;o. 54~• 9A LARY RECTRO-ACTIVE AS OF OCTOHGR 1, 1951 TO SECRETARY OF DISTRIC2 ATTORREY
AT THE RATE OF ~33•~ PER MONTH.
Wherefore on the 11Zh day of September, A. D. 1951, the Court entered an order nut'.
Jim W. Meatherby, District Attorney for the 38th Jnd. Dist., to pay a Secretary or Stenographe¢~
a salary in accordance with Chapter M365, HB2112 of the 52nd Legislature, which authorizes a `
maximum salary in amount of $2400.00 per annum of which s pro rata portioh in accordance with j
the population of the County mould amount to $33.00 a month for Rerr Countq's share; and whsre±
as, the court did in that order authorize avoh payment of 333• monthly upon the provision
that a oomplled majority of the Commissioner Courts of said district allow such employment, ~il
then the County Clerk was directed to dray voucher on the County Treasurer payable to the Seer~-
tary or Stenographer employed by said District Attorney upon proper proof. ?he District Attort
nsy has this 18th day of December, A. D. 1951, presented before the Commissioners Court, letta~s
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from the various Clerks over the die trlct in whloh ha verifies or has authorization from the
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majority of the Commissioner Courts in this district, and that he prays the Court of Rerr ~i
County to authorize the County Clerk to dray a voucher against the County Treasurer rectro-
activa as of Oet. 1, 19$1, at the monthly salary of t33•'~ Per month and for a like payment
at Lhe and of each month until further determined by the court; wherefore the court is of the
opinion that the District Attorney should be allowed such stenographer and that the County
Clerk should be directed to Sssue the voucher as prayed for; therefore by motion duly made
by Goff, seconded by Eckstein and unanimously approved bq the court, that the County Clerk
dray voucher against the County Treasurer in the amount of X66.00 being rectro-active as of
October 1, 1951, payable to Aylaene Wharton, Secretary to the District Attorney, and the sum
of (33.00 Payable at the expiration of each month, out of the General Fund of Rerr County
until further determined by the court.
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No. 5395. NATTERS OF PETITION OF CHARLffi A. RODGEffi, ET AL, FOR THIRD CLASS ROAD IN COMM-
ISSIONERR PRECINCT ~+, OF RERR COUNTY, 'fE][Ae.
STATS GF TEJCA3 i
COUNTY OF KERB I Pursuant to adjournment taken by this court in the above entitled cause
on Monday, December 17, 1951, for the purpose of the defsnae attorney to present all the evid-
ence he so desires and for the purpose of summoning Fred Heaver and E. H. Stone, two of the
petitioners on said application,and any other matters that may be presented in this cause at
this time. The Court having heard testimony of the aforesaid summoned witnesses axxl the fil-
ling of a motion by the contestants hereto to strike out all the evidence presented by Charles
R. Rodgers as fully set out in said petition for dlamissal are in the opinion that a motion
should now be in order by the Court.
'1'herefora by motion duly made by Goff, seconded by Eckstein and unanimously approved by
the court, that the motion filed by the defeass counsel, requesting the testimony of Oharlea
R. Rodgers applying for a private road for necessltiea, be overruled, which decree of the
court is Sn full aoceptanca by the defsnae attorney.
Wherefore, the court herring overruled motl on for disniaaal deem it the duty of the court
jto appoint a fury of freeholders in the oonnty to consist of five persons, a majority of vbom
may proceed, with or without the County Surveyor, to De..at their dsacretiop and to lay out,
survey and describe such road to the greatest advantage to the public, and so that the sass
can be traced with certainty affi perform anq other requirements as prescribed by law.
Therefore by motion having bean duly made by Eckstein, seconded by Goff and unanimously
',approved by the court, that a ~nry of view be appointed to make a~pre liminary survey and repot
'their proceedings to this wart at the next term Sn due course with their field notes and des-
oriptlon of said road for or against the adoption thereof, and in acoordance vith all laws re-
lating thereto. Defense counsel excepted to the action of the court.
