Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-01-06
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
November, 1898, Adjourned Term.


district; Benjamin F. Fleetwood, judge
of western district; ]. R. Dempsey,
sheriff. and H. H. Miller, clerk.
Ordered that VIM. N. Craig be and
he is hereby appointed member OF
the township board and justice of
the peace within and for Salisbury
township to fill the vacancy in said
offices, caused by the resignation of
VIM. n Hamilton.
Ordered that James R. Mason be
and he is hereby appointed member
of the township board within and for
Salisbury township to fill the vacancy
in said office, caused by. the resigna-
ton of T. A. La Grass.
Ordered that John w. Bailey be
and he is hereby appointed justice
of the peace within and for Salisbury
township to fill the vacancy in said
Office, caused by the resignation of T.
A. La Grass.
Ordered that the township collector
of Wayland township credit the taxes
assessed against PM. Sears for the year
1898 with the sum Of S., on account
of erroneous assessment of said Sears
for said year.
Ordered that the superintendent of.
county poor farm receive and main
tain at said poor farm John Mckinley,
a negro child about II months old,
until further orders are made N this
cause.
Dramshop licenses granted and
bonds of dramshop-keepers approved
as follows for a period of six months;
J. E. Dempsey, Keytesville; Sutter
& Breitenbach, Salisbury.
Ordered that T. T. Cruise be and he
is HEREBY employed as janitor to court
house for year ending January Ist.
1900.
Ordered that the order of this court
heretofore made on the eleventh day
of November, 1898, ordering a fore
closure against the school fund mort
gage of w. E. Canton for $25o, be
and the same is hereby set aside.
Patent ordered to issue to VIM. Nc
Kee for sw or ne or and ne or Sc
or 3o-56-2o, swamp lands, purchased
of Charlton county by said Mckee,
October 9Th, 1876, for $I.25 an acre,
and fully paid for January 2nd, 1899.
H. H. Miller, clerk of this court,
presents to the court the appointment
of C. c. Parks as deputy clerk of the
county court, which is approved and
ordered filed.
Ordered that the superintendent OF
the county poor farm receive and
maintain at said poor farm James l..
Harris, pauper, until further orders.
Township collector of Mendon
township ordered to credit the taxes
assessed against S pit sw or sw or, g.
$500 for the year 1898 with the sum
of So. SO, on account of erroneous as
sessment of said real estate for said
year.
In the matter of the petition of the
county court of Livingston county for
a quit-claim deed from Charlton coun-
ty to the state of Missouri for the fol.
lowing swamp lands: GO and 97-Iooths
and II and 7o-Iooths acres in e HI
and W hf NV or 4 56-2I. This cause
coming on to be heard, it is ordered
that the same be dismissed.
1t appearing to the satisfaction o
this court that the mortgage executed
by Samuel B. Allen to the school fund:
of 5I-1S for $299.5o was iully paic
May 23rd, 1876, it is ordered that the
same be released.
Ordered that township collector o
Keytesville township credit the take!
assessed against c. P. Thrash with tht
sum of $1.7o for the year 1898, OF
account of erroneous assessment
Upon the recommendation of tht
township board OF Mendon township
the sum of $I25 is ordered appropriat
ed to build bridge across slough OIL
west fork of Salt Spring branch be
tween NV corner NV or 32-55-2o an(
sw cor sw or 29-55-2o on the roat
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