Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-11-07
BOARD. OF COMlfISSIoNER.S

Rules and Regulations adopted b.
Marshall County, ut the Septenlbei
Term, 1867, .JOr the Transaction o
Business.
The following are the rules and regula
tons referred to by the Auditor in the no
tice over his signature in another column
Ordered by the Commissioners of Mar
shall County. that the following rules anC
regulations for the transaction of bushes.
shall be observed at sll meetings of tho
Board until further ordered:
]. All petitions for location, change OF
vacation Of highways shall be filed Will
the Auditor at least ten days before the
meeting of the Board, and all proofs re-
lating thereto shall be filed ON or before
the first day of such meeting; all other
petitions and all claims shall be filed with
the Auditor at least five days before the
first day ofsuch meeting.
2. All petitions requiring notice shall
not be presented or called for hearing IN.
less proof of such notice shall have been
filed as in Order No. | provided for, and
in case OF posted notice, a copy of the no.
tice shall be filed, accompanied with the
affidavit of some competent person show
ing that the law in such case has been
complied with IN relation 10 such notice on
notices. Published notices shall be proven
by copy of the notice with the affidavit
OF the printer, as required by law.
3. The Auditor shall endorse the time o.
filing all papers and enter OH book to be
Kept for that purpose the nature of the pc
tiiiOn, claim or other paper, and number
the paper and book in the order of filing.
and shall furnish the Board with a similar
book. with margin for notes and orders by
the Board.
4. On the meeting of the Board, the
Sheriff. shall preserve order as in other
courts. The business shall lie called for
hearing in the order - il stands upon the
docket, and in relation TO such hearing
shall be governed by the rules of practice
in the Circuit Court. Parties interested
must prosecute their business on such call,
or The matter for hearing loses IFS prece-
dence, and will not again be called save in
its regular order
>. In filing parSs, the Auditor shall see
that the same are properly marked, lesig-
mating the nature ofthe paper, and all bust
ness disposed of shall be fled and labelled
and the different classes OF business in sep
arate packages.
6. No claims against the county will be
by the Board unless fully item
lied and verified by oath and in all cases
where the claim accrues in relation to the
business of a township officer, the endorse
ment of said officer with his approval CT
disapproval shall accompany the claim.
Z. No petition in relation 10 highways
will be considered unless the same give the
teTnsini, course and distance of the pro-
posed location, vacation or change, and
unless the same, with the copies of notice.
are plainly written or printed.
s. The Auditor will enter each day'.
proceedings at length upon the record. and
hey shall be read and ST ned by the Board;
Dut all petitions. notices. and other docu-
nents not specifically required by law to
DC entered at length on the record, shall be
referred to by the words, "here insert, In
All papers relating to high.
ways shall be entered at length on record
o be kept for that purpose, with plats and
diagrams ACCOMPANYING the same; and such
,ntry shall make marginal reference
% The book and page of the record con-
aiming the original orders of the Board re-
aiing thereto, and all matters shall be
properly indexed within sixty days aferihe
adjournment of the Board
9. Reports of officers, required TO he
presented for examination and settlement
hall be properly prepared in legibie form,
md covering more than one sheet shall be
n folio form, be properly attested when
eQuired, and fled with the Auditor at
east one day before the time of meeting of
he Board, and entered and numbered as
u other eases
10. The Auditor shall be allowed the
Usual fees allowed clerks, for All lapor re-
lulred by these regulations not required by
aw.