Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-11-10
MEETING Of
COUNTY BOARD
Sheriff w. 3. Mundy Resigns
and j. w. Woodard is Now
Sheriff of County

The Board of County Commis-
sioners met for it's regular session
on Monday morning. November 8.
with Chairman Geo. A. Fayle presid-
ing and members E. E. Smith and s.
w. Darling present. They were as
sisted by County Clerk Harmon and
District Attorney Henderson.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved and the
reports of officers received and filed.
The usual claims against the county
funds were allowed The claim of
Sam Gay for 5000 as salary as sher-
iff for the month of October was re-
duced to $40, to cover the period
from October / to 6.
The clerk was instructed to notify
all county officers that hereafter all
supplies such as printing, etc., must
be ordered through the clerk.
The resignation of w. B. Mundy as
sheriff was presented to the board
and on motion the same was accept
ed to take effect when his successor
should be appointed and duly quail
flied.
S. E. Merrill, county agent, ap-
peared before the board and asked
that the county contribute one-half
of the sum of $3.50 to cover the ex-
penses of the county agents work in
this county, as provided by the Smith
Lever Act. the other half to be paid
by the state. Upon motion the board
pledged the county to such an ar
rangement.
j. w. Woodard was appointed sherif
of Clark county for the unexpired
term created by the resignation OF
w. B. Mundy by the unanimous vote
of the board, the appointment TO
take effect upon the approval by the
board of his official bond in the sum
of $4,000, and his taking the oath OF
Office as required by law.
The Branch High School at Oyer
ton was placed under the control or
the County Board of Education.
The appointment of Earl Dawson
as Fish and Game Warden in place
of Joe Keate was approved.
The application of Mrs. Murphy OF
St. Thomas for widows pension was
taken under advisement.
The tax rate for the general coun-
ty was reduced from A to AZ cents,
bringing the total county rate down
from $1.61 to $1.59.
It was recommended that FREQ
Slup be given a credit OF days on
his sentence to the county jail, on
account of good conduct. Fred was
sentenced by Judge Springer OF Good
springs, for disloyal talk.
The Bunkerville special school dis
trict tax rate was reduced from $3.oo
to $50 on the bond interest and SINK
ing fund. The bond interest and
sinking fund rate for Overton school
district was reduced from $1.2O to
$1O5.
The bond of ]. w. Woodard as
sheriff, in the sum of $4,000. with
r. w. Martin, Ed. VonTobel and Ed.
W. Clark as sureties was approved.
The resignation of Chas. E. Foxley
of st. Thomas, as member or the
Moapa Valley Drainage Commission
was accepted. The term OF once OF
w ]. McBurney and Ute V. Perkins,
as such commissioners, having explr-
ed. the following were appointed as
members of said board: John M.
Bunker, for one year; Ed. H. Syphus'
two years; NJ Jorgenson, three years
Said commissioners to file their
bonds in the sum of $1,000 each.
The resignation of M. l. Newkirk
as constable of Las Vegas township
was accepted On motion James w.
Suuires was appointed constable OF
Las Vegas township to take erect
upon filing his bond for $1,000.
The application of J. E. Emerson
for sale of property in Searchlight
held by the county on tax sale, was
referred to the Tax Collector. The
application of w. L. Aplin for sale OF
property in Pioneer Heights, was al
40 referred to the Tax Collector.
The request of r. H. Cabell for deed
to tax property in Searchlight, was