The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-12-15

! lights e. Isl 1s5 5s
e 2. Callahan. witness in JUS
tics court ..'........l.. ii. 50
Ed 2. Comrie, bailiff. district
court ................s.. 1900
J. 2. Dixon Co., laundry ... "a 90
Fritz Gross, care OF insane pa
tient ,,.....s..... 10 .s5
Jas w Kennedy, care Of in.
sane patient ... ..t...t.... 12. OD
Q. J.. deLendrecie, merchandise
county jail h.s,.s......... 1919
Buchhoiz Mere. Co. merchaf-
disc county poor .-........ 10. .25
Buchholz Nero. Co. merchan-
disc county poor ..... q. SIS
buchholz Nero. CO.. merchan-
disc county poor 4.. 1dg45
Buchholz Nero. Co., care and
expense county poor ,.... so. 90
The following bills of Jardinel &
Anderson for building and repairing
Of bridges were received and read. and
on motion same were allowed subject
to the approval Of the commissioners
OF the districts In which the bridges
were located, which motion prevailed
on call Of the roll. all members voting
aye:
Building 4o-ft. bridge between
sections and II, Mapleton
toWnSnlp .,.,.............,,.$ 420. 90
Butiding 110-ft. bridge be- III
tween sections 10 and go,
Rush River township ... 1155 90
Repianking 140-ft. bridge be-
tween sections q and Ii.
DHrbin township .......... S2i. 80
On motion board adjourned to meet
In tha afternoon at 2 o'clock, all niemA
bers voting aye on call Of the roll.
Afternoon Session.
Board convened at 2o'clock 3 5. m.
with all members present
Bill of John c. Steenf for repair
ing bridge between Barnes and Stanley
townships, over Red river, in the sum
Of $417, was on mott n allowed and
the auditor instructed to draw warrant
in payment of same; which motion
prevailed on call Of the roIl, all mem
bsrs voting aye.
Tax petition was received from
August Meinecke asking for cancella-
ton Of personal tax of 1880 assessed
against him in the city Of Fargo for
the year 1898. 1t was moved and
seconded that said petition be granted
fer the reason that party assessed
was not the owner of the property at
the time Of assessment Which motion
prevailed on call of the. roll: ali, mem
hers voting aye
I, On motion board adjourned to meet
Friday, Dec. A., at 8 o'clock a. M, ali
members voting aye on cali of the
roll
Friday, Dec. 4, 1908. '
Board convened 4at 9 O'Clock: a. M.
pursuant to adjournment, with ali
members present. ty , a
The minutes OF; the meetings for the
months of March, April, May, June,
July, August, September. October and
November were read, and on motion
same were approved and the chair
man authorized to sign the approval
of the same Which motion prevailed
on call of the roll, all members voting
aye. at II :.
The following resolution was In
troduced, by Commissioner ,Plath who
moved. for its adoption. seconded by
Conamiss stoner Lan[ blon.9 "a, s.,i, J,rh
= Whereas, during thegyear 1908 under
sthe9iaws known as Primary Election
Laws alltaeandidatess desiring their
names to appear before the public as
such, and upon the official ballot were
Required to pay to the treasurer OF
Cass county certain sum Of money
graduated upon the amount of fees
or salary the particular office of which
they were candidates paid, ana y:
Whereas; all persons. who's were can
didates for offices during the year 1908
did pay TO the county treasurer OF
Cass county such sum as was .desig-
mated by the law, and e
Whereas, in a recent case decided
by the supreme court of this state. it
was held that said law so far as the
payment of the above fee to the
county treasurer was concerned, the
same was. and is unconstitutional.
and @
Whereas. the county of Cass has re-
ceived quite a large sum of money in
the aggregate from these individuals.
who were candidates for offices and
whose names appeared on the official
ballot, during the year 1908, and
Whereas, said individuals SO paying
the fees as, required by the then exist
ing law are demanding a return and
repayment OF such sum prepaid, and
Whereas, In the opinion of this board
the, repayment is a just. and legal de-
mand against said county OF Cass. and
that the said repayment without suit
will be beneficial to the county OF Cass
and would save said county a large
amount of money by the way of ex-
penses and cost, be II
Resolved. that Arthur q. Lewis, au-
ditor Of ,Cass county, Nortil Dakota,
Is hereby authorized, instructed. and
empowered to draw warrant. against
the treasurer of Cass county In favor
Of each and all individuals, who have
paid to the treasurer fees as above
described upon the filing with the
county auditor a statement duly veri-
fed by them as to the truth of the
charge and payment made, to- said
treasurer under the above laws. !.
And IT Is further resolved by this
board that the auditor refuse to ack-
nowledge or pay any claim save IS
they conform with the above condi-
tions.
The resolution was adopted upon
call Of the roll. all members voting
aye.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Commissioner Olsen, who
moved its adoption, seconded by Com
missioner Plath:
Whereas. the following described
real estate situate in the county OF
Cass and state Of North Dakota. to-
wit:
The south h-west quarter Is. W. W
Of section thirty-six (S6) In township
one hundred and forty (l40) north Of
range fsty-fo (54) west, was omitted
In the asaassu1ent FIR. faxeu IN fha