The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-07-16
Proceedings of Board County
Commissioners, Regular
... Session, July. 1878.

The Board of County Commissioners of
Lincoln county, d. T., convened In rcgu'
lar session at the Clerks office on Monday,
July 1st, 1873, in the forenoon, pursuant
to statute. All members of the Board
present.
Upon motion, A. T. Sundvold is hereby
released from his assessment of personal
property in La Valley township for the
year 1878, on the grounds that the same
property had also been assessed % the
said party in Perry township for the said
year.
The Board, upon motion, adjourned one
hour for dinner.
Re-couvened in the afternoon. All mem
bers present r.
Ga motion, it is hereby ordered, that an
order be issued on one Of the merchants
in Canton in favor of Mrs. John Wood for
the amount of $755 in goods, as te apo
rary relief.
Application was made to the Board in
person by 9. G.. Johnson and Nels Larson
for changing their assessments tor the
year 1878, as they, according to their
statements to the Board were wrongtully
assessed for said year Upon motion, the
Board refused to make such change AT THIS
session. upon the grohnds that they con
slider such changes Of assessment can, ac-
cording to the statute, only be made by
them while they are sitting as an equaliz-
ing board in the month of May.
The balance of the day consumed in
considering the rate Of levy of taxes for
the current year.
On motion, the Board adjourned till
newt day at 8 o'clock A. NJ.
July I'd, 1878.
The Board re-convencd in the morning
according to adjournment. All members
of the Board present. =
The proceedings of yesterdays session
of the Board we're read, and on molIon the
same are hereby accepted and approved,
Upon motion, it is hereby ordered that
county warrant be issued for the amount
Of $500 in favor Of J w. Carter, Esq, as
! payment in full Of salary as County Altnr-
ney for the Quarter ending June ~, 1878;
and also like warrant to be drawn IN IA
vor Of Thore J. Thonstad, as salary for
services as County Clerk. for the quarter
ending June SO, 1878.
| Notice received from the Territorial
| Auditor fixing the rate Of Territorial taxes
! for this wear at the rate Of three (3) mills
! On the dollar of assessed valuation, which
is accepted and on motion hereby ap
proved.
Upon motion, the Board hereby orders
that it shall be levied a tax of four az
mills on the dOlllr of assessed VALUATION
for ordinary county revenue, ana on; ~
mill on the dollar of the assessed valuation
for county sinking fund, which rate or
taxation the county clerk is hereby order
ed to carry out on the tax list for the year
1878.
The returns of the assessment rendered
for this wear, II, now returned TO the cOul-
" clerk, being rectified and corrected by
: the county assessor according to directions
from the county board Of equalization,
and by him recorded, are, upon MOTION,
hereby approved, and the county clerk IS
hereby ordered to he governed by the
same in making up the tax list for SAID
year.
Upon motion the board commenced ex-
amining the Treasurer's report Of business
from Feb. 1st to June 30th, 1878, and ex-
aiming his vouchers, etc, relating to same,
al which work they consumed the balance
of the forenoon and the most part OF the
forenoon
The said report, as accepted by the
Board, is as follows, to-Wit:
! Report Of the Treasurer Of Lincoln Coun'
ty, D. r, from February !, 1873. to
June 80, 1878. lnciusye: