The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-01-11

The, Attorney Of the County prssssssd
to The Beard the .face thst the 20 called
Toss af Dovney 10 not town, ~ the
propertyfvss nsvsrrecorded - town,
nor dsdieatea to the public. The lots
we're soldto one person for taxes. But
M. Dssant, - second party, owns The
| property sul desires to pay the ssxss.-
The qustsioos arise, What taxes sre due
TO the ooussy from Mr., Duraot? And
was the sale Of the property, as = town,
Legal ssl.l Il =. w. a...
r. Cove, moved that q Committee be
appointed to isvestigass and report upon
the sqaestiors. Carried. - - au@a - t2
Gowsr, Bassstt and Edwards we're sp.
poistsd said committee. +" 7si7'st' -
The Committee appointed TO report on
School Fund loans submitted the follow.
Jog report, which was adopted:
To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors Of
Cedar county: Your Committee on
School Land snd Funds would report,
that they hsve examined the loans Of
said fuue, made since our last session,
| and fnd them oil correct. .-r ..
E. E. EDWARDS, Chairman.
o. motion of 7 Shearer, tho Board
adjourned until 8 o'clock .. M, Jan. Sd,
1866. ..,...
WEDNESDAY, Jan. Sd, 1865 Az.
Board met pursuant TO sdjourument.
Roll called. The following members
present: f..
Sheldon, Shearer, Edwards, Aik.os,
Padep, Bsssett, Cover, Chase, Wise,
Garrison, Potter, Bailey and Ferguson.
Quorum being preseot Board proceed
ed to businoss.
Petition Of John Pi.man, jailsr. pre-
seuted aud read, asking that provisioss
for monthly payment Be made for board
Of paupsrs and prisoners.
The petition was accepted, and the
following resolution, BY T Shsarer, in.rs.
duced aud carried: Ely ''.s .-'- ''"' 3
Resolved, That the Clerk be authoriz.
cd to issue orders to John Pitman, jailer,
monthly, for the smouot due him for the
board .: prisoners snd pauper.; provided,
that the Clerk shall in al cases require
sworn ststsment from said Pitman Of the
amount due him. ..
The report Of special committee on the
matter Of tho Town Of Dowoey was pre-
ssnted and read, as follows:
Your committee to whom wss referred
the 's natter Of taxation on that part Of the
upon whiol re 'sdppe,sa-i;6xn 'r Of Dox.
ney w.s located beg leave to report, that
they have examined the matter aud find
that 20 such record has ever been made
of any such town, and that the taxes as.
sessed on the vscaps lots 10 tho Town Of
Dowuey 10 illegal and void, aud recon-
mend the passage Of the following reso.
luton:
Resolred, That the Treasurer Of the
county be authorized, and he is hereby
directed to correct the tax lists so as to
mako th~ assessment oftsxes for the years
1858, 1859. 1860, 1861, 1862 1868,
1864 and 1865. on that portion Of the
8. E. I Of 80, 70, 4, on which the taxes
we're unpaid, amount to the sum Of &65,
upon the payment Of which smount to
the Treasurer, he shall execute a proper
receipt for all back taxes on said land.
and vscste oil other assessments and tax.
alton heretofore made thereon.
| Resolved, That tho Treasurer refund
to the purchaser Of certain town lots in
the 10 called Town Of Dovncy, all moneys
received from the sale Of such lots At the
tax sale for delinquent taxes.
ROB'T COVER, Chairman.
Report approved.
The Attorney for the county presented
| the matter of a judgment sgaiust Cedar
county in favor Of N Payne.
RGower offered the following rssolu-
tion, which was adopted:
Resolved. That the Clerk Of the Board
bo directed to draw . warrant on the
Treasurer for . sufficient sum to pay tho
amount Of principal, interest aud costs Of
! certain Judgment for Sl7.22, rendered
on the 2Ist of October. 1864. in the
Circuit Court Of tho United States,
lagainst the County Of Cedar and in favor
I Of Nicholas e. Paine.
RoB'T COVER.
Committee on Taxation represented
their report. returned yesterday for mod
ifcat:on. On motion of r Cover, the
report was adopted.
TIProN, Iowa, Jan. Sd, 1866.
We the Committee on Taxation sub
nit the following report Of classification
Of property, for the year 1866
SOLOMON GARRISON,
a JOHN FERGUSON.
G. PADEN.
A Classification Of Property BY the
Board Of Supervisors Of Cedar county
for the year 1866. in accordance with
SEQ 4 Of Chap. l73 Of the Acts Of th'
9th General Assembly Of the State O
lows, - follows:
, lot Class, work horses, $50 to S75.W
, Medium . do 20 to 5000
1ss class, 2 year old colts, 30 to 4O.O(
Medium, do do Is 70 5000
do 20 10 25.O(
lst class, work mulss, IS to 9O.Ot
Medium, do 50 to - "