Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-19
NUMBER 3.
FLOYD, no change.
ROCK GROVE TOWNSHIP.

FLOYD, no change. s-a.-
ROCK GROVE TOWNSHIP. ~a
| 1 child of Mrs. S. j. Noble from Jan.
lst, 1865.
ROCKFORD TOWNSHIP.
| Mrs. Mahoney and three children
from June LIST, 1864. a'sn ..r
l child of Mrs. Mary Hall from June
LIST, 1864. ..s."
4 children of Mrs. Walker from June
Ist, 1894. ....... ... ...t
UNION TOWNSHIP. '
Mrs. Sidney Winkler and fvur chill
dren from Jan. lst, 1864.
ULSTER TOWNSHIP. r...
l child of Mrs. 7. Stevens from Nov.
lst, 1854.
+ kIvERroy TOWNSHIP.
Mrs. c. c. Grow from Sept lst, 1868,
to June 1st, 1864, at one dollar week.
child of Mrs. L. E. Young from
Jan. 1str 1865. -s..- -
Family Of John Lascell to be strick-
Ell of. ... -aa l'a u. -.t
CEDAR TOWNSHIP.
Mrs s. Hammers from Feb. 9th TO
June lst, 1864, at one dollar per week.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Afternoon Session. Board met at
o'clock P. N. Members all present.
Mrs. Martha Mason presented an
affidavit setting forth that contract
between the School Fund Commis-
sioners and Joseph Mason her hus-
band, was lost or destroyed, and that
the said contract was still the proper
ty of her husband, and had never been
assigned by him; and asking that
certificate of Final Payment might
issue for the land described. in. said
contract, upon payment of the amount
due thereon y o....-...g -a...
Whereupon Mr.. Collins offered the
following resolution, which Oh motion
was adopted: .s'a. --..sr.. ...'-5
Resotred, That the clerk of this
Board be, and be is hereby authorized
and required to issue a certificate of
Final Payment to Joseph Mason upon
payment of amount due on contract
to the School Fund for S. WI Sec Is,
7. 90, r. l8. -....
Ii. D. Pratt, Esq, presented memo
r& asking@g the privilege of occu-
pymg the Jury Room in the Court
House asaPn Office .untn he could pro-
cure a proper room. On motion the
same was yeferred to the Committee
on County Buildings and Property.
The Official Bond Of, ]. NJ. Merriman
as Clerk ofSt2oyd Township, and of
E. NJ. Brown as Constable of St.
Charles, were presented and on motion
referred to the Judiciary Committee
who reported the same as being in
due form of law, and with good and
sufficient sureties, and on motion the
same were approved by the Board.
Mr.. Collins offered the following
preambles and resolution
WHEREAS, The President of the Uni
ted States has called for an addition
al 800 900 men to serve in the Militia
ry and Naval service of the United
States, and
WHEREAS, a draft has been, or is
about to be ordered in Floyd County,
Iowa, for its just proportion Of said
SOC, 600 men, and - s
WHEREAS, Believing as we do that
the compensation allowed by the Gov
ernment of the United States to sol
diers and seamen is wholly inadequate
for their services, risk of life, and loss
of property, deprivations of their
homes, and the society of their friends
and families, and II, a... srs ....
WHEREAS, Believing as we do that
the war is being prosecuted among 9TH
er things for the protection of proper
ty, and that property should, and of
right ought, to pay the expenses there
for Therefor be it
Resolred, That the Clerk of this
Board be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to draw orders on the
County Treasurer on fund to be
known as the Bounty Fund Of Floyd
the aggregate, the sum of . dollars,
to each man, bearing interest at the
rate Of ten per cent. per annum, paya-
BILE on the first of February, A. d. 1866,
and shall deliver the said warrant or
warrants, to. each and every person
who shall file with him certificate of
acceptance, and muster into the militia
ry or naval service Of the United
States for the term Of one or more
years, either as a volunteer or as a
drafted man in his own proper person
or bya good and sufficient substitute
and that he or they have been accred-
tied to Floyd county at large, not how
ever TO exceed the number of the quo
ia of Floyd county as the same is or
may be determined by the War De-
partment or by the Provost Marshall
\ of this district to fill the quota on the
present call of the President for troops
And be it further a7a
Resolred, That there be now levied
on the valuation of all real and person.
al property in Floyd county, as the
: same shall be determined by the as
, sessment and equalization for the year
, 1865 the sum of - per cent on each
. and every dollars valuation of the tax
3 able property of said Floyd county as
shown by the said assessments anG
> equalizations for the payment of the
foregoing appropriation, and that thu
/. said fund SO raised, shall be set apart
: from all other funds of said county
!. and shall be known as the Bounty
. Fund, and shall be used for no Other
D purpose until the said appropriation:
: are fully paid.
!. Mr.. Townsend moved that the reso
:. luton be laid ON the table.
f Mr.. Chapman moved to amend by
\ adopting the resolution.
On the question, Shall the amend
ment be adopted? the yeas and nays
were ordered and were as follows
/ Those voting yea were, Messrs. Bs
ker, Brownell, Chapman, Flint an,
n Wady-5. ~ ........,
Those voting nay were, Messrs. Bi
e lings, Gleason Reed and Townsend
So the amendment prevailed and th
m v.asoluticp ~yas a1npfoA