North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-01-19
McGREG0R, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1870
Proceedings Of the BOard Of SuneryisOrs.

Proceedings ofthe Board Of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors of Clayton
County, Iowa, met in regular session at
the Office of the County Auditor, on Mon
day, January Sd, 1870.
The following members were present
G W Beach, VIM. Blake, ] II Bowman,
Michael Callaghan, Michael Eberhart,
r Gilbert, G A Gooding, c Goodrich, C
+ Hall, c L Hoffman, Fl s Humphrey, A
I Lawrence, James Newbcry, Luther
Nichols, Amos Pearsall, Fred peick, r C
Place, j c Rounds, II = Taylor and NJ
Uriell.
On motion, M Uriell was elected tenn.
}porary chairman.
On motion, the Board proceeded to elect
q Chairman for the year 1870, by ballot,
which resulted in the election Of j C
Rounds, which election was made unani.
nous.
The following Rules of Order were
adopted for the year 1870:
Sec. /. The President shall take the
chair at the hour which the Board is ad.
journed and call the members to order,
and if quorum be present be shall direct
the journal of the preceding day to be
read and errors therein, if any, corrected.
Sec. 2. After reading and approval of
the journal, the order of business shall be
as follows: 0@
lst. Presentation 81 accounts or claims.
ID. Presentation Of petitions or mem
orials.
| 81. Resolutions and notices.
4th. Reports of standing committees.
9th. Reports Of select COMMITTEES.
9th. Communications on the President s
table.
7th. Unfinished business Of preceding
day.
| stb. Special order of the day.
9th. General order Of the day.
Sec. 3. All matter presented for the
consideration of the Board shall be regu-
larly endorsed and presented by member
standing in his place who shall state the
substance of the contents and deliver the
same to the chairman to be passed to the
proper committee or acted upon as the
Board may determine. And all claims
and accounts presented for the action of
the Board, shall be presented before the
close Of the I'd day of the session ut which
they are expected to be acted upon.
Sec. 4. No account or claim shall be al.
lowed by the Board unless accompanied
by the affidavit of the claimant as to the
correctness thereof, and to the effect that
fno part thereof has been paid, and all
lclaims arising under authority of town.
ship trustees, met. in addition to such
affidavit have the certificate Of a majority
of such trustees attached, stating that they
authorized the same.
Sec. 5. The Rules of the House OF
Representatives of the State of Iowa as
far as applicable in the transaction of the
business of the Board shall be observed.
Sec. e The ayes and nays shall be taken
on all motions and resolutions when re
qucsted by any member of the Board.
Sec. Z. Other than members may pre-.
sent matter and be heard upon questions
before the Board upon two-thirds of the
members present consenting thereto, pro
vided that any person thus permitted shall
not occupy more than fifteen minutes or
speak more than twice on any given
lqueston.
Sec. s. The following standing commit.
tees shall be appointed hy the Chairman
unless otherwise specially ordered by the
Board, and shall be composed of three
members each except the lst, which shall
have I members, and the I'd and 10th
shall 9 composed IF FIVE members, viz
| lst. On Equalization.
ID. On Highways and Bridges.
Sd. On Poor House and support of the
poor.
4th. On Schools and School lands.
5th. On Military matters.
\ 9th. On Constable's, Sherif's, Justice
and Coroner's accounts.
7th. On County Treasurer reports and
accounts.
Sth. On Township Officers (not before
namcd) accounts.
9th. On County Officers mot before
mentioned) accounts.
10th. On Printing and Printers ac-
counts.
u llth. On Miscellaneous accounts.
18th. On finance,
Sec. 9. Special committees may be ap
pointed at the option of the Board.
COMMITTEES.
! The following COMMITTEES were appointed
by the Chair:
On Equalization.
G + Hall, II B Taylor. Michael Cal
laghaa, An os Pearsall, II Humphrey
c P Goodrich and Michael Eberhart.
On Highways and Bridges.
Amos pearsall, Wm Blake, A T Law.
renee, Lsther Nichols, G A Gooding.
On Poor and Support Of Poor.
Il G Place, L r Gilbert, II B Taylor.
On School and School Lands.
M Uriel, Fred Peick, Michael Eberhart
On Military Matters.
II S Humphry, j II Bowman, E Gates
On Sheriff, Justice, Constable and Coro
ner's accounts.
VIM Blake, G w Beach, C L Hoffman.
On Township Officers accounts (not be-
fore mentioned.
II b Taylor, james Newberry, c