Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-01
County commissioners
Proceedings.
FIRST DAY.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 9, !

FIRST DAY.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 9, 1899
The hoard of county commissioners of
~. perce county, Idaho, met this 9th
Low of January, A. ID. 1899, pursuant to
,a, Officers present, ]. l.. Armstrong,
ni,a;r,nau. 4. Mccall, commissioner; f.
parter commissioner; S. o. Tannahill,
clerk. A., h,.a ,,o,
~ examination of the official bonds
1f Somnel G.. Isaman, Adam G. Johnson
- William A Black, elected at the gen
any an election held November s, 1898, to the
SIS IF county commissioners in and
ON No. perce county, Idaho, and after
, ~, domination of said bonds it was or
IN uarsJ that said bonds be and they are
hereby approved, to-wit:
o,,,,,ei G.. Isaman, commissioner dis
,,;ct No. 1, in the sum of $4,000.
dam G. Johnson, commissioner dis
,r;ct No. ., in the sum of IS 10000.
William A. Black, commissioner dis
,rict No, 4, in the sum of $4,000.
And now the said commissioners elect
took the required oath of offices before
the county recorder OF Nez Perce county,
Idaho. :,
retired from their official duties and the
new and duly elected and qualified board,
consisting of Samuel G. lsaman, Adam
r Johnson and William A. Black, enter
ed upon the discharge OF their duees and
nroceeded to organize by electing Samuel
& Isau,an chairman, and adopted rules
for the government of their body, to-wit
The hours for transacting business shall
he from O'Clock a. m. to S O'Clock p III.
of each legal day the said board is in
session.
In the matter of fixing the bond of the
county attorney: 1t is hereby ordered
that the official bond of Frank Danford
county attorney, be fixed at 81 10000.
In the matter of the fixing of the bond
of the clerk of the district court and ex-
officio auditor and recorder: 1t is hereby
ordered that the bond of the clerk Of the
district court and ex-officio auditor and
recorder be and the same is hereby fixed
at $I5,ooo.oo.
Now at this time the board proceeded
to examine the official bonds of all the
county and precinct officers elect elected
at the general election November 8, 1898.
The said bonds having been examined by
the board, and the said board hav-
ing found the said bonds to be exc
cuted according to law, it is hereby or
dered by the board that the bonds of the
following county officers be and they are
hereby approved, as follows:
Robert A. Langiord, probate Judge.
Jennie M. Harrington, superintendent
of public instruction.
Edison Briggs, county surveyor,
Samuel L. Thompson, coroner.
Frank Danford, county attorney.
John w. Rozen, sheriff.
Staas Speaker, assessor and ex-ofhcio
tax collector.
Prince f. Stookey, clerk of the dis
trict court and ex-officio auditor and re-
corder.
Now, after the approval Of the bonds
of the several officers aforesaid, the oath
of office was duly administered to said
officers by the chairman of the board OF
county commissioners, as by law provid-
ed, and the said officers entered upon
their duties thereof.
Claims against Nez Perez county, Ida
no, were examined and allowed, and war
rants ordered drawn in payment for same
as follows:
CURRENT EXPENSE FUND.
J. L. Armstrong. commissioner. &C
+. l.. Parker, +" ...... ~ SC
u. Mccall, 10 SC
The official bonds of justices of the
peace and constable of Nez Perez county
were examined and approved towit:
Augustus c. Sweet, justice of the peace
West Lewiston precinct, Nez Perez coun-
ty Idaho.
l.. R. Bright. justice of the peace Ne7
Perez precinct. Nez Perez county, Ida
J. R. Crawford, justice of the peace
Nez Perez precinct, Nee Perce county
Idaho
Burt Warren, constable Nez Perez pre-
cinct, Nez Perez county, Idaho.
In the matter Of approving the bond o.
Chas. A. Hastings, county treasurer. II
appearing to the board that the said
Charles A. Hastings had filed good and
sufficient bond in the sum Of 100000
and it is ordered that the same be and
it is hereby approved. And now it ap
pearing to the board that the law require:
of the county treasurer bond in sun
equal to twice the amount of money which
the said treasurer is liable to have OF
hand at any one time, and it appearing
TO the board that the treasurer would have
on hand in the neighborhood of $50, 900
it is hereby ordered that the said Charlie:
A. Hastings, county treasurer elect, bt
and he is hereby required to file an add
tional bond, to be approved by the boart
OF county commissioners, in the sum o
S5o,ooo.oo before the said Charles A
Hastings be allowed to qualify.
Now at this time the board adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock a
III.
SECOND DAY.