Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-01-29
Meeting of Jan. 2, 1915.

general school purposes and
whereas, In q case brought In sho-
shons county, Idaho. wherein the Ed
ward Rutlsdgs Timber company was
plaintiff and School District No. IA OF
Shoshone county. Catherine O'Rourk
as treasurer and eA -officio tax collec-
tor of Shoshone county, state OF
Idaho, the county of Shoshone, a
municipal corporation, John F. Muir
ply. A. P. McRae and ]. B. Cox, as
county commissioners Of Shoshone
county, Idaho, were defendants,
judgment was entered on December
18th, 1914, by Honorable w. w. Woods.
Judge Of the district court OF Shoshone
county, In which it was determined
and adjudged that under the session
laws of 1918 of the state of Idaho, the
maximum levy that can be made by
any school district is the sum of five
mills on each dollar OF taxable prop
erty, and
Whereas, This End day of January,
1915 Is the last day for the payment
OF taxes in Bonner county, Idaho. for
the year 1914, and certain taxpayers
have heretofore paid their taxes in
each OF said districts and other tax
payers have raised objection to the
payment OF any school levy In excess
OF five mills, the undersigned, coun-
ty commissioners of Bonner county,
Idaho, 1T Standpoint, Idaho, hereby
pass this resolution:
Resolved, That in each of the above
named school districts of Bonner coun-
ty, Idaho, in which the treasurer may
collect the entire amount of said
school taxes from the taxpayers who
have not paid their taxes up to this
date that after such payment is made
warrants be drawn by the auditor OF
Bonner county, state OF Idaho, upon
the treasurer to refund to all taxpay-
ers who shall pay any sum in excess
of five mills for school purposes In
each of said districts, whether any of
said taxpayers shall have paid such
taxes under protest or not. and it is
further
Ordered and resolved, that Saturday,
January 8, 1915, at o'clock p. m, at
the commissioners room in the court
house at Standpoint. Bonner county,
Idaho, be fixed as the time and place
for holding special meeting for the
purpose of considering this matter
and passing a resolution embodying
the matters herein contained.
Dated at Standpoint, Idaho. this End
day OF January, 1915.
GEO. McCOMBS.
JOHN G.. NAGEL.
DON G. McCOLL.
Commissioners of Bonner County, Ida.
On this 9Th day of January, 1915, at
2 o'clock p. m. the board of county
commissioners met in special session
ct the commissioners room at the
court house in the city of Standpoint,
Idaho, pursuant to order signed by all
commissioners on January End, 1915,
it appearing to the commissioners that
due notice of such meeting was given
by the clerk as provided by law.
The meeting was called to order by
Geo. McCombs, chairman, and Com
mlssioners John G.. Nagel and Don. c.
McColl being present The board took
up the consideration of the tax levy
made by school districts Nos. IA, 10.
is, As. 80. 81. Sc, So. 81 81, SO and 81 OF
Bonner county Idaho, during the year
1914, pursua-i 70 the call for said
meeting, ana the notice given by the
clerk
1t Is ordered and adjudged that the
maximum levy for general school pur-
poses for each of said districts is the
sum of 8 mills upon each dollar of
taxable property, within said district,
and that any and all attempts to levy
or assess any tax or fix or make any
levy In excess of mills is void and of
no force or effect
1t is further ordered, that in school
district No. 10 the levy for general
school purposes be reduced from
mills to 5 mills. and in district No. IS
tn levy be fixed at mills for general
school purposes and 51z mills for in
terest and sinking fund. and that all
levies heretofore made in excess of
said sums be cancelled and adjudged
TO be OF no force or effect
1t is further ordered that the levy
FOR general school purposes in district
No. As be reduced from II mills to 5
mills and all levying In excess of 5
mills be cancelled and be held of no
force and effect, and that the levy for
general school purposes In district No.
81 be reduced from 10 mills to mills
for general school purposes and that
all taxes levied in excess OF said sum
OF mills be cancelled and held of no
force or effect
IL 10 luit ntl OIutItQ lUuI the LAX
levy In district No "a be reduced from
mills to 5 mills, and that ell taxes
assessed above said mills be adj
judged void and of no force or effect.
II is further ordered and adjudged
that the tax levy in school district No.
81 be reduced from 10 mills to mills
and that all taxes assessed over said
sum of mills be cancelled and ad-
judged void and of no force or effect.
And whereas, certain taxpayers
within the above mentioned school dis
tricts have heretofore paid their taxes
to Andrew Christensen, treasurer of
Bonner county. Idaho, and in such
payment have paid Illegal taxes above
scid sum of mills on 4 dollar of
taxable property.
II is ordered. that the said Andrew
Christensen, treasurer of Bonner
county, Idaho. refund to each of said
taxpayers who have heretofore paid
excessive taxes all sums paid by them
in excess of the / Wy as herein fixed