Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-02-24

Sioux Indian Tribe; that she Is now
residing on the said Fort Peck In
dian Reservation in Sheridan County,
Montana; and that the lands involy-
ed constitute and + her allotment
as a member of such tribe of Indians.
and that the same were allotted TO
her under a trust patent for 25 years:
and that the said trust period of %
years has not expired; and that she
has never made application nor ac-
cepted a patent in fee therefore
NOW THEREFORE. In considera-
ton of the foregoing premises II is
moved by Commissioner A. N. Wan
KEEL and seconded by Commissioner
Frank French. That all assessments,
levies and collections of taxes for the
years 1920. 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1926, and 1927, against the
West one-half (Wh) of Section
Numbered Twenty-four (24), Town
ship Numbered Thirty-three North
(33N) of Range Numbered Fifty
three East (5SE), and against the
Northeast quarter of the South
west quarter of Section Numbered
Sixteen (16). Township Numbered
Thirty-one North (31N) of Range
Numbered Fifty-five East (55E). be
declared and they are hereby declar-
ed to have ben enormously and IL
legally assessed. levied. and collected,
and that the said Mary b. Somers,
who holds said lands in trust by the
United States under a trust patent,
be reimbursed for all sums of mon
eys heretofore enormously and illeg-
ally paid as a result of such
and illegal assessments, levies, and
collections, with interest thereon at
the rate of eight (S) per cen, per
annum, Provided. however, tnat the
said SUI so reimbursed be used and
applied by the tax collections agencies
on all past due levies ana assessments
against the personal property of the
said Mary b. Somers, as shown by
the records of Sheridan County. Mon
tana
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
that the County Assessor is hereby
authorized, directed and requested. to
not assess said lands hereafter and TO
strike from his assessment list the
lands hereinbefore mentioned and
decribed.
Plentywood, Montana
February Z, 1928.
\ Resolution
IN THE MATTER OF
ASSESSMENTS, AND TAXES LIE
VIES AGAINST MARY B. SOMERS
OF MEDICINE LAKE, MONTANA,
AND UPON WHICH TAX CERTIFI-
GATES HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN
ISSUED TO ONE PETER KISLER,
AND WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE
CONSTITUTED AN ALLEGED RE
CORD LIEN AGAINST THE WEST
HALF OF SECTION NO. "a, TOWN
SHIP 33N, OF RANGE 53E., NJ. III.
IN SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA.
WHEREAS, heretofore, for the
years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1928, 1924,
1925, 1926, and 1927, the County
of Sheridan County, Mon
included in his assessment list
and enormously assessed, the West
One-half of Section Numbered Tween
ty-four, Township Numbered Thirty
three North of Range Numbered Fiji
East, M. NJ, (Wh Sec. "a,
Twp. 33 N. Re-. 53E), believing said
lands to be assessable.
AND WHEREAS, Levies OF taxes
were thereafter caused to be made
against said lands during said years
by the duly constituted authorities of
Sheridan County, Montana.
AND WHEREAS, Tax Certificates
were thereafter issued by the County
Treasurer of Sheridan County, Mon
tana, to one Pete Kisler, for the year
1921 taxes in the sun of $......--..,
which now amounts to, with interest
At the rate of | per cent per month
to the sum of $76S.37; for the year
1929 in the sum of $..--.-..-.., which
now amounts to the sum of $312.65;
and for the year 1924 in the sum
If $........, which now amounts to
the sum of $571.54, or a total now
iue the said Pete Kisler of the sum
If ~$1652.56,
AND WHEREAS by a concurrent
resolution herewith it was determin-
I'd by the Board of County Commits
sioners of Sheridan County, Montana,
hat the said Mary B. Somers, was
The owner and holder Of said above
described tract of land only by rea-
son and by virtue of a United States
Trust Patent and that the same is
from taxation for a period of
rs years, and that the said rs year
period has not yet expired, and tina
she is still a recognized member of
the Fort Peck Reservation, and that
she has never severed her tribal rela-
tons.
AN DWHEREAS the said Mary r.
Somers has caused to be paid all the
personal taxes assessed against her,
including the proper portion of per-
sonal taxes included within the above
named sum of $~1652.56.
AND WHEREAS it is and has been
determined that there now remains
due and owing OF the above named
certificates the sum of $769.11
as the proportionate share represent
ed by payments made by reason of
the erroneous assessments against
the above mentioned an ddescribed
tract of land.
AND WHEREAS, at the time ov
the purchasing of the said tax c%ertifi-
various funds participated in
receiving their proportionate shares
as disclosed by the tax notices of
said years represented by said tax
certificates above mentioned.
NOW THEREFORE,, In considera-
ton of the foregoing premises it is