Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18

On this Monday, September IA,
A. D. 1896, the Hon. Board OF
County Commissioners of Idaho
county, State of Idaho, met pur.
suant to law and legal notice there
Of, for the purpose of taking action
in the matter of the bonding of
the said county, and also to fix
the tax levy for the year 1896.
Present, w. s. Clark, chairman
Of the Board, II. w. Cone and w.
w. Blackburn commissioners, A.
w. darlington clerk, by w. N.
Knox deputy.
The following proceedings were
then had:
The hour having arrived for the
opening of the bids for bonds, fur
Their action in this matter was
postponed until o'clock p. m.
today.
In the matter of the FAX levy for
1896, the state Board of equaliza-
ton made no change in the as
sessment for the year 1896. The
county's proportion of the gross
levy of 1921 100000 for general
state expenses is $S471.17, and
special levies for state .O5 ON each
500 valuation, as per advice of F.
G. Ramsey, stateauditor and ex-
officiO secretary of state Board of
Equalization, bearing date Sept.
!, 1896.
Board here took recess until
o'clock p. IN. today.
Upon the coming in of the Board
at l o'clock p. M, further con-
sideration in the matter of the levy
was had.
The hour having arrived g
o'clock) for final action in the mat
ter of the bonding of this county
in accordance with the order here
toforc (on towit: the Goth day of
July A. d. 1906 made, relative
thereto, and there being no bids
filed with the Board, and no ver-
bal propositions satisfactory to the
Board being made, it is hereby
ordered that the sale of said bonds
and matters relating thereto are
hereby indefinitely postponed.
The Board having duly con.
sidered the matter of the tax levy
for the year 1896, and the prob,
able expenditures of said county
for said year, it is hereby ordered
that the tax levy for the year 1896
be, and the same is fixed al
follows:
For current expenses:
Current G.,G Expense Fund on each 500 val 81 Z
General Road Fund, I" -. Il
General School Fund, -. s
State:
State Fund on each 500 valuation. s
Wagon Road. See 10. page 81, 18th Session
laws. on each 500 valuation ........... 0
Redemption Fund on each 500 valuation
Total Levy ........= ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6
Also the following per capt.;
taxes:
State and County Poll,..................to
Hospital -.....................
All of the above to be levied
assessed and collected by the as
SCISSOR and tax-collector as required
by law.
A road poll tax of 81 or 2 day
labor is hereby made or levied up
on each male person liable therefor
Furthermore the supervisors O
the several road districts are here
by ordered to collect said road pol
tax of 81, or two days labor O
every male person liable thereto
under the statutes. Also a prop
erty road tax of $3.50 on eacl
$1,000 of taxable property, to b
paid in work by the owners of sucl
property in each district wher
located. The said supervisors ar
hereby further ordered to collec
the said last named tax from tn
owners of such property towit
$3.50 on each $1,000 of taxabl
property, payable in cash or labo
at $3.50 per day.
There being no further bushes
the Board here adjourned.
Minutes read and approved.
w. S. CLARK, Chairman.
Attest: A. w. TALKINGToN, CLERK
By w. N. KNOX, Deputy.
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