North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-04-06
BOUNTY LAW.
AN ACT

annnpeakh of Pennsylvania in General as
aenbiy met, and ii IS hereby enacted by the
authority Of the same. That all bonds, war
ranl-, or c, ,frates of Indebtedness, issued
by the commissioners, or commissioners and
C,nfr"lIeT, OF any county, or the corporate
authorlues OF any city, ward or borough, OF
the school directors or road commissioners,
or supervisors, ct any township Of this Com
monwealih, for the paymen; Of b"uEties to
p"ts"rs volunteering TO enter the military or
naval Service Of the United Safes, under any
requisition here tofore made hv the president
tf the United States, be and the same are
hereby legal zed made valid and binding un
on such Coun'ies. Cities, wards, boronshs. and
townships. as If full and legal authority had
existed f'r the issuing and making of the
same when tt.ey were issued and made and
that IN all cases where any special committee,
! c"nmsssl"nei, or an individual or indlvldu
uals of any county, city, township, borough,
or ward, shall have subscribed and paid, Or
become personally liable for the payment OF
money, for the purpose of paying boun,ies TO
volunteers, under the late calls of the presi-
0enr Of The United States, who have been
mustered into the United States military ser
vice, ahd credited To such unity, city, town
s-n. ward, or b'r"ugh, with the under tand-
-, %. agreement, that a law would be enc
ted 10 lew and collect tax upon such cnun
ty, e'tr, township, borough, or ward, for the
| payment oi such adva' cement and liabilities,
all >nhSrriPti"r e" paid, or money borrowed
a. aforesaid, shall be good and valid against
such county, city, township, borough, or
ward, as II the same had been subscribed or
bprrowrd by the corporate authoritl,s of The
"a ne. under The cpmmis>iuners, supervisors,
COurc i, nr school directors, as the case NAV
be, t" proceed to levy aud collect a tax upun
such county, city, township, rough. or
ward, sufficient to pay the principal of all
such claims, wilh interest thereon until the
daH Of parmenf, together with the Cost of c.,l-
lection tn, rpuf
SECTION 2 That all payment of b,unties
To Volunteers, entering The service of the
United States as afre-ald, BY The Commits
sl"nrrS, or the commissioners and cnntr ,ller.
"i any County, or the c"rpurate autnnrities of
any cry, Wari. Ut hnr"ug!,, or by The school
direc'"fs "r ro,d cnumlssirners or superyi
s"rs, "t any township IF this commonwealth.
and all loans made by said authorizes, for
! the purpose OF making such payments, he and
the same are he"cby legalize and made
! valid.
! SECTION 3. That the authorities afore
said are hereby authorized, and required To
execute, and Complete, all agreements, and
Contracts, here'of'rc made by the aforesaid
au'horl'c, of such Counties, cities, wards,
bor"ughs, or townships, for the payment OF
bpuniies: AS af"refaid, or for rciuniin3 adj
vamcrmen's made !or that purpose by any
/ Committee, SPECIAL c"AnIs -ioners. individual l.,
! or individuals, on c1nlltIon that they should
/ b. refunded, according To the true intent and
I meaning "f such agreements and cnntracIa
aud for That purpose the said authorities are
her, by aurh"rrZ ii To burr W money, and
issue bonds, warrants, or certificates, in the
name OF such county ,cnrpnratiuns, ,or townships
with or wlth'uI interest Coupons attached
payable at such time and place rs may be
agreed upon, and to evei such taxes az NAV
! be neccesSary 1" 0ret the PAYMENT of the
| princlpaI and interest IF said bonds, warrants S
! "r Cert trtica'es, as the same shall become
! due when Eaxe- and levie4 shall be assessed
and collected, as other county, city, ward,
borough or township, taxes are assessed
levied and collected: Pr 'Dided, That in ali
election, or enruiImen,, districts, not havinp
any constituted antnor!ttes, as Goa empIat ed
oN this act. Competent 20 levy and collect
fad tax, the bard Of Election officers of such
district shall be authorized to levy, and pro
coed 10 haV" said tax collected IN such dis
trictS.
SECTION 4. That al, assessments hereto
t"re made o' taken for the purp ,>e of pay ing
b"Hntles, a. AFORESAID, be and the same are
hereby II a:Iz-d and made valid Prvrided
lha' the property of non commissioned off
c l.. and privates, in actual service in the
Uni'ed Safes army and navy, fr"m this cu,n
m"nWeaIth, r who died. or were permanent
y d'abied, in such service, or ha ing been
IN snch ST rvlce Tor the space of one year and
>ix a.on hs. were h"narsbiy discharged there
ir"rn, an he property Of widows, minor
chI"r' D., and widowed mothers Of non com
m'-sl"ned officers, anl prvate>. who died in
such eeiV'ce, shall be exempted from any tax
a''"n under Ihe prov!sr ns Of this acr Prori
ded, That the provisions of tie first, second
third and fourth sections Uf This act shall be
3" understood as {" hsve reference only t.
snch agreements and contracts as have been
en'ored INTO by the authorities aforesaid
subs qnent 10 tfe seventeenth day G Octo.
b"F, "ie tnou>and eight hundred and sixty
thlPe