The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-01-16

motion, adopted.
! Petitions were presented from NJ. K.
! Ferguson and Andrew Ford, asking An
I abatement Of taxes. Referred to Com-
mittee OH Equalization.
Mr. Eouser presented remonstranco
against division Of townships. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Townships
and Township Organization.
The Committee on Claims presented >
partial report, and on motion Of Mr.
Potter, the report was adopted.
/ The Committee on Public Buildings
presented the following report, which,
on motion of Mr. Tatum, was adopted:
Z To tie Hon. Board of Supervisors.
! Your Committee on Public buildings
and Property, acting Oh the report Of
( the Grand Jury, and referred by the
! District Court To the Board of Supervis-
/ ors, have visited the Cedar county Jail.
and beg leave TO report:
We find the report of the Grand Jury
to be true, viz: that said Jail - un-
healthy for want of ventilation, and
almost any prisoner could escape with
ease and would add, that to say un-
healthy and unsafe is but meagre term
to express the opinion of your commit
tee on the Cedar county Jail.
We, Your committee would recon-.
mend that all prisoners, now and here
after arrested or condemned of high
! crime in this county, be taken to Mus
catine for safe Keeping, Ii arrangements
can bc made to do 50; and necessity
/ compels us to further recommend that
=. tax Of two mills on the dollar, for the
purpose Of building ii new Jail, be sub.
mlttcd tc the people at the next genera
| election.
JOHN DANCE, Chairman.
! The special committee appointed 70
Joseph Reynolds, presented the follow
ing report, which, on motion Of Mr.
Ferguson, was adopted:
10 the Hon. Board Of Supervisors.
We Your special committee in the case
I of Joseph Reynolds, beg leave to refer
/ you To resolution number tive Of June
| term, 1857, which covers the case.
! Nj. Il. ROBy, Chairman.
Mr. Smith offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resoiued, That the Clerk Of this
! Board tc authorized to Issue warrants
for WOLF wild cat and lynx scalps furn-
ished to him, "a. the rate OF $50 per
scalp; provided, that persons claiming
said bnuuties shall furnish an ailidtvit,
rs provided by law, that sand animals
were caught and Killed IN Cedar county,
aud that no person had ever obtained
| bounties for said scalps.
Mr. Dance offered the following reso-
| luton, which was adopted:
Reso1rcQ, That tie Committee on
| Treasurer and Treasurer, accounts be
| authorized To meet john >. Euthiii, la,a
/ Treasurer, and settle his account an1
| report to next meeting "f tbs Board.
| The case OF Cedar couMty against Dan.
! iel Boyle and Patrick Loyie, was taken
! up, and witnesses sworn and examined
on part Of plaintiff ami defendant.
On motion of Mr. Ferguson, tn. Board
= adjourncd until one o'clock r. II.
feA oWEpSEsDAY, January Sta, lsj3-i N.
f"l met pursuant to All dyourunent.
Boafe,s all pseseuI. lne case ot Cedar
Mc,nbei$alnst Daniel Boyle aAd Patrick
county asSn at' ..., A. t.,
On mote ~nIorr"w morning.
over until 10 &>,nnlftec Oh printing tho
Tie speciu! q ,ings of the Board pre-
laws and procr, king repoct, which, on
sented the foIIovNasS adopted:
To l the Hon. Board a't5 Of .,uyNee, appointed to
! Your special commit VI &c ec'ia5 Two
inquire into the matter my pflh''iia,
newspapers TO do the a,a s'eiion '
~ set forth in chaptert nS OF Lie'.
one, in Acts ana Resot ICeNr Lesa.
enth Geueral Assembly, ana
advisor, Hon. Nm. ii.
others, beg leave to report.
The OpiniOu of the HON "
IL follows, to-wlt
That The law requiring the
select two newspapers IN the COT
publish the laws and proceedings
Board and all meetings, is di5crctiona.
and that III case the Board should selee.
only one paper, when two are published
in the county, they the Board only DO
liable for such actual damages as might
he sustained by citizens in consequence
Of such neglect, and other legal Attor-
neys agree with his Interpretation of the
law further, Hon. w. +. Wolf says the
case referred 10 yesterday, to-wit: All
editor sucing for damages, because he
f5a II nnt tc Ket Fl n1iitt 1ittd 81 tahu ttttHu
said editor, in both District and Su-
preme Courts, said decision was thus,
the law is not intended 10 support edi-
tors but to inform the public, hence the
people, not the editors, was the damaged
parties.
Your correspondent would respectfully
state that his view of the law and the
!, Interpretation OF the law II, we inc
) Board have two choices; first direct the
printing III two papers "a required oy
: law. Second. or lay ourselves Liable Tor
damage. would recommend the Board 10
direct the printing OF the laws ana
proceedings of the Board OF supervisors
and all meetings, in the Upton ADVER-
= rtsiR and Mechauicsviie JOaradl
Respectfully sRbmitted,
, Dance Offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Rcs0iccd, That the TiEton ADyERTIS-
Err. aud Mcchauicsv.tic Journal, papers
published in Cedar county, Iowa, be
and are, hereby selected IL the papers
1 in which the official proceedings OF THIS
Board shall he Published ; and also the
: laws passed by the l2th General Assem-
: bly, Ct Iowa.
> The committee on public buildings
. and property presented the following re-
: ,..,., a. ,i,.la vsag g8G4)tpfi.