Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-16

NlelOuS VI lllS aCt,) 10 borrow money, and
issue bonds or certificates, no bond or Ger.
tificatc to be less than the sum Of twenty.
five dollars, except when the bounty is less
than twenty-five dollars, ia the name Of
such county, township, city, ward or Dor.
ough, with or without interest coupons at.
tached, payable at such times aud in such
manner, as may be agreed upon and to
levy and assess on all property, profess
sons, trades and occupations, subject to
taxation, for State and county purposes,
and collect such taxes as may be necessary
to meet the principal and interest of said
bonds and certificates as they shall become
due, and payable; which taxes shall be
collected as county, city, ward or borough
taxes are now levied and collected in
cluding per capita tax OF not more than
one dollar, on all taxable male inhabi-
tants: Rrooiaed, That only one per
capita tax shall be levied in any one year
Pro0laed, That in all esses where any
person or persons, liable to draft, havc,-
for the purpose OF raising tue sum requi.
site TO pay bounty to the volunteers re-
quired to fill the quota of any county city,
ward, borough or township, stipulated in
writing, to pay sum greater than the
amount OF tax which would be duo upon
the assessed valuation Of their real or per
sonal property, it shall and may be lawful
I for tho corporate authorities of such couu-
ty, city, ward, borough and township, to
collect the amount SO subscribed P,0Ui.
0od, That no bonds, or certificates issued
under any Of the provisions OF this act, ,
shall be for longer period than ten
! years PrOUidedJHHher, Thatin all cases
where a borough and township have sepa
rate boaads of school directors, and are
embraced in one district,or the purpose Of
the military draft, the directors OF said
districts a'o hereby authorized to act Joint.
ly iii carrying into effect the PROVISIONS Of
| this act.
Section 9. That in all cases where the
county commissioners of any county, the
! school dire otors, road commissioners, or
supervisors OF any township, or the cor
porato authorities Of any city, ward OF
borough, have levied a per capita tax up.
on persons subject to draft or military du-
ty, the action Of said corporate authorities
be and The same is hereby LOCALIZED and
made valid.
SSCTIoN 9. That in any case where q
part ci the bounty, authorized by this act
has been paid by any ward, township, city
or borough authorities, as Aforesaid, shal!
neglect or refuse to pay such part AS re-
mains unpaid BY the terms Of their agree
ment to pay bouuties to volunteers, then
the difference between the sum so pad, anC
the full amount Of the bounty promised
(not exceeding, iu the whole, The sum o.
, three hundred dollars to each volunteer,
shall be paid said volunteers by the coun
ty authorities, in which said ward, town
ships, cities or boroughs are located anC
the county commissioners, i'll which saC
ward, townships, cities or borough are 10.
f Gated, snail asscsa, levy aud collect lax
, on sAch d dttauitug ward, townships, cite.
or Doroughs, as other ward township, city
or borough taxes are levied and collected
, iu such amouuts as may be required t.
pay The balance due the volunteers, q
aforesaid, from such defaultiug township
= city or borough.
SECTION 10, That the money so Dor
r ro@ed by The county commissioners shaI
be- paid over to the treasurer of the prope
county who snail pay to each non com
mIssoued officer, OK private soldier, VIII,
= Volunteered from ana has been crediteC
! to the quota OF sUch county and has beef
mustered into the rvice oil the Unitc(
, States, or has been honorably discharged
thereiTon, the sum Of money to which sucl
/ person shall be euttled under the provis
- Z l.,.9 - l.
} OF the commissioners, drawen on him TO
4 Tia at purpose aud said treasurer shal
r not receive more than one-hall OF one pc
/ contum On any money SO paid over to him
) SECTION IL, That the money SO bor-
r roweu by The school directors, or roaC
, commissioners, or supervisors of any town
: ship, or the corporate authorities OF an
= city, ward or borough, shall be pai
, over 10 the treasurer OF said city,waid Dor
Y oIgh or township, or when such office
! does not exist, to u person duly appointe
, by said authorities Of said township, city
! ward or borough, who, upon giving sufic
, lent bond, for the faithful performance Q
: his duties, shall proceed to pay to suol
| persons, in the manner directed by til
= tenth section Of this act, and shall DO al
, lowed The same per centage as is allowed t
4 the county treasurer, by the tenth sectio
. oil this act Proujdel, That The eompeI
= sation allowed to any collector of take.
t under this act, shall not exceed two pc
centun.
\ SECTION l2. That in case any vetera
= soldiers, who have re-enIisted, and hav
i not been credited to any special locality
{ shall hereafter be credited, ou the presel
draft, to the locality frcm which they orig
! mail y volunteered, such veterans shall b
Y paid by the local authorities. whose dut
: 1t is to pay bouuties, such bounty as, undo
: the provisions of this act, shall be paid t
D volunteers from said locality.
2 SECTION l3. Thao if any soldier, Q
4 commissioned officer, or private, VIII
. would have been entitled to receive th
0 said bounty, shall have died before receiy
ing the money, the proper authorities sha
= pay the Same 10 such person, or person;
as by the laws OF the United States woul