, 1865-02-20
EouNT!Es I'M cOuX COUNTY,
Acts Of the Legislature Authorizing the Issa.
anec of Bonds.

The following is correct copy Of the fret act
Rassaa ed By TIE Lsgslatae Of " State aahoriz
Eued to rsIse volunteers under the present c,lI,
The second act is literally the same, except that
It aHth orizes the issue OF bonds fot and half
An ACT TO authoExe the County Of Cook to isaue
bonds and provide for the payment of the prin-
WHEREAS, By the action OF the Bosrd of Super
flsors OF Cock county. at meeting thereof huld
In the month Of September, eightoen hundred and
n.tyiour, and Ike action at meeting thereof
held On the ninth Of December Of the same year,
certain county orders or certificates were author
tzcd to be issued, for the purpose paying boun-
Mhercas in nn1snsnc f s,,r .c,,nn rerf, canu
~ orders or certificates wcrc Issued for the ppr-
pose niorcsaid, and other orders or certificates
nay hereafter be Issued under an IN pursuance
of said action OF said Board for like purposes:
therefore,
.sxc11ok1 i. Bet enacted BY The Rop.e ef ihs
Sole Of Illinois rtprfktnfed In the General Assena-
Of Cook shzl fesut bonds of said county from time
to time az the eao,e may be required, not exceed
Ing the cum Of one million Of dollars in the aEgre-
gate, to bear interest not exceeding seven per
cent per annnm, the principal and interest payable
al such time OF tines and at such pl1ce places
as the said Board shall fix, and shall authorize the
shall PC paid inlo The County Treasury, and shall
be applied TO pay the said orers certificates so
drawn as aforesaid. or such orders or certificates
rceoluhon or order which said Board Of snpervi.
sors le hereby authorized md empowered to take
R 9t G1 e ai e to 'o
SEC. =. The said bonds shall be signed by the
Chsrnan OF the said Board and by the Clerk Of the
County Court Of satd county. and shall be sealed
with the seal Of said Court and registered by the
sec. ). The I &sid % Board OF r,isorsarehe
directed to lcvy tax from time to time, az the
same shall be required, TO pay The principal and
interest On eaid bonds as they shall become due,
With eaid tax shall be collected as other county
taxes, and the same when collected ehall be ap-
piled to the payment Aforesaid. =.
SEC. 4. The County Treasurer shall, iun1c-
diatsly aiter The proceeds ef the sale Of III
In three Chicseo daily papers tnat he Is pre-
Al AZ, Ella ~1sa s1e 15 It, any sgs7 ns hsFes5 % 5
county, or be received By the Treasurer. thereof
for on account Of the esle Of said bond: so is
sred aforesaid, OF under the provisions hereof,
he hcrcsf,er collected by taxation for the purpose
OF pa5ng said bonds, or my OF them OF the inter
est on the same Or any part thereof ths Treasurer
mission Of one-half Of one per cent, and like
commission OF one -half Of one per cent upon all
.Sys Rai&a & se y 1 @Rb Il , e If a Tie
other charges, costs and commissions, In md
nbout the moneys the said Treasurer may recelye
or pay out q provided By this act.
SEC. s. This act shall be deemed a public nct,
and take effect from and.stter its passage.
Approved February ?, 1s05.
California Summoned to Aid In the
Northwestern Snntt1ry Fair.
Rev. DR.. Bellows, President Of the. .Unit,d State.
| Sanitary Commission, Is lending all his great In
l huence to furthering the interests Of the North
westctern Sanitary Fair, not only in New York
but IN Washington, Philadelphia and California
| On the 18th OF February he sent the following
| telegram to the women Of San Francisco:
| 'Mns. HARRIS, "
..President Aid Society, San Francisco:
| "The Great Northwestern Fair for the benef
"of the Cnited Sutcs Sanitary Commission. come:
OF II MAJ. in Chicago, The city whero this gold
-t1hey mean to make the clasp OF the worthy
t'of the celestial Goddess of Mercy, whom Il
"adorns. What jewel will the women OF San
NFrancIsco set In this buckle of charityl The
"young city Of the lak,s expects the young city
4 "the bed Of the Union Soldier and Sailor.
"HEKRT II. BEILcws."
No one who kuows Dr.. Bellows popularity and
influence In San Francisco can doubt but this let
ter will receive golden response.