The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-13

exceeding three hundred dollars, and it
shall be lawful for such authorities Of said
townships, cities, wards, or boroughs, for
such sum or sums Of money, and in such
amounts as may be necessary to pay the
authorized bounty to each volunteer re-
quiredto Eli the quota or quotas Of such
township, city, ward or borough Aaa
proriacd further, That such townships,
cities, wards and boroughs as have filed
their quota or quotas under any call or
requisition heretofore made by the Pres
ident of the United States as aforesaid,
without aid from the county, city or Dor
ough, shall be exempt from any tax levied,
or to be levied, by the said county, city
or borough, or for the payment Of any
bonds issued By said county commission
ers, city or borough authorities, for the
payments Of bounties to volunteers to fll
the quota aforesaid: Ind prorided FIR
ther, That no county, city, ward, town
ship, borough, or other district, which
shall hayeagreed to offer to pay as bounty
TO each volunteer credited to such county,
city, ward, township, borough, or other
district, larger sum than three hundred
dollars, shall be subject to the Limitation
as TO the amount prescribed in this act !;
but any payment made, or to be made, or
obligations given, or TO be given, or la
bility incurred in pursuance Of such ofer
or agreement, is hereby ratified and de-
clared TO be lawful and valid: Ard pro-
yi3cd furtEcr, That in case the comolis-
sioners of any county Or the commission
ers and controller Of any county in this
Commonwealth, shall neglect or refuse to
take the necessary steps TO raise, or com
'piete the raising Of bountics in townships,
wards or b5r2ughs, not having raised, or
commenced to raise bou1ties at the time
Of the passage Of this act, then, and in
thae case, said township, ward or borough
By their authorities aforesaid, shall have
pcwer to proceed and raise bounties as
fully and as eEsctu2lly as If done BY the
county authorities.
SEC. :. That,tlo SAID county commis-
sloaers, U school commissioners, road
commissioners, or supervisors, Of any
township, or corporate authorities Of any
city, ward OF borough, are hereby author-
lied, Lf0r the purpose Of carrying cut the
provisions Of this act,) to borrow money,
and issue bonds, or certificates Of in
de5taduess, 10 bond. or certificate, to be
less than the sum Of twenty-five dollars,
except when the bounty is less than twea-
ty five dollars, il ths name ofsuch couatY,
township, city, ward, or borough, with or
interest coupons attached, pay
aLle at such time, and il such manner,
as nay be agreed upon and to levy, and
20 assess, on all property, professions,
trades, and occupations, subject to taxa
tioa, for State and county purposes, aud
collect such taxes as may be necessary to
meet the principal ana interest Of SAID
bonds and certificates, as they shall BE-
oomo due and payable which taxes shall
be collected as county, city, ward and
borough taxes are Gow levied and col
lected, including a PEI capita tax Of not
more than enc dollar oa all taxable. male
Erogi8ed, That eGly one
per capita tax shall be levied in an7 one
year Prortled. That in all cases where
any person or persons, Liable to draft have. (.
for the purpose Of raising the sum reqi-
site to pay bounty to the volunteers
required to FIJI the quota of any ceunty.
,ity, ward, borough or township, stIpu.
ated in writing, to pay sum greater
han the amoun: Of tax which would be
lue upon the assessed valuation Of their
zeal or personal property, it shall and may
De lawful for the corporate authorities Of
such county, city, ward, borough and
ovDship, to collect the amount so sub
crlbed Prorided, That 10 bonds or
issued under any Of the pro.
visions of this act, shall be for longer
,eriod than ten years: Provided further.
That r all eases where borough and
ownship have separate boards of school
directors, and are embraced in one dis
rct, for the purposes Of the military
.raft the. directors Of said districts are
lereby authorized TO act jointly in carry
ng into effect the provisions Of this act.
SEC. g. That in all cases where the
ounty commissioners of any county, the
ehool directors, road commissioners or
upervisors of any township, or the cor
,orate authorities of any city, ward or
,orougb. have levied per capita tax
Ipon persons subject to draft or military
uty, the action Of said corporate author,
ties be and Tie same is hereby legalized
I'D made valid.
SEC. 0. That in any case where a part
f the bounty, authorized by this act has
.een paid by any ward, township, city or
borough authorities as aforesaid, shall neg
act or refuse to pay such part az remains
unpaid By the terms Of their agreement to