The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-05-14
Proceedings of the Board of
Equalization.

lnc bOaTQ OI county COMMISSIONERS OF
Lincoln county, D. T.. met pursuant to
Chapter % of Revised Code of Dakota
Territory, at the Clerks office, Monday,
the 9th day Of May, 1878, for the purpose
of cqunlzing the assessment tor the year
1878, and also to transact any other bus.
mess that may properly come before
them.
All members of the Board being pres.
cnt
The most OF the day taken up by hear
ing statements Of parties and equaliZing
the assessments
According TO complaint from several
parties raising sheep, the Board being sat.
I istied that the sheep throughout the coun'
~ are assessed too high, therefore, be it
ordered that the sheep be assessed
ut $l.OO per head.
Whereas, the Comfy RI ad No. 4 has
been located and viewed, but there is not
any complete description OF the
said road in the Clerks Office. Therefore
the Surveyor is hereby ordered to survey
salG road and give due return thereof.
| The Board adjourned at half past six
0 clock p M, to meet at ) O'Clock Il. m.
next day.
! MAy7 1873.
Tthe Board met pursuant TO adjourn
ment, all members present.
l. Yesterdays proceedings were read and
approved
Then the work from yesterday was again
taken up, and continued the whole day.
Adjourned at O'Clock p. III. to meet at
o'clock a. m. next day.
MAY 8, 1878.
Board met according to adjournmcnt
all members present.
The Equalizing being again taken up,
the following changes were made
Whereas, it appears from the assessment
returns that the personal property in Lin.
coin, Dcleware and Dayton, alst some
property in Eden Township, is not assess.
ed as high rs the rest Of the Townships
| throughout the county.
Therefore, be it ordered that the assess
nlent returns be changed in tho aforesaid
Townships as follows.
Eden Township to be raised 20 per cent
! on the valuation of horses. Lincoln town
ship to be raised 20 per cent ON all person
4! prnper!y.
Deeware Township to be raised Is per
cent Oh all property.
And Dayton township to be raised Is
per cent on all personal property.
In Springfield township the assessment
on personal property is assessed higher
! than the rest OF the townships in the coun.
ty. Therefore il be ordered that the as
sessment Of said township be reduced at
| the rate Of per cent Oh ali personal prop
erty.
+ The report from road viewers on a Ger
tain highway IN Norway township, was
then presented and on motion approved
Upon motion the License fee for Ped
lars and Auctioncers WAS fixed at $40. per
year
On motion the County Treasi1sc1 is
hereby ordered 20 pay over to the different
township Treasurercs such sums OF Bridge
tax rs may have been collected from each
townships for the year 1877, up to the first
Of January. 1878, and then charge the
same to tho respective townships.
The following Resolution wa4 adopted:
Resolved, that all parties who have
3rilV" material appropriated are hereby
t>nntii"d to get their ordars and have the
same filled on or before tho lst dav of
July 1878, rs any and all orders for bri 4ge
materials that are not filled and presented
IN or before the lst day of October 1878,
will not bc allowed.
The proceedings were th.a read and on
motion approved.
On motion the Board adjourned, sine
die.
Attest: A. l.. hRNEsON,
THORE J. TH0NsTAD, Chairman.
County Clerk. NArH. HANSON
Dep'y.