The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-09-07

per anuum, payable semi-annually in the
city of Philadelphia, which certificates OF
loan or bonds shall not be subject to State
or local taxation for any purpose whatev-
er, and shall be reimbursable at any time
after the expiration of ten years from their
date; and the sum so borrowed, or 50
much thereof as may be necessary, shall
be and the same Is hereby appropriated
to defray the expenses which may be in
CURED under the provisions of this act :
Provided, That no certificates of lean or
bond shall be issued for less than one
hundred dollars Provided, fartter, That
DO certificate shall be negotiated for less
than its par value; and there shall be in
scribed or the face of the said certificates
of loan Or bonds that the debt thereby
secured was contracted to repel invasion
and defend the State in war, and to oe
transferable on the books of the Common
wealth at the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank in the city Of Philadelphia: Pro
Uided, further, That the Governor aud
State Treasurer are hereby authorized to
use for the purpose of this act, tempora
ry loan, to be repaid from the proceeds of
the permanent loan hereby authorized.
Sec. &. That the bonds or certificates
of loan issued under the provision of this
act, shall be signed by the Governor and
countersigned by the State Treasurer and
Auditor General, and correct and accu-
rate registry of the same shall be kept in
in book provided fer that purpose in
the Office of the Auditor General, who
shall make annual report thereof to the
Legislature; and the Governor is hereby
authorized to draw warrants on the State
Treasurer for such sums as may be nec-
essary to pay the proper expenses Incl
| dent to the negotiation of such loan the
preparation of the bonds or certificates of
loan authorized to be issued by this act,
and said warrants, shall be paid out of
any moneys in the Treasury.
Sec. 3. That the Governor be and he
is hereby authorized, by aud with the
consent of the Senate, to appoint COM
petent person of military education, ex-
perience and skill, to have command OF
all the militia forces of Pennsylvania to
be raised under the provisions of this act,
with the rank of Major. General who,
while in actual service, shall be entitled
to the pay and emoluments of Major
Generel in the United States service
and he shall also have authority, in man.
ner as aforesaid, to appoint two persons
of like military education, experience and
skill, to be brigadier generals, who, while
in actual service, shall be entitled to the
pay and emoluments of officers of tie
same rank in the army of the United
States: Provided, hoi0eVer, That such
general officers shall not be appointed or
assigned to duty by the Commander-in.
chief, except when the force herein pro.
! vided fer shah have been called into &C.
tual service in sufficient strength to re-
qure such officers.
SEC A. That whenever the military
force provided for in this act shall be called
into service by the Governor of the Com
monwealth, it shall be the duty of the
Adjutant- General to notify, in writing
the Quartermaster General and Commis.
sary General of the point or points where
the men are to rendezvous, with the num-
Der. as near as may be, and said officer
shall forthwith advertise for proposals for
supplying to the Commonwealth, such
supplies, ordnance. and ordnance stores
as may be necessary for furnishing the
troops aforesaid, as are provided by the
laws and regulations of the United States,
said proposals to be directed to the said
Com missary General and Quartermaster
General respectively, and to open after
five days notice, and the contracts to be
awarded to the lowest bidder by the prop
er officer inviting said proposals, and ad-
equate security to be taken for the faithful
performance cf the said contract before
the same is awarded, and said officers
shall publish and keep on file in their
several departments for public inspection,
list Of all the proposals offered, includ-
ing those rejected as well as those awarded
and before the acceptance of any supplies,
ordnance, ordnance stores, or other mill
tary stores of any kind whatsoever, pur-
chased upon contract as herein before
provided. 1t shall be the duty of the
Quartermaster General or Commissary
General, as the case may De. in connection
with the Auditor General and State
Treasurer, to appoint from timc to time
as required, one or more disinterested and
competent inspectors familiar with the
value and quality ofthe supplies, ordnance,
ordnance stores, or other militay stores SO
contracted for, whose duty il shall be to
examine and accept or reject the same,
and if accepted te give q certificate there,
of to the contractor OF vendor; and nc
bill rendered for such supplies, ordnance,
ordnance stores, or other military stores