The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-06-24
3. 'wHOLE NO. 551.

q Meverden chairs and coffin. ..... 14,26
" 3 Aead printing. ng............... 1000
7 Ykeynolds board u fpanpsr. -. 80. $500
y Mead printing. ns................ $500
= 6cker. ...s.............. 0,e0
Geo Taylor wolf Bounty. ........... 1,oe
A b 6medley repairing safe lock-. 800
Gee Bionn constable fees. ......... 500
no Thayer constable foes. ........ Sos
D 0risr attending court. .......... lA,oo
" Flemming lumber. $40
= moon expenses. es..s............. 800
u!ashart surveying. .......... 1900
David Grier labor. or................ 600
clemmer stationery. .......... 1925
A combs laying out road. ....... $50
s,.e. A D CoMBs,
-~.sv ,.s.~v., P T SsAlLss, Com.
.Jons SHAW.
NJ. Sles moved the following reso-
luton. s< *fS
Whereas, the General Assembly of
the state Of Iowa have enac ted 4 Law
snttrfeu xn act for enc funding Of
county indebtedness and for the pay
nsnt thereof said act being now =
law Of the state of Iowa and il being
the opinion of thia hoard THAI 49, ;;-s
terest Of the tar paying Inhabitants
Of this county will be advanced BY
securing to them the benefits of the
law and the objects to be attained BY
this enactment, viz: the gradual liq-
nidatioD of the county indebtedness
and the payment thereof. Wherefore,
Be it Resolved, That bonds to the
amount Of $40, 900 be issued by the
county Of Howard. Said bonds bear
ing date tho 1st day Of Dot. 1870,
and payable on or before the 1st day
of Oct. 1880, u the pleasure Of tho
county. The bonds bearing interest
At = rate not exceeding 10 per cent.
payable semi-annuslly at the Office
Of the county Treasurer, and the
Treasurer il instructed BY this board
to negotiate the bonds at the lowest
possible rate Of interest.
Resolved, That the bonds shall be
issusd in sums of one hundred dol
lars each, aud when signed BY the
chairman Of the Board Of Superb.
sors and in oil respects executed in
conformity with the Law under which
they are issued they b placed ir the
hands Of the county Treasurer whose
duty it shall Be BY advertising in the
papers Of this 90 unity. to give neties
also to give verbal Or written notice
to al persons who Of his knovledge
and belief may be or are in possess
ion Of county warrants that he il pre-
parsd to take up al county warrants
issued previous to the drst day Of
May 1870 and give county bonds in
exehapgs. The Treasurer shall in No
case dcviate from the law Of the state
- per section two Of IN aet to pro.
vide for the funding Of county in
debtednoss and the payment thereof
enacted by the Thirteenth General
Assembly Of the state Of Iowa and
approved March Both 1870.
Tho following amendment was Of.
ferod
That the action Of the Board fund
ing the indebtedness Of the county
be submitted to the electors Of the
county for the approval or rejection
1t the annual election next to be hold
en-. And that the tax be levied in
accordance with the act Of the Leg
islature to be binding only in oase Of
the electors Of the county approving
Of the action Of this Board.
Question on the amendment.
Aye-Combs, Sullivan and Lydon.
No-Oakley, Ssarles. Partsh. Tut
tie, Perry. Slice, Shaw and Burgess.
Question on the resolution.
Aye-Osklsy, Ssarles, Partch,
Tattle. Perry. Slee. Shaw, Burgess
and Lydon.
No-Combs and Sullivan.
On motion the petision Of G H Mo-
Cormick was referred to the county
attorney to report in morning.
/. Adjourned to 8 >. m. Tomorrow.
Juss 9th. 81. N.
Beard called to order.
Quorum present.
Minutes Of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
The interest on tax on New Oregon
School House Was rebated except
ten percent. and tax for 1869 re-
sbated Is illegally assessed.
The committee on Treasurers &C.
counts presented tho following report
which vas adopted.
Seml-Aunual Report of Gem
nAltt00 on County TF00sNr.
erss Accounts.
JosEPH SLsE. a.
JAS. OAKLsY. ~
COUNTY 1DV1NUB.
To amount sfansferred from
Insane fund. 43690 o.
Juns 10 To cash ooll'd b date 3l5l 81
do warrant orders issued 34G5 %
lO247 So
Jany 10 By amt over paid On
settlement 034 On
" Of tar refunded Is 3;
warrants redeemed 9275 ~
I" cash in treasury 22 q