The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-12-18


81 900 from the poor fund to tho
road fund, and the treasurer was SC
instructed.
An application from Mrs. Susan
. Lee kcesc was received asking that
her taxes be refunded for the reason
) that the assessor had placed the val
uation on her land entirely too high,
and further that she offered to sell
J the same for the amount she asks it
; reduced to. The board after looking
|intO the matter allowed her u rcduc-
tion OF $2l. go on land and improve
ments. and ordered the clerk to draw
! an order on the treasurer for the
above amount.
! Ihc following resolution was offer
ed by Commissioner Mayhem, w},o
moved it's adoption:
"Whereas it appears to this board
!; that on or about November 18TH,
1905, there was, committed in the
vicinity Of Florence, in Ravalli coun-
ty, Montana, Il most dastardlv and
cold bloodcd murder Of a peaceful
citizen Of said county, to-wit: Peter
} Stonga; and,
! Whereas, it appears that said mur-
der is now sl1roudcd in great mys-
terry, and,
Whereas, the peace and good name
Of this county demand that the per-
pctrator Of said crime be detected
land punished if it is possible to do
SO; therefore be it
| Resolved, that this board do now
offer a standing reward Of five hun
drcd dollars to be paid to any party
or parties, other than any county or
township Official Of this county, who
will discover, and cause and bring
about the arrest and conviction Of
the party or parties guilty Of said
crime, and that this board do now
''''" ''''N 1'u'lUsl iOl tilc pay IllcnU VI
said amount to such party or parties,
in such event; said sum to be paid
after the final and complete convic-
tIon or the party or parties guilty
thereof. us aforesaid, by due process
Of law in the highest court Of COM
pctcnt jurisdiction in which the said
guilty party or parties may be tried
thereof or judcially passed upon and
after due proof that the party or
parties claiming said sum were the
cause Of such discovery, arrest and
conviction, and to be paid in the form
Of 4 county warrant Of said county,
drawn on the proper fund Of said
county, and that the clerk Of this
board be and is ordered to cause to
DC published in the newspaper doing
the ofliejal printing Of this county an
appropriate advertisement Of said re-
! ward, 50 offered, for four successive
Wccks.;'
The adoption Of the above res
olution was seconded BY Commis-
siOncr Hendricks and unanimously
carried.
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner :. Hendricks who
moved its adoption:
"Whcrcas, j. r. Fau1ds, proprit-
tor Of the North West Tribune, "a
weekly newspaper published in Ra-
valli county, Montana, had the Of
1ical contlAct with the board Of county
commissioner: Of said county for the
county printing for said county, from
May I'd, 1893, to May I'd, 1895, and.
under said contract, did between said |
dates do certain printing for said
county at certain specified rates; and
Whereas, it has come to the knOwl-
edge OF this board Of county COM
mssionerS that said j. K. I'aulds.
did. at divers times, between said
""'co' o'cICf1di3c Salu county Tor
said printing, on divers items there
Of, to a sum Of money over and above
the contract price therefor, and that
said county, through its board of
county.commissioners, did, BY mistake
and accident, pay said ovcrchargcs
to said j. L. TauldS: therefore, be it
Ecsolvcd, that the clerk of this
board be, and hc is hereby Instructed
to ascertain the exact amount OF said
oNcrchargc, and when it is 50 asccr-
tanned, to furnish said j. II. t'aulds
with an itcmizcd statement Of said
o'crcIlargc, together with a certified
copy Of this resolution, and order and
demand, in the name of and hy the
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