Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-21

such vacancy.
Resolved, that the delinquent poll ia,
for 1903 agaiRst Julius Qulntal Jr., b,
stricken from tax list, as he was not o
age.
| Whereas, Moline and Dean were as
sessed in Alcester and Prairie town
ships with one and the same persona
property, and, Whereas, said propert,
belongs in Alcester township, and
Whereas, they have paid one half of the
tax In Prairie township, Resolved, that
q refunding warrant be issued to said
Moline aud Dean for $7.04, being one
half of the tax paid in Prairie township
and the county treasurer is instructed
to cancel the other one half of the tax
in Prairie township and is also In.
structed to collect the tax In Alcester
township without interest.
| Whereas, the county treasurer did,
on the Bird day of November, 1890, sell
lots and of northwest of section S,
township So, range 48, for taxes for
the year 1889, to Union county, and,
Whereas, patent was not issued for said
land until May 26, 1896, and the same
not being subject to taxation at the
time of sale, therefore, be it resolved,
that the county treasurer be and is
hereby directed to cancel said sale.
Resolved, that e. w. Miller, Fred
Larson and b. A. Rozell be and are
hereby appointed as delegates to the
American Mining Congress, which
meets in August at Portland, Oregon.
On motion and resolved, that the fol-
lowing road petition be granted and
ordered recorded:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Union County, South
Dakota:
The undersigned, reside nts and free
holders of said county, would respect
fully petition your honorable board
that you locate and cause to be estab-
iished public highway In said county,
four rods wide, upon the following
route, to-wit:
Commencing at the corner of section
three ~, four AZ, nine Ivy and ten (lO,
in township eighty-nine 1897 OF range
forty-nine (49), at highway there ex-
listing, thence running due east one
and one-half miles, upon the section
line between sections three (3) and ten
(lO) and two ~ and eleven M, in said
township and range to highway
there existing.
The following road petition was TAX.
en- up and on motion approved and or
dered recorded:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Union County, South
Dakota. Gentlemen: We, the under
signed residents and freeholders of
Union county, South Dakota, residing
10 the vicinity OF the public highway
designated on the road records of Un-
ion county as Highway No. 15 respect
fully petition your honorable body to
vacate and discontinue that part of
said highway commencing 100 rods
west OF the range line between ranges
forty-nine and fifty, on the section line
between sections IL and IL, township
80 OF range SO, running thence west to
the Missouri river; and that the title
to the land occupied by such part of
said highway revert back to the present
owners of the land from which the
Public Domain received 1t. We base
our petition upon the proposition and
petition for the reason that said part
OF said highway has ceased to be OF any
public utility and has become menace
to the owners of the adjacent land.
Whereas. Charles C. Fredrickson
was assessed with delinquent road tax
In Prairie township for the year 1903,
and, Whereas he has made affidavit
that he was not liable for road tax In
said Prairie township for said year, Re
solved, that said delinquent road tax be
stricken from the tax lists.
Whereas, George 7. Rhoten was as
sessed with a school poll tax for the
year 1908 and he having made affidavit
that he was not 2l years of age, and,
Whereas, he has paid said poll tax, Re-
solved, that refunding warrant be is.
sued to said George T. Rheten for 81. 90,
the amount paid.
Whereas, w. e. Rhoten was assess.
ed with school poll tax for the year
1903, and, Whereas, he has made aft.
davit that he was not 81 years of age,
and. Whereas, he has paid said tax, Re-
7olved, that refunding warrant be is-
sued to said w. e. Rhoten for
Sl0O, the amount paid.
Whereas, o. G. Peck has made aft
dayit that he did not own dog for the
year 1908 and, Whereas, he was assess
ed with one and has paid said tax, Re-
solved, that refund be issued to said
@. 9. Peck for 81 90, the amount paid.
Whereas, the Union Telephone Co.
has presented to the board OF county
commissioners Of the County of Union,
State OF South Dakota, petition pray
ing that they be granted permission 10