The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-02
NEW SERIES-..NO. 50.

any balance remaining in his hands to the
proper authorities, and also directed that
the list of uncollected personal taxes be re-
turned to said collector with directions to
collect all of said personal tax remaining
unpaid he can.
The settlement of the county revenue as
per said report being as follows
DEBTOR
Total amount OF taxes charged
for the year 1870, includ-
ing forfeitures and enjoin-
ed taxes previous years,S 1886 IS
CREDIT.
Credits including forfeited and
enloined for 1879 and pre-
vious years, and commits
sions on collections .... 2,754 81
Net amount due the county s 22,5S2 81
The petition and bond OF John II. Foster
to keep grocery at Commercial Point, in
the Goose Island precinct; also of John
Pilllard for grocery license at Elco, in
the Hazlewood precinct, were presented to
the board, and it appearing to the board
that both OF SAID petitions have been
signed by majority of the
legal voters in said precincts
according to law, it was on motion ordered
that said petitions and bonds be approved,
and the clerk IS hereby instructed to issue
said license upon their filing the treasurers
receipt for the required amount.
The board thereupon proceeded to the
examination of claims and accounts against
the county, pending which it adjourned I'M
I'll tomorrow morning at s o'clock.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, s O'CLOCK, SEPT. s.
The board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
The deed Of VIM. Ireland and wife to
Alexander county for right of way for the
Santa Fe and Thebes road, was received.
ordered filed and recorded.
Miles W. Parker, county treasurer, pre-
sented to the board his reports of the gen.
cral revenue of 1879 and 1878 and previous
years, also the special road and road and
bridge funds, from September I, 1870 to
September /, 1880, which the board pro-
ceeded to examine and check up and the
same now having been completed and
found correct, said reports were on motion
approved, and the county orders road and
bridge orders, and jury certificates accom-
.panying said reports, destroyed by burn
ing.
The balance of the day was occupied by
the board in examining and allowing claims
against The county. 1t then adjourned I'M
til tomorrow morning at o'clock.
THURSDAY MORNING, s O'CLOCK, SEPT s.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
The following resolutions in regard to
fixing the compensation of the sheriff, and
ex-ofiicio collector, and the circuit clerk
and cx.officio recorder of deeds of Alex.
ander county, were presented, and on mo-
ton adopted viz:
Resolved, That the whole compensation
OF the sheriff and ex-officio collector of
Alexander county, including the salary of
the said officer, with his necessary clerk
hire, stationary, fuel and all other expenses,
shall be the fees and emoluments of said
Office, that are now, or may hereafter be
allowed by law, to, and collected by said
officer excepting all such fees mot includ |
ing commissions on taxes collected) as are,
or may be chargeable to and payable BY
the county. The salary of said officer
being hereby fixed at $1,000, per annum,
and the clerk here stationary, tuel and al!
other expenses, being the remainder of said
fees and emoluments above named, which
may be collected by said officer in excess
Of said $1,000.
And said sheriff shall also be allowed the
sum of forty cents (l0c.) per day each for
dieting prisoners, which said sum of forty
cents per day is hereby fixed as the com.
pensation to cover the actual cost of diet.
ing prisoners in the county Jail as provided
by law.
And in relation to the circuit clerk and
,x-ofiicio recorder of deeds, the following:
Resolved, That the whole compensation
If the clerk of the circuit court and ex-
'fliclo recorder Of deeds of Alexander coun-
y, including the salary of said officer with
lis necessary clerk hire and expenses, shall
,e the fees and emoluments of said Office,
hat are now OF may hereafter be allowed
~ law, to, and collected by said officer.
Provided, That criminal fees payable by
he county shall only be allowed and paid
aid officer, rs part Of said compensation, to
he amount Of two hundred dollars and no
nore
The salary Of said officer, being hereby
xed at twelve hundred dollars per annum, |
nd the clerk hire and expenses allowed $
eing the remainder of said tees and emou- =,
lents above named, which may be collect 4.
Il by said officer, as above in excess of said
200. Q
The following named persons were c
elected, and they are hereby appointed
ldges Of election for the several precincts t
the county for the ensuing vear viz. q