Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-27

the payment Of taxes with warrants is
against the interests Of the munich
pal corporations Of this county
and u members Of the senate
and house are requested to use
all honorable means to pass q law re-
pealing the payment Of taxes in war
rants except In the order of ~reQistra.
ton.
Resolved, Further, that the county
auditor Is instructed to send q copy Of
this resolution to Hon. w. E. Benedict,
OF Custer, and Hon. z. D. Bond, of
Buffalo Gap.
On motion the following bills we're
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
for amounts:
%. b. Chesley, fees as clerk of
courts from Feb. 81, 1893, to
Dec. 81, 1893, inclusive. $50. 1914 45
s. ID. Basford, board and nurs-
ing John Heck, county poor,
Nov: q, 80, to Jan. 9, 80, in
GAuslse. 40 w
Balances due judges and clerks
Of election, precinct No. TO-. IL 90
w. j. Mcgowan, seven and sew
en-eights cords of wood...... % %
b. Y. Thornby, mileage attend
ing school superintendent
meeting at Redfeld, Dec. 26
and q, 9s.................... 20 90
w. -. Benedict, court certifi-
Gates ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 65 80.
Harry Goddard, publishing. 90. 20 so
u. M. Cleveland, witness certii-
On motion board adjourned to Janu ~
airy Z, at 8 o'clock a. m.
Board met at 8 o'clock q. M, January
Z, pursuant to adjournment. Present.
ID. q. Grippen aud Geo. w. Dennis,
county commissioners, and William III.
Stanley, county auditor.
Bill of John T.. Burke of $500 for
notary fees for acknowledgements on
tax sale certificates was on motion al
lowed on treasurer's salary fund.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton adopted:
Whereas, 1t appears to this board
that needless expense to the county is
sometimes permitted by county justic-
es of the peace and police justices of
the peace in the prosecution of crimi-
ma cases arising frequently from NAL.
ice or a misunderstanding of the facts,
Whereas, 1t is within the province
of the justices of the peace and police
justices of the peace to secure bonds
from complaining witnesses or others
commencing criminal prosecutions to
indemnify the county for expenses in
Cured in the prosecution of criminal
cases when it appears that such prose-
cution is malicious or u~nwarranted, it
is
Resolved, That the justices of the
peace and police justices of the peace
of Fall River county be and are hereby
instructed to permit no criminal pro-
secutions to be commenced, except by
the states attorney, unless we'll salts
fed that there are good grounds for
such action, or unless he shall secure
of the persons commencing such pro-
secution a good and sufficient bond to
indemnify the county for the expenses
of such prosecution.
The following resolution was On mo.
ton adopted.
Resolved, That after this date the
register of deeds of Fall River county
shall be and is hereby authorized and
required to collect in advance all fees
for filing and recording, and no instru-
ments of any kind shall be filed or re-
corded until such fees are paid.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and on motion adopted:
Whereas, 1t has been the custom for
this county to furnish without charge
all conveyancing and other blanks or
dinarily used in private as we'll as pub
lie and official business, and
Whereas, 1t is a source of consider
able expense and is deemed by this
board unwise and unwarrantel, it is
Resolved, That the register of deeds,
clerk of courts and all other county
officers having a supply of blanks on
hand used in the transaction of pri-
vate business be and are thereby auth
orized and required to charge for such
blanks q price not less than the actual
cost of such blanks, and they be in
structed to post in a conspicuous place
in each Office a copy of this resolution
together with a schedule of prices to
be charged for such blanks as are kept
in the Office where such schedule is
posted. Provided, however, that this
resolution shall not apply to blanks to
be used in the transaction of official
business.
Bill of Chas. Eastman for 81 for ad.
ditional charges for services of deputy
i'll securing bond for Sam Odell was OF
motion rejected.
Ou ulOUlOl Uu0 UlllS were
allowed and warrants ordered draw
for amounts:
lGeo. w. Dennis, services as COM
missioner and mileage. 5000. $50 OF
lJos. Pfost, court certificates 49,. . 81
lG. M. Cleveland, for prosecuting
case of State VS.. Khordt 800,
reduced to and allowed. ...... so OF
G. NJ. Cleveland, court c%ertiii-
Gates 80 3
L. Englebert, court certificates. 2 II
John Farquhar, court certificates IS Il
Chas. Eastman, witness Tilburn
q =
AL. Billups, court certificate. .... 2 9
Cannon Fisher, court certificate. 4 G
Lou Englebert, court certificate. l L
Mrs. Robert Wallace, court GER
tlttcate. ....... Id D
Id. Grippen, services as commits
sioner and o%verseer of county
poor 81 U
Perry Davis, court certificate. 4 L
w. II. Stanley, expenses to Gus
kow 70 ooruocc Cooofnrio1 vote a r.