Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-05-28
The Volunteer Bounty Fund.
OFFicE or TINS AUDITOR OF STATE,
CnIrMnns O Nav % lSh4.

beg yon to publish in the morning JoURNA
the following analysis of the principal pro
vision Of the "Aet authorizing Count,
Commissioners, City Councils, and Trustee
Of Townships TO levy a tax for the pay
ment of bouuties to volunteers, and to re
fund subscriptions made fOr that purpose,
passed March 23I, 1864. with the accom-
panyiDg Interpretation thereof and advic,
as TO the moIe of proceeding under the act
! etc.
Counties, city councils Of the several
cities, and the trustees of each township in
this State, may (if they deem il expedient)
levy a tax TO pay 500 bounty TO each vol
unleer enlisted in the Military or Naval
service of thc United States, under The
rcqnsitions Of the President OF the United
States. Of October, 1868, aud February
1864; and TO repay counties, cities, wards
townships and individual moneys paid
pledged or subscribed for bounties TO vol
unteers, within their respective iurisdic
tions.
Section three provides that no create
tax shall be levied 'than shall Be necessar1
10 raise a fund equal to 500 for each uol
unteer rho has or mag enlist under the said
requisiii0ns of Tie President.
Section 4 limits Ievies by County Com.
missioners, TO The payment of bountes to
volunteer enlisted for the county at large.
Section 5 requires all levies made by
cities and township authorities to be or
dered and certified to County Auditors,
within ten days from the second day of the
June session of the C,un,y Commission
ers.
Section 0 provides that all moneys here
totore paid, pledged, subscribed, secured or
advanced to the funds raised in sny coun
ty, city, ward or township for such bounties,
may be refunded by the county, city, towa-
ship or ward, for which it was paid or sub
scrIbed, &c. And that all claims for mon
eys paid, pledged or subscribed to the
fund OF any city, ward or tosnship. shall
be presented, duly sworn to, by the party
making The same, to the City Council or
township Trustees, aud the approva there.
OF procured, TO be endorsed thereon, by
The President of the City Council or Trus.
tees Of The township. as the case may be-
And that the claims thus endorsed be filed
xiih The COuaiy Auditor on or before the
iIst Monday IN June.
By the l0.b Section the County Com.
nissioners, are empowered aud req1ired to
examine said claims, and r.ject or allow
such ShOliy or in part as they may deem
best. aud 10 give Certificstes 10 The claim
ants, for the amoaois allowed. Raqaiaes
all moneys uapsil on Subscriptions, FlsSees,
or bonds or notes to be paid iniO The Coan-
y Treasury TO The credit Of the fund of The
County, Cny or Township for which the
same was made.
Section lib provides for the payment
If the Certificates to be issued under the
provisions Of Sec. 10, and in case their
'ggregate is greater than the fund from
which they are payable, that they shall be
,ald rafably IN proportion TO the respective
mounts OF the fund and the Certificates. -
And that the order leving the tax, shall
tate what proportion Of the amount there
4, ~heu collected, shall be applied to the
edemptiOu of such Certificate Section 10
provides, that if Orders or Certificates of
Indebtedness have been issued by Municipal
and paid to volunteers for
bounty, aud the volunteers have sold the
same for less than par, the purchaser shall
only be refunded the amount he paid, and
the balance shall be paid 10 the vouu
tecr.
Section IA requires County Commission.
ers, City CJancIls, aud Township Trustees
10 make and preserve complete record of
all their respective proceedings under the
net.
O.her provisions authorize money 10 be
borrowed and taxes levied 10 pay bounties
TO volunteers, under iuture reausitions of
;he President &c. But the foregoing are
all the provisions relative to leyylng taxes
paying bouutes, &c to volunteers under
the two acquisitions of the President, re-
ferred 10 iu the first sections Of the act.
Under these provisions, it is proper to
remark lsf. That tax can enly be
levied to pay 6Ounties 10 rOlunteers and to
repay moneys paid, pledged, or borrowed
for that purpose. That drafted men and
substitutes are excluded from cry participa.
tion in the bounty fund. Nor can any
money paid, pledged, subscribed, or bor-
rowed, to pay for substitutes, or for the
benefit Of drafted men, be repaid from the
bounty fund.
2ad That the bounty fund OF 1854 is
provided only for counters under Ae tpo
calls Of The President. of October 1868, and
february A ID. 1854.
3D. That County Commissioners can
only levy tax 10 raise q bounty fund for
the entire county, and to repay moneys
paid, subscribed or borrowed 10 pay boun
ties for The county At large. under he calls
Of the President Of October, 1868. and
February, A. ID. 1864.
Al. That municipal au horltes are au.
thorized TO lsry such an amount of lar as
stH raise fund equal 10 500 for each
rOlunteer, whO has or mag enlist under The
tpo requisitions Of the President aforesaid.
Fbey are not therefore restricted to the
levy Of an amount merely eqnal to 500
for each volunteer, but may add sncb per
centun TO the levy as will pay the expen-
ses Of collection and cover deli0queacies
in payments. so that SUN equal to 500
for each volunteer will be collected.
5rh. The levy may be made large enough
TO pay 500 bounty to each volunteer ap-
porlioned to the city, ward or township.
under the calls Of tue President aforesaid,
although The whole number may not have
enlisted under those calls, st the time Of
makng The levy.