East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-05-05
The Act Providing for the Relief
Of the Families Of Volunteers.

| An act to amend an act entitled "au
act TO amend an act entitled an act to
provide for the relief, by counties, Of
The families ofvolunteers mustered from
this State into the military service ot
the United States. or Of this State, ap.
proved May 4th, 1861, and to add Ger.
tain sections thereto, approved January
18th, 1862
SECTION /. ] he People Of the State
of Michigan enact, that sections 3
and of this act be amended to read
as follows:
SEC. l. 1t shall he the duty of the
Board Of Supervisors of each organic
ed county, at their sessions, to be held
in the month Of June, in the year 1861
and at each subsequent session, when.
ever necessary, to make adequate pro
VISIONS for all requisite relief and sup
port of the families of the non.commis
stoned officers, musicians and privates
enlisted or drafted from their counties,
or as substitutes for persons so drafted
and mustered into the military or naval
service of the United States. or of this
State, and for such purposes the said
Boards of Supervisors are severally
authorized to borrow money, at a rate
ofiHtercst not exceedingten per centum
per anum, and to issue bonds or other
securities for the sums borrowed, pay
able at some time therein to be men
tuned, not exceeding three years from
the date thereof, and to assess, levy
and collect taxes upon all the real and
personal property of said counties, not
exempt from taxation, sufficient to pay
snch moneys borrowed, and to provide
the relief hereby authorized; Pr0ridcd,
that the family of no person so drafted
and furnishing substitute shall receive
any relief under the provision of this
act.
SEc. 8 1t shall be the duty Of the
Supervisor of each township, and each
Supervisor, Alderman, or other officer
representing any city or ward upon the
Board Of Supervisors of his county,
from time to time, to afford such tenn
porary relief as may he necessary for
the support of such family, not exceed.
ing fifteen dollars per month to any one
family, and not exceeding, in any case
to any family or person, the actual sum
necessary, in connection with his, her,
or their other means Of support, to re
lleve such family or person, which sup.
port shall be afforded only in the man
per prescribed 10y this act and in no
greater SUN than shall be necessary tu
afford the necessary relief. In case oil
the decease of any non commissioned |
officer, musician or private, while in the
service of the United States or of this
State, his family shall be entitled, for
two years, and no longer, after his de
cease, to the same measure of relief n
his family would be entitled to receive
If he had not deceased.
SEC. s. All reports shall be signed
by tho Supervisor or other officer or
person making the same, and shall con.
ain, as far as he has been able To ascer-
tain. the material facts aud crcumstan.
ces tending 10 show the measure of re.
ef required by such family or persons.
All such reports shall be indorsed nv
he County Treasurer, with the date of
receiving the same, aud be flsd and
preserved in his office, aud such County
Treasurer shall procure, at the expense
IF his county, book in which he shall
the names of every person so
to him, and the amount of re.
ief stated by such report as required
or each family, and noting from time
o time, any changes shown by further
eportin reference to that particular
amily, and the County Treasurer shnll
'ay no order drawn or given under this
Ict, unless the family or person in whose
'ehaf the same is given, shall have
'een first reported to him as aforesaid
SIC. 2, This act shall take immedi.
te affect. ,s.a4 ai. ~ II
Approved March 20, 1868. -