Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-16
BOUNTY Law.
AN ACT relating to the payment Of boun-
ties TO volunteers

ties to volunteers.
Section /. Be Il cuacted by Me Senate
and B0n8e a Representatives. IN GsueyM
Il ,sso,6iy net, a5a u is hceby euacied Gy
A!e uutaort,y q 1te Suale, That all honds,
warranted or certificates OF indebtedness,
i-sued by the commissioners, or commits
siouors aud Coulfo.iVr., Of any county, or
the corroratc authorities cf any ciy ward
OF BOROUGH, or tue school directors, or road
conmiSslouers, or supervisors, Of pny town
chip oil this commonwealth, for tLo pay
meut OF bouudcs to persons volunteering
10 cutcC the military or naval service Of
the United States, be aud the same are
hereby .ega!ilrd, made valid and binding
upon such counties, cities, walde, Uoroughs,
ana towHsh ps, as If tail and legal author
ity mad eAisJed !Ur the issuing and making
Of the same when they were issued aud
madej ana that IN ali cases where any
special committee, Commissioner, or an in
dWidual or iudi.tduals, OF any county,
cIty, township, borough, or ward, shall
have subscribed and paid, or become per-
soual.y liable tor the payment of money,
for the purpose OF paying booutles 10 VOL
uuleers, uadcr tue late calls OF the Presi-
den! of the UmtSd States, who have been
mustered Into tho United States military
| service. aUu credited 10 such county, city,
to~bshIp, ward, or borough, with the uu-
! derstauuIug, or agreement, that law
would be enacted to levy and collect tax
upon such county, city, township, borough,
OF ward, for the payment OF 81, advance
iuent aud liabilities all subscriptions, so
paid, or money borrowed ds aforesaid ,shal!
he good md valid against such county,
city township, borough or ward, as if the
same had Deeu subscribed or borrowed by
The corporate authorities oil the same, un
der The provisions Of this act; aud it shall
be the duty Of the commissioners, super.
gisors, councils, or school directors, as the
| case may be, to proceed 10 levy aud col
!ect a tax upon such county, city, town.
ship, borou, b or ward suihciUut 30 pay
the principal Of all such claims, with iutor-
est thereon until the day OF payment, TO-
! gcGhyr with the cost OF collection thereof.
Section 2. That all payment Of bounties
to volunteers entering the service UI the
United SIates a. Aforesaid by the COM
.
troller, oI any county, or 'he corporate
authorities OF any city, ward, or borough,
! or by Ilc school directors, Or road com
niis'iouers, or supervisors, 0. aug town.
ship Of this commonwealth and all loans
made by said authorities, for the purpose
Of making .uch payments, be aud the same
are hereby Icga.ilyd aud made valid
! Secsiou 3. That the authorities aforc.
said are hereby authorized and required to
execute, and comp'ct. all agreements aud
contracts heretoiuro made ny the aforc-
said authorities OF such counties, cities,
wards, borough, oG townships, Tor he
payment oI bouutos as aforesaid, or Tor
retuuding adyaucemcnts made for that
/ purpose By any committee, special COM
, missioueEs, indiyidual OF individuals, on
condition lhas they should be refunded ,ae-
eording to the true intent and meaning Of
such agGermentS and contracts and for
! that purpose the said authorities are here.
| BY Authorized 10 borrow money, and issue
bonds, warrants, or certificates, in the
4 name OF such county, corporations, or
townships, with or without interest coupons
/ attached, payable al such time and place
as may be agreed upon, anA 10 levy such
taxes rs may be Necessary TO meet the
I payment Of the principal and interest OF
said bonds warrants and certificates, as
tue same shall become due which taxes
and lcvies shall be assessed and collect
ed, as other county, city ward borough, or
township taxes are assessed, levied and
collected P(0ui le3, That in all election
or enrolment districts, not having any
constituted authorities as contemplated by
this act, competent to levy aud collect said
tax, the board Of election officers Of such
district shall be authorized to levy, and
proceed TO have said tx collected il such
Districts.
Section That all assessments hereto
fore made oitaxes for the purpose ofpay-
ing bounties, as aforesaid be and the same
are hereby legalized and made valid (;
IroVaed, That the property Of non-com-
missioned officers and privates, in actual
service in the United States army anl ma
Wy, from this commonwealth, or who died,
or were permanently disabled, 10 such
service, or having been in such service Tor
the space Of one year and six months,wore