The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1875-10-26


Roll called; quorum present
Minutes OF yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
The Committee on County Offices
submitted the following report:
To ne Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of |
Hiusddie: -
GrSTLExKs,-Your Committee on County |
ofhces would respectfully report that We
have inspected the several Offices, aud hnd
the same In good condition aud well
cared for, and the work well kcpt up by the
respective offieers In charge Of the saule- We
have no recommendations oil improvements
or repairs TO make.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
l. s. RASSEr
GKo. C. MUNRO.
Z. ID. LUCE
On motion of Mr.. Culver the report
was accepted and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Ranney.
Resoiued. That the County Clerk be aud he
Is hereby authorized and directed to purchase
a suitable case In which 10 keep the bound
ales Of the county papers.
On motion Of Mr.. Montgomery the
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolued, That the taxes of 1874 rejected on
the east one-half of the northwest quarter OF
Section 4, town 5, south of Range one west
| containing twenty acres, rejected for disagee-
ment, between description and quantity, be re-
| assessed correctly on the cast onc-half OF the
northwest quarter of the southeast quarter OF
said section four, containing 20 acres
| Resolred That the taxes OF 1874, rejected
\ on lots one and two, block Nine, for want Of
ses.Epaslesaa sae n dfseriPtfon. in the village of
Litchfcld.
Resolred. That the taxes Of 1874, rejected
on lot 30, except one and one-half rods of the
north side, and lot Ne. 81, except IL. feet
of south side, for want of designation oil VII
lage bc re-asscssed correctly on same discript-
ion In Village Of Moscow.
Resolved, That the taxes of 1874, rejected
for indcfnatc description on the west three :
fourths of south ope-half Of the southwest
quarter of section eight, except 10 acres IN
township seven south OF range two wesl be
rc-assessed on the northwest quarter oil lhe
southwest quarter Of the southwest quarter
the east onc-half OF southwest quarter oil
the southwest Quarter and the west one-hali
OF the southeast quarter of southwest quar-
ter of said section eight-50 acres.
ResOlued That the taxes Of 1874 rejected
for indcfinate description of the north one-hall
of the southeast one-fourth OF section ~, tow
seven south of range two west, except i,
acres. be rc-assessed correctly ON the north
cast quarter of the southeast quarter and th'
| north three fourths of the northwest one
fourth of said southeast quarter OF scctior
$40 acres.
Resolrei, That the taxes OF 1874, rejected
because assessed as real estate he rc c-asses-et
as personal property on the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter OF section 10
town five south Of range three west-4o acre
part paid-swamp land
On motion of Mr.. Sebring:.
Resolrod, That when tins Board adjourn,
adjourn until Monday. the third day oil Jann
, | AIRY, 1876. at ten o'clock n m.
Mr.. Montgomery presented the fol
lowing preamble and resolution, whic
! we're adopted by ayes and nays as fol
lows: Mossrs. Kenyon, Pren'
iss, Baker, Sebring, wigsnt, Munro
Ranney, Montgomery. Luce, Cannif
Shepard, Lane, Petit. Culver. Gree
ory, johnson, Hewitt and Tabor--ls
Nays-Messrs. wcstcott and Teachor
.. ..t, srr.s
. Whereas. Al the last session of the Legi-l
7, ture the law committee ef the Senate, 10 VINO
, Was referred the subject OF paying the cxpc'
scs OF the Circuit judges by law, report'
2, against the passage Of any act paying tho G.
Tenses or increasing the emoluments oil
Circuit Judges of this State as contrary 10 Y
provisions OF our State Constitution; VIII.
a. report was adopted BY the Legislature 10 U
I'd defeat Of the bill drawn for tnat purpose NJ
n. referred 10 that committee: and,
he WhrTens. AT the last general election
~ this State. the electors, by large maJoIiI
in this county and In this State, refused
adont A revised constitution. increasing q
y salary of the Circuit Jndges-
On In order that the friends of an able ana
dependent judiciary may be more encctua
II | aroused 20 secure the acceptance by the II
pc ple of the amendment 10 lie submitted 10 IN
vote nj the next general election. Tor an
70, crease Of The salaries of the Circuit Jndx'
n | so that by an adequate salary the bcst iei
talent may be secured on the Bench, unoia'
a. hy the vote Of this legislator or that super,
he, or who has (by imputation nj lca:D yioia'
In or sustained the constitution IN ms WON
,ey or against an indirect inc 70 Of The SAL
for 81 nc incumbcnts In the ofiice OF Judge,
10 | Tbi. Board does hcreby repeal the rcso
J. | ,,on adopted by.a previous Board on the
art of December, ls72, unaer which the Crc
ur- Judge is now drawing annually tne sun y,
he two hundred dollars from the treasury OF
an county. fUN
." Mr.. Teachout asked and Obtain
leave TO change his vote TO aye.
lhis Mr.. Teachout moved that the ress
law law ton adopted by this Board relating
and the salary Of Circuit Judge be rccind
"A which was not adopted. Ayes, 2; ma
ling 1S.
nds During the session OF the Board
:, folIovinr accounts were audited
the CLERK directed TO draw orders
ngs the Treasury for the payment OF
same: