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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-06
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ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY
COM MITTEE

(a) The Economy and Efficiency
Committee shall have charge Of all
matters relating TO the more effective
collection OF dues and demands 10
which the county has or may have
Just claims, and also of all matters
relating to the conservation of coum-
~ revenues and the exercise of great
or economy, whenever greater econ
omy is possible, in the expenditure
of such revenues.
CD The COMMITTEES shall examine
into The matters Of the assessment
and collection of taxes and may con
fer with the County Treasurer, mem
hera of the Board Of Review and 9th
crs as to possible provemcnts in
the means and methods thereof to
the end that they may be freed from
inequality over the county and be
plado more just.
tc) The Committee shall report to
tho Board, from time TO time, such in
formation and mako such recommen.
datiuua rs may be deemed TO be bon
c6c.ai to the county.
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FINAL. SETTlEME
Duncan e. O'Conor

Estate Of Eliza i, Gillen, Deceased.
To the unknown heirs at law OF Eliza
j. Giilen. deceased, late of the CITY
Of Ottawa, County Of Id Sale AMI
state OF Illinois:
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested in said estate that
the undersigned, Executor OF the Last
Win and Test ament of said Eliza y.
Gillcn, deceased, will appear before
the Probate Court Of the County of Id
Sale ana State of Illinois, at the
County Court House, in Ottawa. in
said county. on Monday the Eth day
OF January. A. D. 1920, for the purpose
of rendering an account of his pro-
ceedinrs in the administration OF said
estate for the final settlement. when
and where any and all persons inter.
ested may appear and show cause. IL
any there be, why such account should
not be approved by the Court.
Dated at Ottawa, this 25th day OF
November, 1920.
VINCENT j. Dl NCAN,
Executor.
Attest.
WIN. G. FLICK,
CLERK Of the Probate Court, la Sail"
County, Illinois,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-06

September session of each year rec
ommend to the Board the appoint
ment of Town Physicians in such
towns aa in their judgment The inter
est Of the county demands ana ut
such salaries ms they may deem just
CD THEIR DUTIES. Township
Physicians shall be required to attend
all persons requiring medical or sur
gical attendance becoming county
charges in their respective towns,
without charge to such persons, ana
shall attend all cases required OF them
by the Supervisors of the towns for
which they are appointed ana sha''
assist in post mortems in their respec'
tive towns when requested to do 50
by the States Attorney.
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SOLDIERS BURIAL.

The Supervisor Of each respective
town is hereby designated, and it is
hereby made his duty, to cause to be
properly inferred the body of any
honorably discharged INDECENT soldier,
sailor or marine, or his mother, wife
or widow, and the Supervisor of each
town shall make proper certificate
of such burial for the amount of
$500, the same to cover each and
every expense connected with the bur
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COUNTY ATTORNEY,

It shall be the duty of the County
Attorney:
(a) TO collect all delinquent taxes.
Oh 70 represent, the County
Treasurer in defending all objections
to Judgment for taxes at the time OF
his application at the May term in
each year.
(c) 10 prosecute all cases which
may be instituted by The county
Board, If directed 50 to do, and to
defend all cases brought against the
county, and to prosecute and defend
all cases in the court of last resort
without additional compensation.
(d TO examine all certificates for
tax lovics which may be presented to
the County Clerk and where the same
are NOT in proper form to cause the
same to be returned TO the Office max.
ing the levy, with proper instructions.
Co TO advise the board or any
member thereof, or any county ot1i.
Ger, or any assessor or collector with,
in the county. in any matter pertain.
ing to the county business. and give
his opinion in writing when so re-
quested
90 TO advise the county Board
from time to time Of such suggestions
as may occur to him as necessary &c
the legal branch of the county bust
| ness.
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prettiiy Expressed.

A young nephew OF mine adores his
grandmother. He is intense in all
things and in school. which is new TO
him, the little arithmetic taught him
appealed to him more than anything
else. Last wccl; his grandmother had
her seventeen birthday. He handed
her his little gift ana kissing her, said.
Dear grandmother | hope that YOU
viii like this. and that you will live
to add another cipher to your age
Exchange.
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(a PETIT JURORS FOR THE
YEAR. Their qualifications At. the
meeting of the county Board, in the
respective counties in this state, con
100000, in September in the year 1874
and in each year thereafter, such
Board shall select from such list a
number of persons equal to one nun
dred G0O) for each trial term of the
Circuit and other courts of record, eX-
c"pt County courts, which may be pro.
yided by law, to be held during the
succeeding year, To serve as petit ju-
rors in courts of record having juris-
be selected from the body of the
county in the Same manner as Jurors
are selected for the Circuit court
Jurors in all counties in Illinois must
have the legal qualifications herein
prescribed and shall be chosen in a
proportionatc number from the resi-
dents of each town, or precinct, and
/ such persons only as are not exempt
from serving on jurios.
/ CO. Inhabitants of the town or
precinct, not exempt from serving on
iurics
. Co OF the age of tWenty.one (2D
years, or upwards, and under sixty
( five (65) years old
Cd In the possession of their nat
ural faculties and not infrm or dc.
crcpit.
l. (cD Free from all legal exceptions,
of fair character Of approved integ'
rty, of sound Judgment. well informed
and who understands the English Ian
guage.
CD EXEMPTIONS. The following
persons shall be exempt from serving
as Jurors, to.wit: The Governor, Lieu
tenant, Secretary of State, Auditor OF
Public Accounts, Treasurer, Superin
tendent of Public instruction, Attor
ncy General Members of the Genera
Assembly during their term Of Office
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CLAIMS AND ORDERS.

(D All claims against the county
IAN be fully tented and sworn to
and no claims shall be acted on AT
any session which have not been on
file at least ten days prior to such
session, except paupcr claims. which
shall be filed on the first day Of the
session.
CD That orders for provisions
shall include nothing but -four and
meal, meat, fish. potatoes, rice beans,
coffee, tea and sugar, no other goods
allowed, except in cases of extreme
age or sickness.
(c) That orders given for other
purposes than provisions shall include
articles of prime necessity only.
(d) That orders issued by assis-
tant supervisors shall not be recog-
nized by the Board. except in cases
where given on the written request
of the Supervisor,
(e) That no more than fifty cents
shall &c allowed upon any order for
sugar and that no more than ten per
cent of any order issued be expended
in purchase of tea or coffee.
CO That the supervisor be re-
quested to deliver 10 orders TO any
person other than The head Of the
family, except in case when the APP
plcant is unable to apply in person
in which case the order shall be given
to some person wholly DISTINGUISHED
by whom it shall be delivered to the
party ia whom issued and in no case
Shall any order for another be given
10 amy grocer or coal merchant, or to
the children Of any family receiving
aid: and the six sections of rule %
shall be printed or the back of the
pauper blanks
60 That any substitution of one
article for another by the party on
whom the order is drawn shall rem
der the WhOle order VOlu.
(h) That this last above section
Of Rule 30 shall be printed on the face
Of the pauper order blanks.
% No aid shall be given to poor
persons outside OF the poor house ex
ccpt in cases of dependent widows
with children under 16 years of age
and other dependent women with
such children whore tho husband is
sick, permanently or temporarily in
jurcd, has deserted the wife, or is
confined in the Jail, renitcntiary or in
sane asylum, and in case of depend
ent old married couples who are liy.
ing together and except in cases OF
dependent parents with dementct
children and other dependent person,
with such children and except il
emergency cases requiring immediate
aid, in which cases aid shall be givet
only until such time as such poor
person may, in the opinion of tht
County Physician. be safely removed
to the county home, but such time
shall in no event extend beyond thir
ty days from the date OF application
But in no case shall such outsid,
aid exceed the amount required t
keep such persons at the county HON,
as shown by the last annual repor
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Rules of County Board
Standing Committees and Rules Gov.
crnIng Same.
Rule
No.

