Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-31
BOUNTY ACT.

n StfppteR3eRt 10 an 9ef TSf1ffGg To te BTYY1fqi
Of bountiss 70 roiHateerS, appro ce,{ tie taren
u nth dGp ef March one hogsaisd eight
huHdred a"d siciy fur
WHEREAS, Daut.ts hav. arisen A. e. tha au
ti"rIty ot township. hcr. u.h and ward au-
thurlties, Respectively, t. maze, ur canirss-t.
loans, Tor payment at bountes t. volunteers.
OF To levy and collect taxes. for the paymeI
OF loans made, for paying hnunties To vniun
teers, under the provisions rf the act ~ = hIch
tins IS supplement-: therefore.
SEcrloN |. Be il enacted by the senate
ana House of Representatives of the Com
m"nwealth of Pennsylvania in General A.
sembiy met, aud II J. hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That in all cases when
by virtue of the provision Of said act, the
county commissioners are authorized u con
traet loans, for paying bounties to volunteers.
and to levy taxes for the repayment OF -ueh
I loans, hut neglect, OF refuse 80 To DO, the r.
{ speetlTe cities, townships wards and bpr
oughs, of such county. by ;heir luthuritir-
or board of election officers IN said act nam
ed. shall have full power t. cJntra..i l4ars.
! TO pay buunties t. volunteers. AID . isvV
. taxes for the repayment # sucn luaus as
/ fGtiy, To all Inteuts and purposes a. tins =4Ii
/ county comm ssl0ners night, or cnB.j have
done, under tn" provisions Of -aId ac: and
proceedings taken. or had. BIZ anY tgrH-ii!p
officers, or authorities or board of election
+! otncers, a. IN SAID act named. far the purpose
! nt "vntractIng loans. and all loans contracted
+ by them. & pav bounties t. volunteers
/ and all taxes levied tv them to rsrav such
/ loans, under I c provisions Of the act u
/ VIII h this Is a supplement. are hereby Irga,
I ized and made valid a. fully a. if sid act
mad clearly conferred authority upon said f
hcers tor that purpose, aud that IL cas+ ,ain
m!s>ioners ut any county shall neglect or r.
fuse. to raise the full amount of bounty. al
thuTIzed y the sixth section 0f the at t..
which this Is A supplement-, then, and in fnst
case 1t shall and may be lawful Tor the au
thoritle~ Of any city, borough. township and
ward atora mentioned to brrraw such sum.
or sums. Of money, ant levy and assess taxes
for the payment thereof 5 viii be sufficient
when added to the amount rai,ed b. the said
county commissioners. tp pay q baurty ~:
exceeding three hundred dollars. to each uan
commissioned ntacer aud private soldier. xhu
may have volunteered OF may hereafter vol
uUteer and enter the service Of the United
N'r-aS, FIR said several Sur districts AMI v,-
credited II the respective quotas rn-re in
pursuance 1T the existing oT luv futnra ~
QUESTION the President of the United States,
now, or any Law If the United States hereaf
ter to be- made
SEC. 2 Tha: whenev majority f rhe
citizens Of any ward, borough or toen>hIp.
have borrowed money to procure v .lunt-er~.
under the late requSitiun Of the President IF
the United States. with the understanding. or
agreement. that 1t should be repaid hy taxes.
the constituted authorities or boari nf elec,
ton officers thereof, a the case NAV be- are
hereby required to assess such amount If
taxes, under the provisions IF he act to whieh
this Is a supplement, a. will cover the same
ProUided That the sum paid as a h0unty tn
each volunteer. shall not exceed three hun
dred dollars
SEC 5. If any person liable to draft in
any ward, township, or district. shall furnish,
and have mustered into the service of the
United States. for the term Of one year. or
longer. r snitabl substitute. credited 10 the
ward, township. or district: AMI if said sub
stitute has received tie full consideration.
agreed - be paid by the person who made
the con ract with him, such person so furnish.
ing the substitute, "a aforesaid sh III be IN
titled to receive the mount IF bounty from
the county, city. ward. township, or district
t. which the substitute may he accredited
PrOCided That If the amount offered hy sucn
ward. township, or district, shall exceed the
amount paid by the person thus procuring
the substitute, then, and in that case, the
difference between the sum paid and the
amount of bounty, shall be paid to said sub
stitute.
SEC That the county commissioners. town
council, school directors; supervisors, or board
of election officers of any county, borough,
ward. school district, or township, shall not
be authorized 10 levy and collect, in auv one
year. a greater tax than two per cent. on !
the last adjusted valuation for state and coun
ty rurposses, in said counties respectively for |
the payment Of baunties as aforesaid
SEC. 5 That it shall be lawful for the coun- !
ty commissioners school directors, superyi- !
sors or road commissioners city, borough ar
ward authorities, or board If election officers
as the case may be, to lew and collect per |
capita tax on all male taxable inhabitant. in /
said county, city. borough, ward. or district /
respectively. not exceeding five dollars each /
in any one wear: Pr1cGded That MN com. |
missiuned officers and privates in the actual |
service in the army and navy of the United /
States. from this Cummonwealth who were /
permanently disabled in such service. and 1
the property Of widows and minor children. /
aad widowed mothers, of non commissioned |
officers prIvates. who died in such service |
shall be exempted srom taxation under the /
provisions af this act Ptocide9. That the /
counties Of Westmoreland and Fdyette shall /
be excepted from the operations of this sec, /
ton: Prori3ed .ti0ther, That the provisions
of this act shall not extend to the counties If |
Butler Eenango Berks, Bucks Erie or Tioga.
HENRY c. JOHNSON.
Speaker of the Hou>e If Representatives..
JOHN P PENNEY.
Speaker Of the Senate
APPRovED-The twenty fifth day If August. |
Ammo Domlni one thousand eight hundred !
and sixty four 4 G CURTIN |