The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-03-13


renewal of any warrant for the collection
of town, school or road district taxes as
they shall deem just and expedient when
the same Is not otherwise authorized BY
law, provided majority Of the electors
Of such town, school or road district shall
at some duly organized meeting vote that
such tax be raised: 5th, to grant licenses
for keeping ferries in their respective
counties, and such other licenses as shall
be prescribed by law; 9Th, to allow such
bounty for the destruction of wolves and
other obnoxious animals in their respec-
tive counties. as they may deem proper.
SEC. 13. Every county board of super
visors shall have seal and may alter the
same at pleasure; they shall sit with open
doors, and all persons conducting in an
orderly manner may attend their meet
ings, and they may establish rules and
regulations to govern the transactions of
their business.
SEC. Il. They shall at their first meet
ing after their election, choose one of their
number chairman, who shall preside at
such meetings during the year if present;
but in case Of his absence from any meet
ing, the members present shall choose
one of their number temporary chairman.
SEC. 15. The chairman of said board
shall have power to administer an oath TO
any person concerning any matter submit
ted to the board or connected with their
powers and duties, and he shall sign all
county orders.
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by the county board of supervisors unless
the same shall be made out in separate
items, and the nature of each item stated,
and where no specified fees are allowed
by law, the time actually and necessarily
devoted to the performance of any ser
vice charged in such account shall be
specified, which account SO made out
shall be verified by affidavit: Provided,
That nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to prevent any such board from
disallowing any account in whole or in
part when SO rendered and verified. nor
from requiring any other or further evi-
dence. of the truth and propriety thereof
as they may think proper.
SEC. II. Whenever any board of super
visors shall organize new town or alter
the boundaries of any town in their coun-
ty, they shall fcansel a plat and record
thereof to be made By their clerk, speei-
flying the name and boundaries of such
town, which plat and record shall be kept
in the office of such clerk, and copy
thereof, under the seal ofsaid board, shall
be made by the said clerk and fled with
the proper officer of said town.
Sec. 18. When any claim of any per-
son against a county shall be disallowed
in whole or in part by the board of super
visors, such person may appeal from the
decision of the board to the probate court
for the same county, by causing written
notice of such appeal to be served upon
the clerk of such board within thirty days
after the making of such decision, and
executing bond to such county with suf-
ficient security, to be approved by the
clerk of said board, conditioned for the
faithful prosecution of such appeal and
the payment of all cost that should be
adjudged against the appellant by the
court.
SEC. 10. The clerk of the board, upon
such appeal being taken, shall imme-
diately give notice thereof to the coun-
ty attorney, and shall make out bTiei
return of the proceedings in the case
before the board with their decision there
on. and shall file the same, together with
the bond and all papers in the case in his
possession, with the clerk of the probate
court, dsuch appeal shall be entered, tried
and determined the same as appeals from
justices courts, and costs shall be awarded
thereon in like manner.
SEC. 20. The board of supervisors in
any county, shall, at the expense of The
county, furnish annually and in due sea
son the assessors in each town in their
county with suitable blank assessment
roll for his town, prepared in accordance
with provisions of law, and shall aise pro-
vide suitable books and stationery for the
use of each of [thel county officers of their
county, together with appropriate cases
and other furniture for the safe and con-
venient keeping of all the books, doeu-
ments and papers belonging to each OF
said officers when the same are required
by law.
SEC. 81. The board of supervisors at
their annual session in each year oroften-
erif they deem it necessary, shall careful
II examine the county orders returned by
county treasurer. By comparing each order
with the record of orders in the clerks
Office; they shall cause TO be entered on
the said record, opposite the entry of each
order issued, the date when the same was
cancelled. They shall also make 9 lisl
of the orders so Cancelled, specifying the
number, date, amount, and the person te
whom the same was payable and enter
the same on he journal of the board, and
then the orders so cancelled shall be de-
stroyed in the presence of the board.
SEC. %. The several boards of super
visors shall cause to be made out and pub.
lished yearly, in at least one newspaper in
their county, if such there be, a report q
receipts and expenditures of the year nexi
preceding, and the accounts allowed, but
il there be no newspaper printed in said
counts, then said statement shall be post
ed in at least five places IN said county.
SEC. %. A special meeting ofthe coun,
tY board of supervisors of any county
shall be held only when requested by a
majority of the members thereof. which
request shall be in writing addressed te
the clerk of the board, and specify ths
time and place of such meeting
and upon receiving such request the
clerk shall Immediately transmit a notice
in writing Of such meeting 80 each OF the
members of the board.
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