RulC
No
Attachments 49, Hunter, Goedtner,
Reed, Tadych Pool ...,........ i3
Auditing-W ylie, Spencer, Lewis. SO
Circuit Clerk - Spencer, Stobs,
Davy, Kastenbein, Clark. ..... 81
Coal and Gas - Nitschelm. Eells,
Christian, Farley, Tadych. ..... SO
Davy, Rogers, Holland,
Shadensack, Clark .........., f6
County Clerk-Connerton, Lang
ley. Callagan, Reed, Smith. -. 81
County Home-ODonnell, Trumbo,
Langley, Spencer, Burns, Dunn. AZ
County Superintendent of High
ways-Clark. Lewis, Seipp. go. SO
County Treasurer -- Andrews,
Goedtner Hunter, Seipp, Smith 80
Court House and Jail - Kuhn,
Farnsworth, Davy, Yockey, Hea-
ley ................., 10
Detention Home -- States, Richey,
Connerton, Dauber, Rogers -. AZ
Economy and Efficiency ichey,
Dauber, Winans. .............. IS
| Education-Eells Richey, Breuer,
Hall, Spencer. ................. 80
Fees and Salaries-Larson, O'Don-
nell, Charley, Burns, Farley,
Hall, Holland ............... %
Finance-Goedtner, Trumbo, Dunn,
Wylie, States. Doyle, Dauber... 20
| lnsurance-Dunn, Nitschelm, Zol
per 30
Judiciary-Bell, Richey, Wylie. -. "a
Jurors Callagan, Larson, Holland %
Memorial Marshall Kelley, Pool A
Mines and Mining-Dauber, Stobs,
Christian, Rogers, Driscoll. ..... AZ
Miscellaneous Claims-Bell States,
Andrews, Hall, Kelley. ......... 26
Pauper ts-Farnsworth,
Haw ley, Yockey, Connerton,
Hunter, Kuhn, Callagan. ..... 20
Pauper Statistics-Langley. Kas-
tenbein, Rogers, Christian, Breu-
Printing Kelley. Breuer, Clark,
Hawley, Marshall. .............. 81
Probate Clerk - Breuer, States.
Kelley, Seipp, Willsey, Williams,
Driscoll .......,..,..... u
Public Buildings and Grounds
Charley, Farnsworth, Nitschelm.
Stobs, Zolpcr, Breuning, Hearty 81
Purchasing - ODonnell, states.
Kuhn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Recorder-Lewis, Doyle, Hallagan,
Hearty, Marshall. .,.........,. 81
Record Books and Stationery
Burns, Davy, Smith, Winans,
Holland ....,,,',.'..,.,,. 90
Roads and Bridges-Richey Will
soy, Yockey, Kuhn, Connerton,
Hearty, Hunter, Winans, Hill. 40
Rules -- Yockey, Andrews, Bell,
Charley, Farley ....,....,.... A.
Sheriff Hill, Smith, Zolper, Hea
ley, Reed .,........,.....,, 81
States Attorney - Doyle, Reed,
Williams, Pool, Shadensack. -, 3a
state Aid Roads -Trumbo, Dunn,
Wylic, ODonnell, Charley, Eells,
Williams .............,..... ---
State Charitable nstitutions-Will
scy, Healcy Kastenbein, Mar
shall, Brcuning ..,............ 81
Township Organization -- Hawley,
Larson, Driscoll Shadensack,
WinanS .....,,.....,..,... \.
Unfinished Business Pool, Hill,
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Resolution Adopted at the December
Session, 1911.

Resolved, That this report Of the
Auditing Committee as just read be
adopted Be it further
Resolved, BY the Board, that the
said Auditing Committee, together
with the County Attorney, be in
stIuctcd to cause TO be served upon
each person named in said report as
| having funds in his hands belonging
TO La Sale County, a notice, consist
ing of full copy of that portion of
this report Of the examination in
which said charge is made and at
the same time making demand upon
| said person to pay into the county
treasury the amount shown to be due
the county from him;
And for the purpose of effecting all
| settlements that may be possible the
said Auditing Committee together
with the County Attorney be and
they are hereby authorized and en-
any of such persons and to extend
any credit that may be shown TO be
/ legally due as against any Of the
charges against them in such report
as fully as this Board could do if in
! session and acting as a whole, and in
! the event of said committee and the
| County Attorney being unable to ar.
| rive At an agreement or to effect q
settlement with any Of the persons
named in such report that then and
in that event said Auditing Commit
tee are hereby empowered and in.
structed to begin suit. TO collect same
for the County either against the in
dividualS named or their bondsmen, il
any there be, If in the Judgment 81
their legal advisers the best interests
of La Sale County will thereby be-
subserved. BE it further
Resolved, BY this Board. that a
any time when in the judgment of the
Auditing Committee ii is deemed nee
easary to furnish any assistance tt
the County Attorney, either legal OF
otherwise, that said Auditing Commit
tee be and is hereby fully empowered
TO furnish such assistance and TO make
any contract for such service and pay
70, same in such manner and upor
such terms as shall in their iudgmen
seem to be for the best interest o.
La Sale County
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PURCHASING COMMITTEE.

