Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-28
County Commissioners
Proceedings.
First DAY.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 9, IS9,

FIRST DAY.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 9, 1899.
The board of county commissioners of
Nez Perce county, Idaho, met this 9th
day of January, A. d. 1899, pursuant to
law. Officers present, ]. l.. Armstrong,
chairman; q. Mccall, commissioner; F..
b. Parker commissioner; S, o. Tannahll,
clerk.
Now at this time the board proceeded
~ the examination of the official bonds
of Samuel 6. Isarnan, Adam G.. Johnson
aud William A Black, elected at the gen
eral election held November s, 1898, to the
offices Of county commissioners in and
far Nez Perez county, Idaho, and after
The examination of said bonds it was or
dered that said bonds be and they are
hereby approved, to-wit;
Samuel G. Isaman, commissioner dis
trict No. I, in the shin of $4,000.
Adam G. Johnson, commissioner dis
tr;ct No. q, in the sum of IS 10000.
william A. Black, commissioner dis
trict No, :, in the sum of $4,000.
And now the said commissioners elect
took the required oath of offices before
the county recorder of Nez Perez county,
idaho.
Whereupon the preceding old board
retired from their official duties and the
new and duly elected and qualified board,
consisting Of Samuel G. Isaman, Adam
G. Johnson and William A. Black, enter
ed upon the discharge of their duties and
proceededto organize by electing Samuel
G. Isainan chairman, and adopted rules
for the government of their body, to-wit
The hours for transacting business shall
be from 9 o'clock a. III. to S O'Clock p. III.
Of each legal day the said board is in
session.
In the matter of fixing the bond of the
county attorney: 1t is hereby ordered
that the official bond of Frank Danford,
county attorney, be fixed at 81 10000.
In the matter Of the fixing of the bond
of the clerk of the district court and ex-
officio auditor and recorder: 1t is hereby
ordered that the bond of the clerk of the
district court and ex-officio auditor and
recorder be and the same is hereby fixed
at $I5,ooo.oo.
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, 1893
The said bonds having been examined by
the board. and the said board hay
ing found the said bonds to be exc
cuted according to law, it is hereby or
tlered 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 M. 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-ofiicio
tax collector.
Prince +. Stookey, clerk of the dis
trict court and ex-oficio auditor and re-
cortler.
Now, after the approval of the bonds
of the several officers aforesaid, the oath
Of Office was duly administered to said
officers by the chairman of the board of
county commissioners, as by law provid-
ed, and the said officers entered upon
their duties thereof
Claims against Nez Perez county, Ida
ho, were examined and allowed, and war
rants ordered drawn in payment for same
as follows:
CURRENT EXPENSE FUND.
j. L. Armstrong. commissioners 20
+. l.. Parker, !" 80. ~ SO
q. Mccall, g 49,. IA 50
The official bonds of justices of the
peace and constable of Nez Perez county
were examined and approved to-wit:
Augustus G. Sweet, justice of the peace
West Lewiston precinct, Nez Perez coun-
ty, Idaho.
l.. r. Bright, justice of the peace Nez
Perce precinct Nez Perez county, Ida
ho.
]. R. Crawford, justice Of the peace
Nez Perce precinct, Nez Perez county,
Idaho.
Burt Warren, constable Nez Perez pre-
cinct, Nez Perez county, Idaho.
In the matter of approving the bond of
Chas. A. Hastings, county treasurer 1t
appearing to the board that the said
Charles A. Hastings had filed a good and
sufficient bond in the sum of Sc, 90,
and it is ordered that the same be and
1t is hereby approved. And now it APP
pearing to the board that the law requires
OF the county treasurer a bond in sum
equal totwice the amount of money which
the said treasurer is liable to have on
hand at any one time, and it appearing
to the board that the treasurer would have
on hand i'll the neighborhood of $50, 900,
it is hereby ordered that the said Charles
A. Hastings, county treasurer elect, be
and he is hereby required to file an addi-
tional bond, to be approved by the board
OF county commissioners, in the sum of
$So,ooo.oo before the said Charles A..
Hastings be allowed to qualify.
Now at this time the board adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock a.
III.