Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-07

FRrpAY, January ., 1888,


Board met. Minutes Of yesterdays pro-
ceedings read and approved. ALI membeIs
present except Mr.. Scott, Of lie Claire.
A number Of official bonds and official
statements were received and referred to
the committee ON public officers.
Petition of Henry Smith, asking for atate-
ment of assessment on personal property, and
petition of J. McManus, asking the Board TO
refund certain erroneous taxes which he paid,
were referred to committee on equalization.
Petition of John Smith, of L. Claire, re-
gsrling certain school fund land obtained
by the county on Judgment, was referred to
the committee ON school fund, and AFTER
! wards was granted.
Petition of Deputy Treasurery, asking fer
an increase of salary, was referred to commit
tee on public officers.
Resolutions passed by a meeting Of citi-
Gems of the Fifth Ward, relative to appropri-
alton of county bounty, were received and
ordered filed.
Mr. Little, of Blue Grass, reported that d.
| L. Lyon, elected Justice of the Peace for said
township, had failed to qualify. He recon-
mended the appointment of H. s. Garlock to
| fill the office, which recommendation was
adopted.
Mr.. Ross, from the finance committee, re-
ported favorably upon the payment Of
number Of bills Report adopted.
The papers in the Round Grove and Cedar
County Road case were referred back to the
Board and laid upon the table until the June
meeting.
The committee on equalization reported in
favor of granting the petition of Geo. II.
French, relative to exempting from tax the
property of Griswold College.
| Mr. Wing reported that $s,701 had been
paid as bounty to 100 days men. Report
accepted.
The prayer of w. Riepc, for abatement Of
assessment on school property was granted.
| Messrs. Homer Carpenter, Moses Farber
and William Orr were elected Directors OF
the Poor for the ensuing year.
| Mr. Whitcomb offered the following reso-
lutions which were, after considerable de-
bate, adopted
| Mr. Ross offered an amendment, that one
half of the bounty be retained by the county
to be paid to the families of the volunteers or
drafted men, which was lost.
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States, on the 2lst day of December, 1861,
issued his call for 100000 volunteers for the
military service Of the United States, and
ordered that in case the several districts or
sub-districts Of each State should not have
filled their respective quotas under said call
by the 18th day of February, 1865, that a
draft should then be made in each district
and sub-district of each State to raise such
quota or any deficiency thereof; AND
| WHEREAS, For the purpose of aiding the
| several precincts or sub-dietricts Of this
county to raise their respective quotas, as
the same have been or may be assigned by
the proper authority under said call, by vol
unteers, this Board has adopted resolution
to the effect that this county will pay the
sum of $3.50 as a bounty to each of such
persons who may or will volunteer to fill
the quotas of the several sub-districts there
in; Now, THEREFORE,, In order to carry
| into effect the said resolution, it is resolved
as follows:
THAT Rufus Lindernan, John n. Ly-
ter, John Collins, ID, l.. Shorey and the
Clerk OF the Board be and the same
hereby are appointed and constituted a
committee to have the management and con-
troll of this matter, and to carry the same
| into effect.
| 2-That the Clerk of this Board is here
by authorized and empowered to issue to
said committee, on their written order, or
the written order Of the majority OF them,
county warrants, drawing interest at the
rate OF eight per cent. per annum, for such
sums, and in such amounts rs said commit
| tee may designate, not exceeding in the ar
| gregaie the amount necessary 10 I'LL said
quotas of this county, under said call, ut the
rate of $3.50 for each volunteer to be raised
| hereunder, according 70 The assignment
made or to he made, for each of said sub
districts; that said warrants shall be desig-
mated as the Scott County Soldiers Bonn
ty Warrants !" shall be consecutively num-
bercd, and drawn payable to the bearer at
the office of the County Treasurer, on or be-
fore the first day of March, 1867; which
| warrants shall be receivable in payment Of
taxes in the ratio that the assessment for
| the part of the tax bears to ,hs whole tax to
be paid 10 the County Treasurer.
| y-That the said committee are hereby
| authorized and empowered to convert said
Warrants into money, if practicable, but not
for less than the par value thereof, and to
use the same as cash in the payment of the
| bounties to the volunteers whenever they
may be received as such.
| 4.-PfVri,led, That the said committee
shall not be authorizedin any case to pay any
| bounty, whether in cash or Warrants, to
any volunteer, until such volunteer shall
| have been accepted by the L. S. authorities
as such volunteer for the precinct or sub
district in which he desires to be credited
and provided further, that said committee
! shall not be authorized to pay any bounty
| to any volunteer for any precinct or suh-
district ofthis county after its quota under
said call has been iile0i,
5.-That the said committee shall keep
| full and complete account Of all the War
rants they receive of all bounties paid by
them, to whom and when and for what sub
| district, and shall report their doings in re-
spect thereto at the next regular meeting of
| this Board
6-And be it further Resolved, That, in
in case a sufficient number of volunteers
shall not be raised to fill the quotas Of the
| subdistricts Of the county under said CALL
and draft by the L.. S. authorities shall be
made therefor, or to supply any deficiency
thereof in any sub-district, then the said
committee shall be authorized to pay the
sum of $3.50 either in cash or County War
rants, as to them may deem best, to such as
shall be drafted therein, and held to service
by the U. s. by virtue of said draft,
Board adjourned,
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