Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-16

Claim or Peter Bjorgum for abatement
Of taxes taken up and motion indefinitely
postponed.
Afidavits Of r II Miller aud I N Elan
agan for taxes Of $s1.so paid to county
treasurer in 1871 taken UP and on motion
Hnde6aitcly postponed.
On motion Nm. Walters is hereby
appointed road supervisor for Dist. No
81.
On motion 8 NJ Holiday is hereby APP
pointed road supervisor for Dist. No. 40.
On motion board adjourned to meet at
Q o clock Am. 9th inst.
THIRD DAY.
January 9th, 1878.
o'clock n. N.
Board met pcrsuant TO adjournment.
| Members all present.
Minutes were read and approved.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Reached, The following instructions be
issued to assessors:
l. That the several Township asses,
sors Of Union County, y. T., are hereby
required to transcribe on the assessment
roll for 1873 a list Of all taxable lands in
such townships III numerical order, be
ginning with the lowest numbered Section
in the lowest numbered township in the
lowest numbered range In the county and
ending in the highest numbered section,
township aud range, with the number Of
acres in each tract set opposite the same
in u column provided for that purpose
aud the assessed value thereof in another
column ami the natne of the owner or
person listing the same IN another column
with the column Of acres aud values foot
ed up.
g. A list Of all town lots in each town
OF city in the county in like numerical
order with the valuation Of each lot or
part of lot and name Of person listing the
same opposite. with the column Of values
footed up.
s.. A list in alphabetical order of all per.
sons aud bodies cooperate, 10 whose names
and property or anything taxable, other
than the real estate, has been listed with
a sufi cient number of columns opposite
each name in the several species OF prop
erty or othe interest required by law to
be listed, with the columns Of names and
values footed up.
4. And it is hereby further ordered
that the assessors see and value all prop
erty and be required to return tax lists
properly footed, arranged and endorsed
to the county clerk.
5. And it is further ordered by the
county commissioners that assessors in
the different townships shall charge to
each person over twenty one and under
ifsy, one school poll and one road poll,
uch polls to be carried ont opposite the
names in the personal property list except
the polls Of those persons who by reason
ofage or infirmity may in the judgement
of the assessor be unable to contribute to
the public charge, such opinion being
subjected to revision of the county board,
or equalization. 1t is, however, made the
duty Of the assessor to charge each elector
q school poll and also to enter the
number of each school district opposite
the names in the personal property list.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted.
Resolved, that Amos Endersby be al
lowed % 90 per week, in county warrants,
FIR keeping John Gargill, paupcr.
Report of poor fund presented aud on
accepted.
Claim of G w Patten for lumber fur
2nd Commissioner District, in the
year 1875 presented and ON motion laid
over till next session.
Official bond of C. J.. Brouillette asses.
sor for Jefferson township, presented and
appr ,ved.
Claim of II Hudson for road work pre-
sented and on motion laid over for the
present.
On motion Guss Liefis hereby appoint.
ed road supervisor for road district No.
68.
Resignation of A Bovee, supervisor of
district No 8, presented and on motion
J G Comfy is hereby appointed road
super visor Of road district No 3 in his
stead.
Road petition, known as the Stoddard
road. presented and on motion laid over
till next session.
Remonstrance against the location of
the Willisms road and claim for damages
Of jeremiah Gibson presented and or
motion laid over till next meeting.
Claim for road damages Of David
Remillard taken up and on motion laid
over till next meeting of this board.
Claim of James G Merrill of $4,000
for damages sustained on the 14th day of
December, 1875. by falling off the Big
Sioux Bridge, presented and on motion
indefinitely postponed.
On motion board adjourned to meet Ut
0 O'Clock =. m. 10th inst.
(Continucd.)