The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
COUNTY COURT.
Some Matters Of General Interest to
Many Disposed OF This Week.

the following officers present; jeff y
Mitchell, Presiding Justice, G. "
y CoNiogron aud c. NJ. Hoffman, Asso.
4, catc Justices, j, j. Crokc, Sheriff
y aud j. a. Lawrence, Clerk.
4 Noah Skilrs wa, committed to stat,
. Hospital No. 1 on petition Of his wife
Dramshop license. were granted t,
George Meyer, Sam Perringer aud II.
{. Meyer Of Pennington and j. j
Tucker. In the matter Of petitions Of
August Thomson and August Wick
: man, consideration continued until
to-day (Friday); aud petition of Ed
Howell to Thursday.
The following order concerning re-
qnIrcmcnts for dramshop licenses wa,
made: "Thc court. after due dclibcr
alton, orders the following entered A.
an order Of record IN relation to dram
shops and dramshop petitions, which
j. adopted to become If force and
effect on and after this date: First
NO license will be granted upon any
/ petition when il has been shown to the
/ satisfaction Of the court that it con.
lalnS one or more names unauthorized
by the party or parties whose names
appear on said petition. Second-No
name or names of minors will be
counted for or against any petition
when it has been shown to the salts
faction of the court that said name or
names Of minors have been signed by
parties other than the legal guardians
OF said minors. Third--A license tax |
will be assessed on all licenses granted |
on or after this date for each period Of !
six months, $4,000 as a State tax aud
$4,000 as county tax. Fourth
Licenses will be granted upon a legally
obtained majority of the assessed tax.
paying citizens of the township, city
or city block as required by section
2991 X. 5. 1897
In matter of petition Of K. c. Pigg,
Il, w. Simms and others for new
road, Surveyor Holman was ordered
to survey and locate proposed road
and report as the law directs.
c. b. Dcnman, county collector,
filed his bond in the sum of $40, 600
which was approved.
W. A. Bayess was appointed an
justice Of the peace for Perry
township for East Bonnie Tcrrc.
The court appropriated $500 for {,
constructing culyerls and otherwise
opening and improving new road Pc
Itloned tor by Jacob Day and Jeff d.
.lighley, and warran, ordered issued
u favor of +. W. Porter, road over. =,
eer
Petitions of II. L. Parks and Thos.
Dees to be appointed constable of ,
township was laid over until y
Monday, February Iith. =
The collector is ordered to return A
'ne-third of assessment against Russell
Joss, 5000, as erroneous I
In matter OF change Of road peti.
Toned for by j. w. Snodeli and Others,
consideration was continued TO May j
erm. Same order was made in matter
4 petition of +. L. Clay and others. G
Road overseer instructed to open &
nd improve new road petitoned for
y +. +. Gideon and others; and
'arrant for $4,000 was ordered issued =
Abe Elser, overscer of road district
10. n, to defray expenses of same. g
The clerk was instructed to adver. C
Sc Tor depository of county funds as ~ ~
le law directs in the Pennington
lines. Sc
Petition of Il. A. Appleberry and sh
hers Tor bridge over Eaton branch NO
as continued. ca
In the matter of the dramshop n
cense granted to George Meyer on az
he first days proceedings, the court, II,
ter being informed on Wednesday of an
plea OF guilty on the part of said ne
Gorge Meyer of selling liquor on Sun az az,
ny during the last six months, re- ne
'ked the order granting him license, an
ltered of record on Monday. TN IN,
The court proceeded to take up the a
'ttion of j. F. Williams and j. l.. FF s
leve, who keep o saloon at what is IN
'own as the Klondike, and on com. we
Amt OF Josh Long the matter was T Tei
ken up as to the eligibility of the \
'plicants under the law to license, i
ID the applicants petition was re- =
cted. IA,
WARRANTS ISSUED. -
. T. Halle, inquest fees In
case of Perry Woodcox l.
and Edward Baker. 8 81 90 To 1al
j. Croke, BID of prisoners 14O so ia,
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