The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-02-10
THE STATE BOUNTY BILL.
AN ACT authorizing the payment Of Bounties
to Volunteers in the Service Of the United
States

ioda enact, That in case any township, county
or city ia this State shall have heretofore voted
70 raise BY tax, or shall have hired or borrowed
money, or shall have authorized or directed
committee of citizens or any township officer or
officers 10 hire, advance, or rsise money, or is-
sue, or authorize the issuing OF bonds, or other
Evidences Of Indebtedness, either by the action
OF the corporate authority OF such township,
county or city. or by the vote Of the electors
thereof, bad for such purpose. or where the
Board Of Supervisors OF any county, Common
COuacil of any city. or Township Board OF any
township, have agreed by resolution to issue
bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness, With
the object, and TO the end Of encouraging ea-
lstments BY paying bounties for volunteers in the
military service Of the United States, or with
the object and to the end Of encouraging the
procuring OF substitutes for persons who may
have ben, or shall be drafted into said service,
such action shall be deemed legal and valid, and
the money so voted, raised or hired, or 90 author
zed or directed to be hired, advanced or raised,
and the bonds or other evidences OF indebted
ness SO issued, or to be issued, shall be deemed
20 have been legally voted. raised or red, and
the said bonds or other evidences Of indebted
ness shall De deemed 10 have been legally issued,
and shall be a valid and lawful claim sganst the
township, county or city having voted, raised,
hired authorized or Issued the same. and shall
10 paid in the same mahner as the ordinary
township, county. or city expenses are paid; and
the obligations made, or TO be made, 70 evidence
the Indebtedness OF such township, county or
civ. for such money so raised, advanced or hir-
ed, aud the bonds or other evidences Of indebt-
edness 90 issued, or 10 be Issued, shall be deem
ed valid and binding upon such township, cOun-
~ or city and the tax rolls for the collection
of the tax voted or raised as a.oresaid, or for
the collection of the amount OF money hired.
advanced or raised as aforesaid under
authority as aforesaid. whether spread
upon the general tax roll or special tax roll
made for that purpose, shall be deemed and are
hereby declared legal and valid; and whenever
the faith OF sny county has been pledged and
bonds issued and loaned oy such county TO any
township, ward, supervisor district or city there
in. the amount Of bonds so taken, with interest,"
as provided therein, shall be assessed upon the
township, ward. supervisor district or city, tax
ing the same, and shall be collected aud paid al
the same time and in the same manner a. other
comfy taxes are collected aud paid
See 2 IL all cases where the Board of Super
visors of any county, the Common Council Of
suy city, or the Township Board of any town
ship, or the legal voters Of any city, township
or county have, in their corporate capacity, OF.
fered or agreed 10 pay any bounty to any person
or persons for volunts ering 10 the military ser
vice OF the United States, or have offered Oh
agreed to pay any bounty 20 any person who
msy have been drafted into said service for serv
| ing therein, or have issued bonds, or other evi
dences Of debt, or other Instrument claimed Il
| be such, issued 10 good faith, to pay such boun
ties, or TO raise money to pay the same, the saiC
counties, townships and cities are, respectively
authorized and empowered 10 allow and pay th,
same as valid claims aud such allowance anS
payment shall, except az is herein otherwise pro
vided, be made in the came manner as ordinar,
claims are slOwed and paid. Aud such town
ship, city or county, may issue bonds or eerti6
Gates OF Indebtedness. in lieu OF any such bonds
a certificate or instrument claimed TO be evi
dences of Indebtedness heretofore issued in gooC
faith for the purpose aforesaid, and 20 allowed a
aforesaid, which bonds or certificates, when ia
sued by city, or county, shall be under tn
seal thereof; and if by a city, shall be sgne'
by the Mayor and City Clerk, or Recorder there
of aud II BY a county, shall be signed by tn
Chairman Of the Board OF Supervisors and COun
IL Clerk and if by township, shall be sgne'
by the Chairman OF the Township Board ant
Township Clerk, and ehsll bear a rate Of interes
not exceeding seven per cent. per annum, anc
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| from the time of such allowance.
sec. 5. In case the Board of Supervisors o
any county, or the Common Council of any city
or the Mayer and Recorder, or Mayor and Cit,
Clerk OF any CITY, have issued or caused 10 b,
issued. or shall hereafter issue in pursuance o
resolution heretofore adopted. bonds, warrants
certificates. or other evidences of indeb'e dnees
purporting to be such bonds, warrants, GER
tifcates, or other evidences of Indebtedness
for the purpose of filing the quota of any town
ship, city, ward, supervisor district, or judicia
district of any city, under the draft first ordered
for the 9Th dsy Of January, A. D. 1864, or thu
C III previous thereto, hy volunteers or au5sti
tutes for drafted men, or drafted men actual.
entering the military service of the United
States, such instruments shall be legal evidenc,
of the Indebtedness Of such county or city; anC
| the Board of Supervisors in such county, anC
the Common Council Of such city, is hereby au
thorised and required TO assess raise and collect
or authorize to be assessed, raised and collected
the amount of bonds, warrants. certificates, o.
other evidences Of indebtedness issuei or useC
for the purpose of filing the quota Of any town
ship or supervisor district, or judicial district
or ward Of any city in sush county or city, an,
the interest thereon, by tax on the real and per
sonal property taxable within such township
supervisor district, judicial district o. ward a
such time and 10 such manner as the CounoI
Council Of such city, or the Board OF Supervi
sors OF such county may, By ordnance or resolu
ton direct.
| Sec T. The qualified electors in each city
ward, or organized township in the State, shal
have power by vote, in such manner as the Com
mon Council of the city. or Township Board o.
the township may dirict at the annual charte
election, or township meeting, or al at any lega
meeting, ten days notice being given of the tim,
and place of holding such meeting. by posting
notices thereof in at least FIVE public places il
each township or ward, which notice shall b.
given by the Clerk or other proper officer 0
the city or township. stating that the questisr
either OF raising moneys, or issuing bonds o.
other evidences of debt, or that sums advanced
or pledged by any individual or by the inhabit
ants OF such township, ward or city. and the in
terest, If sny. on money borrowed for the pur
pose OF paying bounties, will be voted upan a
such meeting 10 determine what sums shall b,
raised to be paid as a bounty, not exceeding
1900, to each non-commissioDed officer, musi'
clan or private, mustered into the service of the
United States, and credited on the quota of saiC
township, ward or city, on either OF the three
last calls Of the President for mel for the militia
~ service Of the United States, and to determine
in favor Of or against the allowing and paving any
or all advances, or pledges made by individuals, OF
the interest thereon, for the purpose of raisr 2
bOuniies to I'll the quota Of said township, ward OF
city, under the two calls by the President Of the
United States. next preceding the Goth day oi
January, 1864. Il shall be the duty Of the
Township Board IN any township, the Common
Council 10 any city, which shall have voted in
favor of a,lOEiuO and navinC the claims mon