The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-29
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Ci this board be INSTRUCTED % correct sat-
rolls by adding thereto a, follows.
lst National Bank Of Peru, I,js., $4,000
tax 1865. 1900
lst National Bank Ia Sale, back
lst Sanop@j Bank MENDOZA, ls55, 1900
81, 600
Your committee would mos. respectfully
represent that they find The relative yaiua>
tions of the different towns a near equal
and fair as could be expected under .hc
usual custom or practice OF assessing prop
erty at something near one fifth is real val
ue, which practice your committee very
much dapr0caie.
By the action Of the Board to dar, instruct
ing the clerk Of this Board to erase from the
tax books of the several towns cf the county
the capital stock Of the National Banks
when assessed to individual shareholders,
will reduce the aggregate Sioq.
Your committee thus find the taxable
basis Of the county to be S5,12j,3-5, aud
recommend that the assessors returns "a
now in the clerks office. amended as above,
be adopted as the basis Of taxation for the
ensuing year.
Sup. Hise, from the committee on ro.l.
| and bridges, reported a resolution apTroprlsr
ting $1,000 toward, constructing n free
| bridge across Indian Creek, on the road from
| Ottawa to Somouauk. on the same terms aud
| conditions on which the appropriation was
voted above to the bridge at Dayton. Aeog,-
| ed--yeas %, NAYS ,.
| Sap. Fleming, from the bounty committee.
reported the following resolution, and moved
its adoption:
| Whersas ;here is q great inequality in the
amount of bountles paid ~ various times 10
| the soldiers who enlisted from this county:
Ind tctereas this board deems it aieisa-
! bic. expedient. and al act OF Justice to
those men whose patriotism caused them to
volunteer in the defence of their country. 10
endeaToy as far as practicable and legal, TO
| equalize the amount paid to said soldiers;
| And whereas the county has almost If not
altogether expended for military purposes
| the amount which the act of the Legislature
authorized to be raised for SAID purpose:
| Resolred, That this Board request the
| legislature of this state, at is next session,
to pass law authcrising each town in this
| county to levy an amount of money not ex>
ceedihg 100000 IN the aggregate. provided
that not more than l /! per cent. be levied in
any one year for the purpose OF paying each
man who enlisted into the army of The | Jited
States and was credited TO this county and
who served three years, or who was honora>
| bic discharged on account q disability Or
disease contracted in the service, the sum O.
one hundred dollars. less such amount E5
may have been heretofore paid, or apropor>
tionate sum for any shorter lime Of service;
and We hereby renew the pledge made by
| the board 1T lis session of September. 1866,
to carry out said pledge as herein aboTo
| stated.
Sup. n. McIntvre moved to amend by
striking out all after "Resol7ed, and inser-
4 ting IS follows
ihs. each town signify 70 this board how
much money they desire to raise by taxation
ior that purpose, that the aggregate may be
| ascertand. end the Legislature be potitioncd
! to pass an act to enable each town in this
| county TO raise the amount required to pay
soldiers in their respective towns The amount
! found due them as the town authorities may
designate" g.-. ...f
WLlch amendment 4aS rejected by the
| following vote:
Teas-G. " Armstrong, 4; Armstrong,
Baker. Bedford, Cosgrove, Clark, Drew,
! Houghton Hise Jacl,son, Lammey. y.
! Mcintyre, A. McIntyrc, Reddich, wilson,
| Worsley, Chairman-la.
| NayS-Chase, Center, Dickerson, Fleming.
| Hall, jacobson, Kistler, Miaer, Mallocks,
! Mayo Palmer, Rogers, Wagner, blkins,
! Wcks-lI.
Sup. Hfcks moved 10 lay the Nhele SUBJ
| ject en-, the table. Lsst-yeas 3, nays 70.
Sup. LammeY moved to reconsider the
vote on The amendment of n. Mcint,Te.-
Carried, yeas 10, nays l3.
Sup. n. Mcintyre withdrew his amend
ment. a-gtr.
Sup. Reddick re-ofered it, when it was
adopted, by The following vote:
Tcas--G. ". Armstrong. \. Armstrong,
Baker, BelfOrd. Center, Cosgrove. Clark,
Drew, Hise. Jackson. \. McIutvre. A.
Mcintyre, Palmer, Reddick, Wilson, Vors
ley, Chairman-l7.