Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-04-20
Commissioners Proceedings.

April ID Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Messrs. Holland, StanheId and Griffin also
County Attorney sinnott and Clerk Smith
Two additional petitions for a new uagot road
along the South Boise river toward Rocky Bar the
said road to leave the present Rocky road near
Dixie store, thence to the South Boise river thence
up said river to where it would connect with the
present road.
Ordered that the county surveyor be directed to
go over the above proposed route and report the
july session OF the Board the practicabilty OF
the route and the cost of construction.
This following bills were allowed:
Willis 4 Dyar labor and material on county
chas FL Walker road contractor S'ST So
Miss Anna l. Lodge, fees as school supt.. Al IS
J. f. Bowes, map for evidence in dist court, 10 90
Bill OF Anna L. Lodge sss S. balance due for min.
imum salary county school superintendent, was
laid over, the county attorney advising the Board
that it is an illegal charge
Liquor bond OF J. 2. Bryant Louise creek, with E
c. Helfrich and W. A. Reynolds as sureties was APP
proved.
Contract for putting the road between Mountain
Home and Garnet in good condition, was awarded to
J. l.. Tate for sl0o
The matter Of bonds OF VIM. Arthur Davis as tax
collector, came up. The county attorney advised
that the matter lay until the July session. the
county is amply secured by the bonds already filed
by Mr. Davis for all taxes he would collect until that
time, and Commissioner Griffith recommended the
same. Mr. Davis denied the right OF the Board to fix
hls bond in double surety at the last session, and
stated that he had furnished single surety bonds in
the penal sum at thai time fixed by the Board 1t
was ordered that the county attorney file written
opinion as to the law in this case, with the Board
County Attorney Sinnott then filed his opinion, " hich
was read accepted and ordered be entered in the
minutes. The above opin ion is the effect that in
all sums over 81 600 single surety official bonds In
the amount OF the penal sum is sufficient. This is
matter upon which Supreme Court has not
passed, and the county attorneys opinion is based
upon California aud Dakota decisions, upon statute
in each OF these States similar The present
Attorney General, Hon. $. II. Hays, entertains the
same opinion, and his predecessors in office have evil
IDENTIFY been of the opinion, all the official
bonds OF State officers have been executed single
surety until two years ago, when bonds in double
surety were executed, and these, he has been in.
formed were required contrary to the advice Of the
Attorney General then in office.
1t then ordered that the bond OF VIM. Arthur
Davis as tax collector be fixed at $4,000 in single
surety and that the said tax collector furnish adj
ditona bond in the sum OF s24 800 in single surety
on or before the 25th instant, show why the
office Of tax collector should not be declared
vote on this order being called for, Holland and
stanfeld voted yes" and Griffith no." MIR. Griffith
explained his vote. stating that he considered the
order uncaled for at present. all taxes Mr.. Davis
would collect between now and the July session vas
well secured by his present bonds
1t then ordered that this session OF the Board
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