The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-08-26

Under the provisions of section 1874
of the Idaho Revised Codes, as amend
ed by chapter 50 of the Idaho Session
Laws of 1915, there is hereby levied
by the board of county commissioners
of the county of Gem, for the highway
purposes of said county, a road poll
tax of SO upon each able bodied male
person within said county between
the ages Of p years and so years, in
Guiding persons within Incorporated
cities, towns and villages, and
exempting honorably discharged SOL
diers and sailors of the Civil war and
the Spanish-American war, which road
poll tax shall be payable in cash and
not otherwise.
On motion, the clerk was instructed
to notify each road overseer in the
county of Gem to forthwith comply
with the provisions of section S95 of
the Revised Codes of Idaho, as amend
ed by the Extraordinary Session of
1912, chapter 9, with reference to de-
livering to the clerk of the board of
county commissioners lists of persons
within his road district liable to tie
road poll tax provided for under the
provisions of section 1874 of the Idaho
Revised Codes, as amended by chapter
50, Idaho Session Laws of 1915.
On motion it was ordered that the
road poll tax levied for the year 1915
be collected, paid over and accounted
for by the road overseers of the coun-
ty in their respective districts, and
that Kirk Landers. city marshal of the
city of Emmett, be appointed to col
lect and turn over the road poll tax
collectihle within. such city and that
he be allowed 1-3 per cent for col
lections.
The board passed the following res
olution:
Whereas, A majority of the resident
taxpayers of road district No. "A, in
Gem county, have petitioned the board
of county commissioners for the levy
of special property road tax for that
particular road district of 2 mills on
each dollar of the assessed valuation
of all the taxable property in such
district, said tax to be paid either in
labor or in cash at the option of the
taxpayer;
Now, therefore, in virtue of the
premises, there is hereby levied upon
all the taxable property within road
district No. A. of the county of Gem.
for the year 1915, special property
road tax of 20 cents on each 800 of
the assessed valuation of said proper
ty for the year 1915, the proceeds of
such special tax so levied as aforesaid
to be expended only within and for the
benefit of the district for which it is
levied; and it is hereby further or
dered that such special property tax
so levied as aforesaid may be paid in
labor by the taxpayers in said road
district.
The board passed the following res
olution:
Whereas, A majority of the resident
taxpayers of Road District No. 81, in
Gem county, have petitioned the board
for the levy of special property road
lax for that particular road district
of 21a mills on each dollar of the as
sessed valuation of all the taxable
property in such district. such tax to
he ps:d either in labor or in cash at
the option of the taxpayer,
Now, therefore, in virtue of the
PREMISES, there is '1ec !hy levied upon
al tire taxable proper+y within road
district No. 50, of the county of Gem,
FIR tho year 1915, a specia property
r IaG tax of rs cents VI ca" 500 ol
t'.t assessed valuation of said prop
arty for the year 1915, the proceeds
Of such special tax to be expended
only within and for the benefit of the
district for which it is levied; and it is
hereby further ordered that such spe-
clal property road tax so LEVIED as
aforesaid may be paid in labor by the
taxpayers in said road district.
On motion it was ordered that the
county health officer of Gem county be
made ex-officio county physician.
On motion, B. o. Clark was appoint
ID county health officer and ex-officio
county physician at salary of 5000
,er year.
B. o. Clark qualified as county
lealth officer and ex-officio county
physician by taking and subscribing
lis oath of Office before the chairman.
Recess to July 81.
July 27, 1915
The board met in regular session
pursuant to adjournment.