The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-05-27
The Volunteer Bounty.
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE.
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| you TO publish in tho morning Journal the
| inllowing analysis of the principal proyis.
ious OF tho "Ac, authorizing County Com.
missioners. City Councils, and Trustees of
Townships to lovy tax for tho paymont of
bounties to volunteers, aud to refund sub.
scriptions made for that PURPOSE" passed
March 23d, 1851, with tho accompanying in.
depreciation thereof, and advice as to tho
modo of proceeding under tho act, etc.
Counties, city councils of tho several ci.
tics, and tho trustees of each township in
this State, may Gf thoy doom it expedenD
levy tax to pay 800 bounty to each vol.
uutoer enlisted in tho Military or Naval
service of the United States, unGor tho
acquisitions ot the President of the Uni,ed
States, of October, 1863 and February,
1861; and to repay counties, cities. wards.
townships and individuals monevs paid,
pledged or subscribed fer bountios to yolun.
toors, within their respective jurisdictions
Section threo provdus that no greater tax
shall DO leyiod "hdn shall be ntcesslrv 10
rd,se a Juad equat 10 800 for each poiua.
ieer rho has or MAY enlist unde, said requis.
itjons Of he Prcsident
Section 4 limits ieyies by County Com
missioners to tho payment of bountios to
volunteers enlisted tor tho county ut Iarpe
Section 5 requires all ievies made BY tho
cities and township authorities TO DO ordered
and certified TO County Auditors, within ten
days from from tho second day of the June
session of tho County Commissioners.
Section provides that all moneys hero.
tofOre paid, ploGe, d, subscribed secured or
advanced, to tho funds raised in any county.
city, ward or township, for such bounties
may be refunded by the county, city, town
ship or ward for which it was paid. pledged
or subscribed, &c. And that all claims for
moneys pad, pledged or subscribed to tho
fund of any citv, ward or township, sha
be presented, duly sworn to, by the party
making the same to the City Council or
township Trustees. and the approval there
of procured TO bU endorsed thereon, by tho
President of the City Council or Trustees of
tho township. as the caso may be. Aud
that the claims thus endorsed be filed with
the County Auditor on or beforo the first
Monday in Juno.
BY the 10th Section tho County Commits.
sionors arc empowered aud required TO OK
anime said claims, and reject or allow such,
wholly or in part, as thoy may deem lust
and to give certificates to the claimants for
tho amounts allowed. Requires all monoys
unpaid on subscriptions, pledges, or MONEYS
or notes, to be paid into the County Treas.
ury TO the credit of tho Bounty fund of tho
County, City or Township for which tho
same was made.
Section | provides for the payment of
the certificates to be issued undor tho pro-
visions of Soc. 10, and, in case thcir apgre-
gate ia creator than tho fund from which
they are payable. that they shall be paid
ratably in proportion to the respective
amounts of tho fund and the certificates.
And that tho order lovyng tho tax shall
state what proportion of tho amount thctcof.
when collected, shall bo applied to tho ro-
dompton OF such certificates. Section l3
provides that. il orders or certificates of,
indebtedness have been issued by Municipal
authorities, and paid to volunteers for
bounty, and the volunteers have sold tho
same for loss than par. the purchaser shall
only DO refunded the amount no paid, ond
tho balance shall DO paid to tho volunteer.
Section III requires County Commission
ors, City Councils and Township Trustees
to mako and preserve u complete record of
all their respective proceedings undor tho
act.
Other provisions authorize money to bo
borrowed and taxes lovicd to pay bounties
to volunteers, under future reauisitions of
the President, sc. But the foregoing are
all the provisions relative to lowing taxes.
paying bountios, &C., to volunteers, undor
tho two acquisitions of tho Precedent ro.
ferrod 20 in the first section of the act.
Undor thoso provisions, it ia proper to |
remark: lst, That a tax can only be lowed
10 pay bouneies TO Uotuatst RS, and to repay
moneys paid, pledged or borrowed for that
purpose. That drafted mon and substitutes
arc excluded from any participation in the
bounty .fund. Nor can any money paid.
pledg cd. subscribed or borrowed to pay for
substitutes, or to or for tho benefit of
drafted men be repaid from tho Louniy fund. |
"a. That tho bounty fund of 1864 is pro.
vided only for Uotiuiteefs under he ttpo calls
OF The President. Of October, 1863, and FEB.
,uary, IA. %. 1864.
Sd. That County Commissioners can
only lovy tax to raise bounty fund for
tho ontire county, ard to repay moneys
paid, subscribed or borrowed to pay boun-
ties for tho county at large. under the calls |
OF tho President of October, 1868, aud Fob.
runry, A. ID. 1864.
4th. That municipal authorities arc au-
thorzod to t,py such an umouai Of tar as
pH raise Jund equat 10 300 for each pot.
uateer ,eho has or may enlist under The tpo
requisitiOns aforesaid. Thoy are not thore-
toro restricted to tho lovy Of an amount
merely equal to 300 for each volunteer,
bus may add such per centum to tho levy as |
will pay tho expenses OF collection and |
cover doiinquencies in payments, so that
sum equal to 800 for each volunteer will !
be collected.
9th. The lovy may be made largo enough
to cover Sl00 bounty to each volunteer ap. |
portoned to tho city. ward or township, un. |
dor tho calls OF tho President Aforesaid, al !
though the whole number may not have
enlisted under those calls at tho time of
making tho levy.
6th' The proper modo of proceeding 0f |
tho object be to levy a township tax) will be !
Tor the trustees to give public notice OF the
time OF their meeting prior to the first Mon
day OF juno, to examine and audit claims
for money paid, subscribed, pledged or bor-
rowed, to pay bountios for volunteers for
tho township. And for parties having such
claims to present them. duly proven, at that
time. And, II tho trustees are satisfied of
the justice of tho claim. endorse their ap.
proval thereon, and make record of its al |
lowance and the amount thereof The par
ty affidavit to tho claim. II it DO positive, full
and unequvocal, will be prima .facie sutii.
cient, but may be shown to be false by other
evidence, and tho claim disallowed. And, i'll
the money has not been paid by the claim.
ant, it must DO paid into tho County Treas. |
ury boforn the claim is allowed.
II is tho duty of the claimants, after thor