Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-01-15
sATuRDAY--MoRNING SESSION.

The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
Report Of N. L Sherman and w. A.
Patterson, appraising ut SIS one brown
mare taken up by r. F. Chase, was re-
crivcd and filed.
The board proceeded with the cxamina.
tion of the treasurer's accounts.
Owing TO the urgent necessity of hav-
ing II place for the safe keeping OF the
cash hooks of the auditor and treasurer
and current tax receipt books and other
present safe being inadequate. the audi.
tor is hereby instructed to procure for the
county a safe large enough to hold the
Cash books, at an expense not exceeding
1925 90
On motion the following resolution
WAS adopted:
WHEREAS. More than sixty days have
elapsed since the annual tax.sale closed
And
MHEREAs, A large amount of real prop.
erty remains unsold for want of bidders ut
said tax.sale, upon which taxes remain un.
paid. Therefore, he it
ReS0lred That the board of county com
mlssioners of Emmons county, state OF
North Dakota, do hereby authorize and
empower the county treasurer of said En-.
mons county to institute civil actions in the
district court Of Emmons county, North
Dakota, for the collection of any and all
unpaid taxes charReable TO and against the
real property IN said Emmons county, in
accordance with and agreeably to the pro.
visions Of article 13 of chapter 10 of the
Revised Codes of North Dakota.
On motion the bourd adjourned to
meet ut 2 o'clock p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met pursuant TO adjourn
ment All members present.
The board continued with the examiua.
liOn of the treasurers accounts.
On motion the board adjourned tu
meet Ut 2 O'Clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
The following bills were rejected: s.
A. HAWKES. 0U anu w. RodenDrrg $1.50.
uon of the ireasurer's books, the amount
"f 81. .693 90. due the county ut this date.
The Official oath and bond of Harmon
w. Allen as county treasurer, with 10.
seph Hare. G. g. Little, H"rbrrl D. Con.
nor. DugaId Campbell and TnIlmadge
2. Lee as sureties, was presented and up.
proved by the state's attorney as to form
and by the board as t. sufticiency.
The amount of 81 698.92. as shown by
tue trrasurer's books, WAS turned over IL
| H. w. Allen rs county treasurer T. p.
Lee being held to account for all certlti
Gates OF. Indebtedness received prior 10
this date, and TO write them up and re-
port them ut the next meeting of the
board.
| Bids were received and opened by the
board, for the deposit Of the county.
funds, from the First National Bank and
from the Bismarck Bank, both Of Bis,
marck, N. D.. each Offering 3 per cent
per aunum on the average daily balance
| On motion the 5ld Of the First National
Bank WAS accepted. said bank to be des
ignnted as the county depository, upon
submitting to the board for it's approval .
bond IN the SUN Of $4,000. payable t.
the county IN conformity /" section 1914
Of the Revised Codes of 1925.
In reference to the petition presented
of q physician, il was moved and carried
that whenever Dr. Carson presents lis
certificate from the State board of med
ical examiners to the board of county
commissioners, at its next meeting, tht
hoard will enter intO contract with him
IN accOrdance u ith the resolution adopted
October 2. 1875. pay to commence from
January I. 1897. 1T,
The following bills were presented ant
allowed:
Chas. Bontillier, cleaning school.house
john Sei ,ss% ssrVices CO one quarter a. reg
lister OF %
T. Lee, one quarters salary as county
~ H. A. Armstrong -
One Quartcr's salary ~ state's At
., torney 90 j.