The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-04-22

Northeast Quarter (NEA) and South
west Quarter (SWA) of Section
Twelve (12) and East Half (Eh),
and Northeast Quarter (NEA) and
Southwest Quarter of Northeast
Quarter (SWA NEA) of Section
Eleven (11); Township Twenty-seven
G2D, Range Fifty-eight (58) E. M.
Ernest L. Walton then requested
the Board of County Commissioners
TO segregate the person property tax
assessed against Paul McMichael,
trustee, in the year 1916 covered by
tax certificate No. 1888 of 1917 from
the real estate tax assessed in the
year 1916 against the South 25 feet
OF Lot l; Lots 2, 8 and of block 6
OF Bruegger's. Addition to the Town
of Balnville, and it satisfactorily APP
pearlng to the Board that said Paul
McMichael, Trustee, never at any
time was the owner of said real es-
tate and that said personal property
tax included in said tax certificate
No. 1883 therefore was never a lien
upon said real estate, on motion of
Commissioner Kahle, seconded by
Commissioner French, it was resolved
that the County Treasurer of Sheri-
dan County, Montana, be and he here
by is authorized and directed to seq
regate said taxes and permit the
owner of said real estate to pay the
real estate tax assessed against said
real estate without paying said per-
sonal property tax assessed against
said Paul McMichael, Trustee, as
aforesaid, and to make whatever no
tations are necessary upon his rec
ords to show that said personal pro-
perty tax is not a lien upon said real
estate.
CONFERENCE WITH
ATTORNEY GENERAL
At this time the Attorney General
of the State, Mr.. L. A. Foot, ap-
peared before the Board for a confer
ence in regards to the Collection of
Insurance from National Surety Com
pany of New York.
Mr. Foot stated that he would give
the County all the Assistance that he
could but was not able to- have him
self or an Assistant here at all times.
The County Attorney could have the
Pleadings prepared here and send
them to Helena for examination.
When the case came on for trial, Mr..
Foot would send one of his ablest as
sistants to help try the case, and if
the case should be appealed to the
Supreme Court it would be handled
from his office at Helena. Mr.. Foot
stated that his services in the case
would be free to the County; but
printing of briefs and expenses OF
this nature would have to be paid by
the county.
Upon being questioned in the mat
ter, Mr.. Foot stated that the Law En-
forcement Fund, which the Legisla-
ture had transferred to his Depart
ment, could not be used in this case
EMPLOYMENT OF
P. BABCOCK
Motion by French, seconded by ".
erson, that Paul Babcock be employ
ed to assist County Attorney in pre-
pairing the case against Nationa
Surety Co. of New York. Upon be
ing put to vote, Commission Kahl,
voted mo"
On motion, the County Attorney
and Paul Babcock were instructed t.
prepare the necessary papers in tn,
case against the Insurance Company
i The following Resolution was IN
, PRODUCED and adopted:
RESOLUTION
; WHEREAS, heretofore Sheridan
County has been divided into tire
} road districts as follows: Road Dis
trict No. l, embracing all of that par
of Sheridan County in Townships 81
, 30 and SO; Road District No. 2, EN-
bracing all of that part of Sherida
!, County in Township "a and 35; an
Road District No. 3, embracing al
that part of Sheridan County i
Townships sc and 81; now, therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED, that Commits
sioner French be and he hereby
, directed to inspect the condition O
any proposed highway or highway
, or work on any highway or bridg
in said Road District No. durin
the progress of such work; and
!. Commissioner Iverson is hereby d
t rected to inspect the condition G
any proposed highway or highway
: or work on any highway or bridg
\ in said Road District No. 2 durin
the progress of the work; and
n Commissioner Kahle is hereby d
i rected to inspect the condition of an
I, proposed highway or highways c
work on any highway or bridge i
n said Road District No. during tn
d progress of the work; and
|, BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
f That whenever such member of I'll
5 Board shall make any inspection {
e a highway or bridge in his distric
r he shall at the next regular meetin
d of the Board thereafter make {
d cause to be made proper entries
: such inspection on the records of tt
) Commissioners Journal; and
e BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED