Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
calls of the President, of October, 1863,

calls of the President, of October, 1863,
and February, A. d. 1864.
3D. That County Commissioners can only
levy tax to raise a bounty fund for the
entire county, and to repay moneys paid,
subscribed or borrowed to pay bounties for
! the county at large, under the calls Of the
! President, Of October, 1868, and February,
| 1864
| 4th. That municipal authorities are au-
| thorlzed to raise such an amount of tax as
will raise fund equal to $l0O for each vol
unteer who has or may enlist under the two
! acquisitions ofthe President aforesaid They
are not therefore restricted to the levy Of an
! amount merely equal to 500 for each vol
; untcer, but may add such per centum to the
! levy as will pay the expenses of collection
and cover deinquences in payments, so that
! u sum equal to 5 100 for each volunteer will
/ be collected.
5th The levy may be made large enough
to pay 500 bounty to each volunteer APP
| portioncd to the city, ward or township,
under the calls of the President aforesaid,
although the whole number may not have
enlisted under those calls, at the time OF
making the levy.
9Th. The proper mode Of proceeding (if
! the object be to levy township tax will
| be for the trustees to give public notice of
| the time of their meeting prior to the first
| Monday Of June, to examine and audit
claims for money paid, subscribed, pledged
or borrowed, to pay bounties for volunteers
for the township. And for parties having
such claims, to present them duly proven
at that time. And if the trustees are salts
fed of the justice of the claim, endorse
their approval thereon and make a record
of its allowance, and the amount thereof
| The party affidavit to the claim, if it be
! positive full and unequivocal, will be pyiHlo
I facie sufficient but may be shown to be false
! by other evidence, and the claim dsallow
ed. And if the money has not been paid
| by the claimant, it must be paid into the
! County Treasury before the claim is al
!9wcd.
1t is the duty of the claimants after their
claims are allowed by the Trustees, to pre-
sent the same, with the proof and endorse
meut Of the Trustees thereon to the County
| Auditor, on or before the first Monday OF
June, and file the same with the Auditor.
The same course Of procedure is appropriate
in Cities and Wards.
7th The county commissioners are allowed
time from the first, to and including the sec
ond Monday Uf June, to examine and audit
the Claims, and may (if they deem it nee
essary.J @ require additional proof and
many allow or reject the whole or any part
Of claim as justice many demand
Sth. On or Immediately after the second
Monday Of June, the County Auditor
should certify to the Trustees or City Couu
ell, the amount allowed by the Commission
crs to be repaid by said township or city OF
said Claims
9Th. The trustc IS then meet and make al
order levying the tax, and the order must
state how mnch money, when collected, shall
be applied to the repayment Of claims iol
moneys advanced, loaned, &c, to pay boun-
ties. And the remainder, will remain in the
county treasury, to pay volunteers accord
ing to the provisions Of the 18th section OF
the act.
JAS. Ii. GOODMAN,
Auditor of State.