The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-01

In the manner which we deem to be just and |
equitable; and
WHEREAS, Certain county officers having |
| custody of witness, Justices and CoDstable's
fees, by virtue of their office, fail and refuse
to render an account of such fees to this
Board, or to pay over such fees to their sue
ceSsurs IN office on retirement from Office, by
direction of this Board. which Is manileStly
unjust, as we believe, to the interest OF Tue
parties having such claims; therefore,
ReSOlrcd, That we respectfully request our
Senators and Representatives, to our Genera
Assembly to so amend the law in relation
to fees and salaries OF county officers, in or
der that the county board may have Juris'
dicton over the fees of witnesses, justices,
and COnstables and other fees that may be In
, the hgnds of retiring county officers. And
we further request that the law be So amend
ed that all county officers may be required
ITO keep an itemi2ed account of all fees be.
longing 10 witnesses Justices constabcs and
others and that such officers be required to
report TO the Board under a sufficient penal
", when sand Board may require the same,
and to pay over all fees before named that
may remain in their hands on retirement
from office 10 their successors III Office, tax.
ing their receipts for the same, which will
be a complete discharge Of the sad officers
and their hondsmen to the extent OF the
amount So paid over to their successor.
Rs>olcJ, That the clerk of this Board
transmit "a copy Of these resolutions 20 the
Hon. :, Il. Lewis, our Senator and the Hons.
Alex Vaughoy Isaac Ames, and f. NJ. Rob.
inson, our Representatives IN the General
Assembly.
Supervisor McIntire g. Co. presented the
following resolution, which, On motion, was
adopted:
WHEREAS, BY Sec. "a of an Act of the
General Assembly, entitled An Act to
amend sections "a, 800, III, as amended;
224 and 227 of an Act entitled An Act Tor
the assessment of property and for the levy
and collection of taxes" approved March
80, lS72-approved May 81, 1879, it is pro.
vidcd that persons required to list personal
property shall make out under oath and de
liver To the assessor, at the time required,
a schedule of the numbers amounts. guam
tity and quality of all personal property in
their possession or under their control re
CURED to be listed for taxation by them and
WHEREAS BY said section 1t is also pro
vided that any person so required to list per
sonal property who shall refuse, neglect or
fail SD to do when required by the proper
J. assessor, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, ana, on conviction thereof, shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding 5000; and
WHEREAS 1t Is made the duty OF the scY-
eral assessors to report any such refusal to
said section, to prosecute the same; and
WHEREAS, Many of the assessors in this
county have wholly failed, neglected and re.
fused TO request persons making OIL thclr
schedules 10 swear to the same and
WHEREAS, There is no penalty provided
in said act against assessors who snail fail 10
perform their duties In that respect; therefore
Resolped That tie county attorney be d.
rectcd to lay the matter before our Repre-
i,pl of tl,nl
Assembly and cooperate with them in pro
curing the passage of such amendments to
SAID act rs Will authorize sul'able and pro,
per punishment of all assessors who shall
fail or refuse to perform their duties in this
respect: and also, that sad county attorney
be requested to cooperate with SAID Repre-
sentativcs in procuring such additional legi5-
latlon as may be needed, authorizing ana
directing the assessment of coal and other
minerals where the surface is owned by one
person and the mineral underlying the sur
face is owned by another
Supervisor Pool presented resolution re-
questing the committee on equalization to
inform this Board whether they have re-
ported to the county attorney all violations
of law on the part Of assessors that came to
their knowledge, and, if not, why they have
not done SO? Which resolution was with
drawn.
cult clerk together with copy Of ali order
of the circuit court, was read, authorizing
the circuit clerk to appoint another deputy
and requesting this Board to fix the salary
Of such extra deputy.
On motion OF Supervisor Hoffman, the
matter was referred to the committee on fees
and salaries.
County Agent being present, and, upon
request made verbal statement relative to
Il g. rfA IN rfiOg
to one Anna Drake, q pauper now in the
county asylum. On motion of Supervisor
Lowman the matter was referred to the COM
mittee on paupers.
Supervisor Beach, chairman Of the COM
mttee on paupers, read statement OF
amounts of pauper accounts audited tor re-
spective towns.
Supervisor Klovc moved that the clerk be
and he Is hereby authorized TO draw his or.
der on the treasurer in favor OF the several
supervisors for their respective mileage and
On motion, Board adjourned till 8 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
SATURDAY. Dec II, 1880
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, same as yesterday.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Supervisor McIntre "a. c., chairman of
the committee on court house and jail sub
mittcd the following report, which, on mo-
ton. was adopted:
mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of tie Board
of Supervisors: Your committee on court
house and Jail claims woulu beg leave TO
report that they have examined all claims
presented before them, and recommend the
payment of the following, and that the clerk
be directed to Issue orders for the several
amounts to the several claimants, to-wit:
Western Union Telegraph Co.-Tele-
graph dispatches for sherids office. .$l3 70
Stewart and Pruitt-Yale lock on county
1uQge's ONCE. w
All of which is respectfully submitted.