Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-20

to the Territory of Arizona, coming regularly before the board, it is made
 to appear to the board that said prop
 erty was sold to the Territory in the
 absence of a bid from any other per son therefor for the amount of the taxes due thereon for the year 1898. and that thereafter, the same l Lot having been redeemed by any per son, the treasurer and ex-officio tax l collector made and recorded his deed therefor to the said territory which | said deed is of record in Book xxx, | records of tax deeds at page 167 rec , ords of Cochise County and that pre- yious to said date and on the 29th day of August, A. D. 1897, the then treasurer and ex-officio tax collector of said county had made and filed similar deed conveying in form the said premises to the territory of Ari- zona after like sale had been made thereof for delinquent taxes thereon, which sair deed is of record in Book records of tax deeds at page 8 rcords of said county. And on the first day of November, A D. 1900, the board of supervisors caused a list of all the property so held by the terri tory of Arizona to be made under the
 
 of Arizona. 1901. and Title LVI of Re vised Statutes of Arizona 1887, giving an intelligent description thereof with the names of the former owner there of and the total amount of taxes, pen alties and costs for which said deed was sven to each tract described and advertised the samc according to law; and among said tracts so made and advertised appeared the above de
 scribed tract and the name of P. P. Preciado as the former owner thereof and the amount due in the sum of SLIP. That by act of the Legislature of the Territory of Arizona 1903, at page 26 required no further advertis- ing of the said property aforesaid: that the same Pablo B. Soto and Ma riana J. Soto had been in the actual undisputed possession and occupancy of the said premises paying all taxes thereon assessed and levied for more than ten years, claiming title thereto by and through a regular chain of title from the sovereign of the soil and the said P. P. Preciada never hay ing asserted any claim right or title thereto, but that this party did as- sert some claim to other different property in the said Willcox Town site. That the sum of s14.67 being the greatest sum attainable for the said property under the circumstances aforesaid, and the smallest by law permitted, it is considered by the board that said offer be accepted by the board, and the chairman and the clerk of this board are hereby ordered to make, execute and deliver to the said Pablo B. Soto and Mariana J. Soto the proper deed conveying all the title of the Territory of Arizona in and to the said premises to the said parties, their heirs, executors, admin istrators, and assigns as the law d. rects.
 It was moved by MT. Bowen that J. L. Sparks be employed as supervis- ing architect of the Courtland jail at s150.00 per month: the motion was seconded by Mir. Scheerer and on vote was carried unanimously.
 This being the time provided by law for counting the money in the Treas urer's office, the board together with the district attorney proceeded to the office of the treasurer and after count ing the money in the vaults and check ing up the amounts in the various banks, made the following report:
 IOnlDSIOue. AClZOHd, 3pIli ., l5VJ.
 We, G. J. McCabe, Jacob Scheerer, and J. J. Bowen, members of the board of supervisors of Cochise coun- ty, Territory of Arizona, and Jno. S. Williams. district attorney for said Cochise county. being each and all duly sworn, upon oath, each for him. self and not on for tn other, deposes and says that by the statement and books of c. w Hicks, treasurer of CO- chise county. submitted to and filed in the office of the board of supervisors of said county and We find in the