Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-07-25
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The attention OF the taxpayers o
Meade county y-and even those of Law
renee, who are interested lis called tt
the following transcripts Of Lawrence
county records and afidavits concerning
the taxes OF Woods White & Woods
over which the Lawrence county com
missioners have gotten themselves int
trouble. 1t will be noticed that there
are several lies out somewhere. Is il
Woods or Christ, or both? Probably
the taxpayers can discover where the
charge of perjury should be laid.
First on the programme is the affidavit
of J. M. Woods made on june 80, 1889,
followed by that of s. B. Crist, ex-com-
missioner, made on the same date:
Territory of Dakota, County of Law.
renee, ss:
James M. Woods, of lawful age being
first duly sworn, makes oath and says
that he is a member Of the firm oi
Woods, White & Woods, who are as
sessed for large amount Of personal
property, to-wit: Horses and cattle fol
the years A. d. 1886 and 1887, that in
said years said firm had no such person
al property in Lawrence county subject
to assessment and taxation therein; that
on the 9th day Of October, A. D. 1886,
affiant made settlement as a member OF
the said firm of Woods, White & Woods,
with the board of county commissioners
of said county of Lawrence of the taxes
assessed and levied for the years A. d.
1884 and 1885, and that upon such set
tlement and adjustment it was agreed
upon by said board Of county commits
sioners that the sum of 81 200 should be
accepted by said board in full settlement
of said taxes for the years A. d. 1884
and 1885, and that the said board should
and would cancel the taxes levied and
assessed against said firm for the year
A. d. 1886, and that in consideration OF
such agreement the said firm did pay to
the treasurer of Lawrence county the
said sum of $1,000. Affiant therefore
prays your honorable board to remit
said taxes for said years.
JAMES M. WooDs.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 10th day of June, A. d.
1889.
r. FL. DRIscoLL, County Auditor.
Territory of Dakota, County of Law
renee. SIS:
s. B. Crist, of lawful age, being duly
sworn, makes oath and says that in the
year A. d. 1886 he was a member OF
the board of county commissioners of
Lawrence county, that he has read the
affidavit of James M. Woods and that the
statement therein made as to the SETTLE
ment made by said Woods for the firm
of Woods, White & Woods for the years
A. d. 1884 and 1885 and for the year
A. D. 1886 is therein correctly stated
and the payment therein stated was ac-
cepted as settlement of all such taxes.
s. B. CRIsT.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 29th day of June, A.
d. 1889.
II. II. DRISCOLL, county AuQlCOr.
ENDORSEMENT.
Upon reading and filing the within
affidavit and the board being fully ad-
vised in the premises, it is ordered
that the taxes assessed against
Woods, White & Woods for the years
1886 and 1887 be remitted and stricken
from the tax books of the county.
d. A. MCPHERSON, Chairman.
Filed June, 20, 1889.
r. Ell. DRIsCoLL, Auditor.
Territory of Dakota County of Law
renee, S.:
I, r. HI. Driscoll, auditor in and fol
said county and territory do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true copy
Of the original on file in my office.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
county this 18th day of July A. D. 1889.
r. I'll. DRIscoLL, Auditor
Following these sworn statements is
the affidavit Of J. M. Woods, dated Octo-
ber 6, 1886:
Territory Of Dakota, County of Law
renee, ss:
James M. Woods makes oath and says
that be is member OF the firm Of
Woods, White & Woods; that for the
purposes Of taxation, the said firm OF
Woods, White & Woods was assessed by
the assessor OF Lawrence county, ID. T.,
for the year 1884 on personal property
in View6eld precinct 5000; in Dead
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