The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-02-18

larly called for that purpose, determine
by vote the sum to be raised, and
whether the same shall be raised by
tax or by loan. In case such. money
shall be raised by loan, the Township
Board of the township, or Common
Council of the city, in VIII ich the same
is raised, shall have power, and it shall
be their duty from time to time, to raise
by tax, such sum or sums as shall be
necessary to pay the amount of such
loan or loans, and the interest thereon,
as fast as the same shall become due.
SEC. g. There. shall be paid from the
war fund of this State a uniform State
bounty of 800 to each person below
the rank of commissioned officer who
may hereafter enlist and be mustered
into the military or naval service of the
United States, and who shall be credi.
ted on the quota of this State or any
military district thereof, under any call
or order OF the President or military
authorities. of the United States, or of
this State, made or issued since the
first day OF January, A. D. 1862. Pro.
vided, That none of the bounties pro-
vided for in this act shall hereafter be
paid to any volunteer being resident
of this State at the time Of enlisting,
who shall be credited to any sub-dIs'
trict, township or ward other than that
in which he is enrolled, or, If not en-
rolled, where he resided at the time of
enlistment. Fsi .rN 7Fsis i' ,-'tt p
Sec. o. The Quartermaster General
of this State shall pay to each volun.
teer mustered into the service as afore-
said, as soon thereafter as practicable,
the sum of 500 as bounty; and for
this purpose he is hereby authorized
and required to cause blanks to be pre-
pared similar to the pay-rolls used in
the United States, army, which shall
exhibit the name, age and place Of resi-
deDce OF such volunteer, date OF time
and place of enlistment, and the place
of credit, and date of payment, and
amount paid: and each volunteer upon
receiving said bounty shall subscribe
his name to such roll. Provided, The
Quartermaster General shall not pas
the bounty contemplated by this seq
ton to any person being a resident of
this State unless he shall present the
certificate of the Provost Marshal that
he is credited to the township or ward
in which he was enrolled, or that the
person shall present his own affidavit
that the township or ward to which
he is credited is the to W nship or ward
in which he actually resides, and that
he is not enrolled elsewhere in the
SEC. 10. The time for collecting the
taxes specified in the first section OF
this act is hereby extended to the sec
ond Monday in March next, and in
such ease, the Treasurer of the town
ship or Collector of the city, shall pay
over all moneys collected during the
lifetime of his warrant as now provided
, by law, and shall renew his official
bond TO the satisfaction of the town.
ship, or Common Council of the city,
and shall make returns TIA the Count '
Treasurer of all unpaid taxes upon
nonresident lands as now provided by
law A transcript of all unpaid take:
returned to the County Treasurer, in
pursuance3of this section, shall be re
turned to the Auditor General as soor
as practicable, and such unpaid taxes
shall be collected in the same manner
and with interest computed from thu
same time-as other taxes, for the yea
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, duly returned to the Auditor Gen
eral for non-payment. id5H '1 -f2ii.'i p