American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

teering to enter the military or naval ser
vice of the United States, under any req
uisition heretofore made by the president
of the United States, be and the same are
hereby legalized, made valid and binding
upon such counties, cities, wards, bor-
oughs and townships, as if full and legal
authority had existed for the issuing and
making of the same when they were issu-
ed and made and that in all cases where
any special committee, commissioner, or an
individual or individuals, of any county,
city, township, borough or ward, shall
have subscribed and paid, or become per-
sonally liable for the payment of money
for the purpose of paying bounties to vol
unteers, under the late calls of the presi-
dent of the United States, who have been
mustered into the United States military
service, and credited to such county, city,
township, ward or borough; with the un-
derstanding, or agreement, that a law
would be enacted to levy and collect tax
upon such County, city, township, borough,
or ward, for the paymentof such advance
ment and liabilities, all subscriptions, so
paid, or money borrowed as aforesaid, shall
be good and valid against such county,
city, township, borough, or ward, as if the
same had been subscribed or borrowed by
the corporate authorities of the same, un-
der the provisions of this act and itshall
be the duty of the commissioners, super
visors, councils, or school directors, as the
case may be, to proceed to levy and collect
tax upon such county, city, township,
borough, or ward, sufficient to pay the
principal of all such claims, with interest
thereon until the day of payment, togeth-
er with the cost of collection thereof.
SECrSN 2. That all payment of boun-
ties to volunteers, entering the service of
the United States as aforesaid, by the COM
missioners, or the commissioners and con-
troller, of any county, or the corporate au-
thorities of any city, ward, or borough, or
by the school directors, or road commits
sioners, or supervisors, of any township of
this commonwealth, and all loans made by
said authorities, for the purpose of making
such payments, be and the same are here
by legalized and made valid
SECTION. 3. That the authorities afore-
said are hereby authorized, and required,
to execute, and complete, all agreements,
and contracts heretofore made by the afore-
said, or for refunding advancements made
for that purpose by any committee, spe-
cial commissioners, individual, or individ-
uals, on condition that they should be re-
funded, according to the true intent and
meaning of such agreements and con-
tracts; and for that purpose the said au-
thorities are hereby authorized to borrow
money, and issue bonds, warrants, or GER
tifcates, in the name of such county, cor
porations, or townships, with or without
interest coupons, attached payable at such
time and place as may be agreed upon,
and to levy such taxes as may be necessa-
ry to meet the payment of the principal
and interest of said bonds, warrants, and
certificates, as the same shall become due;
which taxes and levies shall be assessed,
and collected, as other county, city, ward,
borough or township, taxes are assessed,
levied, and collected P'oyided, That in
all election or enrolment, districts, not
having any constituted authorities, as con-
templated by this act, competent to levy
and collect said tax, the board of election
officers of such district shall be authorized
to levy, and proceed to have said tax col
lected in such districts
SECTION 4. That all assessments here
toiore made of taxes for the purpose of
paying bounties, as aforesaid, be and the
same are hereby legalized and made valid;
Proridcd, That the property Of non-com-
missoned officers, and privatcs, in actual
service in the United States army and ma
Wy, from this commonwealth, or who died,
or were permanently disabled, in such SER
vice, or having been in such service for
| the space of one year and six months, were
honorably discharged therefrom, and the
property of widows, minor children, and
widowed mothers of non commissioned of
ficers, and privates, who died in such SER
vice, shall be exempted from any taxation
under the provisions of this act ProUid-
ell, That the provisions of the first, sec
ond, third and fourth sections of this act
| shall be so understood as to have reference
only to such agreements and contracts as
have been entered into by the authorities
aforesaid, subsequent to the seventeenth
| day of October, one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty three.
SECTION 5. That all the provisions of
the fourteenth section of an act to create
a loan, and provide for arming the state,
passed the fifteenth day of May, one thou
sand eight hundsed and slxty-one, which
authorized the associate judges, and coun-
ty commissioners, of the several counties
of this commonwealth, to constitute board
of relief for the families of such volun-
teers as have been, or shall be, enrolled and
mustered into service from their several
counties, are hereby extended, and appli-
ed. to the families of men who have been
or may hereafter be, drafted or conscript-
ed, and mustered into the service of the
United States, and credited to the quota of
said counties, respectively; and all ar
rangements made by the several counties of
this commonwealth, for the support of the
families of volunteers, militia, drafted or
conscripted men, mustered into the service,
and credited, as aforesaid, are hereby le-
galized and confirmed; and full and legal
authority is hereby given said county COM
missioners to borrow money for the pay
ment of such expenses, and for the ex-
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