The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-06-18


for locating the County Seat of this County
would recommend that the same be indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr.. Sanford offered the following res
olution, which was ado pied:
ReSolred, Thatthe Clerk of this Board be re-
! quested not to receive transcripts of taxes lev
! led for School purposes from Township Clerks
1 unless made in strict accordance with law.
Mr.. Logan offered the following, which
was adopted:
! WHEREAS, We find by the numerous &C.
I counts presented 10y physicians and Others
/ forattendance on and support of the poor of
/ this county call for some provision to be made
1 by this body for the support of the poor there
I fore, Rcso!Ucd, That Committee Of three be
! appointed 20 take into consideration the pro-
priety of making such provisions, and report
to this Board at its next meeting.
Mr.. Logan offered the following pre-
amble and resolution
| WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of
! Iowa, has authorized the Board of Supervisors
of the respective counties of said State to make
appropriations for the benefit of volunteer sol
diers and their families, therefore,
Resolred. lst. That the Board of Supervi-
sors ofBuchanan County Iowa, for the purpose
of isting the families of volunteer soldiers,
rs hereinafter provided, authorize an appropri-
| aJlOn Uoln VIC IuiluS Oh SAID county 10 Jne
amount OF one thousand dollars, or 50 much
| thereofas may be necessary.
| ResOIced, 2l. That no money so appropria
! ted shall be used or applied in any manner or
! for any purpose except for the assistance and
support of III families Of such volunteers as
are actual residents of said county, and who
! have entered into actual service, either of the
State of Iowa, or of the United States, and that,
only during the time such volunteers may re
main in such service.
ResOlred, 3D. That Committee of five be
appoin t.d at each regular meeting, who shall
constitute Relief Committee, to whom all APP
plicatiOns for appropriations hereby authorized
shall be made, which said committee shall full
| ly and carefully investigate the merits of all
such applications, and draw their written or
ders upon the Clerk of the Board of Supcrvi-
sors OF said county, for the amount by them
deemed necessary for the purposes before men
! toned. provided that no more than fifteen dol
lars shall be drawn for at any one time for any
one family,
ReSOiUed 4th. That the Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of said county, be authorized,
and it is hereby made his duty, to draw orders
upon the Treasurer Of said county, in favor Of
the person or persons named in any order
drawn by a maj GRITTY Of said Relief Committee
and for the amount named therein, which said
order ofsaid Clerk shall be paid by said Treas
/
Resoiced, 9TH. That said Committe may al
! low appropriations to all such families of said
volunteers, as they, upon application by any
| member OF such family, after due investigation,
may deem it In need Of such aid, and to til,
! full extent hereinbetore provided but no APP
| plication shall be entertained except on behalf
! of the families ofthose who ara actual members
of some company accepted into active ser
vice.
Resolced That w. c. Nelson, E. P. Baker,
John j ohnson, j NJ. Kerr and d. B. Sanford
shall constitute the above named Committee
who shall be required TO make full report of
| heir dongs to this Board at each regular meet
| ing th ereof
On motion the foregoing was made
the special order for tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. Sanford, from Committee on Fl
nance, made the following report
| Your Committee to whom was recommitted
the report of the County Treasurer, with in
structions, beg leave respectfully to report that
| they have complied with the instructions, and
| find the report correct, and recommend its ac-
ceptance. All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
Mr.. Sanford offered the following ;;
which was unanimously adopted
| Wsereas. An All Wise Providence has been
| pleased to remove from among the living the
| Hon, Stephen a. Douglas, whose patriotic de-
votion to his country, IN this her hour Of trial
rem dcrs his loss peculiarly severe, therefore
! RcsolDed, That will as body, attend the
meeting TO be held this evening in honor Of the
distng uishcd dead.
JUNE 6, 1861.
The special order, the resolutions offer
cd by Mr.. Logan, were taken up. Mr..
Kerr moved 10 fill the blank with the
sum of $500. Mr.. Logan moved to IN
sert $1,000. Mr.. Logan's motion was
lost, and Mr.. Kerr's carried. Mr.. Ba
ker offered The following as a substitute
for the preamble and resolution, which
WAS ruled out of order:
ResolCed, That the credit Of the county be
and is hereby pledged to any amount that may
be necessary, for the support Of volunteers from
! Buchanan county, or their families, who may
be called into actual service for the defence Of
.he State or the General Government.
Mr.. Kerr moved that the subject be
postponed till tomorrow, ana 25 copies
Of the preamble and resolution be print
ed.
Mr.. Fleming, from committee to whom
was referred the petition of Capt. d. S.
Lee and others, in relation to the sup
port of volunteers from this county
made the following report:
Your committee to whom was referred the
petition Of y. ). Lee and others, asking for an
appropriation in aid OF volunteers for the defence
of our common country, beg leave to report
| that they have had the same under considera
tion and inasmuch there are resolutions now
before the board covering the grounds set forth
in the petition, they would report said petition
back without recommendation
The petition and report were laid on
the table. The board then proceeded to
equalize the assessments of lands in the
several townships. On motion, the
townshi ps were classed as follows;
Glass Washington.
Crass z-LlDerty.
Class 3-Allon, Jefferson, Superior,
Byron and Perry.
Glass Newton.
Glass 5-BuiIalo.
Glass G-Madison.
Class Como, Middlefeld and Sum
ner
Glass 3-Fremon', Homer and West
burg.
Nh. Baker moved, that taking the
townships as now classed, we fix upon
the aggregate amount in some one of