The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05

| payment by said Northern Pacific
Railway Company the Treasurer
of said county of Mclean is di-
lrected to execute and deliver 70
said railway Company receipt
leyidencing the full satisfaction
! and payment Of all taxes claimed
upon said lands for said years 1899
and 1900, and the said Treasurer
and the Auditor Of said county are
directed to enter upon their re-
spective records statement show
| ing that the taxes for the said
| years 1899 and 1900 upon said
lands and all thereof, have been
cancelled, discharged, paid and
abated in pursuance of this reso-
lution and by such payment.
The roll being called on the
adoption of the resolution, there
We're three ayes and no nays, SO
the resolution was adopted.
The following resolutions were
offered and a motion for their
adoption made, which was second
ed:
Whereas, there are upon the
records of Mclean county Ger
tain taxes due upon lands situate
t in the following townships, to
wit: Townships 145, l46 and l47
North, Of Range ID West; Town.
ships 145, l46 and 147 North, Of
Range IS West; Townships 145,
! l4G and lA7 North, Of Range rs
West; Townships 145, Las and
l47 North, Ct Range " West;
Townships LAS, Jas and LAT North,
Of Range Is west; and Townships
.I45, l45 and 147 North, of Range
| 79 West; and.
Whereas, said townships above
I! described We're formerly situate
i'll the 1norganized county Of
Sheridan and the Legislature of
the State Of North Dakota, by an
act entiII a II Al ACT to Increase
the Revenues Of the State by
Changing and Increasing the
Boundaries cf the Counties of
!! Pierce, McIIenry, Bottineau, Ward,
Mclean, Williams, Billings, Stark,
Morton, and Mercer, and by re-
pealing the Act Entitled An Act
Pertaining to the Subdivision Of
the Counties Of Wallette and
Howard, Dakota Territory Approx
led March 9Th. 1883 approved
| March End. 1891, which said Act
included said lands above described
in the said county of Mclean: and
e. Whereas under certain descisions
of the Supreme Court of North
Dakota a doubt exists as to the
legality Of said taxes is now the
subject Of litigation;
Be It Resolved blythe board Of
county commissioners of Mclean
county that, for the purpose Of
settling and compromising the dis
puted claims as to the validity of
said taxes upon said lands, the
county will accept from the person
Of persons or corporation in full
payment, discharge and satisfact-
ion ofsall taxes upon said lands in
said townships above described,
for the years 1899 and 1900, the
face of the state tax extended
Nagainst each Of said tracts, of land
now owned by any person, per-
sons or corporation, and the sum
lof fifty per cent Of the county,
school and road taxes for the years
! 1889 1890, and all actual costs for
! advertising the delinquent taxes
on these lands, for the years 1899
and 1900; provided that such pay
ment is made on or before De-
lcember LIST 1901; and upon such
payment by any person, persons or
1 tcorporation, the Treasurer Of said
/ county of Nc Lean is directed to
execute and deliver Ito said person,
persons or; corporation a receipt
Efevidenciing the full satisfaction
Eand payment Of all taxes claimed
4 upon 1 i said land for said years 1899
and 1900, and the said Treasurer
and Auditor Of said county are
ldirec ted to enter upon their re-
E|ssspective records a statement show
4 ing that the taxes for said years
1899 and 1900 upon said lands and
Aall thereof, have been canoe elled;
'idischarg paid and abated in
! pursuance with this resolution and
siby such payment.
I The roll being called on the
1badop on ~ the resoiutio on, there
I Were three ayes and no nays, sc
tIIIss rSsan 81 5swag .af 1Ontod.