Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-07-20
Board or Supervisors.
A. IL. MCDONALD,
Recorder.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
ALPESA, ALPEsA Co., Mich,
NGEN

ALrESA, ALrEsA Co, MIcH.,
july s, A. D. lssi. J
The Committee on Equalization present
i majority and minority report. The
majority report is as follows:
To me Honorable me Board Of Supervisors IF Alps"o
county.
Gu sfrMEN.-Your Committee on Equalization
would most respectfully report that they have had
the subj Of the equalization OF the taxable proper
~ Of said county as shown by the various assess
ment rolls for the year 1881, under consideration
That they find that the supervisors of the town.
ships Of Long Rapids, Green and Ossineke have
made out in due form Of law and properly completed
their assessment rolls in accordance with the general
laws Of this state. That they have included in said
assessment roll the territory embraced in the
gained county OF Montmorency that was attached
10 said townships respectively, the same existed
ON the End Monday of May last.
They are informed that the assessment roll for the
township OF Briefly, which lies within said unoryan-
lied county OF Montmorency, and which was organ
lied into a township by your honorable board in
February, was also made out at the proper time
that the supervisor of said township OF Briley has
not been in attendance at the meeting Of your honor
able body nor has he sent in his said assessment roll
made out by him, Of the taxable, real, and per-
sonal property IN said township; that your commit;
tee unable 10 determine and ascertain the total
amount OF the taxable property within said county
Of Alpena and the unorganlzed territory Of Mont
morency, thereto attached, without the assessment
roll Of said township of Briley. Your committee
would, therefore, recommend that messenger APP
pointed by your honorable board be sent TO notify
said supervisor OF SAID township OF Brley to attend
the session of your honorable board to be held upon
some day, to which the same may be adjourned, and
TO fetch with him. and present and produce his said
assessment roll, as made out showing the taxable
property, real and personal, of said township that
the same may be equalized with the other taxable
property OF said county that the act passed by the
last Legislature organizing Montmorency county,
Is unconstitutional, as your committee is advised,
and this course shall be adopted. All Of which is
most respectfully submitted.
WM. II. sAsBoRS,
JOHN FERGUSON,
q. NJ. GREEN.
Dated Alpcna, July 5th, 1881,
Moved by supervisor Sanborn that the
majority report be accepted and adopted.
Lost by ayes and nays as follows Ayes
Ferguson, Green, Mcdonald and Sanborn.
Nayes-Case, Hayes, Pangburn, Wise and
Chairman.
Minority report as follows
TO The Honorable The Bocrd If Superisor, n Aipcno
County.
your Committee on Equalization, would most re-
spectfuy present the following report That they
have had the subject matter Of equalization Of the
taxable property Of said county under
and do not agree with the report of the majority OF
said committee and dissent thersfrom for the follow
ing reasons;
i-That they are informed and the same ia a fact
thereof held for the year 1851 passed what purport-
ed 20 be an act to deach the unOrganized territory
I OF NOhlnOfency county nom tne county OF Alpena
and 10 organize the same into county TO be known
the county Of Montmorency; that said act was
signed by the Governor on the 2st day of May 1881
and given immediate effect.
THAT said act provided also for the organization
Of three townships IN said county, and that the first
election for county and township officers should be
held The 18th day of June, 1884, and also provided
for the making out OF rolls by the super
visois of said townships, that should be elected nj
said election, and for the assessing of the taxable
property OF the various townships in said county
and for the equalization Of the same by the Board OF
Supervisors of said county for 1881.
THAT while the majority Of your committee are
advised that said act organizing Montmorency is I'M
constitutional and void, and may believe 20, still We
/ submit that we have way of knowing that fact
/ nor can the same be determined without some ac.
tiou of our courts We lind said act upon the
statute books A. q valid law duly passed and proper.
liz approved and deem IL safer 10 follow the Law
and recognize the same Il valid enactment of the
legislature and binding upon this county and youi
honorable board, until declared unconstitutional by
the proper legal tribunal.
4.That the supervisor of the township of Briley
is acting under said act organizing said county, will
not be questioned aud will not attend IL notified
the session OF your honorable board, produce his
assessment roll, in compliance with any request OF
order OF your honorable board
5.That We have carefully examined the various