, 1865-02-25
RoARD OF PoLHCE.
The Charges aEalnst Police Ofacer
Kelly Dismlased.

Brown.
The minutes Of the Inst meeting were read and
The Board look up the complaint against od1eer
Kelly, No. 4. j: z. Jones appeared - counsel for
the defendant. R. B. HarEison who preferred the
complaint vas also present.
Tic Superintendent reported that several Of the
vttncesee had left with the 18th regiment, in.
clndinc The soldier Fho Is alleged to have been
Pst in tss Rfs asas e,z" ,e,a
j ii: = 5oass IS s.ted xhst rule Of the Board had
The % Prrs;deut replied thst the Board had adopt
charged nom custody without release by nsgis-
trats, or cEdera from the superintendent; atR
a
in addition to hi liability to euch other pena1'et
81 might BIG imposed upon him.
wasro1reet % the best OF his information but It
was not all within the scope Of his own ,pc1sonai
a Elm He at did mot test IL
zen behad made complaint xas ths duly Of ths
authorities = 60 To sfe trouble and expense Oh
TIC Polee Heeora was produced. showing the
arrcet Of Leonard Meyers for larceny On FeornafI
| 5th, and the discharge Of Leonard heyeFa on YS{
Mr. Harr,,on said that Meyers had len with tka
regiment 60 b: the Adiunnt OFT FegimenG @ ano
ohs her s h0m az
Of statements as to FL S,s W sSsse H. Ke
mo1ninc o1a It had tecn admitted " ~ lint
the money issso) had been received from the boy
Mr. Jones had on1y. been willing to admit that
In the legul senae, for the sake Of avoiding con-
| tinuance Of the cnse In the Police Court.
made By Jasfice Mcdonnell. at which &e prison
Captain Nslsun SID ,nat Just1oe Mcdonnell had
a.dollar, Smesni1e the ones ttoien,} and hat ho
ermy. This was assentcd to; The thing was done
esd on Woad not bs possbs
commit to the penttent,asy. Where he article
stolen was worth fon1 OF nve dollars his was not
permitted. Sergeant Hickey wcs then told to send
man With him to enlist. and Kelly was detaiisd
dsjoE tvek, late Captain IN ths RI regiment
had say money, They then talked tosetaeE On one
a seh5 whep be ~ he ooa ns'.a 81; a}er AK
Sn @ icy e Seeu eoud m nt
him nom Going with The regiment Kelley then
The boy said be did not know, but It was not
III as IL noaey @ he gave Ke1ly ke vss Welcome to;
want to have anything u do with II This waz
on Feb. 18th. He bad seen eome money In the
ns SS9 sat a 70,
men @ re trom the he Arraory, and bad 7onnd them {
- DfSSe ps; oeD ocers
} mory, and they did il al the moss readly q. j
wonld s ee aesepted @ Would not TIE Be- allowed to sta!
! in tho BrideFcll si1 hours
o. S. Abbott, who resigned from the force sout
! man, George De1amater, who resigned to ente
!, the army, three scars ago, was also reappointed
. James Mcclellan was appointed as special: =,
On motion Of Commissioner Rruwn 1t Na9 ut
cided that the President ot The Board, with Chile
"a Engineer Harris, be appointed committed t
10 draw up set ofregulat1ons for The gosernanee
3 &C capt.in 5ohn Nelson then explained the sircnn
stances OF the cGse az before. Officer ke!ly, TO
Ia r.ceiycd Two hundred dollars from the Jonn
With other scc1ul.a, lest be should lose It IN cam
u; He had given back The money. and received d;
Of receipt whirh vas then in W; Jones poseesSo
as The Board directed that the eharces aEsin M
9's Ky E s. s lie spe M
marked that the blame Of enlfsting the recruit
not iall On Kclly, but cop'idesed + wrong for o
nr. them to temptation and mlsrepresentadon ~
Il thought too, that the less the police force DID
~. the business Of recruiting the better Il tnferes
me with the.r other duties. II a man At the Arme
fed wishcd 10 enlist they could Inform the Prov
sr,. Marshal, but should leave the matter there.
un- The Board then adjourned.
hed County md Town Bounties.
The following Is 4 copy Of the bill receu
49,. passed nj Springfield By both Houses and ssg'
by the Governor, authorizing the raising Of DO
49, 49,. ties It Nill be Of interest to the citlzena
81. the counties mined therein. Il will be obser,
- | that It embraces 80 much Of CooE county ~
,n :, a. oniside he iimita Of he aty oi Chicago:
m isrsn set 70 en.a,s tns eazea' of the ssy.
