Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-03
HIassachusetIa L.egIHInlure.


SEYATE.-The bill in aid OF The families of
volun ees, was again considered amended
and Orll, red TO be engtoSsed, as follows
Sect. l. Any town or city may raise money
by taxation, or otherwise, aud if necessary
apply the same under the direction of its ST.
l,cnen, or mayor and aldermen, or city c0un-
CT, tor the All OF the wife, each child, parent
brother, and sister OF, and dependent upon,
any one of the inhabitants OF said town or
city, who, us Il part Of the quota OF this com.
munweallh, has been, or hereafter shall be
duly enlisted and mustered mo the volunteer
service OF the United States
Sect. 2, Any city or town may raise and
apply mbuey as aforesaid for the aid OF such
vile, child, parent, brother and sister OF any
one of its inhabitants who had been duly en-
listed aud mus tered into said volunteer service
as part of the quota of any other state, be.
fore the passage Oi ihlS act.
Sect. 3. Mon4' raised as aforesaid may be
applied It's aur, said, from and alter the time
OF such enlistment, and while such inhabitaut
has been or shall hereafter be actually in said
volunteer service; and all appropriations aud
expenditures heretofore made or which sinll
hereafter be made, by the seectnen, or ma,tr
and aldermen, or city co neil OF any town or
city, Tor any OF tie purposes expressed in tile
foregoing sections, Tor any persons who have
been or are now i'll the said service notwith-
standing any ACTUAL or supposed irregularty
in their original enlistment, are hereb declar-
ed valid.
SCI. A OF the sums applied as aforesaid,
there shall be annually reimbursed from the
state treasury, to lie town Or city SO applying
the same, a sum not exceeding one dollar per
week Tor the wife, and one dollar Der week
for each child and parent aforesaid provided,
whole SI,tIi
exceed twelve dollars per mouth tor all Der.
sons named IN tins section, dependent upon
any such inhabltant at the time he was or shall
BE- duly enlisted and mustered into said voun.
teer service
Sect. 5. On or before the fifth day of Jan
nary III each year, there shall be deposited in
the office OF the auditor of the commonwealth
by each town and city, raising and applying
money as aforesaid a full aud particular re-
port, setting forth The names of the inhabitants
OF such town or city tor the aid of whose fam
HES money has been applied as aforesaid, the
names and ages of the several persons, Tor the
aid of Whom money has been applied as
aforesaid, the relation such persons seyeraliv
bear to such Inhabitants, the sums paid TO each
of such persons, and the lime when the same
were paid. And no reimbursement shall be
made from the state treasury 10 such town or
city us provided in section five of this &C; uu-
til such report has been sworn to by Il MAORI
ty of the selectmen Of such town, or TIE may.
or and a majority of the aldermen OF su II
city, deposited as aforesaid and carefully
examined, scrutinzed, and approved by said
auditor.
Sect. 6. This act shall not authorize reim-
bursting money applied Tor the aid OF any wife,
chlid, parent, bother or sister aforesaid, OF
any commissioned officer in said volunteer
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ent upon any volunteers frOm this state enlist
ed into regiments OF any other state, which
persons receive aid IRON such other states
Sect. Z. All acts and parts Of acts incOnsis-
tent with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.
Sect 8. This act shall take effect from and
alter its passage
Adj burned to Monday at two o'clock.
HoUsE-lhe resolve providing for an
amendment TO the constitution relative to the
qualification OF voters, came up in the orders
o The day, and was discussed on the question
OF ordering 1t TO a third reading
MIR. HOWE OF Marshlied thought this sub
Ject deihahdeu serious consideration, to
""lfh Inc eXcllemenIS OF The present day were
uniavUrahie. These excltemenrs h d intro
duced new race-w0rship, which Was the
swing OF the pendulum in the opposite dit &c.
ton to It's motion a lew ears since. He was
glad tie question could not be summarlly de
c'1ed by the legislature, but must 80 to the
people
MR. BRowN of Taunton said the suliect had
received much thought, and he believed the
sentiments uttered by the chief executive in
ms annual address met a hearty response from
every patriotic citizen. lie read that portion
OF the address relating To the Two Years
Amendment" which he believed showed the
sspIrII OF 'rne patriotism and should be adopted
by every American
Ine question was debated hv AIessrs, Cusu-
ING, FIERCE OF Dorchester, WITmEY OF LYNN.
and the resolve in favor OF Repeating the two
years amendment was ordered to a third
reading.
oh motion OF Mr.. May of ROxbury, the or:
derS OF the day were laid on the table. and
Mr.. CURTIS OF Roxbury read despatch an.
ni,ounclng the advance of Gen. Banks column
ne announcement was received with au
pause. Adjourned