The Placer herald., 1864-05-07
PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF sUPERvI-


MONDAY, MAY 2, 1864.
A. B. Scott and NJ. Fannon appeared before
the Board and demanded to be recognised as
members of the Board. The right to their seat
being in litigation on motion the board adjourn.
ed until Tuesday morning at o'clock for the
purpose of taking the matter under advisement.
Tuesday, May 3.
Minutes of yesterday read and approved. A
majority of the Board instructed the Clerk to
erase the name of Il. B. Scott, which appears on
the record as member of this board. The board
took a recess until l O'Clock, p. NJ, when f. Is.
Higgins appeared as counsel Tor "A. b. Scott and
demanded that he be recognized rs member of
the board. and presented to the board certified
copy Of the judgment and order of the District
Court Of the 18th Judicial District, Placer county,
declaring "A. B. Scott, entitled to his seat as Su-
pervisor Of District No. 3, Placer county, and
overruling the motion for a new trial, which or
der was spread upon the minutes Of the board.
In pursuance OF the above order of the court
the board recognized II. B. Scott as member OF
the board.
james L. English was granted license to col
lect toll on his bridge across Bear river.
Bills allowed on the General Fund to the
amount of S3.902.6l.
Bills OF road commissioners allowed to the
amount OF So. 1911.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the board
that Henry Faho has been allowed Sos 90 more
District No. 2 the auditor was instructed to de-
duet that amount from the next bill allowed him
by the board.
Wednesday, May 4.
Bills allowed amounting to S3.944,50 on the
general fund, and S73S.76 on the road funds.
On motion. it was ordered that any Justice OF
the Peace who shall appoint any person to act as
Prosecuting attorney in any criminal action il
which the county of Placer is plaintiff shall GER
tfy that such appointment was necessary aud
was made by him; and the party receiving such
appointment shall on the presentation of his bill
to the Board of Supervisors for allowance for
such services accompany the same with said GER
ticates.
The board having pursuant to the provisions
of an act of the Legislature passed .4prl n
1868. levied tax Of of one per cent on each
500 valuation of property in the county, and
the Legislature having postponed the action OF
said act for two years, it was ordered that said
tax of ! of per cent be transferred to the
Railroad Interest Fund, making Al cents.
Thursday. May 5.
Bills allowed to the amount Of $3.50.
The resignation of j. II. NOEL was presented
and accepted as Constable of Township No g.
Also OF Samuel Morris as Justice Of the Peace OF
the Peace OF Township No. 3.
In the matter Of the petition of VIM. Pruden
and others. residing in the eastern end of Placer
county, praying for the formation of new town
ship, it is ordered that the prayer of the petition
ers be granted. and all that portion of Townships
No 4, and S, of Placer county, embraced within
the following described boundaries be set off AS
new Township to tie known as Township No. II
commencing at the summit OF the Sierra Nevada
where the Placer and Ell Dorado county lines
cross said summit, thence in nOrh-westerly di
rection al ong the summit OF the Sierra Nevadg
mountains to the line dividing the counties Of
Placer and Nevada thence due east to the State
line, thence south on said State line to the line
dividing the counties Of Placer and Ell Dorado
thence said line to the place Of beginning; ant
that said Township No. IL. be and is hereby
placed in Supervisor District No. 2, of Placer
county, and it is further ordered that for the pur
pose Of collecting the State and county revenue
for the year 1864. and that the Township revenue
officers of Townships No and have jurisdic
ton of over said Township No. II, the same as
if it had not been created.