The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-04-15
Chamberlain, S. d, April 5, 1904.

The County Commissioner of Brule
county, South Dakota, met with the
assessors April 5, 1904, at 0 O'Clock a.
m.
CouatY Commissioners present we're
j. G. Scales, o. "A. Crown, &C. Manz,
Ben Meiler and Louis Richards.
The assessors were all present.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Scales.
The board Of county commissioners
and township assessors proceeded to
establish Il basis of assessment for the
year 1904.
After a careful consideration on mo-
tion the following basis for assessment
of personal property was agreed on,
to-wit:
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
1. Horses, A Under three
years old and oyer emo. 80. SIS to 20
Horses, b Three years old
.. Cautlc, y Under two
years and over 6 mo..... Gto ~
Cattle, B Cows two years
OLD and Over............ 8 to l5
Cattle, G All other cattle
two years old. ............l Is to 25
5. Mules and Asses all ages 20 to 10
4. Sheep all ages over 3mo.
OH. .................
S. Hogs of all ages over 3
mo. old,per 100 lb. TO I
6. Wagons and carriages all
Kinds. 10 to 40
I. Melodeons and organs. ~. 10 to 40
s. PianofortcS. tcS...............35 to IS
FULL VALUE
8. Household furniture
10. Agricultural tools, implements
and machinery.
IL. Gold and silver plate and plated
ware.
II. Diamonds and Jewelry.
l3. Franchise, annuity, royalty and
patent right.
IA. Steamboat, sailing vessels, wharf
boats, barge or ether water craft.
15. Goods and merchandise.
16. Materials and manufactured ar
ticals.
Il. Manufacturers tools and imple-
ments and machinery including
engine and boilers.
Is. Moneys in banks (otl.er than
those whose capital is represented
by stock and shares of stuck.)
10. Credits of banks (other than
those whose capital is represented
by stock and shares Of stock bank
ers, brokers or stock jobbers.
20. Moneys other than those of
banks, bankers brokers stock Job
bers.
81. Credits other than those of banks,
bankers, brokers stock jobbers.
81. Bonus and stock other than
bank stock.
%. Shares of bank stock.
q Shares of capital stock of COM
panies and associations not inco-
porated by the laws of this state.
% Stock and furniture OF sample
rooms, eating houses. billiard ta-
bles and other similar tables.
&c. All other personal property not
included in proceeding 25 items.
q. Elevators, warehouses and grain
therein, and improvements on
land of any railroad company.
2S. improvements on United States
land except plowng.
30. Capital stock of insurance COM
panics organized under the laws of
this state.
On motion the following basis for
real estate was agreed on to-wlt:
land, from 5000 to 5000; aud
second-class from $3.50 to $780, Land
in the following townships was placed
IN the second-class to-wit: Plummer,
Lyon, Union, West Point, Cleveland,
Willow Lake and Plaintield
and all the remaining land in the
county was placed in the tirst-class.
1t was moved by Chris Jordan
seconded by G. c. Manz that every
dog in Brulc county be assessed
Carried.
County board and assessors took
recess till o'clock p. m.
Board and assessors met at o'clock
p. m.
COUNT commissioners and assessors
all present.
Meeting was called to order by
Chairman Scales.
The assessors got through at 3 o.
clock p. m.
The county board proceeded to dis
patch with the county business.
1t vas moved and seconded that the
county board hire veterinary to be
stationed IN Brule county, South Da-
kota and that the county board do