The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-21

quent, when jurors are excused because OF
q want of sufficient intelligence. Honest
and intelligent verdicts can only be rea-
sonably expected from honest and intelll-
gent jurymen, but honest and intelligent
jurymen can only be obtained from jury
list prepared in strict accordance with the
letter and spirit Of the law.
With regard to the question OF psying|
who are excused from service by theI
courts, 1t Is plain that when person who
Is legally exempt Is summoned, the law re-
quires him to appear and prove his exemp-
ton, and consequently he is entitled to one
days pay and mileage. The class of per-
sons legally exempt includes rs well those
enumerated by the statute as those who are
themselves sick or who have such sickness
IN their families as requires their attend
ance at home.
Where, however, any person not legally
exempt, not sick or having sickness in his
family requiring his attendance at home,
is excused on account of his inability to
serve without suffering extraordinary pc
cunlary loss, it is not proper that he should
be paid, and hereafter the clerks Of the
circuit and county courts will be instruct
ed to give no juror certificates to persons
excused for causes other than statutory ex-
emptlons or sickness OF themsel or
families. Yours respectfully,
HIRAM 7. GILBERT,
County Judge.
Believing that these suggestions are wise
and that the plan there proposed IS sub.
stantially the only one that can be adopted
in strict conformity to the law, your COM
mittee would recommend that it be adopt
cd, with the exception that it shall be a
special committee and with the omission of
the second clause OF the second section,
and that committee OF three to be known
as a Jury committee, be appointed at this
session of the board, whose duty it shall be
to prepare list of jurors according to the
plan therein suggested.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
G. FISCHER, Chairman.
The chairman appointed as such COM
mittee: Supervisors Fischer, w. Hoge and
Mcintyre
The chairman appointed Supervisors
Lauf and Gum to represent the county at
the letting of the contract at the Peru
bridge, and Supervisor Dunavan for the
same purpose at the Milllngton bridge.
Supervisor Swift (the hour of 3 o'clock
having arrlved) moved that the Board now
take ap the oruer of the day, and thereupon
Mr. T. G.. Gibson was reelected County
Agent for the ensuing year by unanimous
vote.
Supervisor Perkins, chairman of the
committee on Court House and JAIL pre-
sentel the following report which, on mo
ton, was adopted
Nh. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Boam of Supervisors The petition of w
II. Nhlligan, asking for the legal custody
of the court house, has been considered by
your committee, and 1t Is our unanimous
opinion that this Board should vest the
entile control of the court house in the
sheriff Of the county, and would recon-
mend the same.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
l.. PERKINS, Chairman.
Ga motion Of Supervisor Dunavan, tht
Board adjourned to meet ut 8 O'Clock to
morrow morning.
SATURDAY, July 10, 1888.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present, same as yesterday.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings reac
and approved.
Supervisor Lauf asked to have his vote
ofyesterday on the question of increasing
James McManus' salary five hundred dol
lars changed from aye to no.
Supervisor Maierhoffer asked to hav,
his vote against the appropriation FOL
bridge purposes to the towns of Worthwhile
and Mission changed from no to aye.
Supervisor Perkins offered the following
preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The circuit court OF the
United States tor the Northern District o
Illinois has, in the suit OF The Wrough
Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
against the Town of Utica, the commits
sioners of highways of the said town o
| Utica, the town of Deer Park, the commls
sioners of highways OF the said town o
Deer Park, and the county OF La Sale
entered decree adverse to the interests o
the county, therefore
| Res0lUed, That the chairman OF thi
Board, together with the committee OF
Roads and Bridges, be instructed to con
slider what further steps, il any, should b
taken by the county with reference to SAT-
suit, and that said chairman and said com
mlttee be and they are hereby authorize,
and empowered TO take such steps IN re
gard to the further defense OF said suit as
upon due consideration, to them may seen
for the best interests OF the county; and
in case they shall deem it advisable to tax
an appeal from said circuit court to thu
supreme court Of the United States, iha
the chairman of this Board be and Is here
by authorized and empowered to eXecut