Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-12-26
SUPERVISORS COURT.
SHErnERpsrowN. Dpcember 2l, 1865.

Board OF supervisors mel at III o CLOCK,
present James Logic, President. w. G.
Butler. John d. Sraley, R. N, Duke, 6.
II. Turner, J I. Reed, J. H. Haines.
Ordered. that the Prosecuting Attorney
ascertain the amount due the county from
A. Mcinlire Road Surveyo-, and proceed
10 collect The same.
Ordered, tina, The following bills be al
lowed G.. f, Stuhhs. So for office rent,
l.. G.. E,chisOn. Sc so for constable fees.
J. d. Sialev. 81 election expenses. lay
lor Un.eId, 81 for Fox scalps, Henry
Byers. so CTS Tor constable tees. Gran
than Way. 81 so for election expenses
". r Turner. 81 so election expenses,
CHARLES Traynor 50 for election expenses,
d T.. Keedv. SO for election expenses,
Pendleton &. Wlntermoyer, SIS for cleo
ton expenses. II. c. Enller so for Of
fee rem, and Poll Books, | L. Cha1llne,
S22 Tor jury orders. W. a. ChsPline,
Sl43 90 for blanks. J. W. Osbourne,
sl26 90 for jsilor fees. BeIIer Il Burnett
$50 80 orerseers Of Poor, f. J Williams,
IS for election expenses, W. W. Burton,
81 so election expenses, Joseph Gold
smith, 81 so election expenses, a. ID.
Barr, 81 Ct Ctlon expenses. James Wiley,
So 25 Justices fees, Bszil Avis, SIS 90
Justices costs, j. r. Reed, S24 election
expenses, &. c. Eakle. $27 for house for
Jail TO Jan. Isl. 1869, John Marshal! 81
Al for erroneous fees paid, J. /. Reed,
$50 for services Building Bridge at lIar-
per's Tcrry, Samuel BarrhaEi, 81 work
a, courthouse. H. NJ. Billings, 81 60 for
Dug>. W b. Cost, Sl2O for coal, J.
II. llaiues Sl2 for election expenses, ID.
Bhlmyer, 81 % Room. Il. P. Magruder,
$40 for lamps for Cour House.
Ordered rbat ". o. Macoughtry re-
ccive an order for $500, TO be paid out Of
tie road fund of Averlll township.
Ordered that J. ]. Miller receive an
order for $40O TO be paid out Of The road
fund OF CGspIiue township.
Ordered that John Burns receive an or
der for $500 TO he psid out OF the road
fund Of Charestown township.
J. r. Reed moved that the Board en-
poy counsel 10 appear for the Board IN
the mandamUs case against The Board
and f. ". Andrews. which motion was
adopted, and G. NJ. Beltzhoover employ
ployed as counsel for the Board.
Ordered that the Assessor be required
to make oct a lis, of the persons assessed
with road tax and the amount, within the
corporate Limits of the incorporated towns
Of the county, end that the Sheriff refund
the same.
Ordered that Wm. G. Butler. G. II.
Turner and John D. St4lsy be appointed
committee to examine tie Jdilor's House
and report to The Board al The next meei-
ing.
J II. Haines moved thaI The Board
appel from the decision of Judge L. i.
Hall in the Mandamus case against the
board and II. G. E9Iler, which motion
was lost.
The Board having been served with
writ of peremprory Mandamus, issued ny
the crcui, court of Jefferson county TO
grant G. ". Chase certificate OF cleo
ton 10 the office Of Recorder Of Jefferson
county, for The term Of two years, com
mencing .Iauuaay lst 1869, !, Is ordered
that 10 return to said writ said certificate
be eranicd G.. w. Chase.
Ordered that the tract Of 500 acres OF
land assessed to Joseph Myers on the
books for the year 1868 and recently
sold b. the said Myers to William and
John Crazy and John Sharie. The
Boa'd being Of opinion from the eidence
adduced that said tract contains but 42O
acres, i, is ordered that the assessor IN
making The land books for 1869 assess
but 400 acres. to William and John Ora
cy and John SharGe.
On motion the Board adjourned until
Monday December 2SIh. 1868.
JAMES Logic, PRECEDENT
II. &. ENTLrR, Clerk.