The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-09-14

1t appearing to the board that the assessor
OF this county has made and returned IN
the assessment roll tor the current year
anu assessment upon certain lands owned
by Joseph Barich. to-wit: the east one halt;
southwest quarter; northwest Quarler:
southwest quarter and southeast quarter
sec - in twp W with the improve
ments thereon as being wholly in Madison
County, the said land being assessed at
$l.2o per acre: while from the best intor-
nation at hand it appears that a portion Of
SAID land, to-wlt: the northwest quarter OF
southwest quarter OF said sec - is in
Beaverhead County. and has been assessed
in said county to said Barich. 1t Is there
fore ordered that said last described tract.
and the valuation thereof amounting to
$50, be stricken from the original and dup
llcate assessment rolls, the same having
been illegally assessed and that taxes
upon the remainder OF said land and
improvements thereon, be extended and
collected accordingly.
1t also appearing upon investigation. that
one halt OF the 160 acres tract OF land assess
ed to Jos Shineberger. upon the assessment
roll OF this county Tor the current year. has
been improperly assessed, one halt OF said
land being IN Beaverhead County and
assessed therein. 1t is therefore ordered
that one-halt Of the valuation Of SAID land
assessed to said Shineberger. to.wit: $40,
be stricken from his assessment on the
original and duplicate assessment rolls aud
that the taxes on the remainder of said
valuation be extended and collected accord
lngly.
Tn official bond presented by II VI Fitch
as Justice Of the Peace IN and for Brandon
township appearing TO be IN due and lawful
form, and the surities thereto being deem
ed sufficient, it is therefore ordered that
SAID bond be and the same is hereby approx
ed.
The official bond presented by W. S.
Duncan, heretofore appointed to the office
Of Justice Of the Peace in and Tor Hot
Spring township appearing to be in lawful
form and sufficient as to s%urities, it is there
tore ordered that SAID bond be and the
same is hereby approved.
of section 2G75 of the Political lode. making 1t
the duty Of the board Of commissioners to ap-
point a game and fsh waroen for the county,
upon proper petition being made to the board,
therefore, the commissioners having before
them the pet itions OF w. Z. Gilmer and Franz
J. Emerson. presented IN due and proper
ed, on motion it was ordered that said w. L.
Gilmer be and he is hereby appointed to the Of
fee of fish and game warden for Madison coun-
he execute and file with the county clerK, q
bond in the sum Of 81 900 Us required by law
AID 1t is further ordered that the salary of such
game and fish warden be and the same il here
by fixed at the sum OF ten dollars per month.
The statement or recommendation Of the
county superintendent OF schools relative to a
change in the boundary line between school
districts number 81 and 35, was referred back to
such officer for action and report thereon as au-
thoriZed and provided by section l74l Of tue
Political Code.
Board adjourned to 8 u. m, Of Saturday the
7th instant. Attest: Barclay Jones, clerk 10.
Seph Smith, chairman.
FIFTH DAY-sEPTEMBER 7TH.
The board Of commissioners met pursuant u
adjournment present: the same members AS
Oh yesterday. The folio wing proceedings were
had, to- il 1t appearing that Z. ID. Foster,
heretofore appointed to the office Of Jus tice of
the peace in and for Waterloo township, has de-
cllned to accept such appointment, and y va
ordered that George J, Wlckham. u resident OF
said township, be and he is hereby appointed to
such office, upon condition that he execute. anu
file the proper oath and bond therefore with the
county clerk rs required by a
For Information and guidance OF road super
yisors and road viewers, it IS ordered that the
county clerk procure loo copies OF the compiled
road laws OF the state. and upon raceivlng the
same, that be Onward u copy ~ each supervisor
In the county.
TO the end that a uniform rate Of wages be
allowed by road supervisors for al! extra labor
employed on the public highways; it is ordered
that supervisors OF roads shall hot contract for
any labor to be performed at a rate not to ex-
coed "a so per day for the services of one man
and team and 81 80 per day for each man EN-
ployed on the public highways, and the clerk is
directed to furnish each road supervisor IN the
county with Il copy of this order.
Pursuant to the provisions Of Sec. 1881 Of the
Political Code, requiring the county commits
sioners within 90 days after the %adoptlen OF
said Code to designate by order, the class to
which the county belongs, under the classified.
ton prescribed in Sec. 432S of said Code, &C
cording to the assessed valuation Of the county
Tor the year 1854, the board now finds and de-
clares that tue assessed valuation u The county
OF Madison for the year 1894, was greater Than
two millions of dollars aud less THAI. four lnil-
hons of dollars, to wit: The sum OF SO 039, 93S.
1t is therefore ordered and dec,eed, that Madi-
son county be and the same Is hereby Ceslg-
mated and declared to be a county OF the sey-
enth Class.
In compliance with the provisions Of subdi-
visions "a of Sec. 1870 of the Political Code. in
relation to the adoption OF a seal for the board
Of commissioners, il is ordered that a seal, the
same or similar in design and inscription as
that now used III the Office OF the county clerk
be adopted as the seal of this board, and that
the clerk procure such seal III conformity with
this order,
A communication from the Attorney General
to the county clerk. was laid before the board,
notifying the board that Alex Metzel is now a
member OF the board OF stock con missiOners
for this county and requesting the board to at
once levy a stock Inspection and detective tax,
as provided Tor In Sec. No. 1880 OF the Political
Code, which requests the board here and now
declines to comply with, for the reason follow
ing:
That the board does not believe the levey OF
such tax can be made at this time. the law eX-
plicitly requiring the tax levy for the year to be
made on the I'd Monday in August Of each year.
That Madison county is not named among the
counties constituting the stock association Of
the state, as named and enumerated in section
1850 of said Political code. and has not request
ed the appointment Of q member Of the board OF
stock commissioner for this county. That the
Hon. Alex MetZel is now and has been a mem
Der Of the legislative assembly Of the State OF
Montana tor more than two years last past, and
his appointment as a member OF the board II