The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-08

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ing with that purpose in view
Hence his proposed amendment.
He also fled q bill OF exceptions,
which, however, was never signed
by the Board It turned out how
ever, that the Board had exclusive
jurisdiction of the subject, and
there was no, appeal. It is to be
presumed that the Board was com
posed of reasonably honest and
capable men, and if Judge Peelle's
offer was made and rejected, it WAS !.
on Just q oupds that the evidence
was excluded The presumption
of law is that they acted in good
faith in making their decisions, and
that they decided right, and the !
fact that no remonstrance was ever
fled, and no mention made in the
bill Of exceptions of any evidence
having been offered and rejected,
together with the fact that no such
remonstrance existed with the
names Of 1,300 petitioners, or any
other number sufficient to over
come the petition. and that. other
persons present dispute tho fact Of
the offer having been made, is pretty
strong evidence that no such offer
was made or relied on. IN ~....+ !,
. Gasdo all TEE DEED. fls1s esIe q
w. g. n. represents that two
deeds were presented to the Com;
nnissioners, and that the first was
not accepted because the real estate
was blanketsd with mortgages.
But one deed was ever presented,
and that at the time the petition
was first before the Board for hear
ing. The land had been divided
into lots for fifty years, and owned
at different tinaes by two or three
hundred different persons. No
new deed was ever offered, but the
! Conlnissioners took the original
deed under advisement IN order
that, in the meantime a careful ex-
animation might be made of the
title, and at the September term
the deed was accepted The Com
missioners did take, ont Of Iabund.
ant caution, an indernnifying bond,
for this reason The land, at the
time the sgita&icn for removal Of
tho county seat commenced, belong
ed to different persons, and the
citizens had bought the land on
condition, that, if accepted by the
Commissioners for county seat,
the sale should take effect other.
wise, not; and the money was to be
paid ON acceptance of the land by
the Commissioners and ell liens and
inca1abrances were to be satisfied
out of the money given in consider
atien Of the sale. The former
owners of the land had conveyed
it in trust to Albert Blanchard to
convey to the Commissioners for
the express purpose af q county
seat. TO provide against the liens
and incumbrsnces above named the
bond was taken, signed by raen
worth in the aggregate half q mil,
lion dollars. The membranes
! were removed and the title to the
land is not only good but clear and
free from incumbranoe. ,-i 1E-r3 q
/ sS TIE ADVERTISEMENT
OF the county property at Center
vile was not by q. committee APP
pointed BY the Commissioners. 81
your correspondent repr ssents.-
The Governor was notified by the
Auditor Of Wayne county by orde,
I of the Commissioners as the lap
directs, and he appointed Aahal
Stone of Winchester; William Wal
l lace. of m6anapoHs, and Colone
s. Stansifer, Of Coluabus, Indiana
Commissioners, who assessed tht
value Of the real estate and Inn
\ proyements at$8o, 600, the payment
I Of which was secured to the county
BY bond signed by citizens Of Rich
mond worth IN the aggregate more
than . million Dollars. After chi.
the Board of Commissioners tool
/ steps TO let the contract for build
| ing q Jail and court house q Rich
mond. Then William A. Peelle
commenced an zction against tht
Board Of Commissioners for an in
! junction and prohibition, to peeyen
the letting Of che contract and th,
4 rdlocationfof the county seat Their
was first.e motion to strike out th,
complaint, and various parts Of II
which was July discussed befor,
Judge gscob Haynes, Of Portland
|. Indiana, then holding the Circui
Y Court IN this county, q Judge dis
tingMshed alike for his ability. I'm
partiAlity and honesty Afterwai.
! . demurrer was fled setting up ever.
statutory ground for demurrer, in
Guiding defect OF parties, and th
Court decided TINT the demurrer va
well taken and sustained the DE-
murer, not on the single groun,
that the complaint did not stat
facts sufficient but generally Tn
, plaintiff refused 10 amend; iude
! ment was rendered against hin
and he appealed to the Suprem
Court. No Injunction Was grantee
and the Commissioners, advised b
/. counsel that there was nothing j
: Judge Peelle's complaint, erected
Jail and court house at Richmond
, at an expense Of about $25, 000.-
An assessment was made on I'll
: signers of the $4,000 bond. tt
assessment was promptly paid, an
: the expense of the buildings vi
+ iquidated out OF the money raise
. on the bond. Upon the completio
= of the buildings, the County Aud
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