Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-07-01

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fines and costs, In favor VI the State Of
and ordered placed upon file.
The following described real estate.
being Swamp land, to wit: the east
half Of the northwest quarter OF sec
ton eleven III, township seventy
seven f77), north Of range eighteen
49,, west Of fifth p. NJ, being 80 acres,
conveyed by the Board to Rokes Vos.
The following described real estate,
being Swamp land, to wit: the nortls
half Of the southeast quarter Of section
thirteen (13J, In township seventy
seven (77), north Of range eighteen
(ls), west Of fifth y. NJ. being 50 acres
more or less, Government survey, was
conveyed by the Board to Jan ter
Louw.
Upon the application Of the petit
ton on the valuation Of the south
half, southwest quarter, southwest
quarter section 8, township "a, range
II, a. returned by the assessor for 1868,
Board granted the prayer Of the petit
toner, and reduced the valuation on
said land to five dollars per acre.
Upon the application Of the petit
toner, Susan Elliot, asking the County
to refund the taxes Of 1863, paid by her
on an erroneous assessment Of 1868, il
was ordered by the Board that the Au-
ditOr examine the tax books Of 1867 and
1868, and make deduction for the ex-
cess on valuation of 1868 over 1867, If
any, on the real estate.
Upon the application of the petit
toner, w. w. Harden, asking re-
duction on the assessed valuation Of
1869 on the east half son.h-cS:
quarter of section 8. township IS.
range q, it was ordered by the Board
that the assessment on said land for
1869 be changed from eight dollars to
five and fifty one-nundredths dollars
per acre.
Upon the application Of the petit
toner, J. a. Vanatta, asking an
equalization on bis real estate in
Knoxville township. for 1863. with
other lands, it was o,dered by the
Board that valuation on the south
half OF northwest quarter Of section II.
township IS, range %, for 1869. be
changed from twenty dollars per acre
to fifteen dollars per acre.
Upon application Of Mrs. r.. J.
Coons, asking the Board 10 remit her
taxes on town property for 1868 and
1869, the Board ordered that the tax of
1868 be RENTED.
Upon the application of Charles
Croft, asking that five acres of land
assessed TO him for 1869, be stricken
from his assessments, as he does not
own the land, the Board granted the
prayer Of the petitioner.
Upon the application Of r. II. ia
cob, asking an equalization of his
land with other lands for 1869, the
Board ordered that the valuation on
the east part Of northwest quarter Of
southeast quarter Of section II, town
ship 70, range 1913 acres--be reduced
to sixteen dollars per acre.
Upon the application Of George
Metz, asking the County To refund
School Tax paid by him in Dallas
township wrOngfully for 1868, it was
ordered by the Board that the Auditor
examine the tax books in Treasurers
office for 1868, and make the proper
corrections.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and adopted, to wit:
ResOiUed, That five hundred dollars
assessed to James Harding Of Swan
township, and five hundred dollars
assessed to =. A. GOse I'm Swan town
ship, by the assessor Of said township,
be stricken from the assessment, said
sums having been in notes commonly
called greenbacks.
The following claims were allowed
and warrants issued for the same,
TO wit: