The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-01-23
Proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors.
IOrFICIALl.
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(Continwed from last ,Deek)
One o'clock p. m,
Board met pursuant to atJournmenti
called TO order by the chairman. Roll
called; members all presents.
The special order being the approval
OF County Treusurer's bond;
On motion of Supervisor Dickens the
motion by which the subject matter
was tabled was taken from the table,
and OH like motion, the report OF COM
mittee and also, bond Of County Treas
urer were referred to said committee
for further consideration.
On motion of Supervisor Dickens the
Board took recess for one hour.
Board convened at the expiration OF
the hour.
Called to order by the chairman;
quorum present.
Committee on Treasurer's bond re-
ported as follows:
10 the Honorable Board OF supervisors OF
Your committee appointed for the purpose
of ascertaining the pecuniary responsibility
of sureties on bonds, to which the Treasurcrs Is
bond Wus referred back for furthef consluerit-
fion, would respectfully report that they have
had the matter under consideration, anu nne
upon examination of said bond tnat sly nuuI,
report the same back to the Board, recom-
intending the action of the Board thereon, pc
leiving said Board can easily determine the
responsibility of surcties thereon.
NEWTON l. kINNE, lComm.
GEORGE HEILMANs, J
Report accepted and committee dis
charged.
Preamble and resolution by Supervi-
sor Townsend:
WHEREAS, The committee on County Treas,
urer's bond having reported six additionsi
sureties thereon; sufficient to meet the exi-
gencies thereof, therefore,
Resolred, BY the Board OF supervisors OF Lake :.
county that said bond be and the same Is
hereby approved, and that the same be signed
by the Chairman and Clerk and duly filed.
Adopted.
Preamble and resolution by Supervi-
sor Heilman:
WHEREAS, 1t appears that tho several town.
ships of Lake county have been charged py
The County Treasurer with interest on un-
paid taxes In all cases where the time ior
collecting said taxes was EXTENDED, anu
WHEREAS, IL appears that said townships
have never received the proper credits upon
tho payment of said interest, therefore, be II
Resoired, BY the Board OF sapervisois o, o,
said county be and he hereby Is, instructed
that hereafter, I'm any case where ne shail
have charged the interest on UNPAID .axss sos, ~
upon receipt fthc amount ofdeliDquenttax-
es returned by the treasurer or frcasufers oi
such township ar townships, commune ito We
and county taxes SO returned as dellnquent,
and give the said township or townships cred
IL for the same.
Supervisor Bigbee moved the adop-
ton of the resolution, which motion
prevuiled; a majority of all the mem-
bers elect voting therefor.
On motion of Supervisor Dickens, the
Chair appointed Supervisors Dickens,
Blanchard and Ludwick rs u commit
tee to ascertain the necessity offencing
the county Jail with Il high board fence;
directing said committee to report ut
or during morning session.
The Prosecuting Attorney, having
been requested, delivered the following
opinion:
To the Honorable the Board ofSupervisors OF
Lake county, Michigan:
M Chaisynaa and Genttenep: In regard to the
matter OF the resolution adopted by the BOARD
of Supervisors of this (iake) county at the
special, January, 1918, session thereof, allow,
Ing William A. Dcuress, then treasurer OF S,.i.
county, the collection fee on the taxes or ls'7
and 1878, find as follows:
The statute Complied Laws of 1871, compi-
ler's section 1887, as amended by Act loD, SEES
sion Laws of 1871, provides that the "npount
received by County Treasurers for charges
and collection fees shall go into the county
treasures" 1t becomes, when collocted,ya
part Ol the general fund OF the county; Tue
Ronrd of Supervisors has control OF this fund
and 1t may be applied In payment OF officers
salaries. ,.., .,,
| er's section $40, provides that "The County
Treasurer shall receive for his services sucn
compensation as the hoard OF supervisors
| shall deem reasonable, 10 De nIOweu nhu Or
| dcred by them"