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Supervisors Court.

CHARLEsTowN, Feb 10. 1872.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
present.: J H. Haiues. President; and Messrs-
Kable; Fuls, Ransburs Kern, and Sponeeller,
The minutes Of the last meeting were read aud
approved The following reports were re-
. eeived and approved;
CHARLEsrowS, Feb. 18th, 1872.
Hon. Board Of Supervisors:
Your Committee appointed on the 2nd day
I 4 january 1872. tu take an inventory of the
property az the County Aims House, prior to
sad property passing into the hands OF Capt.
7 john Avs. would respectfully report that 1t
. act go the Aiu,s House on the 22d day Of Jam
/ uary. aud as Mr. Charles G. Li,tleton declined
/ 10 turn over said Aims House aud effects TO
sad Avs, your Committee deemed it inexpe-
I dent and unnecessary L. take an inventory at
that time Respectfully Submitted,
inc J. RAMSBURG,
&. Il. TURNER
Committee
The report was received and the Committee
/ discharged
Toms BOARD or SUFERyIsJRs OF JEFFER-
son UOUNTY:
The undersigned, John Avis, who was APP
I pointed by your body, agent OF the Board for
/ the Aims House of this county, went with the
/ comuittte ol the Beard, which had beeu regu-
/ larly appointed thereby, AID made demand Of
! Charles q. Li,tle,cu for the possession Of the
premises. which said demand WAS refused by
/ the said lit,leton, hereupon the undersigned
/ sued ont before Edward +. Coke, Justice of
I a e Ia .l.r. L..
said Aims House property, which said writ
was returned, and was tried before the said
Justice on tbe Slst day Of January last, aud a
I Judgment was then rendered by the said JUS
tice requiring the said Litiletou to deliver pos
I session Of said premise, tothe undersigned, from
which said judgment tie said Lttletou APP
: pealed, aud filed his bond or undertaking there
I Tor, and the said case now goes To the Circuit
Court Of said county for adjudication at the
ensuing April teru of said Curt.
JOHN AVIS,
Feb. 10, 1872. Agent
THE proceedings Of the Board in reference
to the Aims House were published last week
in the Free Press]
jesse Brilheart was appointed Constable for
Ayeril Township, and Benz. T. TimberIake
Clerk Of same Township.
Ordered, That the Viewers on the road be-
tween Daniel Doyeuterger's and Breuuemau's
be re-comnittcd 20 same viewers for correction.
E.E. Cooke, Counsel for Dr. A. C. Ham
mond, submitted a motion for the remission Of
the taxes on certain Bonds Of doubtful value,
laid over until next regular meeting.
The Assessor having corrected an erroneous
assessment .u the land Of u. B. Davenport. it
is, therefore
Ordered That saii H. B Davenport have
an order for tie amount enormously assessed
-S25 OS.
Anumber Of Bills were presented and pay
meut Of same ordered
Ordered, That Edward T,arney, J. G.
Coek5ell, Z. Z. Cooke aud Hiram OBauuou be
appointed successors as Justices of the Peace
Of $. w. Patterson, \. II. Burton, S Rdeuour
and y. Myers respectively.
An application Of Legg x Yates, asking to
Be relieved from grading corn at their Mill
was granted
Ordered, That Iltoc Bait turn over to J
J. Kern the following property Of the county:
Iron Scnper, Stone Rake Steel Drill
aud y Stone Hammers
Ii. c. Davis was appointed Constable of
Charlesiowu Township in place Of NJ S. B.
Robertson, resigned
The Bond Of Thos NacarsLtry, Road Sur
yeyor, was approved
Ordered raat John Welcome be paid 81 80
per month for keeping crazy pauper lcoiored.l
Ordered That ;he Clerk Of this Board no.
lily all persons selling liquor without license
that they Nil be dealt with according TO law
If they douot Bond aud take out license.
The Board then adjourned until the 2nd
Tuesday ia March, 1872.