The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-02-18


and collect, or auth.rize to be assessed, s q
raised aud collected, 1.-The amount of .u
bonds. warrants, certificates, or other .
evidences of indebtedness issued or
nsed for the purpose of filing the quota ! g
of any tnwnship or supervisor dis Il
trict, or jndicisLdis,fici. or ward of any ~
ciiy IN such c"uDty ser city, and the in {
terest thereon, lsy tax ON the real aud, s7i
personal property taxable within Fuchl,i'
|towpship, supervisor district, judicial { i
district or " ard, in sach manner as the if,
Common Cnupcilofi such city, sors the !,
Beard of Supervisors of snch county 4 =
may, by ordinances or resolution, di. siI
rect-ns son n TO ,bsii.7iIg q 5B d,.ap q
SEC, 4. The qualified electors IN each 10
city, ward, or organized township in 'n.
the State, shall have power by vote, in.
snch lma,,ner as the Common Council &
of the. city, or Township Board of the g
township may DIRECT at the annual char is
Ter election, or township meeting, or at 9d
any legal meeting. 10 days notice bead
any givep ofjthe lime and place OF hold q.
my such meeling. by dp"siiing notice g,
tehreof in at least. FIVE public places in sd
each township orr y ard. which notice Z.
shall be. given by the, Clerk or othernsl
proper officers Of the city or township, ; q
stating that the question either ofjrais-9 ],
ing moneys, or issuing bonds Of otheroml
evidences of debt, or that sums adj
vanced, or pledged by any individual ia
~ by the inhabitants Of such tow nship,s a {
ward or city, aud The interest, it any,on ri
money borrowed for the purpose Cofloi
paying buunties, will be voted upon at eid
stici, anvetipgs 10 determine whatssums -.
shall be raised 10 be paid as a -bounty, 81
not exceedingru $500, Ito EACH non-R Z
commissioned pfficer, musician or Spri-,
vatr, mustered into the service of the. q d
United States, aud, credited on, the 81
quota of said township, ward ar city, q
.,n either of the three last calls Of the -
President for men for the military ser. 81,
slcc. of the United States, and co de-~
le, mine Ia favor of or against the al,zs
lowing aud paying any or all advances, u q
',ir plru9es made by individuals, or the q,
interest thereon, for 1he purpose efisD
raising boqnties TO fill the quota of iii
said township, ward or city, under the -
two calls by the President OF The United iii
States, next spreceding the goth daysof :,
j January, 1864. Ii shall be the duty sos
,.f the Township Board in any towns 10 q
ship, and, Common Council in any city, bal
which shall have voted in favor of al ~
l"wiug aud paying the claims smen- Z
toned in this section, 10 audit and al. :
how all claims which may be presented sls
tor that purpose, for money actually r..
paid, or which may be due as bountyn1n
To volunteers, as aforesaid, which allow-si =
ance shall be made in the same manner sd
as other ordinary claims are allowed, ha
upon satisfactory proof that the claim u G
is just and proper; and such claims, Oh
when aWiitcd aud allowed, and bonds nd
or evidences of debt which shall be is- es
sued as directed by vote as aforesaid.
shall be. q lawful charge against SUCH
township, ard, or city. and shall be .
paid ia The same manner, and on like "a
orders, as the ordinary expenses, are -
paid. The claims aud liabilities herein
declared to be valid. and such as shall
be, hereafter incurred by any ward,
city or township, according to the pro-
visions qf This act, shall be assessed,
levied, rollected and paid in the, same
manner as ordinary claims or liabilities ~,
are assessed, levied and paid and the 10,
Common Council of such cities, are =
hereby authorized, empowered, and disssa
rected to, apportlon, levy and assess
upon the taxable property of such
" wxrttsrrspec,iyely,t the amount SO voted y
to be paid Or refunded. . .,a.1. va.
SEC. 5, 1t shall be the duty, of the ov
Clerks, OF townships, and -s
Recorder or Clerk. of cities of this
Sime, on or before, The first Monday In z;1
October, of each year, to certify ~ the ,,aa,
Supervisor OF townships, or of Common
Council, or proper officers of cities, the i
amount of Indebtedness of his said 80
township, ward or city, growing out of
The pay ment of b9pufies to volunteers !
raised within such township, ward or 3,
;ity, together with interest thereon, if
any, computed UP TO the FIRST day, of =, =,
FEBRUARY next ensuing, in the same
manner as is now, 10y lay, his duty 10 ..rr
eport, as to the Incidental expenses
Df his township. ward or city, whose
duty it shall. be, To- incorporate said
amount in. the assessment roll for surh
township, ward or city, as a, part of the 4;
Incidental expenses of such township,
~ ard ro civ ~ .'' s'"'
i7sac. s. III, Township Board Of any any y.
township, and the Common Council Of =.
any city in this State, shall have the b5z,
power TO raise by tax, upon the taxable
property of such township or city, or
by loan, such sums as may be necesss-
nv for the payment of a bounty, not IS.
exceeding enc hundred dollars for each
non. commissioned officer, musician or
private, who shall be enlisted and mus
tered into the military or naval service
of the United States from such town
ship or city, to fill the quota of spch
township or city, on any call for v"lun-
Iecrs made by the President of the
United States SINCE January 20, 1854,
Or which be may hereafter make:
which sum shall be estimated by such
Board or Council, and when raised as =,
hereinafter provided. shall be paid to