Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-04
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RESIGNATION OF COUNTY ACT
County Agent M. P. Ostby appeared
before the board and presented his re-
signation to take effect December 1927
and the same was accepted.
SPECIAL MEETING
AS a claim had beenn presented by
the town of P~lentywood for the towns
share of penalty and interest collected
by the county on delinquent taxes for
the last five years, on motion, it was
decided that a special meeting of this
board be called for October 22nd,
1927, and that all school districts and
Incorporated towns of the county be
invited to attend this meeting.
On motion, tie chairman of the
board was authorized to sign certi-
~fcates to hog shippers, showing this
county to be an accredited county.
AT 1900 o'clock noon the board re-
cessed until 200 o'clock P. M. At
200 o'clock P. M. the board resumed
pursuant to recess taken, Iverson,
French and the clerk present.
On motion, the minutes of the meet
ing held Sept. 6-7-10, were read and
approved as read with the provision
that the notice received from the
| superintendent of schools, relative to
change of boundary lines of school
districts 10 and 81, be copied into
these minutes.
Plentywood, Montana
August %, 1927
Honorable Board Of County Commits
%sioners,
Plentywood, Sheridan County, Mont.
Gentlemen;
On August %, 1927 a hearing was
held OF the question, Shall the east
half of section 80, twp. 35, r. 56, be-
longing to E. C. Frederick, be trans
ferred from school districe No. 10 to
school district No. SO.
There being no objections, the pet
ition to trasfer was granted. Kindly
change boundary lines accordingly.
Yours truly,
Ethel Singleton
County Superintendent.
On motion, at 400 o'clock p. M. the
Board adjourned.
Ed. Iverson
Chairman of the Board
Niels Madsen, Clerk
Pursuant to a duly issued call, the
Board of County Commissioners met
in special session October 22nd, 1927,
all members of the board and the
Clerk present.
AS this melting was called for the
purpose Of having a meeting with rep
resentatives from school districts and
incorporated towns of the county, the
meeting was removed to the court
room.
The Chairman called the meeting
to order.
Commissioner French stated that
the purpose of the meeting was to
try and reach an agreement as to how
the penalty and interest on delinquent
taxes should be distributed. The
county had heretofore kept such pen
atty and interest and used same for
the benefit of the county, and that if
a refund should be made it would be
necessary to make an additional levy
for such purposes in the years to
come as no levy could be made this
year.
Several school districts and towns,
amongst them Nos 11-4-69-1-76-51-3-
1923 and the towns of Plentywood
and Westby were represented at this
meeting and took part in the discus
sion.
Some were in favor of not having
any refund made to any one, and
others were in favor of having an
equal refund made to all school dis
tricts and towns.
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taken.
After recess the Board stated that
they had decided to make a refund to
all school districts and towns of the
amount collected from July LIST, 1924
to July LIST 1927, as soon as the money
could be raised by an additional levy
which would be made for as many
years as, needed. The Board stated
that q Wy of a coule of mills would
be made and That the proceeds from
such levy would be distributed equally
pro rata amongst the districts and
towns.
The Board then removed to their
Office and continued the meeting.
The County Treasurer made a re-
port to the Board as to the collection
of Seed Grain Notes.
On motion, the Board decided to
authorize the sheriff to offer a re-
ward of$500.00 for the apprehension
and conviction of the murderer of
Michel Kennedy.
On motion, the County Treasurer
was granted a leave of absence from
the State for a period of 10 days, be-
ginning October oath, 1927.
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the Board adjourned.
Ed. Iverson,
Chairman of the Board.
Niels Madsen, Clerk.