The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
County Court Proceedings.

l"COntlnued from last week.
Ordered that the following instructions
be issued to road overseers.
That overseers of roads be allowed to
work in their respective district as fol-
lows: District No. 1-35 days; district
numbers, south half 2, north half 2, east
half Z, west half Z, east half 8, west half 8,
south half q, north half q, %, east half
east half 81, west half 81, 50, $50
days; Districts Nos.3,. 4, 5, 6, 9, west
half OF %, east half %, westhalf %,
30, AZ, 40: $40 days; Districts Nos. 10,
IL and south half 13) Ia, Is, north
half is and north half ~, south half
days; District Nos. II, north half 35, south
half 30, 81, 80, 80, 41.-25 days; Districts
Nos. SO and north half 1916 days. And
no additional days will be paid for except
when granted by the court;
That overseers use white oak or burr
oak for sign boards and posts; the posts
to be not less han eight nche in diane
ter, If rounda and not less than six inches
in diameter, if square; the board to be o
less than one and one-half inches thick,
and placed not less than ten feet from the
ground;
That no overseer be allowed to purchase
material OF n kind, to be used in his
district, except with the funds of his dis
trict, or by special order OF this court and
no lumber for roads or bridges will be
paid for but white oak or burr oak;
That no overseer be allowed to purchase
any tools or implements for road work or
bridge work but plows n scrapers made
of steel, and only upon an order from the
county court; and overseers are held re-
sponsible for all tools and implements in
their hands, and must deliver them to
their successors in office;
That no overseer be allowed to purchase
any tools or implements for road work or
bridge work but plows and scrapers made
Of steel, and only upon an order from the
county court; and overseers are held re-
sponsible for all tools and implements in
their hands, and must deliver them to
their successors in office;
each man liable to poll tax shall be
required to work 4 days for the road;
years 1S91-1S92; that for each days SER
vice he shall be allowed u credit of 81;
that for each day he fails to work he shall
be required to pay, as the law directs, 81;
and that overseers shall be allowed, for
the present year, ~ per day for their SER
vices;
That no overseer shall furnish hand or
team for road except in an emergency ;and
when he is unable to procure them from
those working out their tax; and that
when the overseer furnishes his own hand
and team he shall be allowed 50 per day;
That overseers be required to keep dis
trict road book according to Sec. %, Road
Law;
That overseers must prevent all en-
croachments on II county roads by
hedges or resetting fences or otherwise,
and strictly enforce the law as to trimming
hedges, and prevent the securing of plows
on the county roads, and clear the roads
OF oil distractions by reason of fences and
hedges.
New road; T. s.. Larkin; consent of par
ties cause continued to Thursday, June 4.
&C Wallace, recorder of deeds, makes
report OF fees paid to him March 81, 1891.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, May z, 1891.
To the Hon. County Court of Lafayette
county;
The undersigned respectfully reports for
quarter ending March 81, 1891.
Fees received from warrants of
trust, quit claim deeds, chattel
mortgages and other instru-
ments OF writing. ........ 1923 90
From marriage licenses 80. SO 90
Certified copy of record ..... ~ 90
Satisfactions ................ % 90
Total receipts ........... 1929 90
Deputy's salary ........... 800
Stamps and care of Office. -. 10
Total expenses. .......... 115 90
Not oolory 20 M