:el a for he payment Of bounties.
this src41osl. Be u Enacted BY Tie People Of
INC .Stofe Of Minots reprfseaftd tn The Genera!
tar of not more than three per cent in aay
ting of The towns IN The counties q Rock leland Pee
ance and Cook; except the towns of North Ehfca
gfe; g; Ksae, DaFsgs, ssandy.. .koo1, Warren, s..
me tee 7olnnteera, tubsntatea, and dra{sea non.
Sned ses %hh e @ e
tss the 'and thereby
In my and ali Of said towns, ppon the request
ca writing Of any ten legal voter. Of their re,pec.
says sf eaes to sa Mhe
s,S such bounty tax shall be levied moi, by post
ae1o up notices In three Of the most puhlic places
sioaa @ so the ume Il hoid,ng sid election, VI
eai notices shall state the ooect Of eaid elecdont
aRs Sdeh Fl hon ss be Be aD
T. general eleet1ou rvs Of the State are required
seea 1a as e ser ren aes
acsd Bounty IL, !" and i msjonty Of he yotss
n.n Bounty mi Ts1 - then hen no farthx proeeedtnss j
cral rIl be hid. Int u neiosi1 Of sald 7otes shal
Tor Ropnt snsh n1sh,asa ~ shall be le'
IN Sxc s. Il any such town sha'l vote for bor
aa. tax a. hereinbsfore provided, then it shall be
g.,a ssid town to de.ernine It what PEI eentn@
renf tax tlaA be lested. aud certify The result Of
Ths election and the Per een~n ot tasd t.x that
The taid election and The said County Clerk shsl
as s' a. 11sE poof y r. ea er q Fl s
re- no neE md Ut the came time as ne y iaw requ
de- 70 Go in ea'e: Of the county and State taxes
,sred. he same time and by The SANG collectors =
and taid collectors paid oyer te the Town Clerk o.
sss s o tse sec d aas eese
fGf hs sse 9SsRag 9f sid
pay All for anounts. ana " viii H. such secu1ft
reaaife, id nd depestt IL; same, when 60 e1ee
ok ,s iuIe III ef .ad Tow NC cierk 10 eive bo
vas Aforesaid, then sad Supervisor, Asssssor ane
ut on s*,an sS y asid fnd rom whom tey shs
Of its .ouiro bond and security az Aforesaid:
at Of SEC 4. The said Bounty Fund.- may t
nHDCEG
ed at In the first section Of this act SAID Super
ntng. Assessor Collector Of the said town. or p
kers. jorit5 Of them, md shall be psld ou' hT gafd
ere. msioritv Of hem, and The said Supervisor,
lse Of sofand Co hctor. at any tme after thsir !.
large % and IN ths name oi said towa execute aud
at the tbes may M deem advisable. to n amount eq
the probable aucunt Of tAx determined up
aforesaid, and up more, which sald bonds en-
Bar binding upon said Town, and Ae1 upon the
,r.rn BILE property thereof, aud said officers may
or the decm adyisablc and expedieut to cary cut III
daytP Visions Of this act said supersiaor Assesss
MI Collector, Eha1l hrat be required to giyo bon
:, h.t the people Of the State Of Illinois, for the
= - faia town oondsi9rrd for the faithful disc
he Is and The rerotatipu OF tbe same undeF this Al
ID his such amount aud with such securities the
iron, t. Judge and County Clesk u the Feep:stive
'ug ~ tics wherein Is ettuated said town m4y ret
ne tho onicc If said County Clerk, and in case 6
large failure Of <aid Supervisory Assessor and Collt
na @ is or either Of them TO g1Te bonds a. afore
ahold notn, soms suRtabEe narsor or 1assone A. 49,
.ginns missioner ar to act in his or
would stead o. he case may be- ior the purpose OF
elE. ing ont the provisions Of this act, from '
b and SEC. 4 The Town Clerk or cussodfnn Of
bounty funs in any town Issuing bonds by !,
Of this net, shall pay said bonds and aecsuis
is Sas e
=, | ~ Tund, and collections Of eald bonts whe
~ ~. es may be enforced By the legal holders h
;efron tic Circuit Court Of the county In which
. paid town ts eitnnte; and n casc Judgment upo
liz the @ ~ h W. s5s nt'es w
n add snm,nsri]y order he Comfy Cierk Of ssd G
not be | 10 extend tax against The taxnble prope
nd ra 1 eajd fpWn sufficient to EatiSfY soid 1ud I'm