The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-04-11


Board, Hon. W. p. Cowan presented the
papers contemplated in the above resolu.
ton.
Ed Wright offered the following reso.
luton:
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Board
be and he is hereby directed to settle the
fee account with the County Treasurer
at the end of zach month, and issue war.
rants on the county treasury for any de-
fciency that nay remain on the salary of
said treasurer.
Which was adopted
On motion the resolution in reference
to the Clerks compensation was taken
from the table and referred to the COM
mittee on Claims.
The committee on printing made a
verbal report.
On molten the Board adjourned till l
o'clock p. NJ.
Tuesday, March 26-lr.M
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Ed Wright offered the following reso.
lu,loD:
Rcsoired, That the Upton Adceuiser
be and is hereby declared to be the off .
cial organ of the Board of Supervisors,
and that in addition to the printing re-
qu'red by law to be done, there shall be
published immediately after the adjourn
ment of each session of the Board, full
and complete journal Of the proceedings
Of said Board, aud for the publishing of
said journal there shall be allowed %
cents per thousand ems.
On motion the resolution was adopted
Ed Wright offered the following:
Rcso/red, That the Committee on
claims be and are hereby directed to
employ an attorney for the county on the
best terms possible, for the interest of
said county
Resolved, That the Clerk have pub
I;shed in the Upton newspapers notice
requiring all persons owing interest to
School fund of Cedar county, Iowa, no.
tifying them that unless they comply
with Sec 1899, of Article ?, Chapter SO
of Revision of 1860, by the June session
of the Board of Supervisors, that said
notes and mortgages will be put in the
hands of the District Attorney for col
lection, according to law.
On motion they were adopted.
j b. McGill offered the following res
olution:
Resoived. That the proceedings of this
session of this Board Re published in the
Cedar Democrat, and that the editor of
said paper be allowed the sum of 20 cents
per thousand ems for the same
Which was lost
On motion, the report Of Committee
on Rules to govern the proceedings of
the Board were called up.
And on motion, the following rules
were adopted, to-wit:
RULES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
RULE lst. The Chairman shall take
the chair at the time to which the Board
stands adjourned, and the Board shall
then be called to order, and the roll of
the members called.
RULE I'd. Upon the appearance of
quorum, the journals of the preceding
day shall be read by the Clerk, and any
mistake therein my be corrected
RULE Sd. The chairman shall pre-
serve order, and shall decide questions
of order, subject to an appeal to the
Board.
RULE 4th. The chairman shall vote
on all questions taken by yeas and nays
(eAcept on appeals from his own deeis-
ions).
RULE ). When the Board adjourns,
the members shall keep their seats until
the Chairman announces the adjourn
ment.
RULE 6. Every member, previous to
his speaking, shall rise from his seat and
address himself to the chairman
RULE :. No member shall speak
more than twice on the same question,
without leave Of the Board, nor more
than once until every member who
chooses to speak, shall have spoken, ex-
ccpt chairmen Of committees upon mat
ter> reported by them.
RULE 8. No motion shall be debated.
or put, uHess the same be seconded-it
shall be stated by the chairman before
debate, and any such motion shall be re-
duced to writing, if the chairman or any
member desire it.
RULE 9. After a motion shall be
stated by the chairman it shall be deem
ed to be in possession of the Board, but
may be withdrawn at any time before
amendment or decision.
RULE TO- When question is under
debate. no motion shall lie received but
to adjourn, to lay Oh the table, to post
pone Indefinitely. to postpone to day
certain, to commit or to amend.
Rule IL. A motion to adjourn shall
always be in order, that, and the motion
to lay on the table, shall be decided with
out debate.
RULE II Petitions, memorials, and
other papers addressed to tho Board,
shall be presented by the chairman or by
member in his place.
RULE - Every member who shall
be present when question is last stated
from the chair, and no other, shall vote
for or against the same, unless the Board
shall excuse him
RULE II. When the chairman is
putting the question, no member shall
walk out Of or across the room, nor when
member is speaking shall any person
entertain any private discourses or pass
between him and the chair.
RULE Is. A member called to order
shall Immediately sit down, usless per-
mitted to explain, and the Board, if
appealed to, shall decide the case if
there be no appeal, the decision of chair
shall be submitted to.