Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-19

diT dla"H anu WIKI IL accrued. ana snail |
be paid in the order of presentation to the
County Treasurer: and if there be not suffi- |
cient money in the fund for current expenses
to pay all such warrants then the balance
shall be paid in the same manner as the
present outstanding warrants.
Sec. Is. The Board of Supervisors shall,
within sixty days after they enter upon the
discharge of their duties ascertain the
amount of the then existing debt of the
county, and the amount and condition of all
property and revenue belonging to the coun-
ty, and cause statement of the same to be
made out and published; and semi-annuallv
thereafter the Board shall publish a state
ment of the receipts and expenditures of the
six months next preceding, and the ac-
counts allowed. Said publications shall be
made by making one insertion Of the state
ment i'll newspaper published in the coun-
ty, but If no newspaper be published in the
county. then copy OF such statement shall
be posted at the Court House door, and at
two other public places in said county.
Sec. l6. The Board of Supervisors shall
not for any purpose contract debts or liabil-
tiles, except those fixed by or in pursuance
of law, and whenever debts or liabilities
shall have been created, which, added to the
salaries of county officers and other esti-
mated liabilities fixed by law for the remain
der OF the year, will equal the revenue of the
county for current expenses, no allowance
whatever shall be made Of any account, nor
shall any expense be incurred other than
the salaries and fees expressly prescribed by
or in pursuance of law.
SEC. II. The Board of Supervisors may,
by an order entered on the record, adopt.
ratiiy, and confirm all acts, proceedings and
contracts Of the Courts of Sessions hereto
fore made
SEC. / s. 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
to be fixed by the Board, not exceeding four
dollars per day, and not to exceed, in the
aggregate, during any one year, one hun
dred and fifty dollars; and he shall receive
twenty-five cents per mile for each mile nee
essariiy Travelled III gong to and returning
from the comfy seat; prCU.ded, that no
charge shall be made for more than one trip
going and returning from the residence Ol
such Supervisor, at each term held; and,
prOUided, that no Supervisor shall be allow
ed more than one day 5 per diem for any one
day by reason Of HIS beng on the commit
tees appointed by the Board or for any 9TH
er cause, and no lurther allowance whatever
shall be made for services as member OF
the Board; proUaded further, that in Tie
counties of Calaveras, Coiusi, Nevada, Pla-
Snf I.1 do
greater per diem may be paid, not exceed
ing eight dollars, aud in these last named
counties, the aggregate per diem during any
one year shall not exceed five hundred dol
lars to each member Of the Board; and pro
U1ded .fu lher, tEat in the counties CfI
Klamath, Mariposa. San Joaquin, Shasta,
Sierra, SishiyOu, Butte, Piumas, Yuba and
Trinity, the per diem shall rot exceed six
dollars, and i'll the aggregate not TO exceed
two hundred and fifty dollars: and prCU ded
futaer. that in th4 county of Sacramento
the per diem to be paid to tie Supervisors
for tne5r services shall be six dollars to each
but the aggregate OF per diem as aforesaid
shall not exceed ght hundred dollars lor
any Ole year to each Supervisor.
SEC. l9. Whenever a vacancy occurs in
the Board of Supervisors of any county,
from failure to eject or otherwise, the COun-
ty Clerk OF the county shall call speca.
l-ct on, to be held a.ter ten days public
nolicc, to ill such vacancy.
SEC. 20. When vacancy shall occur in
any county or township office, except the
Office of County Judge or Supervisor, the
Board of Supervisors shall appoint some
suitable person, all elector Of the county to
fill the vacancy until the next general cleo
ton.
Sec. 2l. Any person being citizen and
a Taxpayer Of the county i'll which he re-
sides, may appear before the Board of Su-
peryisors, and oppose the allowance of any
claim or demand made against the county.
SEC. q. No member Of the Board of
Supervisors shall be interested, directly or
indirectly, III any property purchased for the
use OF the county, or III any purchase or sale
OF property belonging to the county, nor in
any contract made by the county for the
erection of public buildings, the opening or
Improvement of roads, or the building OF
bridges, or for other purposes; and viola
tion OF this section sIal be misdemeanor.
SEC. %. All pubic notices required by
this act shall be given by one insertion OF
the same in newspaper published ID the
county; but ifno newspaper be published IN
the county, then copy Of the notice sliail
be posted at the Court House door, and al
TWO OTHER public places in the county,
SEC. "A. No person shall sue a county
in anv case, or lor any demand, unless be Oh
she snail first present hisA1r her claim or de-
maud to the Board of Supervisors for allow
ance: and if they fail or refuse to allow the
same or some part thereof, the party feeling
apgrieved may sue the comfy, aud If the
party suing recover in the action more than
said Board allowed or offered TO allow, said
Board shal allow the amount ol tie said |
Judgment and costs as just claim against
the county: but if the party suing shall not
recover more than the Board sha. have Of |