The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-08-19

porter, boOr, &C., at their store house fl
Mason City,
Upon the application of Jeremiah
Yaugor for change in the read lcadinl
from Hoaekiah Gibboaut, in Cologne tp,
oa .he land of C Schpl and passing OF
a line between said Schul and j. Yau
gcr to the Ten Mile creek and crossing
said creek into Cooper township, thence
passing through the lands of said Schul
Andrew lambert and Wm, Yeagor tc
the old road near the top of tho hill bO,
tween tho ford of Ten Mile creek and
Debby's branch; it is ordered that A.
W. Rollins, jackson Yaugor and An.
drew lambert do, after being first duly
sworn fer that purpose, proceed to view
the ground whore said change Is propos.
cd to bo made, and report their proceed.
ipCs according to law in such case made
and provided, to tho next meeting of
this board.
This day @. Shrewsbury, Esq, Sheriff
of this county presented to tho board
his list Of capitations, personal property
and real estate delinquent for the non.
paymont of taxes thereon for tho year
1868, verified by his own affidavit and
tho written opinions and aililovits of tue
Assessors endorsed thereon in which tho
amount Of State tax isS for free
schools is 8 aud the county levy
isS The board upon cxnmina-
ton OF said list is satisfied Of the cor
rcctness thereof, and order that the same
bo allowed, and a COPY of so much there.
of as relates 10 the State and school tnx
with a copy of this order be certified to
the Auditor,
Upon motion Alexander WartCnbcrg
was appointed Justice of Cologne town
ship vice II, Q. Hill, resigned,
Charles 7. Bcalc, james ColwCll aud
Gideon Brown. who woro appointed as
viewers at the last term to examine and
report upon tho erection Of bridges with
stone aButmcut whoro the county road
crosses Mud Run and Flat Foot creek,
this day rendered their report. which
was received and ordered to be filed; aud
it appearing from said report that it is
necessary to build bridges across said
Mud Run and Flat Foot creek, it is or
dered that said Charles 7. BoalO, James
Colwoll and Gideon Brown be and they
are hereby appointed commissioners to
let the contract, or contracts, for build
ing said bridges with stone abutmcnts.
Levi Roush and othcrs-Opplication
for change Of road. The viewers APP
pointed at former term, this day ten
dcrcd their report, which boiug seen aud
inspected by the board, and unexceptod
to, is received and ordered to be filed;
and it appearing from said r. port that
the public will bo materially benefited
by the proposed change, as well as tho
land owners along the route thereof the
board is of the opinion and doth accord
ingly order that said road be changed
agrcoably to the report of the viewers,
and that the Surveyor Of said road pro-
coed to open the same without delay.
Upon the application of Goo. Roush,
for change in the road on the land Of
Michael Rosobcrry 10 township,
it is ordered that Abram Yonkor, David
Roush and John Zircklo do after first
being duly sworn for that purpose pro-
ceod to view the ground where said
change is proposed to bo made, and rc-
port their proceedings according to law
in such ease made and provided, to the
next meeting Of this board.
Upon motion A. C. Mason, Assessor
Of District No. |, was allowed the sum
of one hundred dollars (S1OO OO)
Upon the petition of Samuel Street
and others, alleging that they arc crro.
niously charged on tho land book of AS.
sossmout District No. /, in the town Of
Mason City, Waggenor township, for the
year 1868, with lot No II, PomoroY at;
tho tax for State purposes on which
amounts to 2 70, and for frco schools to
| 81 36, when in truth thoy do not own
said lot of land, but the same is Owned
by church and not subject to taxation;
and the board being satisfied from the
evidence adduccd that the said Samuel
Street and others aro crrouiously assess
cd as alleged, It is ordered that they bc
released from the payment OF the taxes
charged a, aforesaid, orif paid that the
Sheriff refund tho same.
Upon the petition Of thc Board of Nj.
ucation of Lewis township, alleging that
Iitis 'otroniously charged on the land
book of Assessment District No. in
tho town Of Pciut Pleasant, Lewis
township, for the year 1868, with ! of
lot No iq, Bird tier; the tax for State
purposes on which amounts to s3 "a,
and for free schools to 81 63, when in
truth said property is exempt by law
from taxation; and tho board being sat
isfed that said board is erroniously