The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-29
PROCEEDINGS
of the
Board Of County Commissioners
of the

OeNGIdl DdIllGS lIOAl NlllO1NhS
parts of the county appeared before
the board with petitions for new
roads and graded roads in their re-
spective districts. The board discuss
ed the different projects and promised
to do as much road work as could be
done this year.
Polling Places Changed
AS a request had been received ask
ing that the Polling place in Dagmar
precinct No. % be changed from the
old store building to up stairs in the
new store building, on motion, the
change was ordered made, and the |
clerk instructed to have notices post |
ed
The polling place in Precinct No. |.
16 was also ordered changed from the
Herald building to the sample room
at the Grand View Hotel in Plenty
wood.
At 500 o'clock p. m. the board ad
journed until 900 o'clock a. m, June
), 1928.
At 900 o'clock a. M, June 5th, 1928
the board resumed pursuant to adj
journment made atll members of the
board an dthe clerk present.
Reconsideration of Lands
The county assessor appeared be-
fore the board with a list of those
who had applied for re-classifica-
ton of their lands, and the assessor
was instructed to examine the lands
and make his recommendations to the
board.
Regarding County Fair
At this time a county fair commit
tee appeared before the board and
asked the board to make a donation
towards having a county fair this
fall, and after discussing the propO-
sitiOn the board agreed to donate
$15OO.O0.
Leave of Absence Granted
On motion the county coroner was
granted a leave of absence for a peri
cd Of 80 days, beginning June 6, 1928
On motion the Count yTreasurer
was granted leave of absence for q
period of 80 days, beginning June 20
1928.
On motion the taxes assessed a
gainst Christian n. Moller for the
year 1913 on lots CT and NEA So
1857, were ordered cancelled as the
land was never owned by G. N. Mol
Ter.
On motion the taxes assessed
against James N. Candy for the yea
1916 on SEA, 1-37-51, werer orderet
cancelled as ]. E. Sandy never ownet
this land
Taxes Cancelled
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the boar
of county commissioners of Sherida
County, Montana, that whereas, it az
pears from the records Of Sherida
county, Montana, that real estate ta1
es, in the name of Virginia Alike
have been levied againt the Mort
west quarter of Section Eleven III
in Township Thirty 800 North
Range Fifty-eight (58) East of Il
Montana Meridian, Montana, now 81
uated in Roosevelt county, Montan
for the year 1927, in the sum
Twenty-Five and $4,000 (22.56); al
whereas, the said taxes appear as
lien upon and against the above d
scribed real estate, and therefore
cloud upon the title thereof; an
whereas, it appears that Virgin
Aiken was never the owner of sa
land, and that United States Pate
to said land only issued on the 8
day of aJnuary, A. d. 1918, and tn
the said real estate was not subje
to taxation until the year 1918, a
that all taxes levied upon said re
estate prior to the year of 1918,
void and should be cancelled; 1T
HEREBY ORDERED, that the So
taxes mentioned above, in the sum
Twenty-Five and $4,000 $22.56)
sessed against the above descrit
real estate for the year 1917, by Sh
idan county, Montana, be, and
same is hereby cancelled and d
charged, in so far as the same affe
tho rcal oCfofo 1ocorfha1 =
that the county treasurer of SheriC
County, Montana, be, and is here
authorized and directed to cancel
said axes upon his records.
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the boz
of county commissioners of Sheri,
County, Montana, that whereas it
pears from the records of Sheri
County, Montana, that real est
taX-s, in the name of Peter Thol
have been levied against the mol
east quarter of Section twelve {.
in Township Thirty (3O) North
Range Fifty-seven (5O East of
Montana Meridian, Montana, now
uated in Roosevelt county, Mont;
as follows, to-wit: Taxes for
year of 1915 in the sum of N
teen and 27-10O ($19.27) Dollars;
the year 1916 in the sum of Nine
and 27-100 ($19.27) Dollars; for
year 1917, in the sum of Twenty
and 54-100 ($21.54) Dollars; and
the year 1918 in the sum of Tive
three and 6S-100 ($23.68) Doll
and
WHEREAS, the said taxes ap
as lien upon ard against the a
described real esCAYA, and there
is cloud upon tht title thereof.
WHEREAS, 1t appears that I
Thorpe was never the owner OF
real estate and that the same wa
Indian Allotment held by one Z
beth Poitras, a Turtle Moul
Chippewa Indian, and that the p
in fee simple, to said real estate
the United State government,
issued to the said claimant, Eliz;
Poitras, on he 22nu day of June
1920, and the said real estate wa
subject to :axatio1 until the
1921, and that all taxes levied
said real estate prior to the We
1921, is void and should be cane
and that some error was made
the taxes of Peter Thorpe wa
sessed against the above des
real estate;
1T is HEREBY ORDERED
the said taxes mentioned abov
SpsSed AGAINST fba ahova dpS