Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-13

Office of County Clerk.
Elk Point, Oak, Jan. 4th, 1886.

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Commissioners Of Union County
OAK, met in regular session, men,
bers present Halvor Knudson, Alex.
Kevill also county Clerk, J. H.
Bryan.
On motion board adjourned until
Tuesday, Jan. 9Th, 1886, at 9o'clock
p. m.
Elk Point, OAK, Jan. 5th, 1886.
Board met as per adjournment,
members present, Halvor Knudson,
Alexander Kevill, and H. Williams,
also Clerk J. H. Bryan. The oath
of office being administered to c. H.
Williams the board then proceeded
to business.
On motion of Alexander Kevill
and seconded by H. Williams, Hal
vor Knudson was elected chairman
for the ensuing year.
Official bond Of f. w. Smythe the
Justice of the peace taken up, and
on motion said bond was approved.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted:
Whereas it appears to the salts
faction Of this board that a certain
W. z. Dafoe was enormously asses
sed with personal property 70 the
amount of 500 dollars in the year
1885;
Therefore resolved that the coun-
ty clerk be and he is hereby IN
structed and ordered to strike said
assessment from the assessment rolls
and also from the tax list.
On motion resolved that whereas
it appears to the satisfaction of the
board that a certain NJ. Laravere is
enormously assessed with road poll
tax for the year 1885; Therefore
resolved that the county Clerk be
and he is hereby instructed and Or
dered to strike tax from tax list.
On motion the official bond of j.
Tucker assessor of Civil Bend #. p.
was taken up and on motion ap-
proved.
Official bond of J. w. Ellis asses
sor Of Elk Point T. P. was taken up
and or motion approved.
On motion the official bond Of
Patsy Dyer Constable of Elk Point
twp. was taken up and on motion
approved.
On motion the official bond of
Andrew Anderson Jr. assessor of
Brule twp. was taken up and ap-
proved.
On motion the official bond of
John Jennings assessor of Prairie
twp WAS taken up and approved.
On motion the official bond Of
Michael Ryan justice of the peace
of Jefferson twp was taken up and
Oh motion approved.
On motion the official bond of
II. II. Sherman justice of the peace
of Virginia twp was taken up and
on motion approved.
On motion the official bond of
A. p. Asbjell assessor Of Sphinx twp
was taken up and on motion APP
proved.
Official bond of John Flannery
was taken up and on motion APP
proved.
On motion board adjourned till
Jan. 9th, at 8 o'clock.
January 9Th, 1886.
Board met as per adjournment,
members all present.
On motion the county Clerk was
ordered to strike the road poll tax
served againts Gustaf Nelson from
the tax lists for the year Of A. d.
1885.
Road petition Of Henry Boden
was taken up and on motion the
following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, Henry Boden ct al
fled a petition with this board on
the 7th day of October 1885 praying
that a public highway be located
and established as follows to-wit:
Commencing at the point ON the
section line between sections 3 & 10
in township 81 Range 40 west nine
and 45-1W g $4,000 chain 8 west
Of the t section corner, thence south
64o 20 minutes, west 5 chains,
thence south 77o west 10 5000
chains, thence north 78o west 16
1900 chains to the line between
sections 8 and 10 & l 20-lOO chains
south of the corner thence south on
said line 8 4O-1OO chains thence
south 55o 30minutes east 8 chains
thence south 42o 80 minutes east
3 25-lO0 chains thence south 13o
80 minutes east 5 75-1O0 chains to
a point opposite the northeast cor
ner Of Tillotsons grove on I line,
running east and west through Sec
ton 10 where the above described
road again intersects the Sargent
road. Ard
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