The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21
THE rules and regulations which are to

THE rules and regulations which are to
govern the court of County commissioners,
will be found below. We intended to have
avoidably crowded out As the commission.
ers meet ON the first Monday of December
next, it will be well for those having bust
ness in this court, to give these rules care
full perusal:
Ordered BY the Commissioners of Marshall
county, that tie follwing rules and regula-
tons for the transaction of business shall be
observed at all meetings of the board until
further ordered:
l.. All petitions for location, change or
vacation of highways shall be filed with the
uditor at least ten days before the meeting
of the Board, and all proofs relating thereto
shall be filed on or before the first day of
such meeting: all other petitions and all
claims shall he filed with the Auditor ut
least five days before the first day OF such
meeting
2. All petitions requiring notice shall not
be presented OF called for hearing unless
proof of such notice shall have been filed as
in Order No. provided for, and in case OF
posted notice, copy of the notice shall be
filed, accompanied with the affidavit OF some
competent person showing that he law IN
such case has been complied with in relation
to such notice or notices Published mott
ces 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 of
filing all papers and enter on book TO be
kept fol- that purpose the nature of the Pc
titiOn, claim or other paper. and number the
paper and book in the order of filing, and
shall furnish the Board with similar book,
with margin for notes and orders by the
Board
4. On the meeting Of the Board, the Sher-
if shall preserve order as in other courts.
The business shall be called for hearing IN
the order as it stands upon the docket, and
in relation to such hearing shall be governed
by the rules of pract ce in the Circuit Court
Parties interested must prosecute their bu-
siness on such call, or the matter for bearing
loses it's precedence, and will not again be
called save in its regular order.
D. In filing papers, the Auditor shall see
that the same are properly marked designa-
ting the nature of the paper, and all business
disposed of shall be filed and labeled and the
different classes Of business in separate pack.
ages.
6. No claims against the county viii be
considered by the Board unless fully item
zed and verified by oath and in all cas- es
where the claim accrues in relation TO the
OuSiuCss Ol Il LOW USuiD the ChtiOlSc-
ment Of said officer with his approval or dis
approval shall accompany the claim.
Z. No petition in relation TO highways
will I've considered unless the same give the
termini, course and distance Of the proposed
location, vacation or change, and unless the
same, with the copies of notice, are plainly
written or printed.
8. The Auditor will enter each day 5 pro
ceedings at length upon the record, and
/ they shall be read and signed by the Board
but all petitions, notices, and other documents
not specially required by law to he entered
AT length on the record, shall be referred to
I 10y the words, :" here insert" in parenth esiS
All papers relating to highways shall be Ell
tered at length on a record TO be kept for
that purpose, with the plats and diagrams ac
companylng the same and such entry shall
make marginal reference 10 the book and
page of the record containing the original
orders of the Board relating thercto,and all
matters shall I've properly indexed within
sixtJ days after the adjournment of the
Board
8. Reports Of officers, required to he pre-
sented for examination and settlement shall
be properly prepared in legible form, and
covering more than one sheet shall be in
folio form, be properly attested when re
CURED, and filed with the Auditor at least one
day before the time of meeting of the Board
and entered and numbered as in other cases
! 10. The Auditor shall he allowed the usual
fees allowed clerks, for all labor required by
these regulations not required by law.