Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-08
County Commissioners
Proceedings.

FIRST Day.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan, 9, 1899.

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e. rte hoard of county commissioners OF
Ne, Perce county, Idaho, met this 9th
a., of January, A. ID. 1899, pursuant to
, 0f7cers present J. l.. Armstrong,
Ht,,;-ran. Z. Mccall, commissioner; +.
Parker commissioner; S. o. Tannahill,
clerk. -, ....l..,
denomination of the official bonds
~ ~ ea,nuel G. Isaman, Adam G. Johnson
I'D William A Black, elected at the gen
arai election held Noveinber6, 1898, to the
<,fg;ces of county commissioners i'll and
for Neg Perez county, Idaho, and after
tI,a examination of said bonds 1t was or
dared that said bonds be and they are
hereby approved, to-wlt'
co,,,,e1 G.. Isaman, commissioner dis
80 No I. in the sum OF 100000.
Nam @. Johnson, commissioner dis
- M D in the sum OF 100000.
\ li W1;ti;an, A. Black, commissioner dis
.,int M =, in the sum OF 100000.
Ana now the said commissioners elect
tool the required oath of offices before
The county recorder of Nez Perez county,
Whereupon the preceding old board
rst;red from their official duties and the
rev and duly elected unqualified board,
consisting of Samuel G.. Isa1nau, Adam
G, Johnson and William A. Black, enter
ed ,,pon the discharge of their duties and
proceeded to organize by electing Samuel
{, Isanlan chairman, and adopted rules
for the government OF their body, to-wlt:
The hours for transacting business shall
be from O'Clock a. III. to 5 O'Clock p. M
of each legal day the said board is i'll
session,
In the matter of fixing the bond of the
county attorney. 1t is hereby ordered
that the official bond Of Frank Daniord,
county attorney, be fixed at 10000.
In the matter Of the fixing of the bond
of the clerk of the district court and eX-
of1icio auditor and recorder: 1t IS hereby
ordered that the bond OF the clerk OF the
district court and ex-ofticto auditor and
recorder be and the same is hereby fixed
at SIS 100000
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 s, 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. Langtord, probate judge.
Jennie NJ 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-officic
tax collector.
Prince Il. Stookey, clerk of the dis
trict court and ex-offlCio auditor and re-
corder.
Now, after the approval of the bond'
of the several officers aforesaid, the oatl
of office was duly administered to sale
officers by the chairman of the board o
county commissioners, as by law provid
ed, and the said officers entered upor
their duties thereof.
Claims against Nez Perez county, Ida
no, were examined and allowed, and war
rants ordered drawn in payment for sa1n'
as follows:
CURRENT EXPENSE FUND.
j. l.. Armstrong. cofnnissioner.."..S 7 q
Il. l.. Parker, ...... ~ s.
u. Mccall, Is s.
The official bonds of justices of thu
peace and constable OF Nez Perez count,
were examined and approved .towit:
Augustus c. Sweet, justice OF the peae
West Lewiston precinct, Neg Perez coun
ty, Idaho
l.. R. Bright, justice Of the peace Ne
Perez precinct. Nee Perez county, Ida
no.
J. r. Crawford, justice of the peac
Nez Perce precinct, Nez Perez county
Idaho.
Burt Warren, constable Nez Perez pre-
cinct, Neg Perez county, Idaho.
In the matter of approving the bond @
Chas. A. Hastings, county treasurer.
appearing to the board that the sal
Charles A. Hastings had filed a good ain
sufficient bond in the sum of 100000
and it is ordered that the same be an
it is hereby approved. And now it az
pearing to the board that the law require
of the county treasurer bond III SUI
equal to twice the amount of money whic
the said treasurer is liable to have o
hand at any one time, and it appearin
to the board that the treasurer would hav
on hand in the neighborhood of S5o,oot
it is hereby ordered that the said Charlie
A. Hastings, county treasurer elect, b
and he is hereby required to file an add
tiona bond, to be approved by the boar
OF county commissioners, i'll the sum
$50, 10000 before the said Charles
Hastings be allowed to qualify.
Now at this time the board adjourne
until Tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock
III.