The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-07-29
FEBRUAEY SESSION., 1865.

Resolrrs!, That the bounty committee turn-
ish TO the board Il list of the names the
number of those veteran soldiers who re-
enlisted and claim bounty under the resolu-
ton passed by this board Dec, 3lst, 1868.
Sup H. NJ Baldwin offered the following
resolution:
That the bounty committee be instructed
to furnish list of the number of $500 boun-
ties claimed BY and paid TO drafted men and
substitutes IN the different towns throughout
the county. under the resolution of the
special session of this board in September
Iast,-and that computation be made of the
average amount paid the aggregate
Guntas of SAID towns; and that the Chairman
and clerk of this board be authorized to Issue
bonds bearing ten per cent interest, payable
annually, as the finance committee may
determine, to those towns which made up
th-.r quotas under the said call by contribu.
tons and voluntary eulistments in the same
average ratio, which shall be ascertained by
the above mentioned computation.
Or motion of Sup. Gilman, said resolution
WAS divided. the f rmer part adopted and tie
latter part made the special order for
O'Clock this evening.
GA motion, the special order for this
evening referred to q special committee
consisting of Sups. Armstrong, Fleming and
Gilman, and lis further consideration laid
over until to morrow morning.
THURSDAY, Feb. l6.
The special order for , clock to-day beng
the report of the special bounty committee,
Mr.. HiSe, from said committee, reported a
preamble and resolutions. which were read
Ga motion of Sup. Gilman, further action
on the repor, was postponed until o'clock
tomorrow.
FRIDAY, Ft5. Il.
Boarj rrcce -ded to consider the special
order, being the resolutions Of the special
bounty committee.
Sup. Hcklirg proposed TO amend, by
striking out the second resolution, and insert
ing the following: That said amount of
county bonds shall be equally and equtably
distributed among all the military sub.dis-
tricts of this county; such distribution to be
made on the basis of the several enrolment
lists of NAMES of persons liable To military
duty in each OF said sub-districts'' Lost
yeas !, nays %.
Sup. Kicking moved TO amend b.; striking
out the second resolution and inserting as
follows That tie said amount of county
bonds shall! be equally distributed among
all the military sub-districts of this county.
Of population Of each and every such sub
district LCst-yeas 3. nays 2S.
Sup. Kicking offered TIE following reso-
luton
That said amount Cf county bonds shall be
equally and equitably distributed amongst all
the military sub-d str,c;s OF the county, such
distribution to be made on the basis of the
valuation lists, both real and personal, assess
ed for taxation in each and every military
sub district of this county. Lost-yeas ),
navs -.
Sup Hise Offered the following proviso, to
b5 added to the third resolution, which was
adopted:
Further prorided, That nothing herein
contained shall be 50 construed as to prevent
those towns which have already, or shall
hereafter, furnish men under the pending
call from reimbursing those who have iurn-
ished the means 10 do the same in pro rata
proportion.
Sup. Armstrong Offered the following rcso-
luton, to be added to the report as resolution
No. !, which was adopted
That the military districts of this county
shall each pay the expenses which they shall
respectfully incur in receiving and disbursing
the above lmcd fund.
Sup. Baldwin offered the following to be
added as resolution No. 8:
That said bonds shall be deposited in some
secure place in trust for the benefit of the
coupons are paid by the county the amount
so paid shall be paid to the several towns
respectively. Lost.
On motion OF Sup. UIchling, the second
resolution Of the report las made) was
amended by inserting, after the words,
quota of said town." the words. snow as
signed, or which, by reason OF any correc-
tio..s that may hereafter be made, shall be
assigned as the respective quotas of each
town in the county,
Said report, as amended, was then adopted
a. follows:
fhsreas Information has been received !
by this board that the quotas of the several
towns il the county OF La Sale, under the Z
last call Of the President of the United
States, amount in the aggregate to nine .
L.uIred and fourteen men:
i"d '-heTedS we consider it for the honor
and interest of the county. to fill said Call
without resort to 4 draft, and believing that
the burthen of furnishing men to our army
Should fall equally upon all the uha bitants
and tax payers OF the county, and that no
locality should be exempted by reason of
inaccuracies in TIE enrolment or bv evident
errors IN computing the quotas of the several
io"nsi we therefore recommend the adoption
CT the following resolutions:
Rcsotcc6, That tie chairman and clerk of |
his board be authorized to issue bonds of /
Inns county to the amount of two hundred !
al.j Seyebty-:our thousand and two hundred !
dollars, in sums of one hundred dollars
each, or in larger sums If requested by the
Parties 20 whom they are to be delivered,
with interest coupons attached at the rate of
ten per cent. per aHnum, payable annually on
The first day of March in each year; said
boGds to be made payable as follows. or
earlier. at the option Of this Board of Super
visOrs- 20 TIt.
On the first dsv Of March in 1866,
the sum of $4,000
Ga the first day Of March in 1867,
the sum CT $4,000
On the first day Of March in 1868,
the sum Of $1,000
ca tie FIST day of March IN 1869.
the sum of 10000
On the first day of March in 1870,
the sum of $4,000
~ Resoired, That the board of town auditors
Of the several towns be authorized to appoint
age'.t behalf Of their respective towns
to receive their several proportions of bonds
which shall be issued aud delivered to each
town, ut the rate OF three hundred dollars for
each volunteer or recruit required to fill the