The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-02-18
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/ County Treasures uhere the applicants
reside, prooiding for raisiny Reuen ae for
the same. and the manner in soAich pau.
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Section |. Be itenactel 6y tie General
Assembty Of tho State of Ioea, That the
wife of every volunteer soldier or MN com
mlss'oned officer who shall, on the Fl rst day
OF September, 1864, he in the actual militia.
ry service of the United States, or who may
thereafter enter such service as a volunteer.
and the widowed mother of such soldier. on
whom she is depe- dent. in whole or in part
for her support, shall b, entitled to receive
the SUN of three dollars per month, AMI for
each child of such soldier under the age Of
ten years. anil which child makes its homo
with said wife ormother, the further sum of
one dollar pcr month, to be paid out Of the
county treasury Of the county where the ar
plicant may reside, on the proper applica-
ton being made as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. The county iulge of each Of
the several counties in this State shall aud
it the claims that NAV be mads in pnrsus
ance OF this act, and when he shall be satiS-
fed from no evidence adduced before him az
ercinafter provided, that any woman,
residen Of his county. has husband in Ire
actual volunteer service Of tho United States.
or that she is a widow, and has son in
such service, on whom she is, in whole or
in part, dependent for her support, and in
either case has under her care and c,n.rol
any child or children Of said volunteer under
the age of ten years, he shall draw a war
rant on the county treasury. in her favor.
| for the amount coming to such wIfe or moth
er, (as the case may bs.) as specified in the
| first section of this act Pror;ded, He shall
not allow more than three months benefit
at any one time, which said three months
shall have expired Immediately next pre-.
| ceedns the drawing Of such warrant and
Prociled, further, That no warrant shall be
drawn before the fifteenth day Of November.
1864.
SEC. 8. No warrant shall he drawn IL
above provided. until the applicant shall
| have made affidavit Tor affirmaton) that she
is the wife or mother of the soldier claimed
to be in the military service, and in case Of
mother, that she is a widow, and is depehd-
ent upon him, in whole or in part, for her
support, and in either case, that she is bo.
ma tide resident Of the county in which she
makes her cain, that her husband or son
Gas the case may be,) is in the volunteer
service Of the United States. nnd also stating
that said affidavit FOR offirmation, ] the names
and ages of the children Of said soldier, [if
any under ten years of age and that they
reside with the applicant. and are under her
care and control and in addition to such
affidavit, she must produce at least one wit
ness ofknown credibiitv. who shall make
affidavit for affirmation) that he or she is
personally and well acquainted with the ap-
| plicant, and that he or she believes the mat
ters and things stated anil set forth IN the
affidavit Of the applicant, are tue
SEC. 4. The affidavits provided for in the
preceding section shall he placed on Ole BY
the county judge, and kept in his office, and
any PEI son, in making such affidavit or az
firmation, who shall swear or affirm falsely,
shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be pun.
ished accordingly. 2 q aa.n7a s75s,i
SEC. 5. Sh uld the soldier die in the ser.
vice, then the widow shall continue to re-
ceive the benefit Of the provisions Of this
act, unit. she shall have been placed on tn e
pension rolls oc the United States. or sha N
have received from the United States the
bounty and arrears Of pay due on account
of the death Of such soldier. 'a, nH
| SEC. 8. That the board,of supervisors of
each organized county in this State, in ad.
dition to the taxes they are now required to
levy by subdivision two Of section ITO of
chapter As of the Revision Of 1850, are
hereby required to levy an additional
amount On all taxable property in'the county
of not less than fo,ir nor exceeding eight
mills on the dollar, to be levied at the timo
and collected as other county revenue, and
the amount raised Tor the purposes contem.
plated by the provisions Of this act shall.
in all respects, be treated as county reve.
nue.. -a ta
SEC. z. The warrants drawn an contem.
plated in section two of this act, shall be
signed by the county Judge, and attested by
the seal Of the county shall be drawn in
favor Of the applicant, describing her IS the
wife or mother .,as the
case may be shall state the dates between
which the benefit is allowed. and such war
rants, shall, in all respects, be treated as
countycounty warrants, .as now p,oviced by
law.
SIC. IS. Tho county judge shall provide
himself with the proper warrant book and
stamps, which shall be paid for by tho
county. He shall, at each regular meeting
of the board OF supervisors. render . state.
ment of the number of warrants drawn, to
whom drawn, and the amounts respectively,
which statement shall be placed on file IN
the office Of the c..rk oI the board of SUPER
visors.
SEC 3. The county judge shall be enti-
tied to receive AS compensation for his ser.
vices in making out the affijavi,s and draw
ing the warrant in each case, the sum OF
twenty cents, to be audited By the hoard OF
supervisors, and paid ont Of the county
treasury, as other claims against the coun-