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Board of Supervisors.

From the Shepherdstown, Register we take
the following proceedings Of the Supervisors
Court, of the 10th inst
On motion of Supervisor Logic that the Bond
of Jefferson County, dated June Dist, 1861, to
Howell Brown, for $500 be repudiated, rs the
said money was used for war purposes.
Ordered that the assessment on the land of
James M. Ransom be reduced from SO to $50
per acre.
Ordered that the assessment on the land of
Francis Hooff be reduced from $50 to So per
acre.
Ordered that the assessment on the land of
E. Z. Cooke be reduced from $50 to G5 per
acre.
On motion Of Supervisor Young, J. f. Erwin
was appointed constable in Harpers Ferry
Township to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
signaton of j c.. Hartman.
On motion the petition of Nicholas Starry
! for reduction on assessment was rejected.
On motion of Supervisor johnson that the
order in relation to James Wysong's land be
recinded.
| Ordered that the assessment on the lands of
James Wysong he reduced to the assessment
of 1859.
Ordered that D. NJ. Sheetz be paid SIS for
arresting prisoner and expenses to Martinsburg
Jail.
Ordered by the Board, that Joseph Crane
late Sheriff of Jefferson County, be summoned
to appear ut the Supervisors rooms i'll Shop
herdstown, on the I'd day of April, next, and
make settlement of all county business in his
hands with H. C.. Entler, clerk of the Board of
Supervisors. They can adjourn from day TO
day until the settlement is completed. The
result to be submitted to the Board for approval
at its next meeting, on the Sd Monday in April.
Ordered that acres of land be deducted from
the assessment of John Stephenson.
Ordered that the three-fourths of the assess
ment on the buildings of Andrew Hunter be
deducted.
On motion of Supervisor Young, the Board
proceeded to the election of an assessor of land.
On the LIST ballot the vote stood for John
Koonce, 8; Samuel Ridenour, q L. L. Curry
/; j. w. Snyder, l.
On the sd ballot John Koonce, 5; Samuel
Ridenour, 2.
On motion John Koonce was declared elected
Ordered that the assessment on the land of
Mrs. II. L. Alexander be reduced to S45 =
On motion of Supervisor Johnson S. r. Lind
sew, VIM. H. Simpson, and Samuel Rdenour,
were appointed school commissioners for Char
lestown Township.
Ordered that the assessment on the land of
Mrs. A. j. Burnett be reduced to $50 per acre.
Ordered that the assessment on the lands of
Thomas b. Washngton's heirs be reduced to
$50 per acre.
Ordered that the assessment on the land of
Abraham ISler be reduced to the assessment of
1859.
The following resolution was adopted: Re
solved; that d. Billmyer, j. j. Miller and Ii.
NJ. Entler be appointed committee to invite
proposals for building County Jail. in accord
ance with plan now in the hands of the Board
of Supervisors. Said proposals to be presented
for adoption at the next meeting of the Board.
On motion of Supervisor Turner, the order
to pay the bond of Mrs. NJ. Wiltshire, for Sl75,
for the hire of a farm hand in the year 1868,
be revoked.
Various other private claims passed of no
interest to our readers in this section, exceptthe
privilege of paying taxes F. P.