Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-28
ONO LRaIsLATuRF.
THE BOUNTY LAW.
AN ACT


Trustees Of Townships and City Councils TO
levy tax for the payment of bounties to vol
unteers, and 70 refund subscriptions made Tor
that purpose.
sEcTIoE1. Belt enacted bV the General Assembly
Of the State Of Ohio, That the commissioners OF
the several counties, and the city councils Of the
several cities, and the trustees Of each township
in this State, are hereby authorized, GftheY deem
the same expedient) in the year A. d. 1854, to
levy tax upon the taxable property within their
res pective Jurisdictions for the purpose of rails
ing fund to paw bounties to volunteers who have
enlisted or shall enlist in the military or naval
service Of the United States, under either of the
requistions Of the President, in October, 1868
and February, 1854, for five hundred thousand
| additional troops, in the aggregate. not exceed
| ing one hundred dollars to each volunteer who
shall have enlisted may hereafter enlist there
in, under said acquisitions, and to repay and re-
| imhurse the counties, cities, wards, townships
and individuals, all moneys paid, pledged or sub
i scribed BY them respectively, as, and for boun-
ties to volunteers, enlisted, or who shall enlist
under said calls, within their respective Juris-
dictions as Aforesaid.
SEQ. 2. All taxes authorized by this act shall be
levied, collected and disbursed under the re-
strictions and limitations therein provided.
/ SIC. 8. No greater amount of tax shsll be lev
led under the authority Of this act upon the
property Of any county. city, ward or township,
i by the proper officers thereof respectively, than
shall be necessary to raise fund equal to one
/ hundred dollars for each volunteer who has or
may enlist under said acquisitions Of the Presi-
dent.
SIC 4 All lsvies by county commissioners uu-
/ der this act shall be ordered by them on or be-
fore the second day oftheir session in June next,
and shall only apply 20 volunteers for the coun-
/ ty at large.
SEC. g. ATlevies by authorities other than the
| county commissioners, shall be ordered and GER
titled to the county auditor, on or before the ex-
plration of ten days after the time herein limited
| for making levies bV county commissioners, who
| shall forthwith cause the same to be entered on
| the duplicste and collected as other taxes.
SIC. 8. All taxes levied under this act shall be
placed on the tax duplicate, as other taxes
agaiust the same taxable property and be styled
! taxes.
SIC. I. In order to anticipate the proceeds of
/ the said tax, the county commissioners, town
| ship trustees and city councils may, TO an amount
/ not exceedingi the amount of the tax borrow
| money, or transfer moneys from any other fund
| in the county, city or township treasures, not
levied, exceptth "school fund" or " the relief
i fund.-" sll which shall be repaid or refunded out
Of the proceeds of such tax when collected.
| SEC. 8. The commissioners, township trustees,
| and city councils respectively, may offer and
/ pay to each veteran volunteer not hauug pre-
/ vlously received a local bounty, who has re-en-
listed or may re-enlist, and to each other V0lun-
teer who shall hereafter enlist therein, respect
| lively under said requisitisns, such bounty, not
/ exceeding one hundred dollars, as they may de-
/ termine.
SEC 9. All sums OF money paid, pledged, sub
/ scribed, secured or advanced, to the funds
/ raised in any county, city, ward OF township, for
| bOunties to volunteers, who have enlisted under
said acquisitions, before the passage Of this act,
/ may, in the discretion Of the commissioners of
l any county, or the trustees of any city or town
ship, be treated and considered as loans Of mon
ey 70 the county, city, township or ward, for the
1 filing Of whose quota the same was so paid,
pledged, secured, subscribed, or advanced, SHALL
| on or before the frst Monday Of June next, be
| reported, by the parties making the same. 10
| the auditor Of the proper county, duly verified
by such party, togetner with the name of the
| township. city, or ward for which the same was
done. Said claims snail also be endorsed and al
| lowed as genuine by the trustees OF the proper
township, or the president Of the proper city
council; or in case they be preferred against the
county, then other satisfactory proof thereof
shall be made to the commissioners.
