Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-04-19
PROCEEDINGS
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
OF FLOYD COUNTY.


SPECIAL Session, APRIL IA, A. ID. 1866.
Pursuant to previous notice, the Board OF
Supervisors met in special session at ten o'clock
A. Nj.
Members present as follows: Messrs. Billings,
Gleason, Hall, Humphrey, McEwen, Wadey,
and Townsend and Chester Butteriield,
Chairman /; and ]. V. w. Montague, Clerk.
The Clerk read the following petition ask
ing for an extra session Of the Board, viz;
ToJ. V. w. Montague, Clerk of District
Court of Floyd County, Iowa:
We. the undersigned, Supervisors of Floyd
County, Iowa, respectfully request that spe-
cial session of the Board of Supervisors of said
County be called to take such measures as may
be necessary in the case of The State Of Iowa
VS.. Albert l.. Collins the collection of the fee
bonds due said County, and the care OF pau
pers.
st. Charles, March 30th, 1866.
(Signed) r W. HUMPHREY, G. BuTTERFIED,
TIMOTHY BILLINGS, WIN L. McEwEN,
j. c. TOWNSEND, HENRY WADEY.
Mr.. Humphrey offered resolutions as follows !:
Whereas, in the case of The State of Iowa
VS.. A. l.. Collins, one attorney is insufficient
to properly prosecute the same, and whereas
justice to all parties demands thorough
prosecution of the same therefore,
BE it Resolrsd, That Hon. Reuben Noble
be employed to assist the prosecution in said
cause TO its final conclusion, and that the
Cierh of this Board be directed to so employ
him
Resolved That in case of change of venue of
said cause on the part of the defendant, that
Hon John L Burke be also employed to as
sist in said cause.
Resotred. That the Clerk of the Board be
authorized to procure the attendance at Court
of c. Yates in the above cause and draw
warrants on the Relief fund to procure said at.
tendance.
Nj Humphrey also offered the following
resolution;
ReSolred That the fee bonds due the County
have been long enough due, and that the Clerk
OF this Board be directed 10 Immediately COM
mence suit for the same, employing such coun-
sci as the committee ON judiciary may direct.
On motion the foregoing resolutions were
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Humphrey also offered the following
resolution which on motion was referred to the
committee on paupers.
Resolred, That, at the present session of this
Board, no further aid be granted to paupers.
On motion, the Board adjourned to one
o clock Z. nj.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met pursuant TO adjournment.
Members present as in the morning.
The Judiciary Committee, to whom was re-
ferred the resolutions relating to the case of
The State of Iowa vs.. Albert l.. Collins, re-
ported the same back to the Board and recon-
mended that they be adopted. On the ques-
ton, shall the resolutions he adopted, the yeas
aud nays were called for and were as follows:
Those voting yea, were Messrs. Billings,
Gleason, Hall, Humphrey, McEwen, Wadcy
and Townsend,7 z. Nay, Buttertield, Chairman,
1. So the resolutions were adopted.
The same committee also reported back the
resolution relating to fee bonds, and recon-
mended that it be adopted. and on motion the
resolution was adopted, and the Clerk was di-
rected TO employ s. B. Starr, ESQ, as the
attorney.
The committee on paupers, to whom was
referred the resolution relating to paupers,
reported the same back to the Board and rec
commended that il be adopted, and on motion
the resolution was adopted.
MIR. Hall offered the following resolution,
which on motion was adopted:
Resolved That the Clerk be directed to draw
warrants for the per diem and mileage of the
several members of the Board at this session ;
also to the members of the committee for
their services in settling with the late County
Treasurer which was accordingly done as
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