The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-24

cue, against Mary z. S3mc1s of Med
icine Lake, Montana, and which have
heretofore cOEst tuted an alleged rec
Ord lien against TIE West Half of
Section "a, Twp. 80 North of Bange
SO East and the Northwest Quarter
of the Southwest Quarter of Section
Is, Twp. 81 North of Range So East,
in Sheridan County, Montana.
WHEREAS, heretofore for the
years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1928, 1924,
1925, 1926 and 1927, the County As
SCISSOR of Sheridan County, Montana,
included in his assessment list and
enormously assessed the West one
half (W1a) of Section numbered
Twenty-four (24) Twp. No. Thirty
three North (33N), of Range Mum
bered Fifty-three East (53E), and the
Northeast quarter of the Southwest
quarter (NEA SWA) of Section
numbered sixteen 16), Twp. number
/ ed Thirtv-One north (31N), of Range
Numbered Fifty-five East (55E) IN
Sheridan County, Montana, believing
said lands to be assesSable.
AND WHEREAS, the following
sums have been enormously collected
by the tax collecting agencies OF
Sheridan County, Montana during the
following named years for the fol
lowing named sums, from Mary b
Somers aforesaid, to-wit:
1920, $9S.51; 1921, $36.97; 1922
$135.32; 1923, 1874; 1924, S23.86
1925, $74.O9; and 1926, $147.88, be
lieving the same to be the legal sum-
due against the aforesaid described
tracts of land.
AND WHEREAS, 1t is now mad
to appear to this board that the sait
Mary b. SOmers is a duly recognized
member Of the Fort Peck Indian Res
ervatiOn in Montana; that she neve
! severed her tribal relations from tn
Sioux Indian Tribe; that she is nov
residing on the said Fort Peck Indian
Reservation in Sheridan County, Mon
tana; and that the lands involved con
stltute and are her allotment as
! member of such tribe of Indians, an
that the said trust period of 25 year
has not expired; and that she ha
never made application nor accepte
patent in fee therefore
NOW THEREFORE, In considers
ton of the foregoing premises it
) moved by Commissioner A. N. Wan
KEEL and seconded by COMMISSIONS
Frank French, That all assessment.
levies and collections of taxes for tn
years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1922
: 1925, 1926 and 1927, against the Yves
one-half (W1a) of section numbere
twenty-four ga, Township numbere
thirty-three north (33N) of Rang
numbered Fifty-three East (53E), an
against the Northwest quarter of tn
Southwest quarer of section number
ed sixteen (16), Township numbere
: thirty-one north (31N) of Range nun
bered Fifty-five East (55E), be de
, clared and they are hereby declare
to have been enormously and illegal
assessed, levied, and collected, an
that the said Mary B. Somers, ,wh
holds said lands in trust by the Uni
ed States under trust patent, be n
imbursed for all sums of moneys her,
tofore enormously and illegally pa
o as result of such erroneous and i
: legal assessments, levies, and cole
6 lions with interest thereon at the raj
d of eight (8) per cent per annum, pr,
: vided, however, that the said sum
reimbursed be used and applied
r the tax collections agencies on all pa
!. due levies and assessments again
e the personal property of the sa
! Mary B. Somers, as shown by Il
records of Sheridan county, Montan
4 BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the County Assessor is hereE
4 authorized, directed and requested,
II not assess said lands hereafter al
l. to strike from his assessment list Il
= lands hereinbefore mentioned and d
i, scribed.
= Plentvvood, Montan
:. y February Z, 1872
A RESOLUTION