The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


The Board OF County Commissioners
met on Monday. April 2, 1877, at II
o'clock A. NJ, and transacted the follow
ing business:
The following bills were presented aud
allowed: Thompson Campbell, salary as
District Attorney. $500; Thompson
Campbell, fees in Quillen's CASE: $751;
%: A. Fulks, salary az County Treas
urer, $45G; Andy Fife, supplies for the
County Jail, 1907 90; J. c. Henderson,
fees, S14; Wells, Fargo & Co.. freight,
No., $50. %; A. L. Bancroft g. Co, bind
ing five volumes of the RECORD, $3.50;
ST. Lee. visits and medicine for thu in
dipsnt sick. $40; Jos. Percival, Fire
Warden, 800; M. Fuller. deeds to prop
erty, $32; E. D. Turner, attendance on
INDECENT sick, $3.50: j. G. Henderson,
making up record, $50; W. l.. Mckee,
boarding prisoners. $l84; c. f. Philson,
attendance on the sick. $25; G.. r. Al
exander, salary as Superintendent of
Schools, $50; J. P. Curtis, salary rs
Tailor, S186; w. L. Mckee, fees for at.
tendance on Court, 1875; w. L. Mckee,
fees, $73 80; J. N. Craig, salary as Coun-
ty Commissioner, $3.50; E. F. Morton,
salary as same, $780, G. Lynch, sal
ary as same. $3.50; Jos, Eisenmann, cash
box for the Treasurer, So; Ye Sing, wash
ing for Jail, $76; Mrs. James Pierson,
board for INDECENT sick, $50.
The following bills were laid over:
Geo. G. Johnston, wood for the county,
5000; Eureka county, for board, etc, In
digent sick, 1892.
The quarterly statements Of officers as
required by law we're presented, read and
placed on file.
The official bonds of Robert Logan,
Justice OF the Peace of Virgin Town
ship, and OF Jas. Butler, Justice of the
Peace of Hike Township, were approved
and ordered to be filed and recorded.
The following taxes were duly levied
for the year 1877: 1t is hereby ordered
that there be levied, collected and paid for
the year A. D. 1877, an I'D valorem tax OF
ninety cents on each one hundred dol
lars of taxable property in this county
for State purposes. including the pro-
ceeds OF mines and the proceeds Of min
ing claims, except such property as ia by
law exempt from taxation. 1t is further
ordered that there be levied, collected
and paid for the year 1877, an ad valorem
tax of forty-five cents on each one hun.
dred dollars value of all taxable property
in this county, which tax shall be known
as the interest tax. The fund derived
from this tax shall be applied only to the
payment OF the interest accruing upon
bonds heretofore issued to fund the in.
debtedness of said Lincoln county, ir
pursuance OF an Act of the Legislature
of the State of Nevada, approved Febru
airy II, 1873. An ad valorem tax o.
thirty-6ve cents for school purposes. An
ad valorem tax OF one-tenth of one pei
centum on taxable property in the towr
OF Phoebe for the benefit OF the Fire De-
par.ment. An ad valorem tax Of thirty
five cents for the payment of the out
standing floating iDdebtedness of LincolI
county. An ad valorem tax of one dolla
and fifty cents for county purposes. Al
ad vslorem tax of one-tenth of one pc
cent. on taxable property in the limit
of the town OF Phoebe for the paymen
ola private watchman. An ad valoren
tax Of twenty-five cents for the curren
expense fund.
III hccoruanC6 Win law Tue lEedbure
and Auditor of this county presented
statement of the financial condition an
standing of the county, and the same be
ing read, and it appearing that the sur
a OF 1888. IL had been transferred withor
authority of law from the general coun
ty fund to the Judges salary fund, il
IA ordered that the same be returned to th
~ Auditor for correction.
The Auditor presented the delinquer
list OF 1876, with the statement OF th
District Attorney of the amount of d.
hnquent taxes, with 10 per cent. addet
collected by him and paid into II
county Treasury. The same being rest
Is ordered placed on file and the delil
quent list to be Immediately returned
the Auditor and by him to the Distri
Attorney, taking the receipt therefore.
The Board then adjourned.
The Board of County Commissions
n held an informal meeting on last Thur
u DAY afternoon, their object being to ca
4 vass the matter OF transferring fun
rom the General County Fund to Il
III Judges Salary Fund No decision W
arrived at. They will probably meet (
a Monday next and decide the matter.
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