The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23
An Act.

An Act.
10 Provide for the Relief, by Counties,
Of the Families Of Volunteers mus
tered from this State into the Mi!s- |
tary Service Of the United States or
of this State. Il
Sec. 1. The people Of the State of
M;chiqan enact, That it shall be the
duty Of the Boards Of Supervisors of
each organized county, at their sessions
TO be held in the month of June in the
year 1861, and at each subsequent ses-
sion whenever necessary, to make ade-
quate provision for all requisite relief
and support of the families of the CON-
missioned and non-commissioned Off
GERS, musicians and privates, enlisted
from their counties and mustered into
the military service Of the United
States, or of this State; and for such
purposes the said Board of Supervisors
are severallv authorized to borrow
money at a rate of interest not exceed
ing ten per centum per annuIn, and to
issue bonds or other securities for the
sums borrowed, payable at some time
therein to be mentioned, not exceeding
four years from the date thereof, and
to assess, levy, and collect taxes upon
the real and personal property of said
counties not exempt from taxation, suf-
ficient to pay such moneys borrowed,
and to provide the relief hereby au-
thorized. tsr ..ssts,. F,s. ~.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Supervisor of each township, and of
each Supervisor, Alderman, or other
officer representing any city or ward
upon the Board of Supervisors of his
county, from time to time to make dill
gent Enquiry in regard to the necessities
and relief required by the family of any
such commissioned or non-commis-
stoned officer, musician or private and
IN conducting such inquiries it shall be
his duty to consult with any voluntary
committee of citizens who may have
heretofore taken, or who shall hereafter
take action upon the subject. 1t shall
be his duty to afford temporary relief
as may from time to time be necessary,
not exceeding the sum of fifteen dol
lars per month to any one family, and
may give orders upon the County
Treasurer of his county, payable out of
any moneys appropriated for that pur-
pose, or out of any moneys not other
wise appropriated, in case no appropri-
alton has been made to defray the ex-
pense of such relief. In case of death,
while In the service Of the United
States or of this State, of any such
commissioned or non-commissioned of
fcer, musician, or private, his family
shall be entitled for one year after his
decease to the same measure of relief
as herein provided for.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be lawful for the
Board of Supervisors of any county, at
any meeting to establish separate
fund into which the moneys SO bor-
rowed or collected by tax shall be paid,
and to direct the transfer of any moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, at any time, to such fund, and it
shall be the duty of such Board to es-
tablish such separate fund whenever
the orders upon the general fund issued
in such county, have been for the period
Of six months at an average discount
of ten per centum. Whenever such
separate fund shall have been estab-
lished, it shall be known as the s'Vol-
unteers' Family Relief Fund )" and all
orders thereafter drawn shall be drawn
payable out of such fund, unless the
said board shall otherwise direct.
Sec. A. The said Board of Supervi-
sors are hereby authorized to adopt and
enforce each rules and regulations as
shall secure as well the entertainment
OF the relief required as the proper ex-
penditure of moneys for relief, and may
require bonds or other securities from
any agents or officers employed to dis
burse any moneys, or otherwise to af,
ford relief, and may require such re-
ports, under oath or otherwise, as shall
be deemed proper
Sec. 5. The relief hereby authorized
to be afforded shall be and remain sep
arate from, and independent of, the re-
lief, temporary or otherwise, afforded
to poor persons under existing laws.
Ordered to take effect on the first day
of June.
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