SEC. 10 II it shall be made to appear to the
county commissioners, on or before the second
Monday in June next that the claims so reported
are just, wholly or in part, they shall be adjusted
as follows;
1st For all moneys actually advanced and sp-
piled to the payment of boun'les offered or
pledged before the passage of this act, 70 voun-
teers enisting under said acquisitions, the proper
csimsnts shall respectively receive from the
county commissioners, certif Gates of the
amounts so advanced ami applied, stating there
IN the sums and the funds out of which, II other
than the county levy, the same may be paid
I'd. For all such claims reported, which
shall be in tina form OF 8 subscription or pledge,
upon the faith of which any volunteer has en-
listed under said requisihons, before the passage
of this act, and the same, orany part thereof, re-
mains unpaid, The claimant, upon depositng
the unpaid balance Of his or her pledge or sub.
scription in the county treasury, to the credit
OF the bounty fund OF the proper city, county,
or township for which the same was made shall
receive eertiheats as in the preceding case and
the money so deposited shall be subject to ihe
order Of the volunteer so enlisted on the faith
thereof # still entitled thereto.
Sd. For all such nlains SO reported, which are
founded on any bond, note, or other security,
for money borrowed and paid, or pledged as
bounty to any volunteer enlisting under said re-
qulsitions, before the passage Of this act, and
any balance Of the sum so borrowed shall re-
main uneXpended or unapplied, upon deposit
ing such balance in the county treasury to the
credit of the proper city, township, or county
funds, the clalma at shall receive, for the money
so borrowed, slike certificate IS in the preceding
cases.
sac. II. The certificate so issued, shall be
paid and redeemed after the collection Of the tax
upon their return to the county auditor, by the
b. rders thereof by his warrant on the
county treasurer against the bounty fund Of the |
city township, or county liable therefor; Provi-
ded, that when the aggregate amount Of such |
certificates ohsrgesble against any such fund, is
greater than the funds applicable to their pay
ment, RrateRble proportion snsll pe PAD on said /
certificates and no more and, as basis Of said i
each city, township, and county, 1
causing levy to be made under this act, Ghall /
include in the order therefor q statement Of /
what proportion of such levy shall be applied |
to the payment and redemption OF such eertih-
Gates.
sFc. u. All moneys heretofore borrowed,
DleQReus AQFaQcGQf subscribed, IOr rh9
ment of bounties as aforesaid, and emaining un-
applied, and all sums which shall hereafter be
raised by loan or otherwise, for such purpose,
shall be paid into the county treasury, to the
credit of the bounty fund Of the county, town
ship, or city for which the same was raised, and
shall be paid out upon the order Of the county
as the same may be required for
.he payment Of hounties, and the commissioners
shall issue their order favor of each volunteer
IN the certificate Of the proper officer, that the
has been regularly enlisted and mus
cred into the service of the United States under
he existing calls or the President, and credited
Ipon the quota Of the state and county, and
township or city paying the bounty.
SEC 13. In all cases where county commits |
'!oners, township trustees, or other municipal
have issued orders or certificates Of
in Suy form, and used the same in |
payment Of bOunties, snd the volunteers have
lold or negotiated the same at less than par val
le, the commissioners, trustees or other muni- |
,ipal authorities shall not redeem such order or
by paying any more than was receiT-
ID therefor by the volunteer when he sold the /
ame, and the difference between the par value
)f such certificate, and the amount for which 1t
vas sold shall be paid to the volunteer to whom
'uch certificate was issued The officers issuing |
uch order or certificate are hereby empowered
o establish rules for obtaining proofs as 10 the /
mounts received by the volunteer on the sale Of
Iueh order or Certihcate, and their decision in
he premises be conclusive.
SEC. IA. The county commissioner, township
rusteess and city council shall make and pre-
erve complete record Of all their proceedings
lnder this act, which shall be kept open for pub
ic inspection.
SIC Is. In any township where the trustees
hereof, acting individually or officially, have
borrowed the money requisite to pay the Volun-
eers or veterans, credited to such township, not
exceeding one hundred dollars to each, the
rustees thereof may certify the amount requir-
ID to pay the same as provided in section five, to
he county auditor, who shall place the same up
IN the duplicate against the property Of such
ownship, and when collected the county auditor
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