Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-02-04

out the word twenty and inserting
thirty, which amendment was adopt.
ed, and on motion the resolution was
adopted, as amended.
Mr.. Brownell offered the following
resolution which on motion was laid on
the table: -.....r
Rtsolred, That the Board of Super
visors instruct the county Treasurer
to proceed Immediately to collect all
delinquent taxes, as required by law.
The Special committee appointed to
consider appropriations from the Mill
tary Fund, submitted a majority and
minority report as follows ....
..,... .f MAJORITY REPORT
Rcsolred, That the Military Fund il
not to extend any aid to the families
of volunteers who have gone to the
war on the last call Of the President
allowing a bounty of $3O2 or over,
and that the Supervisor of each town
ship report the names of all such fam.
lies in his respective township for the
action Of this Board and that no or.
ders shall be drawn by such Supervi.
sor until ordered by the Board. ...
... .. BENZ. DARLANp.
BENZ. REED.
MINORITY REPORT.
Resolted, That the wives and chill.
dren of each person who enlisted in
this county who is in the military ser.
vice of the United States, residing in
this county who are in needy circum.
stances, be allowed as follows to be
paid ont of the Military Fund to wit
Two dollars per month to each wife,
and for each child under II years of
age one dollar and fifty cents per
month and in case of the death of
such person said allowance to be made
for the term of six months thereafter
provided the wives and children of all
such persons who are entitled to a
bounty of three hundred dollars or
over, as a compensation for entering
such service, shall not be entitled to
any allowance whatever, and
Resolcet, Further, that all resoIu-
tons conflicting with this resolution
be and the same are hereby repealed.
ABsALoM GLEASON.
Mr.. Gleason moved that the minori-
ty report be adopted Mr.. Collins call.
ed MIR. Billings to the chair and NOV
ed to amend the minority report by
striking out all after the word Resol-
we'd and inserting the following:
That the several Supervisors may
each in his discretion draw an order
on the Military Fund, to those wives
of families of volunteers, who are
needy for sums of two dollars pei
week for the months Of January, Feb.
ruary, March and April A. d. 1864
Provided that no Supervisor shall
draw in the aggregate for any one
family q greater sum than $50 during
the year A. d. 1854. Mr.. Collins re.
sumcd the chair. On the question,
Shall the amendment be adopted +? the
yeas and nays were ordered and were
as follows: Those voting yea were
Billings, Brownell, Chapman and
Howard-4. Those voting nay were
Darland, Flint, Gleason, Mathews and
Reed-5. So the amendment was
lost. On the question, Shall the mi
nority report be adopted =? the yeas
and nays were ordered and were as
follows: Those voting yea We're
Flint and Gleason-2. Those voting
nay were Billings, Darland, Brownell,
Chapman, Howard, Mathews and Reed
7. So the motion to adopt the mi.
nority report was lost.
A motion was then made to adopt
the majority report, when Mr.. Collins
called Mr.. Billings to the chair and of.
fered the following amendment To
strike out all after. the word Resolved
and insert, That this Board will not
change the resolution now of record
in relation to the pay of the families
of volunteers, at the present session.
Mr.. Collins resumed the chair On the
question, Shall the amendment be
adopted the yeas and nays were Or
dered and were as follows: Those
voting yea were Billings, Brownell.
Chapman, Flint and Howard-5.
Those voting nay were Darland, Glca-
son, Mathews and Reed. So the
amendment was adopted. &a"s
On the question, Shall the resolu-
tion offered as a majority report be
adopted as amended the yeas and
nays we're ordered and were as follows
Those voting yea were Billings, Brown.
ell, Chapman, Flint and Howard-5,
Those voting nay we're Darland, Glea.
son, Mathews and Reed. So the
resolution was adopted as amended.
On motion the Board adjourned un-
tai 2 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 2P.M Members all present.
Mr.. Billings in the chair. Mr. Col
lins offered the following resolution
Resoired That this Board appropri-
ate the sum of $500 to be disposed
of as bounty for volunteers upon the
happening of the following contingen-
ces
lst, That the Government calls for
an auulliOudt ooV,ooo HSh Va o tSooSt
or greater number, Be it further
Resolred, That this sum or SO much
thereof as may be necessary be divi-
ded among the several townships in
proportion to the number of men each
township shall be called upon to fur
nish, Be it further
: Resolved, That the sum appropriated
to each volunteer shall be paid as fol-
lows. .. .s......
That to each volunteer from any
township, the number from any one
township not to exceed the number OF
that townships quota, or to the agent
Of such volunteer who shall present q
certificate of acceptance aud muster
into the United States service, tile
Clerk shall deliver warrant upon
the Treasury of Floyd county for the
sum Of $l00, or such other sum not to
exceed 500 as may be directed by
this Board. BE it further
Resolrcd, That a tax Of five mills on
the dollar on the valuation Of all rea
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