Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-01-12
Our New Officers.


organized on Monday Jan. 9, and
the oath of office was administered
to John Holland, commissioner 1st
district, Robert Griffith, 2nd dis
trict, and ]. B. Stanfield, 3rd dis
trict, by County Recorder Ma Mon.
John Holland was elected chair
man. The official bond of each
member was approved
Aug. NJ. Sinnott was sworn in as
County Attorney, and A. G.. Smith
as Clerk of District Court and ex-
otfiicio Auditor and Recorder.
The bonds of officers were fixed
as follows; Clerk and Recorder,
$4,000; Probate Judge, $4,000;
Sheriff, $4,000; Assessor, $1,000;
County School Superint'd't, $4,000;
Tax Collector, $4,000; Attorney,
$4,000; Public Administrators.
$4,000; Treasurer, $4,000; Survey
or, $4,000; Coroner, $1,000; Justices
of the Peace and Constables each
$500.
The bonds of A. NJ. Sinnott as
Attorney and A. G Smith as Clerk
and Recorder were approved.
The following off GERS were then
sworn in: James O'Neill, Sheriff.
VIM. Arthur Davis, Assessor and
Tax Collector. F. P. AXE, Treas
urer. J. S. White, Probate Judge.
L. NJ. May, Coroner.
The County Attorney called the
attention of the Board to the law
requiring that the County Supt. of
Schools must be practical teacher
of not less than two years expert
ence and the holder of a valid first
grade certificate at the time of his
or her election or appointment, and
advised the board to ascertain if the
County Supt. elect possessed these
qualifications before being sworn in.
w. G, HOWE, attorney for the
elected County Supt., objected to
this proceeding on the ground that
this board has no authority to take
such action, and it was then order
ed that Miss Anna Lodge be sworn
in as County School Superintend-
ent, Commissioner r. Griffith not
voting.
F. P. AXE was sworn in as Pub
lie Administrators. G. H. Keefer,
as Constable and B. B. Swan as
Justice of the Peace of Mountain
Home precinct.
Bonds of Probate Judge White,
Assessor Davis and County Supt.,
Miss Lodge, were approved and
filed The Board adjourned until
Tuesday morning the 10th, when
they met at 10 a. M, all present.
Bonds Of L. NJ. May, Coroner,
James O'Neill, Sheriff, Justices B.
B. Swan of Mountain Home, G. c..
Glenn of Glenn's Ferry, and J. P.
Martin of Rocky Bar and Consta-
BILE c. H. Keefer of Mountain Home
and R. d. Gorby of Glenn's Ferry
were approved.
Bond of William Arthur Davis,
Tax Collector was approved in the
sum of 10000
Joint report of Auditor and Treas
urer, for the last quarter, was read
and filed. Also the reports of Clerk
of District Court, Probate Judge,
and Tax Collector Of their fees of
office during the year 1898.
B. j. Nordyke, ST., was appointed
Justice of the Peace of Junction Bar
precinct.
A number of county warrants
which had not been presented for
payment when advertised, were re.
instated and Treasurer ordered tc
pay same.
Bond of F. P. AXE as county Treas.
urer in the sum of $4,000 was ap
proved.
Yesterday liquor bonds were ap-
proved as follows-R. A. Goodliffe.
sureties, Joseph Rosevere, l.. M
May. Neil Shorder, sureties, W
T. Orr, J. w. Latty.
A number of claims for roaC
work, and for services as Judges
Clerks and Constables of election
were allowed, and board adjourned
at D. m.