Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-05-25
The Three Million Loan Bill and
for the Relief of the So1diers,

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| for the Relief of the Soldiers.
We have no room for the entire bill as passed
by the Legislature, but publish the following
sections, which more directly interest the people
Section IL. That before the settlement and
payment OF any bill by the State.Treasurer
the Auditor General shall require, except for
incidental expenses, or when it may be i'm.
practicable, an affidavit taken before q prope,
officer Of this Commonwealth, to the following
effect, viz -
Personally appeared before me, nn Alder
man or Justice Of the Peace, in aud for the
said city and county, OF the firm OF -
| who having been according to law,
saith that the above account is correct, that
the articles therein charged were furnished
| TO the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, OF
the order of the head of the proper bureau,
and that the price charged for the same are
the actual Wholesale cash prices charged for
goods of like quality To other customers and
no more that no commission, abate ment or
allowance whatever has been. or is to be
given to any person concerned 10 the ordering
or purchasing Of said articles, or any other
person whomesoever and that the said articles
are Of the quality, size and quantity mention
cd 10 the said account.
and subscribed before me this
! day of lS6
Every account shall be accompanied by q
certificate from the head of the proper bureau
that the account is correct; that the articles
were furnished on his order, nnd supplied as
charged. ProUided, That any person who
shall be convicted before any court of record
in this Commonwealth OF wilul perjury, under
the provisions of this section, shall suffer, 10
| n ha tarp foA bu ka
laws of this Commonwealth against perjury,
the forfeiture of the whole amount OF The
price Of the articles falsely charged for one
half Of which amount shall go to the person
| or persons who shall give Information, and
shall prosecute such charge TO conviction,
and the other half shall go to the military
fund of this Commonwealth.
Section l6. That the Associate judges Of
the Court OF Common Pleas, and the County
Commissioners Of the several counties of this
Commonwealth, shall constitute a Board Of
Relief, to meet monthly, or as often as they
nod 1t necessary, OF the Office Of the Cemmis-
sloners, and upon reasonable claim or sug.
gestlon, furnish such amount OF support or
ITeliel 10 each individual case as they may deem
equitable aud proper for the families or for
persons resident in their respective counties,
heretofore in any degree dependent upon such
volunteers bs have been enrolled aud muster.
ed into service from their several counties,
under from the Governor of the Common.
wealth, during the existence Of the present
exigences Of the General Government the
claims or suggestions for such relief, to be
made in writing, setting forth the facts Of the
case with such proof and verifications as the
board may require, and to be fled in the of.
fce as vouchers for any payments which may
be made thereon, payments for relief to be
made by orders drawn in the usual form, with
an endorsement on The bacl; OF each, ISSUED
bX the board Of relief" which endorsement
shall be signed by ore Of tbe associate judges:
and all the vouchers, and the orders issued
thereon, shall be duly audited by the county
auditors or other proper authorities, aud pub
lished in the annual statement OF the public
expenditures of said counties if it shall be
found requisite by the Commissioners of
any county within this Commonwealth, they
are hereby authorized and empowered TO
make temporary loan or loans, at u rate Of
interest not exceeding seven per ceptum per
annum, to carry into effect the measures of
relief provided by this act. Provided, That
all arrangements made by the several couu-
ties of this State for the support Of the iami.
lies OF the volunteers mustered into the SER
vice. are hereby legslzed aud declared to be
in foil force until the provisions of this sec.
tion are carried into elect
Section II. That it shall be lawful for the
proper authorities of any county within this
Commonwealth to assess and levy tax for
the payment Of such appropriations as may
have been, or may hereafter be, made by such
authorities for the relief of volunteers, or of
their families, or both, which volunteers shall
have been or may be received into the SER
vice Of this State or Of the United States, in
the present exigency Of the country. Pro-
vided, That such assessment shall not 10 any
one year exceed two and one. half mills upon
the dollar of the taxable property Of such
county. Provided, That oil foaBs heretofore
negotiated, or moneys borrowed by Commis.
sioners OF municipal authorities, are hereby
validated.
Section Is. That 10 case any soldier shall
die otter being mustered into the service Of
the United States, or of this State, leaving a
widow aud minor children, or a minor child
under the age Of fourteen years, the mother
Of such minor or minors shall receive eight
dollars per month from this State for the
term of five years, unless all such minors
shall before the expiration of said Eve years,
be OF the age Of fourteen, or unless she or
they receive a pension from the United
States if such widow die or marry before
the expiration of said FIVE years, sach pension
FROM the time Of such death o: marriage. shall
60 to the support OF such minor child or
children as are then living.
Section %. That the COmmander.iO. Chief,
in conjunction with the officers composing
The grand staff Of the militia Of the Common.
wealth are hereby Authorized and required to
organize a military corps, to be called the
Reserve Volunteer Corps Of the Common
wealth, aud to be composed Of thirteen reg-
ments Of infantry, Que regiment OF cavalry
aud one regiment of light artillery the said
regiments shall seyerally be composed Of
companies of like uunber aud to be armed
and equipped, clothed, disciplined, and gov
erned and Differed as similar troops in the
service Of the United States, and shall be
| enlisted in the service Of the State for Pc
riod not exceeding three years or for the wal,
unless sooner discharged. aud shall be liable
! to be called into the service of this State ut
such time as the Commander-n.C Chief may
| deem their services necessary for the purpose
of suppressing instructions or repel inva.
sions and further TO be liable to be muster
ed into the service Of the United States at
such times es requisitions may be made by
the President of the United States.