The Chairman OF the County Home
Committee, Chairman OF the Court
House and Jail Committee and Chair
man of the Detention Home Commit
tee shall compose the Purchasing
committee, whose duty shall be to
make purchase Of supplies for these
institutions.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-06

go The County Attorney shall be
elected at the September session and
take Office on tho first Monday of Oc-
tober following and hold Office for one
year
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-06

tD S L PERI NTENDENT OF
COUNTY HOME The superintend-
ent of county home shall be elected
al it's March session lin the year 1916
and shall hold Office for two years
unless sooner removed The superin-
tendent shall give bond in the sum of
five thousand dollars. with security to
be approved by the chairman of the
Board, for the faithful performance
of his duties and the care of the
county property under his charge.
CD DUTIES OF SUPERINTEND-
ENT nc superintendent shall have
~! charge of the county home and
The inmates thereof and all the EN-.
ployees. and shall transact all bust
ness pertaining thereto, and in the
MANAGEMENT Of the farm shall be
under the direction of the county
home committee and shall advise and
insult with the farm advisor He
shall at each regular session of the
Board make an itemized report under
oath of all money received and ex-
pended by him as such superintend-
ent
(c) All bills for supplies furnished
the county home shall be presented to
the Board for action and allowed and
ordered paid at the sessions of the
Board, with the exception that where
bill is subject to a discount for cash
the same shall be presented to The
County Clerk properly O. I'D by the
superintendent and the committee as
to the receipt and condition of the
supplies and the County Clerk shall
have authority ard is hereby directed
TO draw an order on the County Treas
urer in payment of the same less the
discount, and the bill shall be pre-
scented to the Board at the next SEES.
sion.
Cd At each session Of the Board
an amount not exceeding $4,000 per
session shall be drawn in favor of the
superintendent of the home to hc
used for necessary travelling expenses
and freight. the same to be accounted
FOR in his next report
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PAGE THIRTEEN

complete copy Of the Rules of the
Board of Supervisors, as adopted at
The June session A. d. 1919
In testimony whereof | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
Of said County Court at my Office In
Ottawa this 10th day of June, A. ID.
1919
THOMAS A. FERGUSON.
County Clerk
(SeaD
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Regular Business.

June Meeting
Selection Of Permanent Chairman.
Adoption Of Rules.
Fixing salary Of Board Of Review
Semi-aanual report of County Off
Gals.
Selection Of Judges Ct Election and
Polling Places.
September Meeting
Fixing salaries and clerk hire Of
County Officials,
Annual opriation&.
Election Of Physician and Attorney
Selection of Grand Jurors.
Selection Of Petit Jurors.
December Meeting
Somi-annuaI reports of County or
ijcials
Election Of County Mine inspector
March Meeting
Election of superintendent Of Coun-
" Home
Selection Of Substitute Members of
Committees and Chairman
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-06

A bounty Of fifty dollars $oo.0o)
may be paid for the capture ana con
viction of horse thief
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Resolution by paupcr Committee,

June '9'2'
hou' o'''''''''ee "ou'o iu''"'' '''
port 'ild' IT llhaS ''"' Nv some ID
Stances N 'fie p'iI7 pr'S'n'eu ooioF'
IT, at ''l'S session UIero mas oee''
INCONSISTENCIES OF III" iuIe9 vi II'7
Board by some ol the Nerchai''s idI-
AiShlhg supplies 10 pauperS' ana oy
some OF the Supervisors ISSUING or
GERS TO pHupofS, ana i now cans "l-
'"nlloh OF the SUPERVISORS ana OF
'h"He FURNISHING H''pp'leS OF service 10
paupcfS' WAT from inns Ulh' on 'h'5
committee VIII insist on StFic' obSefN-
allco Oh lho Fu1eS VI inc soar" regard
lhE issuing OF county ofdoFS' an" re-
7"' Jung WV '''I '''''''"'''''' " an
,..,...,......, 49,.
,,I.,
allowance. so far as this committee
is roncerned, of an irrcgularIv pre-.
sen bills.
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Adopted at March Session, 1912.

Resolved, That the County Home
Committee be instructed to ascertain
if any Of the inmates Of that institu-
ton have relatives legally liable for
their support, and to report their
names to the County Attorney to
make collection for said inmates SUP
port
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-06
COUNTY PHYSICIAN AND DUTY

