The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-06-12
AN ACT
Rlating to the payment Of Bounties to

louse Of Representatives Of the Connson'oeaah
e Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and 1t
!, hereby enacted by tie authority Of ne same,
that all bonds, warrants, or certificates RIM
lebtedness, issued by the commissioner or COM
|nissioners and controllers of any county, or
lhe proper corporate authorities OF any town
khip, city or borough of this commonwealth, for
Ehe payment of bounties to the persons volun'
Eeering to enter the military service of the u
hited States under any requisition heretofore
made by the President, bo and the same are
hereby legalized and made valid and binding
hpon such counties, townships, cities or bor-
loughs, in the same manner, and with like effects,
as if full legal authority had existed for the is'
suing and making Of the same when they were
issued and made.
I3 SECTION 2. That all payments OF bounties
to volunteers entering the service OF the United
States as aforesaid, by the corporate authorities
of any county, township, city or borough OF
this commonwealth, and all loans made by said
authorities for the purpose of making such pay.
ments, be and the same are hereby legazed and
made valid.
| SECTION 8. That the corporate authorities
aforesaid ars hereby authorized and required to
execute and complete all agreements and con
tracts heretofore made by such counties, town
Ships, cities or boroughs, for the payment OF
bounties as aforesaid, or for refunding advance
ments made for that purpose, on condition That
| they should be refunded, according to the true
intent and meaning of such agreements and con-
tracts, and for that purpose, the said authorities
are hereby authorized to borrow money and is-
sue bonds in the name of such corporations,
with OF without interest coupons attached, pay
able at such times, and in such manner rs may
be agreed upon, and to levy such taxes as may
be necessary to meet the payment OF the prin-
cipal and interest of said bonds as the same shall
become due, which taxes and leves shall be as
sessed and collected as other county or township
taxes are levied and collected.
SECTION t. That all assessments heretofore
made of taxes, for the purpose of paying
bounties as aforesaid, be and the same are here
by legalized and made valid: Prorided, That
no private volunteer soldier, or non-commis-
stoned officer, nor drafted miitiaman, actually
mustered into the service of the United States
from this commonwealth, or were in service,
have died in service, or have been honorably
discharged therefrom, shall be required to pay
ary taxes now assessed, or hereafter to be as
sessed and levied, pursuant to the provisions OF
this act.
SECTION s. That all advancernonts made, or
Indebtedness incurred by the commissioners OF
any county Of this commonwealth, for boarding
or provisions furnished to volunteers or militia,
when called into the service of the United States,
and all expenses incurred in the relief OF the
families of such volunteers or militia, when in
service aforesaid, and all contributions made
by said commissioners to any benevolent assocl-
atoms, to aid them in furnishing with necessary
clothing and equipments and all the expenses
incurred in providing for the wants OF the sick
and wounded, are hereby fully legalized and
confirmed; the said commissioners are hereby
fully authorized to borrow money for the pay
ment of the same, and to issue bonds rs here
tofore provided Provided, That all expenses
incurred by the commissioners of Lancaster
county, in furnishing volunteers or militia with
suitable rooms for drills and discipline, and for
the payment of tho persons who had the care
and charge Of said rooms, are hereby fully le-
galizeda and confirmed; and the said commission
ers are hereby fully orized, if necessary, tc
borrow money for the payment OF the same, IN
the same manner as they are authorizedto bor'
T row money for payments and advancements
made andexpenses incurred, ct cctera, according
} to the provisions of this act.
SECTION 6. That all the provisions of the
, fourteenth section of can act to create n loan
and to provide for arming the state" passed the
fifteenth day of May, one thousand eight hun
lrcd and sixty-one, which authorized the associ
8 ate judges and the county commissioners OF th'
several counties of the commonwealth to con-
situte a 5oardof relief, for the families of sucf
volunteers as have been enrolled and mustered
into service for their several counties, are here
! by extended and applied to the families OF mer
who have been drafted and mustered into tn
. service of the United States, and all arrange
ments made by the several counties of thi
commonwealth for the support of the families
of volunteers, militia or drafted men, mustered
into service, are hereby legalized and confirm
ed; the county commissioners are hereby ant
fully authorized to borrow money tor tho pay
ment of such expenses, in the manner herein
,, before provided.
SECTION T. That the commissioners OF any
and every county in this commonwealth, II
which bounties have not been paid, are hereb.
authorized to borrow such sums Of money a
: may be sufficient to pay to each and every per
: son who volunteered from such county, and en-
tered the service of the United States, afte
the twenty-sixth day of July, Ammo Domln
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, tn
0 sum Of fifty dollars; Prouded, ho,cever, Tha
in any county in which the commissioners o.
7 parties having charge of the subject of boun
: ties to volunteers, offered less sum than fit
ty dollars and the volunteers entered the servic
in such county, with the understanding tha
8 such less sum was to be received, then, and il
, all such cases, no more than the sum so prom
ised, shall be paid under the provisions of th
{, section: Ana prousded further, That it is th'
9 true intent and meaning Of this act to secure ;
bounty of fifty dollars to each and every volun
: teer mentioned in this section, which said boun
( ty of fifty dollars to each and every such per
son is hereby authorized, except nsuch cases al