The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-04-25

April 10 at 8 a. m.
April 10.
Board met at 0 a. III. all member
| present.
Board Gestroyed tho fol owing count,
warrants. drawn Oh the county genera
fund, which liave been in the hands o
tic county auditor more than year!
aud not called for, to-wi;:
No. 6o37 Fred Billings issHca Jan. IA
1850 witness fees. 81 on
NO. 900 F. Slckles issued Jan. IA
/ 1870 w!tness fees O;
NO. 6l92 B. Wilmnth issued April 8
! 1870 witness fees On
No, 6113 z. j. Roy issued April 8
1890 witness fees y
NO. 6ll2 II a. 0rNis issued April o
| 1879 Witness fees q
NO. $3.50 G. A. Cramcr Issued Jan. 10
| 1880 witness fees Ot
| The following resolution Was intro
duced:
RESOLVED, That the county Treasures
be and is hereby instructed To proceed
Immediately to collect the fnll amount
due the county from The Chamberlain
Ponio0n Bridge Co.. under the ferry
franchise filed April lst. 1896, and be il
further
RESOLVED. That in case the said
company refuse, for the period of &c
days to pay the amount so due. then the
said ferry franchise be withdrawn and
declared void.
Moved and seconded that the foregoing
resolution be adopted. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved and seconded that the petition
OF Chadeyune for rebate of personal
taxes be rejected. Motion carried unan
imously.
Moved and seconded that the petition
OF }. r.. Morris for IL rebate OF tax in
Willow Lake township be rejected
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved and seconded that the cost in
the case of the State VS.. Thomas Miller
be referred back to the states attorney
for collection, and that no bill for the
cost will be allowed until report Of the
states attorney relating to said cost be
filed Motion carried unanimously.
Nj. b. Ciemenger came in 0ll the part
Of Morrison & ClemcMger aud made a
verbal proposition to tie board that in
consideration OF ST 500 pad to Morrison
u Clemenger for drllii., Willow Lake
well on See. he would give a receipt in
full settlement of said well and with
draw his suit against llr county.
Moved and seconded ( 1t the PROPOSE
tion of NJ. B. Clemcnger to settle for the
Willow Lake well be accc! .ed.
Vote. Ycs-Tritle. No Stuart, Rich.
ards, Scales and Hoover. Motion lost.
j. G. Scales made the following state
mpnt tO-wit:
Tbot NJ u rI,n,nn,,n, i,.,,l oEr. ,;,,,
one hundred fifty dollars either in cash
or county warrants il h. would vote for
the settlement of the Willow Lake well.
Moved and seconded that the state
ment of j. c. Scales in regard to the
offer of NJ. B. Clemenger to bribe him
for tho sun OF $3.50 become part of the
unanimously.
ment, to-wit:
That NJ. b. Clemenger offered him,
(loover that if lie would get the county
hoard to allow Morrison & C!emenger
$l5M, lie ClemengeD would come down
for Sl2OO, and he <HooveD should have
the balance $500 for getting said bill
allowed.
MtNN'l anu SVSD.tsFu tilhl tbG St.lt-
ment of J. I. Hoover concerning the
offer made to him by NJ. B. Clenlenser to
bribe him (IoOyer) to vote to accept the
proposition of NJ. B. Clemenger for $500
become part OF the records and same
be published Motion carried unani
m0usly
At II III. board took a recess of one
hour.
| Board met at p. III. All members
present.
Moved and seconded that the states
attorney be requested to commence suit
against NJ. B. Clemengcr for bribery
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved and seconded that The auditor
be instructed tc procure from c. s
Brackett frame and glass for Tho
county Glap.-Carried unanimously.
| Moved and seconded that Louis Rich
ards and Z. E. TritIe be authorized Il
shoot tle Willow Lake well No. /, knawf
as the Morrison and Clemengcr WE'LL
Motion carried unanimously.
Hoover introduced the following rcsO
luton:
RESOLVED, That James C!iggitt bt
and he is hereby appointed as provided
in chapter l61 paragraph No. 4 of th'
session laws OF 1894 and 1895. to lool
after the Interests Of the county AM
enforce the collection Of the collections
of the seed grain notes now due Brul
county OH seed grain furnished tn
farmers by the county in the spring 0
1895.
Aud the said agent is hereby instruct
ed to at once proceed to the collection Of
said seed grain notes or get said ac
counts secured so that the county vii
receive The ~ inr said seed grain on q
before the Isl ,iiy OF Oct, 1886. An
said agent il furll!s. Instructed that j
all cases where parties who have II
! ceiyed said grain from the county, an
, have complied with the law herein IT
, ferred to. and have raised only graf
enough for seed and family use up 10 I'll
1st day of Oct, 1896. shall he allowed
settle their notes by giving lien o
their crops to be s0Wn and raised til
year.
And that III all cases where partit
have procured said seed grain, or ha,
disposed of any OF said seed grain, or
the crops raised from said seed grain
violation of said laws, the agent sha
proceed at once to collect said notes I
distress and sale Of their property, ar
in all cases where collections cannot
made and the parties refuse to execn
good and valid security for the sam
said agent shall forthwith notify Il
states attorney and the states attorn,
}. Is hereby instructed and requested
( commence criminal proceedings again
% any and all such parties for violation
said seed grain law. Said agent sla
: have the tight and it shall bo his duty
y appoint deputies or assistants enough
. enable him TO perform the services hel
q in specified so rs to enable him 10 noti
Y Y the states attorney of all violation
10 the law in relation 10 the proceedings
" disposing Of said seed grain within
" " days, and said agent is hereby requir
% to deposit all moneys so collected wi
IS the county treasurer as soon MS collect
and make his report TO every meeting
the board until this matter is fn
settled. Aud it is further ordered IL
u the seed grain account Of 1890 be a
CO the same is hereby attached to the 70
/, going md made a part thereof under
same conditions. ami the said ag,
shall be allowed n reasonable cOmDeD