The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-04-08

confirmed and full and legal authority is here |
by given said county commissioers to borrow
money for the payment of such expenses, and
for the extension of such relief to the families
Of all private soldiers, and non-commissioned |
officers, who have been mustered In, or may
hereafter be mustered into, the service of the
United States, and credited as aforesaid in pur-
suance of any requisition made, or to be made,
by the president Of the United States, or by any
law of the United States now made, or hereafter
to be made, or by the governor of Pennsylva- !
MA, or any law OF said commonwealth now
made, or hereafter to be made.
SECTION 6. That the commissioners Of any
and every county in this commonwealth are
hereby authorized TO borrow such sum- or sums,
Of money rs may be sufficient to pay TO each
and every non-commissioncd officer and private
soldier who volunteered from such county, and
entered the military or naval service of the Uni
ted States, on or after the seventeenth day of
October, Anao Domini one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty three; and to each and every
non-commissioned oticerand private soldier who
may hereafter volunteer and enter the service Of
the United States from such county, and be cred
tied to The quota thereof, in pursuance OF any
requistlon Of the president OF tie u. States, or
by any law of the United States now made, or
hereafter 10 be made, sum not exceeding three
hundred dollars pr0g1lel a01Cecey, That in that
part OF any county where school directors, OF
road commissioners, or supervisors, OF any town
ship, or townships, or where the corporate au-
thorities al any city, ward, or borough, or any
committee special lssioneTs, individual, Or
! individuals, have paid, or have now commenced
to raise fund for the purpose of paying such
! bounties ii shall be lawful for such school di-
rectors, OF road commissioners, or supervisors,
of such township, or townships, or the corpo
rate authorities OF such city, ward, or borough,
| to borrow such sum, or sums, of money as may
| be required 10 pay to each volunteer from such
! district, q sum not exceeding three hundred dol
/ lars; and it shall be lawful for such authorities
Of said townships, cities, wards, or boroughs,
to issue bonds Of said townships, cities, wards,
| cr boroughs, for such sum, or sums, of money,
and In such amounts as may be necessary to pay
/ the authorized bounty 10 each volunteer requir-
! ed TO fill the quota or quotas OF such township,
! city, ward, or borough: And Proc7ded Jtatter,
| That such townships, cities, wards, and bor-
ga unasf any Pay9 Ga dfa ii hsF qq8!H d9J qqGtas
by the president of the United States as afore-
said, without aid from tbc county, city, or hor-
ough, shall he exempt from any tax levied, or
to be levied, by the said county, city, or bor-
ough, for The payment of bountles, or for the
payment of any bonds issued by said county
commissioners, city, or borough authorities, for
the payment of bountes to volunteers to fill tie
quota aforesaid; And prorsded Jtatts1, That 10
county, city, ward, township, borough, or Other
district, winch shall have agreed, or offered, 70
pay. as bounty to each volunteer credited to suih
county, city, ward township, borough, or otler
district, "a larger SUN than three hundred dollas,
shall be subject 10 the limitation as to amount
prescribed in this act; but any payment mae,
or to be made, obligation given, or to be gv-
: en-, or liability incurred, or to be incurredi jim
: pursuance of such otfeG OF agreement, is herby
ratified and declared to be lawful and vad ::
Ind pyocded titrther, That in case the comlis-
= sioners of any county, or the commissoners.nd
= controller of any county in this commonwealth,
! shall neglect, or refuse to take the Necessary
steps to raise, or complete the raising Of bun
ties in townships, wards, and boroughs, not av-
:. ing raised, or commenced to raise, bountb at
: the time of the passage of this act, thenand
> in that case, sand township, ward, OF boragh,
by their authorities aforesaid, shall have Twer
= to proceed and raise bounties as fully ands eff
i fectuallly as if done By the county authoties.
Of SECTION 7. That the said county commjion-
ID ers, or school disectors, road commissions, or
$ supervisors, of any township, or corpora au-
thorities Of any city, ward, or borough, araere-
re by authorized, for the purpose of carryii out
n. the provisions of this act,) to borrow nney,
W and issue bonds, or certificates of inGebtaesS,
le no bond, or certificate, to Be less than thsum
i of twenty-five dollars, except when the hnty
so ALL I'm of
no such county, township, city, ward, or bongh,
II with, or without, interest coupons attachepay-
ce able at such times, and in such manner, anay
ly be agreed upon; and to levy, and assess, all
d. property, professions, trades and occupDns,
of subject to taxation, for state and county rpo-
no ses, and collect such taxes as may be necsary
ny to meet the principal, and interest," of sadonds
o. and certificates, as they shall become duand
i, payable; which taxes shall be collected a9un-
SO ty, city, ward, and borough, taxes are nelev-
a. led and collected, including per capita (, OF
ed not more than one dollar, on all taxabnale
TO inhabitants: Prouited, That only one peapl
nd ia tax shall be levied in any one year: fFded
That in all cases where any person, or Sons
he liable to draft, have, for the purpose oilslng
n, the sum requisite to pay bounty to thoiun-
if teers required to fill the quota of anyunty,
ID city, ward, borough, or township, stipUed, in
ci- writing, to pay sum greater than thenount
he of tax which would be due upon thesessed
m valuation of their real, or personal prfty, it
CHI shall and may be lawful for the corpte au-
ed thorities of such county, city, ward, rough,
raI and township, to collect the amount slbscri-
to bod: Prouded, That no bonds, or cdicates,
re- issued under any of the pr rovisions oils act,
ed shall be fer a longer period than terars:-
d. ProUided further, That in ali cases VIII a bor-
y; ough and township have separate ards OF
IN school directors, and are embraced Ine dis
g.,s. Hs IL