Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-30
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Relief Fund, also when acting as guar.
dian of county charges.
On motion of Whitehill, j. T. Jack.
son was appointed superintendent o.
bridges for the ensuing year at a sal
airy of $500 per year.
On motion of Jones, Abe Steward
was appointed to take care OF the lawr
for the coming summer at $14 pei
month.
| Adjourned to Wednesday.
| Wednesday, Jan 3rd 1905. Board
convened as per adjournment. Present
Arney and Jones. Absent. Whitehill
At 2 o'clock m, bids on county
doctorng were opened and on motion
of Jones. the contract for the city was
awarded to E. M. Singleton, The con-
tract for the southwest quarter OF the
county, including poor farm, was
awarded to B. NJ Rowland, as per their
bids now on file in the county auditors
office.
Adjourned to Thursday.
Thursday January 4. 1906.
Board convened as per adjournment.
Present: Arney and Jones.
On motion of Jones. the following
papers were selected for official publ-
cations: Times-Republcan and Re-
flector in the city and Gilman Dispatch
and State Center Enterprise outside
the city. the two latter papers acting
jointly as to compensat ton, each re-
ceiving but one-half the regular COM
pensation.
On motion of Jones. the following
resolutions We're adopted:
ic ronnrtaH that
bill will be introduced at the 31st gem
amending the present law relative to
the term Of state and county officials,
and,
Whereas. under the present law the
terms Of all county officials expire at
the same time. and all would also be
elected at the same time, and the diff
ferent offices be at the same time filled
with new and inexperienced men.
which would not be for the best inter-
ests of the various counties in the
state, be it
Resolved, That we, the county Of
ficials, are in favor of such an amend
ment as 1t will make the term of all
county officials four (4) years, Eek
cepting that OF county supervisors
which shall be six CO. years, and also
the terms of township trustees which
shall be six co years, and also that to
avoid the election Of all coupty officials
at the same time, we are in favor OF
having the terms of office of county Of
ficials, (being those who were elected
at the last general election in Novem-
Der, 1000, extended two years from
expiration of the present term, which
would end in January, 1907, which will
prevent an entire change of officers at
the next election and will give the re-
lief desired"
Board of Supervisors,
G. E. ARNEY,
w. H. JONES'"
2. Be 1t resolved by the board Of
supervisors of Marshall county, Iowa,
That all justices of the peace in Mar
shall county shall hereafter before en-
PERTAINING jurisdiction of any civil case
require all persons commencing such
civil action to pay and deposit the fees
of said Justices of the peace for issu-
ing notices and for docketing the case,
and said justice of the peace shall al
so require a sufficient deposit to COW
er the cost of serving said notice.
Be it further resolved that all JUS
tees of the peace shall report as part
of their salary the fees collected in
civil actions and in the event any JUS
tice of the peace shall fail to demand
and collect the fees in advance as
herein directed, then the amount which
he shall fail to collect on account of
-aid omission and neglect shall be
charged to his account in making up
the salary limit Of his office.
Be it further resolved, That where
as, this resolution is Of immediate inn
portance, the county auditor is hereby
directed to communicate this resolu-
ton to all qualified justices Of the
peace Of Marshall county, Iowa."
Board of Supervisors,
&C. E. ARNEY,
w. H. JONES'"
Per diem and mileage
C. E. Arney-4 days, 20 miles, $1700
w. H. Jones' days. miles, $3.50.
w. H. Whitehill-1 day, 30 miles, IS.
w. E. McLeland, c. E. Arney,
Clerk. Chairman.
United States Senator e. w. Pettus
of Alabama authorized the announce
ment that he is a candidate for re-