Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
special Meeting OF the b card of super


- Pursuant to q call of one-third of the
members of the Board of Supervisors Of
Will county. q special meeting of said
B)ard convened at the county Clerks Office
on Wednesday the 10th inst, an 10 O'Clock
"A. m. .-.---
The Board was called to order By David
Willard, Esq. Chairman.
The official bonds Of Frederick Sehring,
Treasurer and Ex-offcio Collector and,
G. S. Macroading, School Commissioner,
were presented by the Clerk and approved
by the Board .-.
On motion of Mr.. Reid, q committeeof
five, consisting OF Supervisors Reid, Ca
sey, Cation, Granger, and Geo. Linebar-
ger, were appointed toarrGnge and report
aplan by which the money could be real
jzed to pay bounty of 500 to each vol
mnteer enlisting in Will county under the
Isst call of the President.
The Board then adjourned until Thurs
Day morning.
The Board convened at o'clock on
Thursday morning, and the committee
appointed to report plan for the raising
I money to pay bounties to volunteers.
reports the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted.
= ResOlred. That there he and is hereby ap-
propTa!ed bounty of 500, to be paid
20 any pers n from Will County who may
enlist under the last call for ' ,lnnteers
made by the President of the Ur.iited
.ates. But no such bounty shall be paiu
30 any person enlistin5 after the draft
chail have commenced in this county
q after it shall be ascertlined that the
quota Jf this county shall be filled
Resolred, That for the purpose of carry.
ing out the aforesaid object, the sum Of
S39, 225 is hereby appropriated.
Resolved, That for the purpose Of raise
ing said money the county Clerk shall
draw orders on the county Treasurer un-
der the directions of the War Fund Com
Inittee, hereinafter appointed, in such
sums as said committee or majority of
than, may certify to the Clerk provided,
the aggregate amount does not exec. d
the sum of $50, 225. 50, 225,75 of said
amount shall be made payable On The lst
day of March 1866. The sum of 50, 453
shall be made payable on the first day of
June 1866. The sum Of SI0,I48,25 on
the let day March 1867, and the sum CT
$lo,39S on the LIST day of June 1867.
RescLred, That George Woodruff B. F.
Russell. Henderson Howk, VIM Goodine
and A. J. Mcintyre, be and they are here.
lay appointed committee, who shall be
called, "The War Fund Committee"
whose duty it sh all be to sell said orders
FIR cash or as many ofthem as may DO reN
qpired to be sold. at not more than ten
per cent per annum discount, and pay
over the proceeds of the same to those en-
Cited to receive it, said committee, may
pay any person enlisting and entitled to
tho same, county order for the amount
due him which will be 500 with interest
an the same OF the rate of ten per cent
Ger ann1m, from the Ist day OF January
1864. until the same is made payable: TO
De COMPETED as Indicated in said appro.
-. DriatiOn, which interest will be included
IN said order with tie said bounty Of Sl00
ResolUed, That the county orders issued
as aforesaid shall be receivable for taxes
for the years 1865 & 6, and thereafter.
ResOlced, That tho said War Fund
Committee shall not pay said bounty to
any person until he is mustered into the
service of the United States. Nor unless
mo shall be accepted as part of the quo
Ia of VIII county.
ResolUed. That said War Fund Commit
tee shall keep true, full and complete
record OF their proceedings, and report
iIe same to the next annual meeting of
this Coard.