The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-16
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Grand total of expenditures, s1lO3So SO
The Treasurer authorized to borrow not ex-
ceeding $1,000 to pay orders on the relief fund.-
and to issue County Bonds therefor, drawing in
terest not exceeding eight per cent. payable LIST
Of February. next.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, the Clerk was requested
to publish the expenditures in the Volunteer Fam
lily Relief Fund, in the three papers published in
this County, or so many of them as will publish the
same at twenty cents per folio, and if neither
would publish at that price to let the same to the
lowest bidder.
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
Tharp.
"Resolred By the Board of Supervisors of Cass
County, that all Volunteers and Soldiers from this
County who are, or may hereafter be entitled to
any Back Pay, Bounty or Pension, as such Volun-
teer Soldier under any law of the United States
may or his legal heirs representatives may,
make application for such Back Pay, Bounty or
Pension, by. and through the County Clerk of this
County free of charge to such Volunteer or Sol
der and the Prosecuting Attorney is hereby au-
thorized and requested to procure to be furnished
to said Clerk suitable blank applications for carry
ing out the object of this resolution.
Mr.. Doane called for the ayes and noes when the
following vote was given:
AYES.-Keeler, Collins, Tharp, Blish, Robert
son, and Enos,-6.
NOES.-Bennett, HARDWOOD, 7Aompson, Wells,
Jones, Harsh, Haney and Doans.-s.
Mr.. Doane required the Clerk to enter the reso-
luton and vote on the journal.
Mr.. Tharp moved reconsideration of the vote,
directing the printing of the expenditures for re-
lief to families of volunteers-carried.
Mr.. Wells moved it be Iamended so as to read,
in the National Democrat and Cass County Repv5
lican, instead of :" in the three papers" published
in this County-carried.
The resolution as amended was then adopted.
The Board authorized the Sheriff to draw orders
on the Treasurer not exceeding one hundred and
Buildings.
On motion the Board adjourned
April Sd, 1853.
Mr.. w. II. CAMPBELL-Deor Sir The foregoing
is the action of the Supervisors so far a. think
of public interest. The adoption of the resolution
in reference to the applications for back pay &C.,
of our dead and disabled volunteers, it was shown
would cost the people of the county about 800 to
5000 according as the necessary evidence is here
or should have to be sent for. 1t il costing the
soldier, his widow, children, or other heirs from
500 to SIS more than that to apply through
Attorney, and in many cases the money for the ap-
plication is derived from the relief fund. 1t is
thought as much money raised by tax now goes
for making applications as would if the resolution
were adopted. The County Clerk can fill out the
application almost easily as ne can do what the
law requires, and there is not the least neces-
sty that the application should be made through
an Attorney, and there would be much time saved.
As the next best thing for the volunteers, pro-
pose to keep blank applications and fill them out
and take the affdavits at cost to the applicant.
Respectfully, IRA BROWNELL.