St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-10
A. Il. F. HILDRETH, Editor.
st. Charles City, Iowa, Jan. 10, 1861.
FLOYD County Board of Supervisors.
MONDAY, Jan. I, 1861

". VI. SoohS, |
w. P. Gaylord, Rock Grove.
Z. C. Hall, Riverton.
Sanford HARDWOOD, St. Charles.
r. n. Mathews, Rockford.
Rudolph Rex, Union.
Amos Refsnidcr, Niles.
John c. Townsend, Cedar.
The members were qualified, and
by electing NJ. G. Cooke as
Chairman for the year ensuing.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews it was
voted that the Clerk be instructed to
notify the County Judge of the organ
ization of the Board of Supervisors
and inform him that they were ready |
70 receive any communication from
lim.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews, voted
20 adjourn forthwith to the Stone Hall. |
After assembling at the Stone Hall,
on motion of Mr.. Mathews, voted that
a Committee of three be appointed on
Rules for the government Of the Board.
The Chair appointed Mcssrs. Math-
ews, HARDWOOD and Gaylord.
The Clerk having presented bond
in blank sum, and signed by c. H.
Young, N. butcher, and VIM. l..
McEwen,
On motion of Mr.. HARDWOOD, voted
that the blank be filed with one thou
sand dollars.
The question Of the approval Of the
bond coming up,
On motion Of Mr.. Mathews, the
Board resolved themselves into COM
mittee Of the whole on the sufficiency
of the Clerks bond, Mr.. Mathews in
the chair. The question was discus
sed by Messrs. Ball, HARDWOOD, and
Gaylord, when it was voted to rec
ommend the approval of the bond
temporarily. The Committee arose
and reported the above recommends
ton. which report was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Gaylord, it was
Resolved, That committee of three he ap.
pointed to notify the County Judge, and Treas
urer and Recorder, that the Board Of Super
visors are organized, and request said officers
to make their reports, and furnish the papers
ed to furnish to said Board on this the first
day of their session.
The Chair appointed as said Com
mittec, Mcssrs. Gaylord, Ball and
Townsend.
Adjourned till o'clock tomorrow
morning.
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 1861.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
The minutes of yesterday were read
and approved.
Mr.. Mathews, chairman of the Com
mittcc on Rules and Regulations
made the following report which was
adopted
Your Committee to whom was referred the
matter of reporting rules and regulations fol
the government of this board, have had the
same under consideration, and have directed
me to make the following report and recon-.
mend its adoption:
! lst That the rules and regulations laid
down for the government of the Senate of tht
United States, in Jcilerson's Manual, so far a
applicable, shall be the rules and regulation
of this Board.
ID The regular hours of adjournment shal
! y =
| 3D.. All propositions and motions shall b
submitted in writing, except motions to ad
journ, motions to commit, motions to lay upo
the table, motions to rcscind or reconsider
motions to correct the minutes, motions T.
admit parties or counsel who are not member
of this Board, and motions to require the at
tendance of witnesses and for the production
of papers.
4th. No person who is not member Of this
Board shall be permitted TO debate. discuss Of
interfere with the deliberations of this body
on any question without permission of n ma
jority of the Board, which permission shall b'
upon the application or motion Of q mcmbe
of this Board
9th. New rules, alterations or amendment
may be made at any time by vote of two
thirds of the members present.
On motion of Mr. Gaylord it wa.
voted that committee of three he ap
pointed on official bonds.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Har
wood, Gaylord and Rex.
On motion of Mr.. Townsend, it wa.
Resolved, That this Board will not approx,
of any official bond signed by any member O
this Board after the organization thereof.
The committee on official bonds re
ported that the sureties of the Clerk
bond were insufficient. The repor
was placed on file.
The committee appointed to wal
upon the County Judge, and Treasu
rer and Recorder, reported progress
when they were instructed to get tn
desk of the County Judges Office, tc
gethcr with the papers the Judge j
prepared to deliver.
The committee on official bond
made report re commenting that tn
Clerk be required to give a bond @
one thousand dollars as Clerk of tn
Board of Supervisors, and that hi
bond as Clerk of the District Cour
be increased from the present amour
($5, OOO) to ten thousand dollars.
The Chairman appointed the follow
ing
STANDING COMMITTEES.
| On School Fund-E. C. Hall, j. Bal
j. G. Townsend.
On Fimmce-R. n. Mathews, w.
Gaylord, S. Harwood.
On County buildings and Property
Rudolph Rex, E. e. Hall, J. Ball.
On County PoOr-R. N. Mathews,
= c. Townsend, Amos Refsnider.
On Official Bonds-S. Harwood, "
a p. Gaylord, Rudolph Rex.
On Petuions-W. p. Gaylord, ]
. Rex, j. G. Townsend.
- On Judiciary-R. N. Mathews, "
E p. Gaylord, S. Harwood.
" On Public Printing--R. N. Mathe W
, Amos Refsnider, r. Rex.
= On Roads and BrMges-R. N. Mat
:. ews, 4. G. Hall, j. c. Townsend.
J. The committee appointed to call
o the County Judge. and Treasurer al
e Recorder, reported that they had
j. ceived the desk and all the books a
|, papers that the County Judge W
prepared to deliver.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews, it W
e. Resolred, That reporters for the press be