Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-07-24
/ OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
of the Board Of County Commissioners Of
Meade County Regular Session.
STuRo1s, July Z, 1890.
Board met at county auditors Office in
regular quarterly session on Monday,
July Z, 1890.
Present, Samuel H. Martin. chairman;
Blour Herring and Elliott Nichols, COM
missioners, and e. g. Lane, county aud
itor.
Minutes OF special meeting April 20
read and approved, after which board
adjourned to meet as board of equaliza-
ton.
July 8, 9 and 10 board in session as
board Of equalization.
July 10, 1 p. M.
Board met pursuant to adjournment as
board of equalization. Present, all mem-
bers of the board and county auditor.
The board then proceeded to the con-
sideration of tax petitions ON file as fol-
lows:
Jacob Keffeler made affidavit and
petition for cancellation OF p. p. TAX for
1879 and 1880 on the ground that he
did not own property assessed to him.
Ordered by the board that said taxes be
cancelled.
E. Mcdonald made affidavit and peti-
toned board for cancellation OF personal
property tax for 1885 on account Of
property not being in the county or
April LIST, 1885. Ordered by the board
that said tax be cancelled.
| J. w. Fuller made affidavit and petit
toned board for reduction Of assessment
for 1889 on the ground that he did moi
own portion of the property assessed
to him. Ordered by the board that {
reduction of $500 be made on saiG
assessment.
Kirby Garner made affidavit and peti
ton for rebate of penalty and interest OF
/. personal property taxes for 1889. Or
dered that penalty and interest on sale
taxes be related if taxes are paid within
thirty days.
P. e. Sparks petitioned board for can
: collation. OF taxes on lots 13 and IA, blk
13, Sturgis, for 1886 for the reason tina
said lots were owned by the M. E. churcl
society and were used for church pur
poses. Ordered by the board that sal
taxes be cancelled.
> August Stohlman made affidavit an
D petitioned board for cancellation OF pos
. sessory right taxes for 1884 and 1888
and for reduction of valuation OF req
estate for 1885. Ordered by the boar
that said possessory right taxes be Car
: celled and that valuation Of deponent'
J real estate for 1886 be reduced to $500.
John TEL. Perley made affidavit an
: petitioned board for reduction OF assess
# ment for personal property for 1889 &c
t the reason that said assessment wa
: enormously raised by the board Of equa
n ization. Ordered that a reduction {
a 1910 be made in said assessment.
James Tucker made affidavit and p,
titioned board for reduction of persons
property assessment for 1889. Ordere
l. by the board that said assessment /
a, reduced to $500.
J. B. Webber made affidavit an
% petitioned board for reduction of persons
6 property assessment for 1889. Ordere
% that said assessment be reduced to $40
10 Patrick Flavin made affidavit an
petitioned board to reduce persons
n property assessment for 1885 from SIC
of to $3.50. Ordered by board that sal
9r assessment be reduced to $500.
10 F. M. Allen, agent for w. B. Ric
I'd made affidavit and petitioned for canoe
'r lation of personal property taxes of WI
10 H. Cobern. Ordered that petition
Is rejected.
70 Petition and affidavit of T. 0. Mitche
of was referred to county treasurer for b
l. information.
TEL. G. Collins presented affidavit az
petitioned board to refund amount owe
paid by him on 1889 taxes. Orders
ii that county treasurer refund to depone
m $466.
10 A. Mochon petitioned board for pc
b. mission to construct and maintain pa
of sage way for stock across highway
es township 8, range 7. Referred to rot
ID supervisor of district Is, with instru
ar tions to allow said passage way to
a. constructed il it can be done witho
g. injury to highway.
ID A communication from j. w. Woo
Of of the firm of Woods, White & WOOD
~ was read calling attention of board
d, error in his assessment for 18e
D. Ordered by the board that said error
ID corrected and that the item Of 200 he
L. of cattle valued at $4,000 be stricken {
I'd as per agreement OF board in July, 18e
of Board adjourned.