The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-01-24

of tho President Of the United
States for 800, 900 men, dated Decem-
! Ilb1e %, 1854, ought to be raised by a
loan on the credit Of the several town.
ships, to be paid by levy on the real
and personal estates said townships,
I'd. Rssoived, That the Board do Pc
tition the Legislature Of this State, now
In session, to pass a general law author
izing the electors Of the several town.
ships ut their annual township elections,
or at special meetings to be called ac-'
cording to law, to determine whether
the whole or any part of the monies
raised by voluntary subscriptions un-
der the calls of the President for men,
dated July Is, 1864, shall be Refunded
to those who contributed the same, by
levying tax for that purpose on the
real aud personal property ofsaid town
ship. 9-iD e7''i 81
I'd. Resolvsd, as the sense of this
Board, That the State ought to pay a
liberal bounty to all volunteers, resi-
dents of this State, on any future call
of the President Of the United States,
to men who shall enlist and be credited
on the quota Of the township in which
they are enrolled, or if not enrolled in
which they actually reside.
4th. Rssoised az the sense of this
Board, That in addition to other proof
Of enrolment and residence, there
should be required the certificate of the
Supervisor that The volunteer applying
for the State bountyis is resident of the
township to which he is credited.
On motion of Supervisor Clark the
Board adjourned till tomorrow, 8
O'Clock.
Thursday, Jan. 5th, 1865.
Board convened at o'clock. Mem
bers present the same as yesterday ex-
ccpt Supervisors Cleveland and Levins.
On motion of Supervisor Norton the
following resolution was passed.
Resolpei, That the time for the col.
lection of the general taxes for the year
1864 i'll the townships of Allen and
Wright, be extended till the first of
March next; Provided the, Township
Treasurers renew their bonds to the sat-
istaction of the County Treasurer.
Supervisor McLou;h being called to
the chair, the following resolutions were
offered by the chairman of the Board
and on motion adopted.
lst. Resotrsd, That this Board hears
with unteigned pain the announcement
that STEPHEN FITzsTMMoNs, late Coun-
ty Surveyor ofthis County, has recent
ly died, at Lexington, Kentucky, in the
service of his country, a member ofthe
llth Regiment Michigan Cavalry.
2d. Resoio.d, That we eondole with
his bereaved wife and children for they
have lost an affcctionate husband and
father; with his parents for they have
lost dutiful son; with his friends and
fellow citizens, for they have lost q
kind neighbor, useful citizen, @ deyo-
ted patriot and faithful soldier.
Sd. ResoiV, d, That the Clerk trans
NIT copy of these resolutions to the
widow and father of the deceased vol.
unteer.
On motion of Supervisor Green, it
was resolved, That the Sheriff procure
wood from time to time as may be re-
quired for the County Offices which
have heretofore been supplied with
wood by the County, and that the Coun-
ly Treasurer be authorized to furnish
the Sheriff with the necessary funds to
pay for the same.
The finance committee presented the
following report which on motion of Su-
pervisor lark was accepted and adopt
ed.
The un 'ersigned Committee on FL
nance would respectfully report that
they have examined the accounts and
vouchers Of the County Treasurer and
and them to agree with the accompa-
nying report, and recommend that the
same be accepted.
Dated this 5'h day of JAM, 1865.
SIDNEY GTEEN,
A. G. MCCLELLAN. Com.
To the Board of Supervisors of Hills
dale County.
The Treasurer Of the County ofHills-
dale would respectfully report for 1864
the following receipts and eynepditurps