Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-10-14
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TIE 4sop'e Of tie S.ats of Wisconsin represent
81 il senate and assembly do e7ilct as tel2ofx
Section /. The qualified electors Of
each town, city, Incorporated village, and
the county boar | of supervisors Of each
county shall have power, at anv legal
meeting thereof, to vote To raise such
sum or sums OF money as they may deem
necessary, for the payment OF bounties to
volunteers, residents of such town. city,
incorporated village, or county, mustered
into the military service of the United
States or Of this state, and shall also have
power 10 offer such bounties and to de-
termine the amount thereof, to be paid to
ea h of such volunteers; aud all such
sum or sums of money shall be subject
to, and paid out on, the order of the board
Of supervisors OF each city, corporated
incorporated village and county: pro
rided, that no greater sum OF money shall
he voted or raised for the payment of
bounty To volunteers by any such hoard
or electors than has been pledged to them
by such county, town city or incorporated
village, or i!e edged to persons advancing
the money ior such purposes; and no
moneys contributed voluntarily as boun-
ties to volunteers, shall ever be refunded
by any county, city, town or incorporated
village
See , The qualified electors of each
town city and Incorporated village, and
county board OF supervisors Of each coun-
ty, shall have power at any legal meeting
there of, to vote to appropriate the whole
or any part of any sum or sums OF money
that her ctotore has or have been, or here
after may be, voted or raised by such
town city, incorporated village or county
board of supervisors, under and by virtue
of the powers granted in the act entitled
san act TO provide for the assistance of
volunteers in the service OF the United
States government" approved May 25Gh,
1861, to the payment or liquidation of any
sum or sums OF money which may have
been paid, or to the discharge Of any Ii
abilities incurred, by any person or per-
sons, for bounties 70 volunteers, residents
Of such town, city, Incorporated village or
county, mustered into the service Of the
United States or Of this state.
Sec B. The board Of supervisors Of
each town, and the proper and legally
constituted auditing board OF each city
and Incorporated village, the qualified
electors Of which shall have voted to ap-
propriate any sum or sums of money, as
in the precee ling preceding l;section men
I
allow all claims and demands OF all persons
for money paid or liabilities incurred for
bounties to volunteers, for tie payment or
discharge of which such appropriation as
aforesaid shall have made and to draw
orders therefor on the treasurer of sucn
town, city or incorporated village, for the
payment OF all such sums so as aforesaid
audited md allowed by them:
| Proojded, such orders shall be made pay
| able only out ol the money as aforesaid vo
ted or raised by such town, city OF incorpo-
rated village, under and by virtue Of this
act; and procided, further, that the coun-
ty board OF supervisors Of any county
which shall have made any appropriation
| OF moneys under and by virtue oithe pre-.
| ceedn4 preceding section, shall have
and exercise the same powers 10 auditapd
allow claims and demands against the
county, and to draw orders on the treas
urer of such county therefor, as are here
in granted 20 the auditing boards OF towns.
cities and incorporated villages; and any
such comfy board Of supervisors may di-
rect what amount or proportion of such
appropriation shall be assessed and col
lectci in any one year.
Section 4. All moneys voted or raised
| by virtue OF the powers granted in this
act, shall be assessed, collected and paid
/ irto the treasures Of the respective towns
cities and incorporated villages and coun-
! ties in the same manner as other taxes
for township, city, village and county pur-
! poses are By law assessed, collected and
paid into such treasures, and shall be
paid out hv the treasures OF the respect
i've towns, cities, villages and counties, on
the proper orders, rs provided IN this act
| Sec ) \ special meeting Of the elect
ors OF any town city or Incorporated viii
lage, may be called Y the proper author
tiles, on tbe written request OF any five
electors of such town, city or incorporates
VILLAGE, or a notice OF not less than five nor
more than twenty DAYS; such rotice TO be
published rs in other cases ot special NEE
tin@S, for the purposes Indicated IN sec
tons one and two of this act
Sec g. All the acts, doings and votes
of the electors Of any town, city or incor-
porated village ana Of any county board
Of supervisors. IT anv lawful meeting Of
the same, heretofore held, Offering aud fix
ine bounties to volunteers mustered into
/ the service of the United States or Of this
sslte, or for the raising of money for the
payment Of suca bounties, or for ma king
/ appropriations Of any sum or Sums OF
monev raised under and br virtue Of the
/ act in the second section of this act men
toned and any order, instructions or d.
reetions voted or given TO the board Of su-
/ perv;sors Of a town, city or incorporated VIII
( laea, In relation 20 such bountjes or to
such appropriation Of moneys, shall be as
valid and binding. 20 all intents and pup
I poses. a. If the same had been done, voted
and given ty virtues OF powers granted
and authority given under and by virtue
of the laws of this state.
| See Z This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
/ publication.
Approved September p, 1862.
[Iatlisbea September &c, 1862
! CHAPTER ll-ExrRA session..
/ AN ACT - 7naEie The militia and vol
uateers Of this ~,atc. when IN the military
I servies. Of tie UAited ate- or CT tdI-
-,.te ~ exercise tire risht ot suffrage
/ Hhereas, Tic stifuii1n If thl- state
! provides ttat " bite citizens OF the Us.ltezI
/ ,.ates. ani xhIte persons # foreign birth
| 10 saati have declared their Intentton
/ 80 become citizens of the ta45ed Sta,e~,
sni stall have resided one year In thi~
state. stall b deemed qualified electors,
| aud that no perron sn.ii tie deemed h
I 1 . ly