The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-13

townships, cities, or boroughs are located,
shall assess. levy, and collect tax on
such defaulting ward, townships, city or
borough taxes are levied and collected,
in such amounts as may be required to
pay the balance due the volunteers, rs
aforesaid, from such defaulting township,
city or borough.
SEC. 10. That the money so borrowed
BY the county commissioners. shall be
paid over TO the treasurer of the pTope.
county, who shall pay TO each non-com-
missioued officer, or private soldier, who
volunteered from, and has been credited
to the quota, Of such county, and has been
mustered into the service of the United
States, or has been honorably discharged
therefrom, the sum Of money 70 ~hich
such person shall be entitled, under the
provisions Of this act, or the warrant or
order of the commissioners, drawn on him
for that purpose and said treasurer shall
not receive more than one half of one per
.centum on any money so paid over to bin
SEC. II. That the money so borrowed
By the school directors, or road commis-
si0ners, or supervisors of any township.
or the corporate authorities of any city,
ward, or borough shall be paid over to
the treasurer Of said city, ward, borough
or township, or when such officer does
not exist, TO person duly appointed by
said authorities Of said township, CITY,
ward or borough, who upon giving sufi-
carht bond, for the faithful performance
Of his duties, shall proceed to pay to such
persons, in the manner directed by the
tenth section of this act, and shall be
allowed the same per centage as is allowed
to the county treasurer, by the tenth
section of this act: Prociaed, That the
compensation allowed to any collector Of
taxes, under this act, shall not exceed
t8o per centum.
SEC. L. That in case any veteran
soldiers, who have re-cnlisted, and have
net been credited to and special locality,
shal! hereafter be credited on the present
draft, 10 the locality from which they
originally volunteered such veterans shall
be paid by the local authorities, whose
duty i is to pay b6unties, such bounty as
under the provisions Of this act, shall be
paid to volunteers from said locality.
SEC. 13. That if any soldiers, or non
Commissioned officer or private, who
would have been entitled to receive the
said bounty, shall have died before receiv-
jng the money, the proper authorities
shall pay the same to such person or
persons, as BY the laws Of the United
States would be entitled to receive the
bounty Of deceased soldiers.
SEC. Il. That all accounts Of the
receipts and expenditures Of the bounty
fund, arising from any taxes that have
been assessed, or that may be assessed for
the purpose, as aforesaid, shall be audited
in Ike manner as other county, toanship,
city, borough, CT schocl district accounts
are audited
SEC. Is. III bonds, warrants, certif-
Gates Of Indebtedness or loans Issued, or
to be Issued, under the provisions Of this
act, or Of any special act heretofore passed
or hereafter TO be passed, authorizing par
ticular cities, counties, wards, bor0ughs
or townships TO borrow money and pay
bounties to volunteers, shall be exempt
from ali taxation.
HENRY c. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
JOHN Z. PENNEY,
Speaker of the Senate.
APPROVED, March 25. 1864.