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and settling with the board.
Mr.. Pitt offered the following resolu-
ton and moved its adoption:

ton and moved its adoption:
RESOLVED, BY the Board of Supervis-
ors now in session, that the sum of $1,000
be appropriated to pay +. r.. Durfee for
his services in attending the state asso-
citation of supervisors held at Lansing.
in February, 1899, and the clerk of this
board is hereby authorized 10 issue an
order for the same.
Motion prevailed and resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Merrell offered the following res
olution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, The law providinga bounty
for the killing of English sparrows is
being used for the purpose of drawing
large sums of money from our county
treasury, large portion Of which we
have reasons to believe il fraudulent
and unearned; and,
WHEREAS, We have reason TO believe
that the clerks whose duty it is TO hear
and decide upon the validity of the
claims for such bounty are not suiii-
GENTLY careful TO protect the county
from impositions and frauds; therefore
be it,
RESOLVED, That each township,village
and city clerk within this county shall,
IL
holder to bounty, require of said claim
ant proof in writing and on oath that
the claimant is an inhabitant of this
state; that he himself killed the spar
rows produced before said clerk. and
for which he claims bounty; the time
when and the place where such spar
rows were killed, and that no bounty
has ever before been asked or obtained
ha hat
tho township, village and city clerks
upon being presented with such proofs
as aforesaid, shall, if the same is salts
factory to him and he shall be satisfied
of the correctness of the claim. endorse
upon said proofs his certificate OF the
time when such proofs were presented
to him and by whom presented, and
shall return said proofs SO endorsed TO
the claimant together with his certifi-
cate of the amount of bounty to which
the claimant is entitled; and in which
certificate the said township, village or
city clerk shall certify that he has
destroyed the sparrows upon which the
certificate is based and destroyed them
by fire. The county clerk shall issue
orders upon the county treasurer for
bounty only in those cases where the
party presenting the certificate of the
township, village or city clerk, shall
also at the same time and together
Herewith, present the written proof,
produced before the clerk who issued
the certificate, and the county CLERK
shall file such proof in his office;
And provided further, that no town
township, village or city clerk shall issue
any certificate TO claimant in any case
except when the claimant shall pro-
duce the entire body Of the bird upon
which bounty ~ claimed, ana only III
those cases where from such body II
clearly and Enthusiastically appears that
the bird is an English sparrow.
Motion carried and resolution adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Merrell the clerk
was instructed to procure proper GER
tificates and orders.
On motion of Mr. Pitt, the claim of
Mr.. Leet, laid on the table at last DC
tober session was taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. Potter, the board
adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a. IN.
Motion lost
On motion of Mr. Marks, the sheriff
was allowed an advance fec OF 100000.
On motion of Mr.. Duff. the board al
journed until tomorrow at 9 a. m.
+. +. DURFEE, Chairman.
\. u. LANE, Clerk.
Saturday, Jan. g. 1903 a. III.
Board of supervisors called to order
by the chairman +. f. Durfee.
Roll call, quorum present. Minutes
of yesterdays session read, approved
and signed in open session.
Communication from j. Z. Langley
was presented and read
On motion of Mr.. Pitt. the communi-
cation was accepted, placed on file and
the request granted.
Mr.. Marks offered the following reso-
luton and moved its adoption:
RESOLVED, BY the Board of Super
visors now in session, thrt the proceed
ings of this January session be printed
in the GRATIOT COUNTY NEWS, and that
said paper furnish supplements to other
county papers as desired to the extent
of their county circulations; and that
the price of printing such proceedings
and furnishing such supplements be
fixed at the sum of $500; and the clerk
be and is hereby instructed to furnish a
copy of said proceedings, and that he
be allowed the sum of b therefor.
Said proceedings to be published not
later than January %, 1900.
Motion prevailed and resolution
adopted
On motion of Mr.. Pitt, the claim of
VIM. a. Leet, of $50 taken from the
table yesterday, was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Bodtish, the pay roll
now in the hands of the clerk, was al
lowed at footing.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the sheriff
was allowed $3.50 per day for his sevices
attending the said board.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OF GRATIOT:
We. the undersigned chairman and
clerk of the board of supervisors of said
county of Gratiot. do hereby certify
that the following is the pay roll of said
board of supervisors as presented and
allowed for attendance and mileage dur
ing their January session, 1900