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ORDER FOR JIIRY TO VIEW ROAD ARD A8S633 DAMAGffi
THE RTATE OF TE1CA8 i IN TAB C01ASI83IOIIBAB' CODRT RERR COiTNTY,
iC00NTY OF RERA I T67(A8, DBCBNBEA TERN, A. D. 1951
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IN TAE NATTER OF' THE APPLICATION OF i APPLICATION FOR
CAARLffi A. RODGERB ET AL _ ___._~,__ __ THIRD CLA88 ROA_n__
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On this 18th daq of December A. D. 151, cams on to be heard the Application of Charles
R. Rodgers and eight others, freeholders of Precinct No. Four, for a new Road beginning at a
point in a now existing neighborhood road which rnna along the common boundary linen of the
properties d' J. F. Dnke and J. E. Henderson at the point where aubh road turns to the aorth-
west Sn Survey No. 410, B. B. B. & C. Ry. Co.; and terminating Sn the N. E. line of the prop-
erty of Charles R. Rodgers in Survey No. 1576, G. C. & S. F. Ry. Co, approximately 300 yards
from the N. W. corner of the North 1/2 of said Survaq No. 1576 and it appearing to the Court
that notice of acid Application has bean given, as required by law;
Therefore by motion duly made bq Eckstein, seconded by Goff and unanimously approved by
the court, and it Se ao ordered by the court that Frank Thomason, E. M. Peters, William Karger,
Harvey Monty and Felix Klela, five freeholders of said County, be and are hereby appointed a
Jury of View, a majority of whom may, after taking the prescribed oath before a properly auth-
orized person, proceed to assess damages, if any are claimed, and with the County Surveyor, to
lay out, survey and describe such Road to the greatest advaA$age to the public, so that the
same can be traced with certaintq; and the field notes of such survey or description of the
Road, together with a statement of the damages assessed, Sf any, shall be included in the re-
port of the Jury, and if adopted, shall be recorded 1n the Minutes of the Commissioners' Court.
And it is further ordered, that the said Tury make a report in this cause at the next regular
meeting of this Court.
No. 5401. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AUTHORIZED TO INVEST $6,125.75 OF KERB COUNTY PERMANENT
SCHOOL FUNDS.
This the 18th day of December, A. D. 1951, after motion having been duly made by Goff,
seconded by Eckstein and unanimously approved by the court, that the County Superintendent be
instructed to invest a surplus fund o£ $6,125.75 of the Kerr County Permanent School Fund in
United States Government Bonds bearing 2~$, interest or better.
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STATE OF TEXAS I
COUNTY OF KERR ~
Be it remembered that there was begun and holden on the 5th day of January A. D. 1952,
at the court house thereof in the City of Kerrville, Texas, a special term of the Commissio
with the following officers being present to-wit:
Honorable Jno. R. Leavell........County Judge
Henry Ecks teln ...................Commissioner Precinct #1
V. D. Powell .....................Commissioner Precinct #2
Chas. H. Molter ..................Commissioner Precinct #3
Lee Coff .........................Commissioner Precinct #4
.... .... .. _affi.. .....
Lawrence Stephens................County Clerk
and the court having been specially openad,.the .following proceedings were had to-wit:
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,No. 5402. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTE N0. 31446 IN RE: TURTLE CREEK FARM TO MARKET ROAD.
This the 5th day of January, A. D. 1952, came on to be considered by the court, the minut
Order #31446 in Re: Turtle Creek Farm to Market Road, which in the discretion of the court
~ should be accepted, and after motion having been duly made by Eckstein, seconded by Goff and
unanimously approved by the court that the conditions of the following order be accepted to-vi'
"In KEAR COUNTY a FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD FROM State 16, 7 miles Southwest of Kerrville, West
to Camp Maddox, a distance of approximately 4.6 miles, is hereby designated subject to the