The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-20

Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
The road petition of w. II. Kit
terman ct. al, was granted in the
appointment Of Benz, Randall as CON-
missioner to commence viewing said
proposed road on the first Monday
in March 1868, and make his report
thereon, on the 10th day Of June
1868,
I.sdse j.. g. f'orJerT report or wit
nesses fee in the case of the State Of
Iowa VS.. Joseph Parkhurst, was re-
ceived and placed on file.
Supervisor Ladd appeared and
took his seat
On motion the County Attorneys
definition of a !" Legal Protest" was
received and placed on record as fol-
lows.
AIegal Protest is solemn dec
laration against an act about to be
done, or already done expressive Of
dissatisfaction or dissent. Or in
other words a Legal Protest is dec
laration made by party before or
while paying tax duty, or the like
demanded of him, which he deems
illegal, denying the justice Of the de-
mand, and asserting his own rights
and claims in order to show that the
payment was not voluntary.
(Signed,) C. E. Fulton.
County Attorney.
The remainder of the day was
spent in reading and passing upon
claims.
On motion the Board adjourned
until 8 o'clock a. m. tomorrow.
JOHN WILCOX,
Clk. B. S. pro tenn.
Saturday, Jan. Is, 1868.
ELEVENTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
President Hedrick in chair.
Roll called.
All present.
Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
The following preamble and reso-
luton was adopted and ordered
placed upon the record.
Whereas, There aremany cases com
ing before the Board asking the
abatement of taxes, also the refnn-
ding oftaxes enormously paid and,
whereas, There are several different
funds, such as State Fund, County
Fund, School Fund, &C., and, whereas
the usual way of abatement ofrefnn-
ding Of taxes, draws entirely upon
the County Fund, without making
any draw upon the other funds,
thereby doing injustice to the county
fund.
Resolved, now, therefore, that in
all such cases as referred to, it shall
be made the duty of the clerk of this
Board, with the assistance of the
County Treasurer and County Attor-
ney, to make each fund bearits share
of snch attachments or refanding;
this resolution to effect all cases ac-
ted on at this session of the Board,
and all hereafter. Also that the
committee acting upon claims, aud
recommending the payment of the
same, that they specify what fund
shall pay said claim.
The petition of. T. Reynolds, asking
the refunding Of $3.47, enormously paid by
him as taxes for the year 1865. On motion
the Clerk was authorized to issue war
rant In the amount of %. in favor Of said
Reynolds.
The following resolution was ON motion
adopted: s.,
Resolved. That Supervisor John Will
cox be allowed $500 per day, additional
to his services per diem as Supervisor for
his services as Clerk pro tenn Of the Board
during the session.
The following receipt OF County Treas
ureer to hispredecessor, was received and
ordered spread upon the minutes.
Received, Ottumwa, Jan. II, 1858, ofJos
Hayne. late Treasurer Of Wapello County
Iowa, fifteen thousand twenty-three dol
lars and forty one cents. ($l5,O23.4l) COM
posed, of the following designated funds,
viz:
County Fund-Nine Hundred and forty
nine Dollars and three cents ($949,03.)
State Fund.-4634.s3.
County School Fund 29so.s3.