Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

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1873, iho Board of County Commits
sioners met in regular session, al
Members of the Board and the CLERK
present.
Chesley Markell of Redstone ap.
peared before the Board and asked
to be given the work of dragging
Roads out of Redstone the comins
Season, and the Board promised I,
consider the application later on.
The County Health Officer, DR.
Cloud. appeared before the Boart
and discussed Health conditions o
the County with the Board. DR.
Cloud would later file a written Re
port with the Board.
Correction of Cancellation
On motion, a correction of tn,
minutes of the Meeting Of Novem
Der 18th. 1927, was ordered made. re
lative to cancellation of taxes assess
ed against Ray Whitish for the yea,
1927. This cancellation cancels tax
es against both Real and Persona
Property, while it was intended Il
cancel only the taxes against Person.
al Property as a duplicate assess.
ment. First cancellation was record
ed on page 4SS.
Reports Approved
On motion. the monthly Reports
for the Month of December for Sher-
iff. Clerk of Court and Clerk and
Recorder. were approved.
Andrew R~ainlasoder appeared be-
fore the Board and asked to be given
some Road Work east Of Plentywood
the coming Season, and the Board
promised to consider the application
later on.
At 500 o'clock P. M. the Board
adjourned until 800 o'clock A. NJ.
Jan. 4th. 1928.
At 800 o'clock A. M. Jan. 4th,
the Board resumed pursuant to ad-
journment made, all Members Of the
Board and the Clerk present.
Geo. n. Lund, Cashier of First
National Bank OF Reserve, appeared
before the Board with a claim for re-
fund of taxes assessed against the
Bank Stock of this bank for the year
1926, and the following Resolution
was introduced and adopted, all
VI
WHEREAS, on July 7th, 1927,
Geo. N. Lund, Cashier of First Ma
tional Bank Of Reserve, appeared be-
fore this Board with a Claim in the
amount of $462.50 being for a refund
OF 1926 taxes assessed against the
Bank Stock Of said Bank, said Tax
having been paid under protest and,
WHEREAS, the said Bank was a.
bout to start suit against the County
for recovery of Taxes so paid, but
withheld filing of suit under the ex-
press agreement with the Board, that
such Claim for refund would be paid
II the decision involving the taxa
ton of National Bank Stock now
should be favorable and,
WHEREAS, the said Bank has
produced evidence showing such
decision by the U. S. Supreme Court
be favorable and,
WHEREAS, the said Bank Is will
to waive all Claims for refund of
prior taxes paid under protest, which
may be due it because of over-ass-
assment,
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, that the said Claim for re-
fund of 1926 tax on Bank stock be
fully allowed, and Warrant duly is
sued therefore.
Jan. 4th-5th, 1928
AT 1900 o'clock Noon the Board
recessed until 200 O'Clock P. M.
At 200 o'clock P. M. the Board
resumed pursuant to recess taken, all
Members of the Board and the Clerk
present.
Appointment Approved
On Motion, the Appointment OF
Paske as Clerk in Assessors
Office, was approved.
Approval of Securities
At this time the Board examined
the Securities given by the Banks
OF the County, as Security for De-
posits Of County Funds in said
The Securities were APPROX
ed as follows:
Farmers State Bank, Westby,
Trust Receipts for Liberty Bonds,
$40, 100000; e. S. Treasury Notes, +,
$25, 100000.
Security State Bank, Outlook, IT,.
Treasury Notes. $25, 100000; Lib
erty Bonds $5.0O0.00; Sheridan Co
unity Bonds. $10,000-o0.
Farmers and Merchants State
Bank, Plentywood, Liberty Bonds,
1O,500.00; Sheridan County Bonds,
Sig 100000; County Warrants, s9,-|
U. S. Treasury Notes, $780,
10000.
Riba State Bank, Plentywood, Lib
erty Bonds, $25.000.00 Sheridan
County Bonds, $4,000 90.
Citizens State Bank. Dooley, LIB
Bonds, $25,000.00; Sheridan
County Bonds, s16,O00.O0.
First State Bank, Medicine Lake,
Liberty Bonds, $10,000.00; County
Warrants, s1%8,003.70.
First National Bank, Reserve, Ma
Surety Co., Indemnity Bond,
$3,500.00; County Warrants, ST.
U. S. Treasury Notes, 49,
100000; Liberty Bonds, $~1,45O.0O;
Certificates of Indebtedness, $685.
100000; Commercial Bonds, $9,000.-l
90.
Leave Of Absence Granted
On motion, the County Superinten-
dent of Schools was granted a Leave
Of Absence from the State for a per-
of 3 weeks, beginning Jan. 28th,
1928.
On motion, County Attorney was
a Leave OF Absence for a
OF 30 days, beginning Jan.