except the
Office of County Judge or Supervisor, the
Board of Supervisors shall appoint some suit
able person, an eector of the county, to I'LL
the vacancy until the general election.
SEC. 81. Any person being citizen and a
taxpayer in the county in which he resides,
may appear before the Board OF Supervisors,
and oppose the allowance tf any claim or de-
mand made against the county.
SEC. %. No member Of the Board of Su-
pervisors shall be Interested directly or ind
rectly. in any property purchased for the use
of the county, or in any purchase or sale OF
property belonging to the county, nor IN any
l. tl ~ ha
of public buildings, the opening or improve
ment of roads, or the bnildlng OF bridges, or
for other purposes; and violation oil THIS sec
ton shall be mlsdeneanor.
SEC. 23 All public notices required by this
act, shall be given by one insertion OF the
same in newspaper published IN tho county'
but if no newspaper be published IN the conn
ty, then a copy Of the notice shall be posted
at the Court House door, and at Two other
public places in the county.
SEC. "a No person shall sue county III
any case, or for any demand, unless he or she
first present his or her claim or demand to tho
Board Of Supervisors for allow ance: and II
they fail or refuse to allow the same or some
part thereof, the party feeling agerieved may
sue the county. and il the party suing recover
in the action more than said board allowed or
offered to allow, said Board shall allow the
amount Of said Judgment and costs as ust
claim against the county; bun 1t the party
suing shall not recover maL--in the Board
shall have offered to allow sec or her, then
costs shall be recovered against him or her,
by the county. A Il claims for services aud
items of account Of a similar nature, presented
by any one person to the Board OF Superv-
sIrs AZ anv session of the Board, shall be in
,uded in one account, and so considered by
the Board unless by consent Of the Board.
SEC %. The Board OF Supervisors shall
have and exercise in it's county, all Jurisdc>
ton aud powers other than criminal, conier~
red by any law on the Court OF Sessions, or
heretofore exercis, by SAID Cop1 under any
statute. or by any statute provided to be ex-
ercised by slid Court, when the same does
not conf ct with the provisions OF this Act.
SEC. %. An Act entitled IAN Act To ere
ate Board of Supervisors for the counties ol
this State. aud to define their duties and pow
ers.' passed May third, one thousand eight
hundred and ilty-two, and An Act to Tx
the compensation of the Board Of Supcrvi
sors of Tuolumne county," passed May thlr-
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
four, are hereby repealed But this repeal
shall not take effect until the first "Wednesday
oc September, one thousand eight hundred
and ff1y FIVE, and "An Act to provide Tor the
erection Of Court Houses" passed APrIl
tenth, one thousand eight hundred aud hi'y,
IL hereby repealed.