Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-09

Fsrp.r EvrsIso. Jan. 6

s The Council net. Ia called session. Die Hon
or. Mayor Csvsn. IN the chair. snd quorum
present
The following sefs offered aid adopted:
By Mr. Coburn:
Resolved, That the clerk be Instructed draw
a warrant on the treasurer for Eve thousand dol
lars. 70 reimburse Mayor CAven FOR money Dor
rowed. and placed in the hands Of the treasurer,
20 procure volunteers for the city
By Mr. Boar:
Resolved. That the resolution adopted bY this
Council on the ID Of January. 1865. be. and the
same i hereby ratified and amended in this: that
the city treasurer be authorized 70 pay 10 any
volunteer as therein provided the sum OF 5000
instead OF $50. as therein provided.
Mr. Brown introduced the following. which,
under suspension Of the rules, was read three
times and passed:
An ordinance 10 prohibit substitute brokerage
and the enlissing OF soldiers 10 hll quotas 9th
er than those Of the city Of Indianapolis. or
Center township, Marion county, Indians,
within the corporate limits OF the city Of In
dianapols:
whereas. The business Of procuring substi-
tutes for parties drafted or liable to De drafted
into the national forces through the intervention
of agents or brokers is Legitimate, and produe-
tive OF evil to the army and the people.
Whereas, The existence of such agencies III
agents of townships in all parts of the state to
procure men to ill quotas from those who. il left
TO act on their own judgment, would enlist TO oil
our own quotas; therefore.
SECTION l. Be il ordained by the Common
Council Of the city OF Indianapolis, That IL shall
not be lawful for any one within the corporate
limits Of the city Of Indianapolis to engage, or
in any way assist, in the business OF acting as
the agent for the procuration OF substitutes or
recruits TO fill the quotas OF townships other than
Center township. Marion county, Indiana.
SIC. 2. IL shall be prima facie evidence of the
engaging assisting in the business named in
the first section OF this ordinance for any one TO
advertise. either by notices in the city papers or
by posters or handbills, that they will furnish
substitutes OF procure recruits 10 ill quotas for
townships or localities; other than the quotas for
Center township, Marion county, Indiana. or
who shall post up or distribute any such poster
or handful. or publish the same
SEC. 3 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
employ an agent. runner or solicitor. to procure
substitutes or volunteers TO be credited 10 any
other locality than Center township, as afore
said
SEC. 4 1t shall BIO unlawful for any person to
employ or furnish the means TO any other person
10 be used 10 any way or manner whatever. to
pay bounties 70 procure the enlistment Of substi
tutes volunteers to be credited TO any other 10
cality than Center township. as aforesaid
SEC. 5 Any one violating any Of the provis
ions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction be
fore the Mavor, be fined fifty dollars for each
distinctive ofense. and. in the discretion OF the
mayor. be imprisoned in the county Jail for thirty
DAYS.
SIC 6 Ii is hereby made the special duty of
the members of the police force to aid in the en-
forcement OF he provisions of this ordinance.
and the chief of police is directed TO instruct the
members of the police force 10 arrest and make
complaint against any person found violating the
same, aud he is, further. authorized to employ
such necessary detective force az will bring 10
punishment all parties engaging il the business
prohibited By this ordinance.
SIC J. This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its passage, and the same shall be pub
lished for two successive weeks in The Daily ID
disnapolis Gazette and. there being an emergen
cy for the immediate enforcement of this ordi
nance, the mayor is hereby required TO issue his
proclamation in the manner required by the city
charter announcing the passage Of this orji-
nance
On motion Of Mr. Brown, the mayor was d.
rected to employ Col. John Coburn, some 9th
er suitable person. to go to Washington 10 pro-
cure from the provost marshal general the issue
of an order to separate the city from the out
side townships, and allow the draft to be made
by wards
Mr.. Emerson, from the committee on public
buildings, reported adversely to the proposition
OF Mrs Jane Cook. Offering 70 sell an acre of
ground adjoining the city hospital. for hospital
purposes, which was concurred in.
Mr. Seidensticker moved that mayor Caveu
and councilmen Brown aud Colley confer with
the county commissioners with regard 10 separa
ting the city from the outside townships iu Sec
tons. making separate precincts for each.