IS
COUNTY PHYSICIAN AND DUTY
OF
Il shall be the duty of the County
Physician
ca TO attend to all cases of sick
ness at the county home and county
Jail. He shall make regular visits to
the county homo three times a week,
either in person or by his assistant.
He shall be subject to calls by telc-
phone or otherwise at such times as
either the superintendent or matron
may request, and shall give to the
sick OF the home and Jail all neces-
sary medical and surgical attention.
90 TO attend to all cases of sick
ness Of persons from outside of the
town of Ottawa and South Ottawa re-
quirinG county aid, either medical or
surgical, who may be in the city hos
ptal of Ottawa, provided such per
sons have written order for such
attention from the supervisor of the
township in which they reside,
(c) To furnish at the county home
and city hospital such medicines from
the physicians case as emergency
may require and as is customary with
physicians in their general practice.
He shall furnish all medicines re-
quircd at the county Jail.
(d) To attend to such post NOR
tenn as may he required by the rules
of this board.
(e) The county physician shall be
elected at the September session and
take office on the first Monday of the
following October and hold office for
one year.
COUNTY AUDITOR AND Duty OF.
(a) 1t shall be the duty of the
County Auditor to perform all duties
. which are now or hereafter may be
required of him by statute.
90 The County Auditor shall pre-
sent his reports, required by law to
/ be by him made, on the first day of
each session of the board, except his
report on pauper claims, which shall
be presented on the third dav of the
session,
tcD The Auditors report shall not
be acted on by the Board until ac
companied by the 0. X. or report of
the committee of the Board having
under its supervision the office or
work reported on.
/ Cd The County Auditor shall
check the various Offices of the coun
! ty from the original entry books in tht
different Offices and make his rcpor
from his tindings without reference
to the reports as made by the vari
Gus county officials.
(e) All contracts shall be left in
I the custody of the County Auditor
and any contract or agreement of any
Kind whatsoever left by any commit
tee or officer or supervisor (ineludina
coal contracts by the supervisors foi
paupers in the larger towns and cities
Of the county, shall on the letting of
the same be Immediately reported to
OF such committee. the officer or su
perVisor letting same.
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of the county home committee, except
in cares of dependent women over 80
years of age, and except in cases 81
dependent women who are entirely
helpless from disease,
All rules or resolutions in conflict
with this rulc be and the same are
hereby repealed,
Cd All orders by supervisors shall
specify the kind, amount and guam
tity Of provisions OF articles to be
furnished and that merchants filling
orders for pauperS SHAH accompany
claims for payment with the suporvi-
sor's order and AN itemizcd bill of the
quantity Of articles OF provisions fur
nished, giving date. kind, Charge and
the name and street address Of tie
person to whom the same are d@,'y-
cred.
81
APPLICANTS FOR AID. Every
applicant for county aid shall be re-
CURED to file a statement with the
supervisor, which statement shall be
in such form as designated by the
chairman of the Board and may be
procured from the County Clerk
S.
(a) SUPERVISORS REPORTS
I'll. cunar,,icor fro,,, anpb tnuyp G he II
also file with the County Clerk, not
later than the second day of the June,
September, December and March SEES
sions Of the Board, a report giving
names, age, cause of dependency and
amount of aid given each person since
the previous session, as required by
section 25 of chapter 107, Revised
Statutes of the State of Illinois,
% The pauper bills of no town
are to be audited until such report is
! filed. The County Clerk shall cause
! 20 be printed suitable blanks for these
reports, and mail to each supervisor
! one or more of said blanks at least
one week prior TO any session of this
/ board.
! (c) Each application for aid shall
/ be accompanied by a written state
! ment of two reputable citizens who
are taxpayers of the town, stating
that they know the applicant ant
/ that in their opinion he is entitled tc
! county aid
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RESOLUTIONS.

That in the future the County Clerk
be and is hereby instructed to have
published with the proceedings OF The
Board OF the June, September, De-
ccmber and March sessions the names
Of persons receiving aid as shown by
the various Supervisors reports, and
the names OF the township in which
such persons reside
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Dieting Persons Convicted OF Viola
ing City Ordinances.

Resolved, That the Sheriff be, and
he is hereby, directed to refuse to
permit persons convicted of violating
city or village ordinances 70 be corn.
mitted to the county Jail for the rea.
son that the interests Of the County,
in the judgment of the Board rc-
quired such action
Resolved, That hereafter no bills
for dieting such prisoners shall, be al.
lowed by the county. and tho commit.
tee to settle with the Sheriff be direct
ed to disallow any such dieting bills.
Resolutions June Term, 1911.
Whereas, under the system OF ac
counting now, and for many years
past in use in the several county of
fces, differences of opinion, misun
derstandings and disputes have arisen
as to the right of county officers tc
retain certain fees, emouments Oh
earnings of their respective Offices
Therefore be it resolved. from ant
after the date Of the adoption of thi.
resolution, all fees. emolumcnts, O,
pcr1uisiies Of any kind or charac ~