Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-10-01
Application for Writ Of Mandamus
Petition Of Hannah C. MAINS.


Petition Of Hannah C. MAINS.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas of Clearield County:
The petition of Hannah Mains respectfully
represents, that her husband Jonas Mains en-
listed in the service of the United States, and
is now in tho army, that she has claim for
relief under the Act of Assembly in such
cases made and provided; but, as she is in.
formed and believes the officers, viz the AS
soCiate Judges and Commissioners, designa-
ted in the said Act of Assembly as a Relief
Board, have never met as they are required
to do by the said Act Of Acknowledgements
she prays your honor that rule may be grant
ed upon the said Judges and Commissioners
to show cause why they should not meet as
such Relief Board, under the Act of Assembly.
And she will pray, &c. HANNAH G. MAIN.
Answer Of Commissioners.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court
Of Common Pleas of Cearfield County:
The answer and return Of Jacob Kuntz and
Samuel c. Thompson, Comm lssoners of the
County OF Clearfeld. to the petition of Han
nah e. Mains, Humhly sheweth,
That they are desirous to obey the laws of
the land, but are not advised that the levying
Of a tax, and meeting as Relief Board under
the provisions OF the Act of-1s61, we're CON-
palsory duties upon them but believed, and
still do believe aud insist, that the imposition
of relief tax upon the people of the county,
was optional with them, and left to their
sound discretion, but would have not hesita
ted to lay and collect such tax to appropriate
to all meritorious cases, in the county, but
for reasons peculiar to the situation of the d.
nancial matters OF the county, among which
is the fact that heavy load of debt and griev-
Gus taxation are just now imposed upon the
people of the county, by reason of the erec-
tion of a new Court Hous,--that in the past
year the people of the county have subscribed
large amount of money to relief fund, to
wit: the sum OF So 500, or there lbouts, which
moneys have been disbursed by committee
of citizens to all worthy objects-these mon
eys have not all been expended in relief dona-
tions, and that but two applications have been
lief out of the county funds-that those cases
were relieved out of the private means of Cit
liens and your respondents.
Wherefore, they pray that no compulsory
order be issued against them. And they will
pray &c. S.sysI S.oos kS,rs' e; THOMSON Com.
Sept. %, 1S62.-We unite in the foregoing
answer of the Commissioners, apd pray that
no decree may be awarded.
JOHN D. THOMPSON, Associate
JAMES BLOOM, { Judges.
Order Of Court.
In the matter of the Petition of Hannah
Mains, for q writ OF Mandamus to the Board of
Relief of Clear6eld county.
And now, the 23d of Sept. 1862, the respon-
dents having appeared to the rule and put in
their answer to the petition forthwith, and the
facts stated in the petition not having been
denied after hearing, it is ordered that the
persons composing the Board of Relief of
Clearleld county, viz: Samuel G. Thompson
and Jacob Kuntz, the surviving Commission
srs, and John D. Thompson and James Bloom,
the Associate Judges OF said county, do s'meet
or as often as they dnd necessary, at
ths ONCE of the Commissioners, and upon rea-