Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-02-24

The following additional pro-
cecdings were had at the reg
ular term of this court begun
February IL:
G. d. Barnard & Co., allowed
S4.Io for school blanks for as
SCISSOR.
Joe Hoffman, allowed SI.I5
for freight paid on blanks.
J. H. Allcorn allowed $40 for
timber used in repairing road.
Account of Hynes & Giles
pie lessees ofpoor farm for sIo6
allowed.
b. a. Watson allowed s. for
holding inquest on body of
John Foster, and R. F. Halbert
$3.50 for summoning jury.
Joe Hoffman, allowed S4.25
for assessing s2I6, county tax.
w. H. McCutchan allowed
SLIGO for timber used IN re-
pairing roads.
WI Gillespie allowed S. for
fixing mattresses on poor farm.
1t is ordered by the court
that a tax be levied of IS cents
ad valorem on all property sub
ject to taxation in Washington
county to be assessed and col
lected for general county pur-
poses, ETC., in 1881. 1t is furth-
er ordered that a poll tax of 50
cents be levied on all persons in
said county subject to said tax
under the laws Of the state for
the year 1881. 1t is further or
dered that occupation taxes be
levied on all persons, firms and
corporations for county purpo-
ses, except on occupations in
which there is a specific rate of
taxation payable to the county
fixed by law.
The assessment of the prop
erty of Julius Hassler by the
assessor was affirmed.
Report of county treasurer of
fines received and credited to
road and bridge fund was re-
ceived and filed.
Ordered that the rate of toll
be established for all toll bridg-
es in the county. Here follows
the rates, which are the same
as heretofore
Geo. D. Barnard & Co., al
lowed SI4 forconvict labor book.
]. D. McAdoo allowed 500
for % criminal cases disposed
of at the December, January
and February terms of the
county court.
H. H Knoxson allowed $40
for two days board of three
prisoners.
r. Hoffman allowed SI66 for
clothing furnished prisoners at
poor farm.
Bauer & Bros. allowed SIS for
lumber used on bridges.
r. Hoffman allowed sI5.75
for clothing furnished lunatics
in county jail.
Ordered that the petition of
citizens living on the E. All
corn league on the east side OF
Mill creek be granted and that
the E. Alicorn league lying on
the East side of Mill creek be
and IS hereby detached from
precinct No. 4, and the same is
hereby attached to precinct No.
5.
Ordered that the sum of $50
be allowed r. & T. A. Ennis
for stationery furnished district
clerk.
The commissioner of the gen
eral land Office was requested
to return deeds belonging to
this county and found in the
possession of NJ. NJ. Young, and
supposed to have been stolen
from the county clerk of this
county.
Ordered that Sallie, whose
full name is unknown to the
court, be placed on the paupers
list and that she be sent to the
poor farm.
Petitions of citizens residing |
in the territory north of New
Years creek embracing part of
justices precincts 4 and 5 and a
part of prencinct 5 as now des-
ignated and asking for the form
alton of a new precinct to be
known as precinct No. 7 was
considered and there being no
objection it was ordered: That
the following territory shall con-
stitute justices precinct No. 7 |
Beginning at the Elleott All
corn crossing on New Years
creek about 4 miles south of |
Brennan, thence south and
along the road leading to Blake's
crossing on the Yeagua. Thence
up the Yeagua to the east boun-
dairy line ofthe Geoacherleague,
thence along the boundry of the
Geoacher league to the N. w.
corner of the James Cox league,
thence along the west boundary
of the Cox league the south
boundary OF the Cox league to
the north west corner of the F.
S. Austin league, thence along
the west boundary line of said
Austin league to the east prong
of Mill creek thence down the
same to the N. w. corner of the
Elliott AlIcorn league. Thence
east with the south boundary
line Of the E. Allcorn league to
the most northern corner there
OF, and being the corner also of
the Wilkinson league. Thence
in a STRAIGHT line directly to the
S. w. corner OF the James
Clark league. Thence along
the west boundary of the Clark
league to New Years creek,
thence down New Years creek