The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-26

jcurnment. Present:
j. Il. Moran, Chairman.
j. W. SHELTON, Commissioner.
c.. Il. Wells, Commissioner.
C.. b. Moon, Deputy Clerk.
At this time the following pro-
ceedings were had, to-wit:
THE MATTER OF EMPLOYING
SPECIAL COUNSEL
The matter of employing spe-
cial counsel to prosecute the case
.of the State of Idaho vs.. VIM. NJ.
Nelson, came on at the regular
meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners, held on the 10Th
day of March, 1918. And it APP
pearing to the satisfaction of the
Board, that it was necessary to
employ counsel to prosecute said
case, motion for change of
venue having been made, and it
appearing that the prosecuting
attorney is busy in the presnt
term of court, it is necessary to
employ counsel to try said case.
THEREFORE, it is hereby or
dered that Robert II. Elder be and
is hereby employed to prosecute
the said case of the State of Ida-
no VS.. VIM. NJ. Nelson, and that
he shall receive the sum of five
hundred (s5OO.OO) dollars, and
the necessary costs and expenses
incurred by him. Two hundred
and fifty (S25O.OO) dollars of said
amount to be paid forthwith and
the balance to be paid when said
case is concluded.
J. n. MORAN, Chairman.
Attest: Warren II. shepherd,
Clerk of Board of County
Commissioners
March i3, 1913.
At this time the Board of
County Commissioners met at the
Court House in the City of st.
Maries, Idaho, pursuant to ad-
journment. Present:
j. II. Moran, Chairman.
c.. r. Wells, Commissioner.
J. w. SHELTON, Commissioner.
C. B. Moon, Deputy Clerk.
At this time the following pro-
ceedings were had, to-wit:
At this time the resignation of
Ruth f.. Gerhart as County Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction
was accepted, said resignation to
, take effect April list, 1913, and it
is hereby ordered that the Bonds
men of the said Ruth f.. Gerhart
} are released from any liability
, after said date Of April list, 1913,
but not as to any act performed
before that date.
/ At this time Ruth E. Gerhart
D was appointed Deputy Auditor
4 and Recorder and Deputy Clerk OF
0 District Court, and Deputy Clerk
a of the Board of County Commits
Z, sioners, said appointment to take
0 effect April list, 1913.
n At this time Miss Leila Clifford
(. was appointed County Superin-
0 tendent of Public instruction OF
- Benewah County, said appoint
2 ment to take effect April ist
1913.
At this time the report o.
County Treasurer Miss Edna S
Wilson that she had received Thu
sum Of $500 from f.. M. Davis
tax collector and county treasur-
d er which was due from receipts
o of that office and required t.
meet outstanding checks issue'
during his term as County Treas
!. urer was accepted and the none,
l. ordered placed in the funds o
" the County Treasury.
At this time the Bondsman o
" L. f.. purvis, County SurveyO
J. and Road Supervisor were re
d. LEASED from any liability INQUIRE
p after his resignation from sue
Office, but are held as liability 70
l. all acts performed prior to sal
at date of resignation.
At this time the Board ad
n. iourned to meet ....-....--...-.-..-..-......-
at 1000 o'clock A. NJ.
K J. T. MORAN,
Chairman of Board {
of County Commissioner
he Attest: Warren II. shepherd,