The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD or
EQUALIZA TION
CrArE OF MINNEsorA,l
y COUNTY OF MOBILES.
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ant to law. Members present-Daniel Shell,
Patrick Blaine. Emil Graf. James Gown and
VIM. Parry, county commissioners, and E. 8.
Mills, county auditor. They were duly sworn
by the clerk of the district court leach for him
self, to faithfully and impartially perform their
duties rs members Of said board to the best Of
their ability.
L. B. Bennett came before the board and rep.
resented that he had listed for assessment 10
the village Of WOrthingt0n, an organ, assess
ed value, 49, That said organ had also been
listed by his brother, and asked for It to be
stricken of the list So ordered, as double
assessment.
Thomas Pasco came before the board and
claimed that $50 heal OF cattle assessed in Bige.
low township were legally exempt from taxa.
tion in said town; that - of them had been as
sesscd in WOrthingtOn and that the others were
purchased by him In other counties after the 1st
day Of May. 1885. Laid over until next meet
ing, the 2Sth inst.
j. V. Barlow claimed that he had a claim
against the county for work on the highway in
the town Of Grand Prairie. Laid over. =.
George J. Day claimed that he had been Tile
gally assessed on mortgages standing In his
name as cashier Of the Mobiles County Bank in
the sum Of *7,674.0O. That said property had
been included in the bank statement of assets
and assessment. The matter was referred to
tho county attorney, who advised that as
board of eQualizatiOn they had no legal authOri-
t. to order amounts stricken off the assessment
lists. Laid over to next meeting.
On the personal property assessment the
board directed that property below IL entioned
should be raised or lowered IN the respective
towns so as to average the same rs fixed by the
state board of equalization in 1885, as follows:
Horses one year old, $3.50
two years old, $500
three years old and over, 6o.M
Cattle one year old. go
{" two years old, n.4O
working oxen. 5000
- cows, 1890
Other cattle three years old and over, 22.OO
Sheep, l.5O
Wag"ns and carriages, 1865
Sewing and knitting machines, 100
Watches and clocks, $50
MelodeanS and organs, 1890
Pianos, $500
The auditor was directed to make changes in
assessed values IN each town by such rates per
cent as would make average values as above in
dicated. Personal property not mentioned in
above schedules remains unchanged.
Informal lion was received that T. Cooper was
| the owner of 4OO sheep which had been omitted
| in the assessment OF 1885,
| The auditor was directed to enter said prop.
| crty on the assessment list OF the village of
Adrian and to notify Cooper of sail entry. and
| that explanations, if any, would be heard at the
adjourned meeting.
The board adjourne to Wednesday, July 2S,
1885,
| DANIEL SHELL, Chairman.
E. S. MILLS, County Auditor.
The Power of Money, and what the
small sum Of twenty-five cents will do
if properly invested. Ask any person
the question, what is the dearest and
most precious thing to you. and the
answer is most universally the same
life and health, Where then is twen-
ty-hve cents or any other sum more
powerful or valuable to you than in
saving life. That is the precise cost Of
a bottle OF Chamberlain Collie, Chole-
ia and DlarrhGa Remedy. the great
life saver. 1t is made for bowel COM
plants and nothing else, and is pleas
ant to take and certain to cure. Sold
by G. W. Smith.
A Minnesota law rassed in 1873
reads:
Any persons owning any lands with
in the state or occupying any lands
whether within the plat Of towns. vii
lagos or cities or otherwise. knowingly
permitting or suffering any Cana.l,
thistles, burdock or wild mustard to
go to seed upon any land or lands thus
owning shall be deemed guilty Of
maintaining and supporting 4 common
nuisance, and upon conviction thereof
shall he punished by fine not less than
five nor more than fifty dollars.