Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-02-22
Special Meeting Of the Board Of Su.
pervis0rs.

gan. Michigan. Roll called by the Clerk.
Present-Wm. B. Ellis, Chairman, of
Inverness; John Barber. of Benton;
James Barclay, of Beaugrand, Jerry Jaa-
Wis, of Grant, and James McKeryey. of
Duncan.
Absent-Thomas Jarmy, of Nunda;
E. A. Faunce, of Tuscarora, and John
Dawson, of Burt.
There being quorum of the Super
visors of said county of Cheboygan, said
Board proceeded TO business by unani-
mously adopting the following, viz.
WHEREAS, At the annual meeting of
of Cheboygan, held in October, in the
year A. d, 1873, it was asoertained by
the said Board, among other things, that
the tax roll for the township of Nunda
for the year 1878 had not been completed
by the Supervisor of said township as
required by law, ami
WHEREAS, The said Board of Super
visors having ascertained that Thomas
Jarmy. the Supervisor of said town
ship was absent therefrO,n and unable to
complete said roll, and
WHEREAS, The said Board of Snper-
yisors did there appoint Ezra A. Faunce,
Supervisor of the town of Tuscarora,
John Barber, Supervisor of the town
of Benton, and John Dawson, Su-
pervisor of the town Of Burt. of said
county, as committee of said Board to
complete said roll. and
WHEREAS, The said tax roll for said
town Of NuDda, for the year 1873, was
completed by the said committee, so ap-
pointed, and equalized by the Board of
Supervisors, as provided by law, and
WHEREAS, The Office of Treasurer of
said town has become vacant by the
reason Of removal therelrom OF the per-
son elected to fill said Office, now, there
fore,
Be 1t resolved, BY the Board of Super
visors of the county of Cheboygan. that
the Legislature of the state of Michigan
be and is hereby requested to legalize
the action of said Board and their COM
mittee so appointed, and the roll as com
pleted by them. and by an act for that
purpose to provide for the collection and
return of the taxes assessed on said roll
WHEREAS, 1t having been ascertainei
by the Board of Supervisors of Ih,
county Of Cheboygan. that there are NJ
legal officers i'm the town of Nunda, eX
cepting one Justice of the Peace, an(
that there are less than twelve (12) quail
flied electors residing therein, and tina
it appears by the tax roll of said town
ship for the year 1873 that the residen
taxes to be collected in said township
for said year wassthe sum of eight dol
lars and seventy-two cents, and
WHEREAS, 1t appearing to the Boar,
of Supervisors of said county that it i
useless expense to the nonresident prop
erty-owners of said township to keep NJ
a town organization therein, and
WHEREAS, There are not sufficien
number of persons residing in the sal
township of Nunda qualified therefor t.
petition the Board of Supervisors to at
tach said township to some other organ
lied township in the county of Cheboy
gan, therefore
Resolued, By the Board of Supervisor
of the county of Cheboygan, that tn
Legislature of the state of Michigan b
requested to pass an act attaching th
territory now included in the town q
Nunda, to-wit: Surveyed township mum
ber thirty three, north of ranges two an
three west, to the township of Tusearor,
i'm said county, and that all moneys be
longing to said township of Nunda b
paid over to tho township treasurer {
| the town of Tuscarora, to be kept by hir
as special fund for redeeming the no,
outstanding orders of the township {
tNunda, provided the same be presente
for payment within one year from th
date of the passage Of such act, and tha
the balance of said moneys, if any, b
placed to the credit of the several fund
of the said town of Tuscarora.
WHEREAS, Previous to the 31st day c
October, A. D. 1870, the township
Duncan, in Cheboygan county, was con
posed of and included the following de
scribed territory, to.wit: Surveyed towr
ships thirty-six (36) north OF ranges OF
east ard one west, surveyed township
thirty-seven (37 north of ranges one an
two east and one west, except that pa
of township thirty-seven, north of rang
one west, lying west of the Cheboyga
river, and fractional townships thirty
eight (3S) north Of ranges one east an
one west, except that part of townshi
thirty-eight, north of range one west ly
ing west of the Cheboygan river, and,
WHEREAS, At a meeting of the Boar
Of Supervisors of the county of Cheboy
gan, held on the said 31st day of Octobe
A. ID. 1870, the said Board was petitions
as required by law, to set off certain tie
ritory from the township of Duncan ar
form new township therefrom to
called the township of Grant, and,
WHEREAS, 1t Was the intention of Il
petitioners in said petition. that the sa
Board of Supervisors should set off fro
said township of Duncan and form in
new township the following territor
to-wit: Surveyed townships thirty-s
(36) north of ranges one east and o
west AMI sections thirteen to thirty-si
inclusive, OF township thirty-seven e
north OF range one east, sections thirte
to thirty-six. inclusive. in township thi
ty-sevcn 80 north of range two ca
and sections thirteen to thirty six, incl
sive, in township thirty-seven north
: range one west. except the portions
. sections seventeen, eighteen, ninete
and thirty in township thirty-sevt
north OF range one west, lying west
!, the Cheboygan river, and.
WHEREAS, By mistake i'm the pei
e ton and the proceedings of said Boa
4 or from a Misunderstanding of the eff
: of their action i'm the premises. Il
e territory intended to be set off from
d township of Duncan was not so set
i but was left as the township of Dunes
e to-wit: Sections one to TIVE
!, inclusive, in township thirty-seven mol
: of range one east, and sections one
a twelve inclusive, in townsl
thirty-seven go north of range Q
west. including that part OF sections s
seven and eight in township thirI
seven north of range one west, lyi
{, west, lying west of the Cheboygan riv
~ which was and is yet portion of
township of Inverness. sections one
g twelve inclusive, in townsl
thirty-seyen north of range two G.