American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-23


1t is perhaps not generally known, that
last winter. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company donated fifty thousand dollars
to the State of Pennsylvania, towards the
education and maintenance of the desti-
tate orphan children Of deceased soldiers.
The Legislature authorized the Governor
to accept the same, and appropriate it in
the manner thought best lie consequent
ly appointed the Hon. Thomas H. Bur
rows, of Lancaster county, to submit u
plan and supcrintcnd said expenditure.
Mr.. Burrows has appointed superiutend-
ing committee in each county, who are
requested to receive the applications, if
any, from such county, and forward the
same to him, with such other information
and advice as they may deem proper
John II. Negley, Esq, Mr.. VIM. Camp
bell, Mrs Rachel Niblock, Mrs. John n.
Purviance, and Mrs. Cyrus Z. Anderson,
have been selected aud requested TO act
for Butler county.
The committee have had sent to them
blank forms for making any applications,
which can be procured from either of
them, and we have no doubt they will do
all in their power to carry out this just,
humane, and patriotic object. We have
good schools in our county, which if need
be, can be used for this noble purpose
The following is the act of Assembly,
and the plan adopted for carrying it into
effect, which will more fully explain the
object in view, and the manner of ma
king application
Rclating to the Educatioa and .Naiate-
nance Of Soidiers' Orphans; ,oiM tie
plan for carrying the same into opera
ton.
.Aa Act authorizing the Gocermor 10 &C.
ccpt the Donation Of lie Pennsylvania
Raiiroad Company.
SECTION l. BE Il enacted By the SEN
ate and House Of Representatives. Of tie
Commonwealth Of PeanSyloaaia IN Gen
erai assembly o,et, and Il is hcrcJf en-
acted by the oatbority Of the same : That
the Governor of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania be and is hereby authori-
zed to accept the sum OF fifty thousand
dollars donated by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, for the education and
maintenance Of destitute Orphan Children
of deceased soldiers and sailors; aud ap-
/ propriate the same in such manner as
he may deem best calculated to accom-
plish the object designed by said dona-
| ton. The accounts of said disbursements
to be settled in the usual manner by the
Auditor General and the Governor to
make report of the same to the next Leg.
islaturc. HENRY G. JOHNSON.
Speaher Of The House of Representatives.
JoHN p. PENNY,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved the sixth day of May, Ammo
Domini, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty four. A. G.. CURTIN.
HLAN FOR CARRYING INTO EFFECT THE
ACT FOR THE EDUCATION AND MAIN
TENANCE OF SOLDIERS ORPHANS.
/. Ofhe persons entitled to the benefit
Of he Act:
These will be children of either sex
under the age of fiften, resident in Penn
sylvania at the time of the application,
and dependent upon either public or pri-
vate charity for support, or on the exer-
tions Of mother or other person destitute
of means to afford proper education and
maintenance ;--of fathers who have been
killed, or died of wounds received, or of
disease contracted in the saryice of the
United States, whether in volunteer or
militia regiments. of this State, or in the
regular Army or the Naval service of the
United States, but who were at the time
of entering such service, actual bona fde
residents of Pennsylvania.
III. Ofadmission to The be ,cfts Of the
Act: