The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-07-26
"REMINISCENCES
+ YE oLDEV HAPPY TIMES,
Organization of Lewis County-Its
Early History, f2
NUMBER THREE.

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ITO Mrs. Newloh for the use Of
ahouse to bold Court in 4 Courts $50 90
ITO Jacob Nlinter for making
writing desk for the Clerks Of
fee of this County $50
"ro the Clerk Of this Court for ex-
tra services for four Months G
proceeding this Date S3S
"To same for books purchased for
use Of County 7.lt Is So
To same for paper purchased go !.
Quire ri 10 SO
ITO Robert W. Collins Clerk of
the Superior Court Of this
County for books furnished for ~
the use Of the County Is 81
ITO same for parer furnished fer W.
use County a1i at
$40 Edwin s. Duncan, Esq, Ats "s
torney for the Commonwealth ,e.+
in this Court for bis Services for s.
! Courts proceeding this date 1888
"To the Sheriff If Lewis County
for Extra Services rendered for
four months lass past 70 SO
ITO Lewis Maxwell Esq One Of
the Commissioners appointed to
Locate the Seat Of Justice for w
this County for 10 days Services leg
agreeable to said appointment 80 90
$40 John Mccoy Esq for similar 2
services 10 days 80 90
1t is refreshing to look over sach docu.
ments as the one given above. It shows
that in those days the money Of the pco-
pie was expended with discretion and
we have no doubt If the members Of the
first County Court Of Lewis County could
rise from their last resting places, and see
the amount Of money which is nov e1-
pended yearly in the shape Of Coanty
levies, they would 60 back to them sor.
rowing for the prOaigacy oftheir descend
dants. aid
tits interesting to compare the expcnd-
iturcs oflSl7 with those Of 1S67-just
half a century later In the old records
We find that the Clerk was allowed IS 33
for four months services, or at the rate Of
$33 32 per yeur, while the Clerk ofthe
Board Of Supervisors, in 1867, was allow.
ed $500 per year. ~ I'D I, !
Again, Ewiu $. DeHcan, afterwards
Judge, was allowed SlS 80 as Attorney
for the Commonwealth for four Courts,
while in 1867 tho Prosecuting Attorney
was allowed $500 for bis services for four
Courts. ,;.., III - 5,eai.o,.,
Again, tho Sheriff was allowed SIP 50
FIR extra services four months, while in
1867 be was allowed $175 for extra SER
vices.
These fen instances sufficiently show
the contrast between then and now, and il
is hardly necessary to say that while the
County allowances for 1917 amounted 10
STA Al, the allowances for 1867 amount
ed to nearly ten Thousand dollars
Connected with the above allowances
comes the order laying the levy for the
cnrrent " nr which 90 oivo in fnl,,
hOrderel. Tbat tbo Sheriff noy Tho
aforesaid claims 70 The persons erti,led
thereto, out of tbe Coruty Iev;es 10 f.
collected IN the Comfy for The nre,cnt
year !. and tbut he colles. from euck gTth.
1iJc niiLiu m. CouniD "a. I'M, Of OVE1
DDLLAR AND FIJ,E CEWTS tn be
,be County l.yy for. said yeur y
WI, IL 80. ,l,;,L e H. -. ,,.,..9
ua' ~ wv 'a''A " 'u's' 'AA pa9e's'
NO tax on feal cstatc-no ta1 on property
--no school ta1-nd township tax-no
road tsx-no corporation tax, bit simply
4 Tux Of q o5 per head on each voter
-,
'e''i'' .e'nA '.ss' y, lungs "ou.u ~
psesen'.p' 'u0us'' 'n' precursor VI 'Hs
millennium;
At the same session No notice an oraer
uh;,b sou,d. s,+,,,. u ,,,l.rr or.. 7,