Nebraska advertiser., 1877-03-22

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auditors of the town having such
poor.
Sec. 16. Each member OF the board
of supervisors shall be allowed, when
actually employed, the sum of two
dollars per day, and no more, as a
com pensation for his services and ex-
pepses in attending the meetings of
the board, or in attending to any 9TH
er business for the benefit of the coun-
ty: Provided, That the salary of any
supervisor for county services shall in
no case sxceed seventy-five dollars
(S75.00 per annum.
Sec. IL. The clerk of the board of
supervisors shall, at the close of each
regular or special meeting of the
board, cause brief statement of the
proceedings thereof to be published
in newspaper of the county, in
which he shall set forth the name of
any individual who shall have had
any account audited and allowed by
said board, and the amount of such
claim as allowed, and also the pro-
ceedings of said board upon the equal
ization of the assessment roll.
Sec. Is. The chairman of the board
shall sigh all warrants on the treasu-
ry for money to be paid out of the
county treasury; such warrants shall
be countersigned by the clerk and
sealed with the county seal. 1t shall
not be lawful for any warrant to be is
sued for any amount exceeding in the
aggregate the amount of tax levied for
the current year; and in order to
guard against any such over draft,
each warrant shall express plainly on
its face the amount of tax levied for
the current year, and the amount al
ready expended.
Sec. 19. Any warrant drawn after
the amount levied for the year is ex-
hausted shall not be chargeabIe as
against the county, but may he COL
lected 10y civil action from the board
of supervisors making the same or
either of them.
Sec. 20. A report of the receipts
and expenditures of the year next pre-
ceding shall be made and published
by the board in some newspaper of
general circulation in the county.
Sec. 2l. Any person aggrieved by
any decision of the board of supervis-
ors may appeal therefrom to the dis
trict court in the same manner as pro-
vided for appeal from decisions of
commissioners in counties not under
township organization.
Sec. %. The board of supervisors
shall at their first regular meeting in
each year prepare a list of sixty per-
sons possessing the qualifications pre-
scribed for jurors in section 657 of the
civil code, and they shall prepare sep
arate lists for each term of the district
court appointed to be held in said
county during the ensuing year. The
county clerk shall preserve such lists
and deliver the same, or certified
copy thereof, to the clerk of the dis
trict court, at least fifteen days before
the commencement of any regular
term of court therein.
Sec. %. In order to insure uniform
ity In the keeping of town records and
other matters pertaining to the duties
of town officers, it shall be the duty
of the board of supervisors to purch-
ase for the use of the respective towns
suitable books and blanks for the off,
GERS thereof, the cost in the first In
stance to be paid 10y warrant upon the
county treasury, and the amount to be
charged to the respective towns and
levied and collected with other town
taxes.
Sec. "a. The duty of laying out
and dicontinuing county roads shall |
be vested in the board of supervisors,
who shall, for that purpose. possess
all the powers given by law to COM
missioners in counties not under
township organization. And the gen.
eral laws in force in this state govern
ing roads and regulating the duties of |
supervisors of road districts, shall ap- |
ply to counties governed by this act,
except as herein otherwise set forth
Provided, That all taxes for the i'm
provement of roads and bridges of
town shall be levied In the respective
towns only upon the authority of the
electors therein voting the same Pro-
vided further, That the duties of su.
pervisors of road districts shall de-
volve upon overseers of highways un-
der this act, except that the settle
ment of their accounts shall be made
with town auditors in the manner
hereinbefore provided.
ARTICLE XIV.
Section /. The general provisions
of the revenue law of this state shall
apply to counties under township or
ganization, except as herein other
wise provided.
Sec. 3. On or before the third Mon
day in January of each year, the
county clerk shall furnish each assess
or with suitable notices and blank
forms for the assessment of property,
and such assessor shall thereupon !
make an assessment of all property
subject to taxation in their respective I
towns under the general revenue laws !
Of the state, in the same name as pre- :
cinct assessors are required to Go. 1
On or before the second Monday in t
March annually. the several town as I
SCISSORS shall deliver their assessment !,
-oil to the town clerks of their towns, 4
and the assessor elected in a town t
whose limits are coextensive with cit 8
es Of the first and second class shall Z
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