The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-05-11
PROCEEDINGS OF COMMISSIONERS
Matters Relating to County At
fairs Disposed of and Certain
Law Quoted

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board Of County Commissioners was
held last Monday. Present, Commits
sioners Fraser, Paroni aud Thomas; also
the Clerk and District Attorney, and
the following business was transacted:
The Commissioners aud the Auditor
counted the money in the Treasury and
found the same to agree with the Coun.
ty Treasurer's statement.
A list Of the bills allowed will be
found in another column.
s.. Aguilar on the 18th day of April,
1908. presented to the Board a bill Of
$50. so for the destruction Of lis coyotes
aud five wild cats; said animals were
killed in Eureka County between Cor
tez and Beowawe. from September /.
1907. to March 1, 1908.
The Board called attention to section
1927 of the Compiled Statutes Of Ne
vada, which says: IAN unaudited
claims or u against any county
in this State shall be presented to the
Board of County Commissioners duly
authenticated within six months from
the time such claims or accounts be-
come due or payable"
Under this law the Commissioners
could not see how they could pay the
claim presented, as the time for present.
ing the same had far exceeded the statu-
tory limit.
IL was therefore ordered that the
Clerk notify s. Aguilar to make out a
bill from October IL, 1907. to March 4.
1908, Of all noxious animals killed by
him aud they would allow the amount
between the dates mentioned.
The bill Of w. II. Sweeney for Ssis 70
for expenses incurred for bringing a
sorrel mare from California to Eureka
in this county to be used as testimony
in the case Of the State against Charles
Williams, was ordered laid over until
the next regular meeting Of the Board
in order TO give the District Attorney
an opportunity to inquire into the lie.
gality Of the claim.
Also a previous claim by w. II.
Sweeney was laid over, amounting to
$31 90. This sum was alleged to be due
for taking care of said mare.
DIR. w. +. Burnett. the present in
cumbent as County Physician, was re.
appointed. his term commencing May
/. 1908. and extending to October l.,
1908. subject to the same terms and
conditions. which have heretofore pre-.
vailed during his previous incumbency
in that office. namely. five months.
The bill of T. +. Plummer for s. for
taking the school census at Mineral Hill
in this county was laid over for the
reason that the bill had not been prop
erly presented according TO law.
For the benefit of other school census
marshals in the different school districts
Of this county the following law is
quoted for their guidance:
Section 60. Every bill for the COM
pensation Of a School Census Marshal
shall be presented to the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners of the county in
which the district for which he shall
have been appointed lies. and upon the
order of said Board shall be paid as
other claims out of the General Fund of
the county. No bill for the compensa-
tion of any School Census Marshal shall
be ordered paid unless the bill shall be
accompanied by a statement from the
Superintendent of Public Instruction to
the effect that a satisfactory census re-
port has been returned as provided by
law.