Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-06
The PENNSYLVANIA War Bill

Before the adjournment of the Legislature
of PennDsyIyapia bill was passed authorizing
loan OF S. .OO0. 900, for the purpose Of arm
ing the State The bill also provides for the
supportof the families of volunteers, as wells
the fnrnisbng.of arms for the border counties,
as viii be seen by the following:
kEIIRF OF FAMILIES BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Section To- 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
find it necessary, at the Office of the COmmls.
sioners, and npon reasonable claim or sugges-
ton, furnish such amount OF superior relief
in each individual case as they may deem eqni.
table aud proper for the families or for persons
resident in their respective counties, heretofore
in any degree dependant upon such volunteers
as have been enrolled and mustered into service
from their several connties under orders from
the Governor of the Commonwealth, during the
existence Of The present cxigeHcies of the Gen.
eral Government; the claims or suggestions for
such relief, to be made in writing setting forth
the facts of the case with such proof aud veri.
fcations as the board may require, and to be
flied in the Office as vouchers fo- any payments
which may be made thereon, payments for Re.
lief to be made by orders Grawn in the usual
form with an endorsement on the back Of each
issued 0y the board of relief" which en-
dorsement shall be signed by one of the asso-
ciate judges and all the vouchers and the
orders issued thereon, shall be duly audited by
the county auditors or other proper authorities
and published in the annual statement OF the
public expenditures of said countless if it shall
be found requisite by the Commissioners of any
county within this Commonwealth, they are
hereby authorized and empowered to make a
temporary loan or loans, at a rate Of interest
not exceeding seven per centum per aunUm. to
carry into effect the measures Of reliet provi-
ded by this act. Provided, That all arrange
meHts made by the several counties Of this
State for The support OF the familirs Of the vol.
unteers mustered into the service are hereby
Iegalized aud declared to be in full force un.i!
the provisions OF this section are carried into
effect.
Section Z. That it shalt be lawful for the
proper authorities OF any county within this
Commonwealth TO assess and levy tax for the
payments CT such appropriations as may have
been, or may hereafter lac made by such au-
thofitcs for the relief of volunteers or of their
families or both, which volunteers shall have
been or may be received into the service Of
this State or Of the United States, ia the pres
eEt cxigeucy OF the country. Provided. That
such assessment shall not in ang one year ex-
ceed TWO and onc,haIf mills upon the dollar of
the taxable property Of such county Pr6vid
cd. That ali loans heretofore negotiated, or
moneys borrowed by Commissioners of munich
pal authorities are hereby validated
PENSIONS TO BE PAID N CASE OF DEATH.
Section IS. That in case any soldier shall
die after being mustered into the service of the
United States or Of this State leaving widow
and miaor children, or q minor child under the
/ age OF fourteen years the mother of such nliuor
or minors shall receive eight dollars per month
/ from this State for the term Of i've wears. IN.
less all such minors shall. before the expiration
of said five years. be Of the age Of fourteen. or
unless she or they receive pension from the
/ United States: ii such widow die or marry bc.
fore the expiration of said five years, such per
sion. from the time of such death or marriage
shall go 10 the support Of such minor child or
children as are then living.