The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-03-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings Of the Late Regular TERM
Of the Board.

The Board of County Commissioners. O
! Beaverhead County met in regular .eSs.o'
at the office Of the County CLERK III 't's
Court House ON last Monday and were ~ ~
session for three days. Present.. w
Turner, chairman, and Corm'ss'o"e,s
Metlin and Lowell, aud Phil Mcooush
clerk of the board.
The board examined and allowed mum,
Der of bills on the contingent, poor ana
general fu.. J, and rejected a large numosI
] of bills for costs In criminal cases before
justices OF the peace. :,
The Board rejected the bill Of the Horn
Brothers of Glendale, for $500 tor DANA
yes for.running road through properly III
| that town.
Appropriated $500 out of the contingent
fund Tor repairs on the bridge across t'1s
| Big Hole river near Melrose.
George French was appointed j'' ..ce
Of the peace for Argenta precinct
Rejected bill Of Dr.. Bryant of s',s for
amputating the finger Of man who alter
ward became county patient
Organized new School District, No. II.
which includes Lovell's and Estess old
station.
Organized new School District, No. II,
to include that portion Of the county EN-
braced in the Red Rock Valley south OF the
south line of the present district.
Consolidated road districts Nos. and 7,
at Glendale and Lion City, to be hereafter
known as road district No. 6, and appoint.
ed r. 4. Thomas supervisor Of that district
Ordered that all the money In the road
fund be transferred to the poor fund to sup
PLY deficiency.
Ordered the discharge Of county pa.
tent from the hospital and that he he sent
to his relatives living near Glendale, at the
expense Of the county.
Ordered that in the absence Of the chair
man of the Board Of County Commission.
ers the County Clerk be authorized to send
patients to the county hospital under the
advice ard direction Of DR. Clutter in cases
requiring professional examination.
Examined the accounts Of Treasurer
Shineberger and found the same to be cor.
rect
The Board adopted the following reso!r-
lions in relation to cases before Justices OF
the Peace and the Coroner:
ReSN7cd, That no fees will he allowed to
any justice Of the peace. sheriff, constable,
or other officers, as claim against Beaver
head County, for more than two witnesses
to prove the same fact.
Res0lsrd, That no mileage will be allow
ed any sheriff, constable, or other process
server, as a claim against the county unless
such claim shows the points between which
the travel was made.
Rcsolzed, That no fees will be allowed
any coroner or justice If the peace as acting
coroner, or anv process. server In matters If
their inquisition as such, EXCEPT in cases
where there was reasonable cause to sup.
pose that the death Of the person was pro.
duced by unlawful means, or In cases where
the cause Of such death was wholly I'M.
known and the circumstances attending the
same, or the discovery of the bodv. raise a
reasonable presumption that death was
caused by unlawful means
Resolzcd, That in every case covered bv
the foregoing resolutions the claimant for
fees shall make It appear, bv affidavit or
other proof agreeahlv to the spirit Of these
resolutions, to the satisfaction Of the Rmrd
Of Commissioners that he is entitled to the
allowance claimed.
Resolved, That Justices Of the Peace be
directed to discourage the prosecution of
petty offenses, except in such cases where
they are clearly satisfied Nv an examira.
tion If the prosecuting witness nr witnesses
brfor. filing the complaint that the good
order and welfare Of the community would
he suhserved nv such prosecutions.
Rrsnl1axi, That IN no instance will n
claim for costs In criminal cases wherein
the defendant was convicted he allowed I'M.
less It clearly appears that due diligence was
used to collect snch costs out of the es.
tate Of the defendant.
Resoi7~d. That COPY Of these resolu.
lions be furnished nv the Clerk to each
Justice Of the peace and constable in the
county, and to the sheriff and coroner.