Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-03-27
County Courf Proceedings
Sfenai Z;rm, Marh 2jrf, 1895.

associate justices. ]. E Dempsey,
sheriff. and K. ID. Edwards, clerk.
Bond Of w. n. Hamilton to county
school fund for $1,000 approved.
A. l.. Welch, treasurer and ex-
officio collector of Charlton county,
presents to the court his annual settle
ment for the year ending March Ist,
1896. The court proceeded to eSam-
inc said settlement, doth continue till
tomorrow. Adjourned.
March z4th court convened as per
adjournment.
Ordered that patent issue to VIM. ].
Anderson, assignee Of NJ. l.. Walton,
swamp land as follows: sw, Sc, 1853
rs.
Ordered that patent issue to How
ard NJ. Holden to NV ne Iz-53-IS, he
having purchased the same on the 5th
day of September, 1871, at SIS per
acre and fully paid therefor
Ordered that A. l.. Welch. treasurer
and ex-officio collector of Charlton
county, be charged on the general tax
book of 1895 to school tax S3.4z on
account Of erroneous additional as
sessment.
Statement Of a. L. Welch, treasurer
and eS-ofhcio collector, presents to
the court the statement of the various
township collectors, Of this county, for
the year 1895, of the unoollectable
taxes, which said statements are ex-
amined and corrected oy the court
and ordered to be filed. And it is
further ordered that said treasurer and
eS-officio collector be credited on the
various taxes on account Of delinquen-
cies thus shown on the various taxes
in the following sums: On real estate
S7.Sos.5S and on personal property
So37,77 and that he be credited on
the various taxes on account Of erro-
neods assessments IN a sum aggregat-
ing S5Io.4o and il is further ordered
that the states part for taxes credited
in the foregoing sums be certified to
the state auditor. to be by him credit
ed on the accounts Of the said treasu-
rer and ex-officio collector.
To-vit on land delinquent list. $50. 81
To-wit on personal delinquent list. i62 p
To-vit on erroneous assessments. G.7
Ordered that treasurer and ex-
officio collector be credited with
school tax against {. b. * X. c. rail-
road returned 10y him as delinquent in
the sem Of 6Io.I3.
The court having completed the ex-
animation Of the settlement of a. l..
Welch. treasurer and ex-ofhcio collec-
tor, approved the same and ordered II
filed and spread upon the record of
the court.
Upon the recommendation of the
township board Of Clark township SIS
is appropriated to build a bridge
across Clark's Branch on the section
line between sections 9 and I6, in
township SO range IS. A. l.. Wires
commissioner.
Upon the recommendation OF the
township board of Cockrell township
SI5o is appropriated to build a bridge
across Bee Branch on the Bynumville
and Salisbury road between sections
~ and as, township ss range n. A.
l. Wires commissioner.
Whereas the attorney-general, Of
this state, has fled his opinion with
this court that the law entitled Roads
and Highways especial road dis
tricts" laws Of Missouri, 1895, is not
applicable to countries under town.
ship organization, it is therefore or
dered that the order OF this court
made the 10th day of March, 1896,
ordering n special election to bs held
in Brunswick township under Sec. ,o
Of said law be and the same is hereby
set aside and annulled.
Minutes read and approved and
court adjourned.
]. ]. Moore, Democratic township
committeeman has annointed the fol-