The daily Butte record., 1858-08-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROCLAMATION .
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.)
COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA.
A PROCLAMA-


nesday the first day Of September. 1858
1t is therefore ordered by the Board OF
Supervisors in and for Butte County, Cali
forDia, that an Election be held in Butte
County, State aforesaid, on 'Wedr esday,'
the first day of September, A. d. 1853. for
the following named County officers, to wit
One Assessor,
One Superintendent of Public Iustruc
tion,
One Coroner,
Also, One County Surveyor, 'to fill the
unexpired term Of Geo. ID. French
Also the following District officer, to-
wit:
One Supervisor for District No One,
COMPOSED Of the Township Of Ophir) to
serve for the term Of three years
Also, for the following Township Officers,
to-wit:
Two Justices of the Peace, and two Con.
stab es in each Township in the county of
Butte.
Also, for the following State Officers, to.
wit:
One State Senator to serve for the term of
bly,.
Also, ono Justice Of the Supreme Court,
and one Controller of State.
Whereas, 10 pursuance Of an act of the
Lcg lature Of this State, Entitled an Act
70 authorize the Board of Supervisors of
Butte county to issue the bonds Of said cnun-
ty for an amount not to exceed Two Hun.
dred and Thirty Thousand Dollars. to he ex-
pended in constructing a Rail Road and
Wagon Road in said county, and to provide
for the payment of aid Bonds, approved
April %. 1855" Said Bonds to The am unt
OF Two Hundred Thousand Dollars for vail
road purposes to draw interest at the rate
of eight per cent per annum payable semi
annually. Said Rail Road to form "A connec-
ton between Orovile, in said county Of
Butte and tide-water by the way of Sacra-
mentp or otherwise Tho remaining 'Thir.
ty Thousand dollars of said bonds to draw
interest at the rate Of ten per cent per an.
nun pay Bile semi annually. Two Th usand
dollars of said Bonds, or 81 much thereof MS
may be necessary. shall be expended under
the supervision of the Board Of Supervisors
10 improving the road from Oroville to For
bestown in said county The remain der of
said thirty thousand dollars to be expended
under the supervision of three Commss ssion-
ers who shall as soon as practicable cause to
be located, improved or constructed, n pub.
lie Wagon Road from Oroville, Butte coun-
~, passing thence via what is now called
Mendenhairs ranch, over the best and most
practicable route to the south east eide of
Middle Feather River, and froE the north
side ofsaid river, theuce over the shortest
ana most practicable route to, and inter
seeting the. dividing line between Butte and
Piumas counties, where the Didwell and
American Valley road passes
Said Commissioners shall also cause TO he |
located, improved or constructed n public
Wagon Road from Orovile, passing thence
over the shortest aud most practicable route
via Pence's ranch to, aud in,e, secting the
Orovllle a"d Honey Lake road Oh the north |
west side OF Feather River at the dividing |
line between Butte aud Plumas counlies
And said Commissioners are hereby au
'horizei and empowered to expend on each
OF said roads the sum of Fourteen Thousand
ton Of the same.
IL shall be the duty of the Board Of Su
pervisors of said county. aud they are here
by authorized and empowered to levy n
yearly tax, to be styled Interest Tax, on
the assessed property Of said county sufIi
cient to pay the yearly interest on sa d
county bonds for Rail Roads not exceeding
eighty cents on the one hundred dollars.
For the payment of said Road Bonds and
interest the Board of Supervisors of said
county are authorized and empowered, and |
it is hereby made their duty to levy year
ly special tax of one third OF one per cent, on
every one hundred dollars of assessabe
property and IA captation tax of fifty cents
On all persons that are liable to pay Poll
Tax.
The attention Of the qualified voters of
Butte County is called to Section 2l~t of the
above Act, En- an Act, SC wherein it
states as follows, to.wit:
Those voting for said propositions shall
have written or printed on their ballots
b" CUunty B nds for Railroad snd Wagon
Roads. Yes; or County Bonds for Rail
Road or Wagon Roads. No. 4"
1t is also further ordered by the Board of
Supervisors in aud for Butte County. that
the following named places are hereby e,
tablished as election Precincts, in and for
sal county for the holding IF said election.
on Wednesday the first day of September.
A. d. 1868. and the persons whose names
are severally thereto appended are hereby !
appointed Inspectors and Judges OF said
election in said Precincts, to.wit
BlDWELL TOWNSHIP.
BIDwELL's BAR-George Hess Inspector,
ID BOrdwell. and J. Bendle, Judges.
VIRGINIA MILLs--M s. Heart, Inspec-
tor. .and---Judges
MOUNTAIN COTTAGE ID. G.. Martin,
lospector. and--Jndges
MOUNTAIN House, s. Ruggles, In
spector, and --Jud .es
SKY and
- Judges
PKA vrNE.-A skiukle. Inspector, and
-Judges.
UNrS BARI A Ryder, Inspector, and
-----Judges.
FRENeH CaEEK F. NJ. Harris, Inspec-
tor. aud --Judges.
MoseUIro CRkEK ---Wilcox, Inspec-
tor, and----Judges.
SAILOR CLAlM.-John Lytle. Inspector,
and Thomas Maine and ---Sandbom,
Judges.
FAIRFIELD BAR-O. NJ. Evans. Inspector.
and Y. Beirce. Judges.
SLArER's CLAIM, at Staten House e. |