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Honorable Jno. R. Leavell.....County Judge
L. P.?. Guthrie .................Commissioner Precinct ~~1
V. D. Powell ..................Commissioner Precinct ,;~2
Adolph Bartel .................Commissioner Precinct #3
Lee Goff ......................Commissioner Precinct ~~4
and
Lavrrence Stephens .............County Clerk
and the court having regularly opened, the following proceedings were had to-wit:
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P1o. 5967. SETTING RTES FOR ASSESSf.1ENTS FOR 1953.
This the 11th day of February A. D. 1953, came on to be considered by the court, the re-
quest of E. H. Nichols, Tax Assessor & Collector, Kerr CoLU1ty, Texas, for the Court to set the
rates for livestock, cultivated and grazing land.
It appearing to the court that the previous assessment fixed are as follows to-wit:
'"?0.00 per head for cattle; X3.00 per head on sheep; X2.00 per head on goats; and ;15,00
an acre on cultivated land and X3.00 to 05.00 per acre on grazing land; and that in their ---~
discretion these rates should be refixed for the year 1953; therefore by motion duly made by
Powell, seconded by Guthrie, and unanimously approved by the court that the `tax Assessor &
Collector be and is hereby directed to assess livestock and land as follows, to-wit: Cattle
wt'.0.00 per head; Sheep '3.00 per head; Goats X2.00 per head, cultivated land X15.00 per acre
and ;razing land X3.00 to X5.00 per acre.
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No. 5968. COUNTY JUDrTS' AUTHORI7,ED TO ADVERTISE FOR COUNTY AUDITOR THE P.7/CESSITY FOR AN AUDIT
?FOR THE COTTNTY OFFICERS BOOK IP?CLUDING ;014TL40P? SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE TPR)Vi OF 1951 AND 1952.
This the 11th day of February A. D. 1953, came on to be considered by the court, the
necessity for an audit for the County Officers books for the term of 1951 and 1952, and it
appearing to the court that the County Judge should be authorized to advertise for an auditor
to audit the records of the county ofi'icials for said term, therefore by motion duly made by
Guthrie, seconded by toff and unanimously approved by the court, that the County Judge be and
is hereby authorized to advertise for an auditor to audit the books of all County Officials
for 1951 and 1952 term, including the Co;~ron School District books, and present their estimate
cost at the regular march term.
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?o. 5969. OFFICE OF COT_?ST'.BLE PRECIP?CT .~4 DECLARED 'ACANT.
This the 11th day of February A. D. 1953, after motion having been duly made by F'o;vel',
seconded by Bartel, and unanimously ap;~~roved by the Court that the office of Constable Precinct
~4, Kerr County, Texas, be declared vacant due to the failure and neglect of the duly elected
Constable to give bond and oath ~,-vithin twenty (20) days after date of election as provided
in Article 6St33, Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas.
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No. 5970. COLRVTY ATTORNEY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER CONDEIh'DIATIOPd PROCEF,DI_'dGS AGAIl\TST h4RS. r!AY
KILBORN NEE t,fARIETTA KITCHENS.
This the 11th day of February A. D. 1953 after motion having been duly made by Guthrie,
seconded by Goff, and unanimously approved by the court that James E. Nugent, County Attorney
be, and is hereby appointed to represent Kerr County in condemnation proceedings against hers.
Ray Kilburn nee iV,~rietta Kitchens, as this party has refused to enter into an agreement with
the Commissioners' Court on her land for the right-of-way ~'or the location of Farm to I~?~rket