The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-07-22
Record Of the Hoard OF ucervi-
sOr~. I'm Reference 10 soldiers
1Sounsies. support OF Soldier,
Families. &c.
. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD, APRIL p,

I
1851.
Apl. 24-Sup. Buckley moved that con-,
rnit,ee of five be appointed 70 take into con
sideration the subject OF extending ali 10 the
volunteers from ih;s county.
Sup. Ruser moved 10 amend, so that saId
committee be chosen by ballot; which "as
agreed to, and the motion amended adopt
Ell.
Whereupon Sups. Baldwin, Hiae, Chcever,
Corwir, and Shepat,isot. were appointed sad
sorlInittee.
Ap. 2j.-Sup. Baldwin. frou, the special
committee OF five nppoi-tci YESTERDAY, re-
ported tie following resolutions.
!. That TINS board appropriate five dollars
TO each &c unteer mustered into the service
of the Unli States, orgauized in this county
between tle first day o! Arri! aud October o.!
the current year, not exceeding one thousand
IN the aggregate. 10 aid In unIiorming and
cqui ping such yoluntee-s orders To be drawn
and funded hereit provided, upon the
certificate OF the commander ofeach company,
accompanied With proof Of the acceptance OF
such company By the Govern nent.
=. That the Board OF Supervisors appro-
pirate ten thousand dollar. additional, to be
expended for the support OF the families of
volunteers who have been, or may hereafter
be. mustered inc The sertice Of the tni..d
States from the county of La Sale, during the
next SIX months commencing Oh the lst day
of April 1861, and that a committee of three
members be appointed, who shall be entrusted
with the disbursement o! SAID sums enumeru-
ted above. That it shall be the duty OF said
committee TO cause a lis; to be prepared of all
volunteers having families, and the pecuniary
circumstances of each. and shall render as
sistance 10 such families only upon the certi
fcate Of the Supervisor of the town where
such family needing assistance may reside:
POrided. that said committee NAV appoint
one or more persons 10 'rHt5tiga.e and report
on the necessities Of any such families
whose certificate shall have the same effect
ne that of q Supervisor Said appropriation
to be reHdeted III cash q. raccssaries tor said
IA niles. That the County Cleie Is Hereby
authorized to issue orders for SO much of the
SAID sums as shall be called for BY written
order of said committee, aud that such orders
shall be conditioned tha. &henever an
;ir,rnt 81 all lie presented Of one tivehun-
dred dollars. the same shall be funded, and
the holder receive county bonds for the same
drawing ten per. cent. interest payable Oh the
Est day of July annually. The amount of
said bonds not e.ceedins tt.ee.. thousand
dollars shall be made payable on TIE lSt day
of July, 1864, and an amount not exceeding
$1,000 annually thereafter. Said bonds to be
executed by the chairman of this board, and
c6urte-sgned by the County Clerk.
Sup. Cheevcr moved to amend the lst re-
| solution by striking out " five dollars" and
| inserting ''eight dollars
Sup. Corwin demanded the yeas and nays
or this motion, which were taken as follows: /:
Te0s-Batcheler, Baldwin, Brown, Buck
! ley, Corwin, Canon, Carpenter, Cheever,
Clark, Donlevy, Dent, Evans, Fleming, Gage,
Gilman, Hart, Hall, Jacobson, Lininger,
| McDougall, Morrison, McClearv, Orr, Ruger,
Soule, Shepherdson, Sirawn, Verbeck, WorS-
| ley. and Hise, chairman.
| Nays--None.
| The first resolution az amended was then
adopted, and on motion to adopt the second
resolution, it was also agreed to unanimous
ly; and the board elected Sups. Hise, Chez
yer, and Baldwin the committee under said
| resolutions.