The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-26

authority aforesaid, That John Parsons Of
New Castle County, William Townsend Of
Kent County, and Charles Wright of Sussex
County, be and they are hereby appointed
Commissioners under this act to perform the
duties hereinafter required. Each Of the
said Commissioners shall have full power and
authority to act, and to perform all the dutie.
of Commissioner as hereinafter specified
and shall receive for each days service in the
| performance of his duties as Comm ssioner,
the sum Of five dollars, besides the expenses
necess ar,ly incurred in the performance oi
SAID ,duties, and may draw on the State
Treasurer upon his own order for the same.
SECTION 5. And be IL further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That upon satisfactory
proof that any white person has voluntarily
enlisted in the military service of the United
State for any period not less thau one year
after the passage OF this act and prior to the
fifth day OF September, A. D., 1861 aud has
been accepted and musred into said service
and been duly credited to the quota OF this
State, under the call Of thesPres.dent aiore-
said, the Comm issioners named and appointed
in Section Of this aet, or majority Of them
are hereby authorized, empowered and re-
CURED to draw a warrant upon the State
L. easurer in favor Of such white persons SO
volunteering and credited to the quJta of this
Stu.e as aforesaid, for the sum of two hund-
red dollars for the bounty provided in Section
/ Of this act.
SECTION 6. AAd be IL further enacted By the
authority aforesaid, That upon satisiGctoi y
proof that any white person in this State Lab o
to be DATED into the mililary service oi the
u tied States under tie draft ordered by the
President OF the Uu ted States as aforesaid,
has, alter tue passage Of this act and before
sucn d. ait shall take place. furnished an ac-
ceptabIe substitute, wuo has been mustered
into the military service ot the UnILed States,
ana been accepted in lieu Of the person 50
furnishing such substitute, and been duly
cred ted to the quo.a OF this State, under the
call aforesaid, 1t shall be the duty Of the
Commissioners named and appointed in Sec
ion of this act, and they Or u majority ut
them a. hereby authorized, empowered and
requ red to draw warrant in favor IT such
white person SO furnishing such substitute,
uputshthe State Treasurer, for five hundred
dollars, us provided in Section of this act
t. aid him in the procuration anu payment Of
such substitute.
SECTION 7. And be IL further enacted by the
a thor ~ aforesaid, That upon satisfactory
proof that any white person III this State who
shall have bean drafted into tho military SER
vice Of the United States under any draft
made to fill the quota Of this State, under the
call Of the President aforesaid, has furnished
an acceptable substitute, who has been mus
tered iuto tile SAID service and accepted in
lieu Of such drafted white person, it shall be
tlo duty of the Commissioners named and
appointed in Section 4 OF this act, and they
or majority of them are hereby authorized,
empowered and required to draw u warrant
in favor Of such drafted white person 50 fur
n shlng such substitute, upon the State Trea-
surer, Tor five hundred dollars, rs provided in
Section OF this act, to AID hlm ln the prOcu-
iutAOh anu puJ hiSht VI ooOu ouDolllulCs
SECTION 8. 4nd be Il. further enacted by tie
authority aforesaid, That. the provisions Of
e;tlon | and Of this act, shall not extend
to or he applicable to any psrson volunteering
in the military service oi the UHited Sutes,
or furnishing u substitute after the quota If
this State, under the call aforesaid Of the
President of the United States shall have been
filled, nor shall the Commissioners named in
this act have authority to draw warrants upon
the State Treasurer in favor Of any pers, n
lunteeling or furnishing a substitute alter
the quota of this State shall have been flied
US aforesaid. aI
SECTION 9. And be ii further enatcd By the
authority aforesaid, That for the purpose OF
providing funds to meet the warrants author
lzed to be drawn by the Commissioners atore-
said, FIR tie purposes aforesaid, the State
Treasurer be aud lie is hereby authorized,
empowered, directed aud required to cause to
be made the bonds Of TINS State to an amount
not exceeding one million Of dollars the
said bonds to be made OF tile denomination OF
chO thOuSdhu UoiAuho OdOuy duu W bo dBlo
n or before the first day OF January IN the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight nundltd
aud eighty-hve, and 10 bear interest al the
rate ot SIX per centun per annum, payable
sim-annually on the first day VI Juiy, and
The trst day ol January each anu every
year, at the Farmers Bank OF the State Vi
Delaware at Dover, and shall be in the fol
lowing order to wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
"These presents certify and make known
that the State OF Delaware is held ald
firmly bound unto the bearer in the sum OF
"One thousand dollars lawful money of the
" United States of America, which she binds
she self to pay to the bearer on or before the
"irst day OF January A. D. 1886. with the in.
iterest at the rate Of six per centum payable
%at the Farmers Bank of the State of Dela-
= vale, at Dover, on thefrst day Of Janua, y,
"and July until the principal be paid. Dated
= at Dover the first day Of January A. d,
= 1905" a..s...,..s.f
''Witness the Great Seal of the said State,