The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-02-17

All of which 10 respectful lily submitted.
). HENRY MCCORMICK, Chairman.
On motion, ordered that said report be sp.
proved.
Mr.. Lynch, chairman Of the special committee
on paupers, made the following report, 10 wit:
Mr. chairman and gentlemen of the Board Of
Supervisors; Your committee to whom vas
referred the resolution suggesting the propriety
OF each town In the county supporting i,s own
poor would beg leave to submit the folio wing re-.
port on the matters before them:
Under the statute providing for the supper. OF
paupers, each county is made liable for the sup.
port OF its poor, and consequently the object of
the resolution conferred can only be accomplish.
ed BY legislative action. For the information of
the Board on the question, your committee beg
leave to read the statute referred to- also the de.
cision Of the Supreme Court on particular cases
brought before it for adjudication. 1t is evident
| that the county is bound to provide q support
for destitute persons, and then the only discre.
ton allowed this Board in the matter is to dis.
eriminats between reasonable and unreasonable
Charges for such support. A. LYNCH,
Chdirman
Mr.. Hetherington, of La Sale, introduced tho
following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, the clerk of the town OF La Sale,
in making his returns and certificate for this
Board vt its last September session A. u. 1871,
for the taxes Of the town Of La Sale. whereby
tho taxes were so extended by the clerk of this
Board so that the money all goes into the hands
of the supervisor Of the town, therefore be it
Ilesolred, That the clerk of this board be in.
structsd to notify the collector of taxes in the
town of La Sale to pay over to the treasurer Of
highways that proportion of the taxes collected
by him that was intended to 20 into the hands
of the commissioner Of highways as he shall col
lect, and it is resolved that the receipt Of the
treasurer of the commissioners Of highways shall
be the collectors voucher upon which to settle
with the county treasurer.
Mr.. klove introduced the following preamble
and resolution. which was adopted, to wit:
WHEREAS, We find upon the examination of
the records in the county clerks Office, that the
dates ut the heading of the pages for several
years, even prior to A. ID. 1870, are not properly
filled up, therefore be it
Resolged, That the clerk be instructed to fill
up said blank dates for said several wears, and
that he receive reasonable compensation
therefor.
Mr.. Lynch. chairman of special committee.
made the following report, which was adopted:
Your committee to whom was referred tho
resolution in relation to destroying the useless
papers which cucumber the vault attached to
the office of the county clerk, beg leave to sub
NIT the following report; We would respect
fully recommend that the county clerk be in.
Atructed to select out ouch papers as in his
judgment are worthless, and carefully put them
IN packages, writing ON each package the nameo
OF the papers which it contains. That having
done this he will present to the board, at its
September session, u statement showing the mum.
Der of packages and the character OF the papers
contained in each. With this Inform atom the
board will be in position to determine what
disposition to make of them. Also that the
clerk present his bill for such services.
A. LYNCH, Chairman