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supervisory Court.


The Board met in Shephsrdstown on the
10th ult., aud after passin. NUMBER of bills,
adjourned.
Another meeting was hold on the 18th ult.,
aud from the proceeding. we extract the fol-
lowing
Liceuss was granted James OF. " retail
spurious liquors at KIppm.
Ordered, ru4t xllc Butt bs and is hereby
appointed psyii.aster "u tue turnpike from the
graveyard t. Harper's Ferry, intersectins with
the Smlihield aud Harper. 1srry Turnpike.
aud that he bs required To cutter into bond III
the pc. atty "f $1,000, ssbject ~ the approval
Of the Board.
The following. among other bills was GLOW
ell aud an order directed To be lssuei therefor :
S50O,O0 a. g. j. Faulkner tor lee IN case II
State III Virginia Is. Vest Virsinls III the
Supreme Court uf the United States.
Ordered, Thst A. j. johnson lie Appointed
Temporary Constable OF Averlll township.
Gu the I'D ult., another meeting WAS held,
but n"thlng important Transacted.
On the 9th lust, the Beard met and trans
acted the following, atuung other business -
Ordered That john Cmk, Road surveyor
Shepherd township, lie required 10 have .he
ROAD lealing from Shepherdstpwn ~ Halltuwn
made the width required by law.
Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Shep
herdsrnwn & HalItowh turnpike Co., lie ill.,
,trurtri L. loan no more money belonging 10
said Upany.
The uplnion Of the Beard Of Supervisors up
on the evidence before them, after mature con-
sidcrati"lI, decide that John ID. Staley is emf
81.
Shepherd township fpr the ensuing term.
The opinion al the board oi Supervisors up
OH the evidence before theIn after due cunsld
Grafton decide that Ehud Turner is entitled Ia
n certificate of election for Supervisor OF Chap
line Township.
Ordered. THAT a certificate Of election to the
"fiice 81 School Commissioner Of Chsplne
toSnship be granted 10 W. S p Higgins.
Resolred, That the officers elected in the
township Of Ayerill At the election held on the
9th day Of 0ctuber, 1870, are ~ follows {;
Supervisor, John j. Rausburg; Constable
A. j. johnson, Clerk-Jnhn f. Smith, Over
seer Of the Poor-John Chamberlin, lnspec-
tors of eectlon--S. +. Bach aud h. c. Evans,
Surveyor of Roads-T. NJ. Macoughtry, Schuo
Comuissiouvrs-J. V. Evans and Thos. 81
Shaul.
Ordered, That Drs. o. G. Nix and R. NJ.
Marshall, be appointed physicians for the aims
house for the ensuing year.
Another meeting of the Bard was held De-
cenher 18th, ut which the following resulu-
tnns were passed.
Reslred. That Judge Thomas Van Swear
ingrn be employed 10y the Board as their at
turney before the board, and before the Circuit
Court in the CAUSE Of the contested election of
John X. Ray against John ID. Staley.
On motion it is ordered, that the returns OF
Shepherd township Of the October election,
1870, be rejected for the following reasons
lst. For emitting to sign the poll bonkS pro-
perly. 2nd, Omittiug to sign the envelope sup
posed To contain the ballots cast at said cleo
ton Ord For returning all the returns to the
Supervisors aud none to the Recorder, 81 far Il,
tine township officers are concerned. Aud it il
further ordered, that the certificate of election
granted to John ID. StaIey, t. the office of SUI
pervisur he aud ID hereby resciuded.
ResIred. That Chas Littleton he employed
fas keeper Of the aims house for the year con-.
mencing january let, 1871.
| Ordered, That Dr. e. f. Mason, Il. Mi'ldl--
| kauf aud Henry Roher be appointed viewer
of the Mt. Hammond Rad, beginning at th'
! kabletOwn road until it strikes the corner ("
RouSs, Chew, Schultz and Copper, aud report
At the next meeting ofthe Board.