Tombstone epitaph., 1892-01-17
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Of the Board of Supervisors of
 COchise County.
Jan. 9, 1892.
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9o'clock a. m.
 Board met pursuant to adjourn ment.
 Present. Chairman Geo. w. Bryan and Supervisor John Montgomery.
 Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
 The county tax collector is hereby instructed to send notice to each tax payer who does not possess patented real estate sufficient in value to guar antee the taxes on all his personal property and such real estate, to pay the taxes due on such personal prop erty before April lst next or such personal property will be brought to the county seat and sold at auction for taxes due thereon. A squatters land claim or the permanent improvements on unpatented land cannot be held to be sufficient guaranty for the pay ment of taxes, aud taxpayers not own- ing such sufficient patented land will be given no further time or notice and in case of sale, all expenses of gather ing and selling the personal property and will be added to the taxes and costs due.
 By unanimous vote the Board al- lowed the following claims and order ed warrants drawn on the road fund for payment of the same: G WHnse, care indigent. SII90 40 G W Bryan, salary & mileage 42 co John Montgomery .... 42 co l B Hamilton, med services. 30 % D Carter, ianiter ..... l6 65 Whitney X Whitehead, board
 ing prisoners. rs... 27 70 l B Hamilton, autopsy. 50 %
 Board took recess to ? o'clock p. m..
 ? o'clock D. m.
 Same members present.
 Petitions were received from J, P. Johnson for appointment as R. O. Tombstone road district, and from J. S. Merrill for appointment as road overseer for St. David road district were filed and. referred for furthe action.
 Tbe following. contracts and bonds were received and approved:
 Contract and bond of l. B. Hamil- ton for care of indigent sick for year 1892.
 Contract and bond of $. c. Bagg for publishing proceedings, delinquent tax list and all county advertising for year 1892.
 Contract and bond of O. B. Kelton, for conveying insane to asylum at Phenix for year 1892,
 Contract and bond of Nellie V. Walsh for feeding prisoners confined in the county jail for 1892 Contract and bond ef I. B. Hsmil- ton for care of i1digent sick persons affected with small pox or cholera for year 1892.
 Contract and bond ofC. E. Tarbell | for burying indigent dead in the pub lie cemetary at Tombstone for the i year 1892.
 The demand of J H. Slaughter for | the sum of $222S.70 was then taken up for final action, The claim arises for official compensation during his last term of oifse as sheriff and it ap- peared to the board that the amount due him undor the adjudication in tha case of Kelton vs, the County is the sum of $l647 30 and whereas suits 'or this claim and others arising dur ng his term of office are threatened, md whereas he is willing to settle his and all other claims against the county of whatsoever kind, description 1r character, for the sum of Ss23.65 md the board being fully satisfied hat it is for the best isterest of this county that the same be settled, and hus compromised. it is ordered that m expense fund warrant for the last named sum be drawn to said Slaugh- .er upon his filing full receipt and 'elease with the board for all such ,laIms.
 It appearing satisfactorily now. 10 he board that the property sold to Harry Scott 5 twas not subject to ale, it Is therefore now ordered that | aid sum be refunded to said Scott md that the clerk get from him the Iced 90 delivered, with said Scott's re- eipt endorsed thereon for the money funded. By unanimous vote the board took ecess to [ o'clock p. m.
 .: o'clock p. m. Same members present. l