The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-03-24
NO. s.


the military or naval service Of the Uni
ted States on or after the 18th of Octo
Der, 1868, and to each and every non.
commissioned officer and private soldier
who may hereafter volunteer and enter
the service of the United States in pursu-
ance of any requisition of the President
OF the United States, or by any law of the
United States now made or hereafter to
be made, sum not exceeding three hur-
dred dollars Proci9cd, holceger, That.
IN that part OF any county where school
directors or road commissioners or super
tyisors of any township or townships or
where the corporate authorities of any
city, ward or borough have paid, or have
now commenced to raise a fund for the
purpose of paying, such bounties, it shalt
be lawful for such school directors or road
commissioners or supervisors Of such town
ship or townships, or the corporate au-
thorltles OF such city, ward or borough,
to borrow such sum or sums Of money as
may be required to pay to each volunteer
from such district sum not exceeding
three hundred dollars; and it shall be
lawful for such authorities of said town
ships, cities. wards or boroughs to issue
bonds of said townships, cities, wards or
boroughs for such sum or sums Of money,
and in such amounts, as may be necessa-
ry to pay the authorized bounty to each
volunteer required to fill the quota or
quotas Of such township, city, ward or bo-
rough. And procided further, That
such townships, cities, wards and bora
oughs as have filed their quota or quotas
under any call OF requisition heretofore
made By the President Of the United
States as aforesaid without aid from the
county, shall be exempt from any tax le-
We'd or to be levied by the said county
for the payment of bounties or for the
: payment Of any bonds issued by said
= county commissioners for the payment of
bouutics to volunteers to Ell the quota a.
foresaid. And pyogjjed further, That
no county, city, ward, township, borough
or other district which. shall have agreed
or offered to pay, as bounty to each vol
untcer credited to such county, city,
ward, township, borough or other dis
trict. larger sum than three hundred
dollars shall be subject to the limitation
as to amount prescribed in this act, but
any payment made or to be made, or OBJ
legation given or to be given, or liability
incurred or TO be incurred in pursuance
Of such offer or agreement, is hereby rat
fled, and declared to be lawful aud val
Id Aml prorided further, That in case
the commissioners Of any county, or the
commissioners and controller of any coun-
ty, in this Commonwealth, shall neglect
or refuse to take the necessary steps to
complete the raising Of boanties in town
ships, wards and boroughs not having
raised or commenced to raise bounties at
the time of the passage Of this act, then,
and in that case, said township, ward or
borough. by their authorities aforesaid,
shall have power TO proceed, and raise
bounties, as fully and as effectually as if
done by the county authorities.
i SEC. / That the said county commits
sioneTs or school directors. road commits
sioners or supervisors OF any township, or
corporate authorities OF any city, ward or
: borough, are hereby authorized (for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this act) TO borrow money and issue bonds
or certificates of indcbteduesS-no bond
or certificates to be less than the sum of
twenty five doilars-in the name of such
county, township, city, ward or borough,
with or without interest coupons attached
: payable at such times and in such man
} ncr as may be agreed upon; and to levy
and assess on all property, professions,
t trades and occupations subject to taxation
5 for State and county purposes, aud col
lect, such taxes rs may be necessary to
5 meet the principal and interest of said
5 bonds and certificates as they become due
, and payable which taxes shall be eoilec-
t ted as county, city, ward aud borough
taxes are now levied and collected, inclu-
: ding a per capita tax OF not more than
] five dollars on all taxable male inhabi-
| tants. Prootded, That only enc pc" cap-
ita tax shall be levied in any one year
: Proc6led, That no bonds or certificates
f issued under the provisions Of this act,
shall be for a longer period than ten years.
Proviled further, That in all cases where
| borough and township have separate
: boards of school directors, and are en-
/ braced in one district for the purposes of
; the military draft, the directors Of said
| districts are hereby authorized to act JON t.
ly in carrying into effect the provisions cf
this act
: SEC s. That in all cases where the
: county commissioners of any county, the
school directors, road commissioners or
supervisor of any township, or the corpo-
rate authorities of any city, ward or bo-
: rough, have levied a per capita tax on,y
upon persons. subject to draft OF military
duty, the action OF said corporate author
: ties be aud the same is hereby validated
; aud 50 much Of the eighth section Of this
: act as relates tc the per coptta tax, aud the
2 amount thereof. shall not apply to such
: counties. townships, cities, wards and be-
roughs.
? SEC. g. That In any case where a part