The Dickinson press., 1896-01-18
Omcial Proceedings Of the Board Of
County Commissioners.

County Commissioners.
Dickinson, n. d., January IL, 1896.
The board convened pursuant to
adjournment. Present Commits.
sioners Walton, Mcclure and Lee,
Walton presiding.
The bill of Jacob SCHNEIDER of $500
for one days work performed on Jail
building was recOnsidered and on
motion was reduced to $l.OO on the
ground that upon investigation said
SCHNEIDER had only labored one.half
day.
On motion county warrant No. 1862
for $500, dated January 8, 1896, and
drawn in favor of Jacob SCHNEIDER
was ordered cancelled and county
warrant No. 1885 ordered drawn in.
stead.
Warrant 1886 for $25. 90, dated Jan.
uary 8, 1S98,.and drawn in favor of
A. j. Burnett. was on motion ordered
cancelled on account of error in
drawing said warrant; and warrants
3037, 1898 and 3039 were ordered
drawn instead.
In accordance with section 444 of
the Political Code the names of 200
persons qualified to act as jurors.
were selected and furnished the
clerk of the district court.
Board made request of the states
attorney for his opinion relative to
the disposition of court certificates
issued in the case Of the state of
North Dakota VS.. Pete Fredericks.
Opinion of States Attorney being as
follows: 1t is my opinion that under
the communications received from
the attorney general relative to the
payment of jurors fees by the state.
and considering the fact that the
several expenses aud charges in the
district court in the case of the state
VS.. Pete Fredericks were certified to
the county of Stark instead of to the
state, that the commissioners would
be justified in issuing warrants for
said expenses so certified and turn
over the accounts so paid to the state,
which is legally responsible for the
amount.
(Signed) A. J. BURNETT,
States Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Lee and
seconded by Commissioner Mcclure;
that inasmuch as the several charges
and expenses in the case of the state
of North Dakota VS. Pete Fredericks
were certified by the clerk of the dis.
trict court of Stark county to the
county of Stark instead of to the
state of North Dakota, for payment
the said charges and expenses he
paid by the board of county com.
missioners and the account be turned
in to the state under the certificate
and affidavit of the states attorney
under the provisions of section 1926 OF
the compiled laws. Motion carried
On motion the board adjourned tC
p. nj.
at Z O'Clock p. M. the board con
vened; all members present.
On motion A. Il. Stewart was ap,
pointed road supervisor for road dis.
trict No. l.
On motion the auditor was in
structed to request from the clerks OF
school districts the number of schools
actually taught i'll their respective
districts during period of three
months between October lst, 1894,
and October l, 1895.
On motion Commissioner Walton
was authorized to have the necessary
repairs made on steps of court house
door.
Application for correction of assess
ment and abatement of taxes on per.
sonal property of Beisigl Bros, fol
year 1893 and located in the unor
ganized county of Hettinger, re.
ceived and abatement rec0mme nded
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed and warrants
ordered drawn for same:
Jacob SCHNEIDER, work on Jail building. / OF
H. a. Davis, fees board of health; ..... Is @
L. D. Kidder, fees board of health..... SO
A. j. Burnett, fees board of health. ...... 5U
W. H: Walton, transportation of pauper 16t
Gus. Anderson road supervisor dist. u, 20 s.
/ Frank Lish, jurors and witness fees as.