The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-04-08
BOUNTY LAW.
AN ACT
Relating to the payment Of Bounties to
Volunteers,

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SECTION /. BE il enacted By tie Senate and
House Of Representatives of tie Consm0neeaM ofI
PemSy SyiVGlau IN General assembly aast and 1t rs J
isle5g eaactedJy tie authority Of the same,
That I'll bonds, warrants, or certificates of in
debladness, issued by the commissioners, or COM
misslouorS and controller, Of any county, or the |
corporate authorities of any city, ward or bor- |
ough, or school directors, or road commls-
s:oners or supervisors, of any township of this i
commonwealth, for the payment Of bountIes to |
persons volunteering 10 enter the MILITARY or
aava service OF the United States, under any
requisition heretofore made by the president Of /
the United States, be and the same are hereby
legalized, made valid and binding upon such
counties, cities, wards, boroughS, and townships
us if full and legal authority had existed for
the issuing and making Of the same when they
were issued and made; and that III all cases
where any special committee, commissioner,
or an individual or individuals, Of any county,
city, township, borough or ward, shall have
subscribed and paid or become personally liable
for the payment of money, for the purpose OF
paying bOuntieS to volunteers, under the late
calls of the president of the United States, who
| have been mustered into the United States mil
itary service, and credited 20 such county, city,
! township, ward, or borough, with the under
standing, or agreement, that a law would be
enacted to levy and collect tax upon such
county, city, township, borough, OR ward, for
! the payment of such advancement and liabili-
ties, all subscriptions, SO paid, or money bor-
rowed as aforesaid, shall be good and valid "a
gainst such county, city, township, borough, or
ward, as if the same had been subscribed or
| borrowed by the corporate authorities of the
same, under the provisions Of this act; and If
shall be the duty Of the commissioners, super
visors, councils or school directors, as the case
may be, to proceed to levy and collect a tax up
ON such county, city, township, borough, or
ward, sufficient to pay the principal Of all such
claims, with interest thereon until the day of
payment, together with the cost ef collection
thereof.
SECTION ,. That all payment of bonnties TO
volunteers, entering the service of the United
States aforesaid, 10y the commissioners, or the
commissioners and controller, of any county,
OF BIG UU- p~.es'o. '-~-l---:-:~~ = - ~,"iy
or borough, or by the school directors, or road
commissioners, or supervisors, OF any township
Of this commonwealth, and all loans made by
said authorities, for the purpose OF making
such payments, be and the are hereby le-
galized and made valid
SECTIONS. That the authorities aforesaid are
hereby authorized, and required, to execute,
and complete, all agreements, and contracts,
heretofore made by the aforesaid authorities OF
such counties, cities, wards, boroughs, or town
n ships, for the payment OF bounteS as aforesaid,
y or for refunding advancements made tor that
purpose by any committee, special commission
h ers, individual, individuals, on condition that
# they should be refunded, according TO the true
intent and meaning of such agreements and con
tracts; and for that purpose the said authorities
are hereby authorized to borrow money, anc
issue bonds, warrants, or certificates, IN the
name of such county, corporations, or town
., ships, with or without interest coupons attach
ed, payable st such tine and place as may b.
agreed upon. and to levy such taxes as may b;
necessary to meet the payment OF the pTinclpa
and interest of said bonds, warrants and certliI
|. Gates, as the same shall become due; which tax
s. es and leves shall be assessed and collected,
other county, city, ward, borough, or township
taxes are assessed, levied, and collected: P'Ov.
- ded, That in all election, or enrolment, districts
not having any constituted authorities, as con
templated by this act, competent TO levy an
collect said tax, the board of election officers
al such district shall be authorized to levy, an
~ proceed to have said tax collected in such dis
.rlcts.
II SECTION /. That all assessments heTetofor
made of taxes for the purpose Of paying bouI
ties, AS aforesaid, bo and the same are hereb
rd legalzed and made valid P,orided, That th
d. property of non-commissioned officers, and pr
s Yates, in actual service in the United States a
nv and navy, from this commonwealth, or WI
died, or were permanently disabled, in such Sc
- vice. or having been in such service for the spa'
of one year and SIX months, were hUnorab
discharged therefr0m, and the property OF wiz
ows minor children, and widowed mothers
DO lnon-commissioned officers, and privates, wi
died In such service, shall be exempted from ar
taxation under the provisions OF this act: Pr
taded That the provisions of the first, secont
third and fourth sections of this act shall be
understood as to have reference only to such
greements and contracts as have been enters
/ into by the authorities aforesaid, subsequent
the seventeenth day of October, one thousar
- eight hundred and sixty-three.
SECTION g. That all the provisions of tt
fourteenth section of an act to create loal
and provide for arming the state, passed the
teenth day Of May one thousand eight hun
red and sixty-one, which authorized the assoc
ate judges, and county commissioners, OF q
several counties of this commonwealth, to co
stitute a board Of relief for the families of SUI
- volunteers az have been, or shall be, enroll'
d. and mustered into service from their sever
rs counties, are hereby extended, and applied,
-he the families of men who have been, or may her
a., ~ after be, drafted or conscripted and muster
in into the service of the United States, and ere
iu tied to the quota of said counties, respectively
on and all arrangements made by the several cou
ten - - .oo.,,,,,,aoI.b for tho spnnort
the families Of volunteers, militia, drafted