Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-03
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Floyd County, Iowa.
Thursday, Feb. 25, 1861

Floyd County, Iowa.
Thursday, Feb. 25, 1864.
Pursuant to previous notice, the
Board of Supervisors met in special
session at 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
Present-A. i. Collins, Chairman |;
Messrs. Billings, Brownell, Chapman,
Darland, Flint, Howard, Mathews,
Reed and J. V. w. Montague, Clerk.
The petition Of six members of the
Board, to the Clerk, requesting that
special meeting be called for the pur-
pose of offering and providing for the
payment of bounties to those who
shall enlist under the last call of the
President for 100000 men, was read
10 the Board, and on motion of Mr..
Mathews, the Board went into COM
mittee of the whole-Mr. Flint in the
chair. After due deliberation, the COM
mittee rose and reported progress.
Mr.. Mathews offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Res0lred, That the subject matter OF
bounties be referred to a special com.
mittee of three, who shall report at Q
o'clock tomorrow morning, and that
the Chairman of this Board be Chair
man Of the committee. ..
The Chair appointed Messrs. Brown
ell and Darland as the other members
Of said committee.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Friday, Feb. 26.
Board met at Q A. NJ; members
present as yesterday. Minutes of
yesterdays proceedings were read
and approved.
Mr.. Chapman offered the following
resolution:
ResoIrea, That tax Of five mills on
the dollar be levied on the assessment
oflS64, at this special session, to pay
a bounty of one hundred dollars to
every accepted volunteer who shall
enlist in the United States Military
Service, under the last additional call
of the President for 200, 900 men.
Mr.. Brownell moved to amend the
resolution by striking out the word
lone hundred and insert "one hun
dred and fifty"
On the question. Shall the amend
ment be adopted? the yeas and nays
were ordered and were as follows:
Those voting yea were Brownell
Chapman and Howard-3. Those
voting nay were Billings, Darland
Flint, Mathews and Reed-5. So the
amendment was lost
On the question, Shall the origina
resolution be adopted ? the yeas an,
nays were ordered and were as fo
lows:
Those voting yea were Brownel
Chapman, Flint, Howard and MI
Chairman-5. Those voting nay wer
Billings, Darland, Mathews and Rec,
a. So the resolution was adopted
The special committee on Bountie'
submitted the following report
ResOirol, That this Board appropri
ate the sum of nine thousand dollar,
TO be disposed of as a bounty to vol
unteers. who may have enlisted since
the 18th day of October, A. ID. 1868
or who may hereafter enlist to fill the
quota of Floyd county under the las'
call Of the President for SOC, 900 troops
BE it further
Rcsolred, That that sum or so mucl
thereof as may be necessary he div
ded among the several townships c
said county in proportion to the nun
Der of men such township shall be cal
cd upon to furnish. Be it further
Rcsolred, That the sum appropriate
to each volunteer shall be paid as 70
lows: That to each volunteer VIII
has not received local bounty of on
hundred dollars or more, and VIII
shall present a certificate of accep
ance and muster into the Unite
States service, and also to those VIII
shall hereafter enlist, the number nc
to exceed the number required to Fl
the quota under the last call for troops
and who shall present a certificate {
acceptance and muster into the U. s
service either by himself or his at
thorized agent, the Clerk shall dc!ive
TO him a warrant on the military fun
OF Floyd county for the amount of on
hundred dollars. And be it further
Resolued, That where voluntee
has received local bounty of les
sum than one hundred dollars, tn,
said Clerk is authorized to deliver t.
him a warrant in amount sufficient Il
make with the local bounty received
the sum of one hundred dollars. An,
be it further
Resolred, That where citizens hav
donated sums of money to procure or
listments into the U. S. service, the,
are authorized to present the same t
this Board in the form of accounts
and the same shall be audited ant
paid as other accounts are paid OK
cept that the Warrants shall be drawn
on the Military Fund. BE it further
hesolred, That tax of six mills OF
the dollar on the valuation of all tn,
real and personal property for tn,
year A. d. 1864, he now levied for thu
Military Fund for the payment of thu
above appropriation.
We the committee to whom was re
ferred the matter Of Offering bountie
10 volunteers beg leave to report tina
we have bad the same under consit
Grafton and present the foregoing rest
lutions as our report, and rccommen
their adoption.
a. l.. COLLINS,
WESLEY BRowNELL. Com.
BENJAMIN OAKLAND,
On the question, Shall the report o
the committee be adopted I the yea'
and nays were ordered and were Al
follows:
Those yntinr Yea were Rrownel]