Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-04-21
THE BOUNTY LAW.
An ACT.

To authorize the County Commissioners and
Trustees Of Tolcnships, and Ctr Cum
cls, to tery a tar for the payment Of Joua-
ties TO rOlutteers, and To refund suLscrip-
ttons made for that purpose.
SECTION l. BE It enacted by tie Gfaerzj
assembly Of the State Of ohio. That the
! Commissioners of the several counties. and
! the city Councils of the several cities. anC
the Trustees in each township in this State.
are herebyauthorized, tifthey deem the sam,
expedient) in the year 1864, to levy tax
upon the taxable property within their res
Pective Jurisdictions; for the purpose Of rails
ing a fund to pay bounties, to volunteer,
who have enlisted or shall enlist in the mill
tary or naval service Of the United States.
under either of the acquisitions of the Pres
ident, in October 1868, and February 1864,
for five hundred thousand additional troops.
III the aggregate. not exceeding one hun
dred dollars to each volunteer who shall
have enlisted or may hereafter enlisttherein.
under these acquisitions, and to repay and
reimburse the counties cities. wards, town
ships and individuals, all monies paid, pledg-
ed or subscribed by them respectively, as
and for bounties to volunteers, enlisted, or
who shall enlist under said calls. within his
as aforesaid.
SEC. , All taxes authorized by this act
shall be levied, collected and disbured under
the restrictions and limitations therein pro-
vided.
SEC. 3. No greater amount Of tax shall
be levied under the authority Of this act up
on the property of any county, city, ward
or township. 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 President
SEC. t. All levies by county commission
ers under this act shall be ordered by them
on or before the second day Of their session
in June next, and shall only apply to vOlun-
teers Tor the county at large.
SEC. s. All levies by authorities other
than thecounty commissioners, shall be or
dered and certified to the county auditor, on
or before the expiration of ten days after the
time herein limited for making leyics by
county commissioners, who shall forthwith
cause the same to be entered ON the dupli-
cate and collected as other taxes.
SEC. g. All taxes levied under this act
shall be placed on the tax duplicate, as 9TH
er taxes against the same taxable property
and be styled The Bounty Fund.- to be
as other taxes
SEC. I. In order to anticipate the pro-
ceeds of the said tax the county commis-
sioners, township trustees and city connclls
may, to an amount not exceeding the
amount of the tax, borrow money or trans
fer moneys from any other fund in the coun-
ty, city or township treasures, not needed
for the purpose for which they were levied,
except ''The School Fund, or The Relief
Fund" all which shall be repaid or retun- !
ded out of the proceeds of such tax when
collected.
SEC. The commissioners, township
Trustees, and city councils respectively, may
1ffer and pay to each veteran volunteer not
having previously received local bounty,
who has re-enlisted or may re-enlist, and to
each other volunteer who shall hereafter en-
list therein, respectively under said requis- /,
ions, such bounty not exceeding one hun
lred dollars, as they may determine.
SEC. 0. All sums of money paid, pledg- |
I'd, subscribed, secured or advanced, TO the
funds raised in any county, city ward or
township, for bounties to volunteers, who
have enlisted under said acquisitions, before
he passage Of this act, may, in the discre- |
ion of the commissioners of any county, or
.rustees Of any city or township, be treated
md considered as loans of money to the
county, city, township or ward, for the fill
ng of whose quota the same was SO paid,
pledged, secured, subscribed or advanced,
hall on or before the first Monday in June
1eHt, be reported by the parties making the
same, to The auditor of the proper county,
luly verified by such party, together with
The name of the township, city, OF ward for
which the same was done. Said claims shall
also be endorsed and allowed 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 10 the commissioners.