The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ers of Carter County. oklahoma met
this the jth day of October. 1908, in
regular quarterly session. with all
members of the Board aud the Deyu-
ty County Clerk in attendance, and
the fohowing business was transact.
ed to-wit:
Adopted road maps OF Wilson. Ak.
ers and Derwyn Townships.
Ordered that school District No. II
in the minutes of the last meeting Is
in error; and the minutes of aid
meeting are hereby changed. said dis.
trict TO conform with the district
as first plated by the County Super
intendcnt, and the levy for said dis.
trict shall be 10 mills according 90
the certificate made by the directors
Of said district now ON file in this
ONCE.
Ordered by this Board that all
claims. filed against this county for
typewriters. are hereby disallowed: /:
That any agreements heretofore made
are hereby cancelled on the following
grounds, to-wit:
LIST, that We have no law authoriz.
ing us to allow such claims.
End, The officials elected by the
people are supposed TO do The work
az their expense and not at the cx.
pense of the county; that the Smith.
Premier Typewriter company is here.
by notified that the machine I'm IN.
County Judges office | there subject
70 their order. unless paid for by the
County Judge himself.
Ordered by this Board that from
this date no claims Of the sheriff or
his deputies shall be allowed. excep,
in capital cases, or those authorized
by law. For reason OF this order.
this Board feels that the law is so
con trued. and the salary is sufficient
that the incidental expenses, hereto.
fore allowed, should be paid by the
sheriff, and shall be hereafter
Ordered by this Board. tnat as We
have no poor farm 10 properly take care
of the county's poor the officers OF
the Benevolent Society of Ardmore
are hereby authorized TO provide for.
and take care of such helpless people.
that in their judgment, are entitled
to help, and without which they
could not exist; that said officers are
authorized TO pay said expenses and
file claim with the county clerk and
said claims shall be paid in county
warrants on the Poor and Insane
Fund; and that this Board reserves
the right to rescind said order after
notifying said officers of the Benevo.
lent Society.
Allowed claims and issued war.
rants or the following funds. to-wit:
Salary s27sS.S5: Court s1671s: Elec.
tion $1,000: Road and Bridge. $3523..
-; Poor and Insane. s1775: Contin.
gent. s2Oi2.70; and Supply s2S2.41.
Petition of protest OF school Dis.
tricts No. 3S and A. in union. wa re.
ceived. and It is the opinion OF this
Board that under the law. said con.
test should have been filed within
the time Of the ten day notices. be-
fore election was held: and we would
advise 10 have the County Superinten.
dent meet with both districts and
agree on some plan satisfactory TO
10th districts.
Ordered that a copy or this opinion
together with an opinion of the Coun
~ Attorney be mailed officials of said
districts; and that aid contest be
not allowed.
The following resolution Is hereby
passed and adopted by this Board.
to-wit:
State of Oklahoma, Carter County,
SIS:
BE 1T REMEMBERED that at the
regular session of the Board of Coun.
ty Commissioners Of the County OF
Carter i'm the State of Oklahoma, held
at the Court House in the City of Ard,
more, in said County and State on the
9TH day OF October, \. D., 1908. the
following members were present
Robert F. sciyally \. w. Speakc and
O. X. Darden, Robert +. Sciyally
Chairman, presiding.
Thereupon Commissioner Robt f
Sciyally offered the following resolu
lion which was read in fun:
WHEREAS, under and by virtue OF
Section 2, Article V of the ConstirL
tion of the State of Oklahoma, the
power of initiative and referendum
| reserved to the people by said consti
tuition for the state at large are re
served to the legal voters OF every