The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04


the whole number of votes cast, was
declared elected chairman.
Chairman-elect Morrice upon taking
the chair, kindly thanked the board for
the honor conferred by them.
On motion of Supr. Parker the chair
appointed Suprs. Parker. Peacock and
Trowbridge to act as committe on
rolls.
On motion of Supr. Stanlake the
board took recess until tomorrow
morning at half past nine o'clock.
Countersigned, j. A. MORRICE,
j. II. COLLINS, Chairman.
Dep. Clerk.
At a regular session of the Board of
Supervisors for the county of Shiawas-
see, continued and held at the court
house in the city of Corunna in said
county, on Tuesday, the 23d day of
June, A. d., 1896.
Board called to order by the chair
man.
Roll called by the clerk.
Present-Buell, Crane, Cronk, Euler,
Fuller, Harper, Hartshorn, Houghton,
Lyman, Laverock, Martin, Morris, F.
H.; Morrice, j. A; Morrice, F g.; Par
ker, Peacock, Reed, Rush, Scoug-
ale, Stanlake. Trowbridge, Washburn,
Young.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
The chairman then announced the
following committees:
Rules: Peacock, Fuller, Crane.
Rolls: Parker Peacock, Trowbridge.
Apportionment: Martin, Fuller, Rush.
Roads and Bridges; Rush, Crane, F.
G. Morrice.
Settlement with Treasurer Scougale,
Hartshorn, F. H. Morris.
Finance: Lyman, Cronk, Reed.
Claims and Accounts: Harper, Reed,
Washburn.
Printing: Hartshorn, Trowbridge,
Houghton
Public Buildings and Grounds: Har-
per, F. G. Morrice, Washburn.
Rejected Taxes: Crane, Euler, Lave
rock
Drains and bitches: F. H. Morris,
Trowbridge, Stanlake.
Officers Salaries: Houghton, Wash
burn, F. H. Morris.
Abstracts: Euler, Houghton, Pea
cock
Justice, Constable and Coroner's Ac-
COUNTS Fuller, F. G. Morrice, Euler.
Clerks Certificates: Cronk, Lyman,
Young.
Records in Co. Clerks Office; Wash
burn, Cronk, Young.
Equalization: Stanlake, Houghton,
Buell., Cronk, Crane, Lyman, Parker.
Auditing Accounts: Laverock, f. G.
Morrice, Parker.
Settlement with Superintendent of
the Poor: Trowbridge, Peacock, Young.
INDECENT Soldiers: Buell., Scougale,
Laverock.
Supr. Peacock, from the committee
on rules, submitted the following re-
port:
To the Honorable. the Board Of Sueruis-
Ors:
Your committee on rules would re-
specially report and recommend the
adoption of the rules that governed the
last regular session of the board of
supervisors, with the exception of rule
26, which we recommend to read as fol-
lows:
Rule 26-No person shall be elected
to any Office by the board, except by
majority of the votes of the members
of said board present and voting.
No resolution or report to be declared
adopted until it shall have received
majority vote of all the members elect
We also recommend the appointment
of committee of three on settlement
with the superintendent of the poor, to
be added to rule twenty.
j. j. PEACOCK,
A. G. FULLER,
Allied B. CRANE,
Committee,
On motion of Supr Washburn, the
report was accepted and adopted.
Supr. Crane moved that rule 81 be
enforced during the session of the board
that the order of business be called
after roll call in the morning and after
noon, which motion was carried.
Supr. Parker, chairman of the COM
mittee on rolls, submitted the following
report:
To the Honorable, the Board of Superuts-
OTs:
Your committee on rolls would re-
specially submit the following report:
We have examined the assessment
rolls of the the several townships and
wards of Shiawassee county and find
them all present and in lawful form.
CHAs. w. PARKER,