Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-16


officers, and privates, who died in such
service, shall be exempted from any tax
alton under the provisions of this act
Po0Wea, That the provisions Of the first,
second, third and fourth sections of this
act shall be so understood as to have ref.
erence only to such agreements and con-
tracts as have been entered into by the
authority aforesaid subsequent to the sew
euleenth day of October, one thousand
oight hundred aud sixty three
Section 3. That all the provisions ortho
fourteenth section of an act to create a
loan, and provide for arming the State,
passed the fifteenth day of May one
thousand eight hurdred and sixty-one,
which authorized the associate judges, and
county commissioners, of the several coun-
ties oil this Commonwealth, to constitute a
board Of relief for the families of such vol.
uuteers as have been or shall be enrolled
and mustered into service from their sew
eral counties, are herhby extended and
applied to the families of men who have
been, or may hereafter be, drafted or con,
scripted, and mustered into the service OF
the United Statcs, aud credited TO the uao-
Ia OF SAID cOuuties, respectively aud al
arrangements made by tbe several counties
OF this Commonwealth, for the support of
the families OF volunteers. militia, drafted
or oouserlpted men, mustered into the SER
vice, and credited ,as Aforesaid, are hereby
egaIlzed aud confirmed aud full and ie-
gal authority is hereby gwen said county
commissioners 20 borrow money for the
! payment OF such expenses, aud for the ex
tension OF such relief to Ihc families of all
| private soldiers, and non-commssioaed
officers, who h We been mustered iu, or
may hereafter be mustered into the service
of the United States, and credited as
aforesaid, in pursuance of any rcquisition
made, or 10 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 Penusylva.
MA, or ANY law OF said Commonwealth
now made, or hereafter 10 be made
/ Section g. That the commissioners Of
any aAd every county in this Common
wealth are hereby authorized to borrow
such sum, or suns, of money as may be
sufficient to pay to each and every non.
commissioned officer and private soldiers
who volunteered from such county,and Gu.
tered the military or naval service of the
d United States Oh OF aeg the seventeenth
day oi October, AnEo Domini one tLous.
and eight hundred and aiXty-three; and
to each and every non commissioned olli-
Ger and private soldier who may hereafter
volunteer and enter the service of the
United States from such county and be
credited to the quota Thereof, in pursuance
OF any rcqulsition Of the President of the
United States, or by any la. of ihe United
States now made, or hereafter 10 be- made
sum uos exceeding tbreq hundred sol
lars TF2GWCd H0igcUci, YAa! in thai
part of any county where school directors
or road commlssl oners, Or supervisors o
any township or townships, or where the
corporate authorities Of any city, ward oI
borough, or any committee, special com.
mlssloners, individual Or individuals, have
paid, or have now rommencot to raise Q
Iund Tor the purpose Of paying such bouu.
tee, it shall be lawful for such school d.
rcctors, or road commissioners or super.
Vlsors, OF such township or townships, ol
tAe corporate authorities Of such city, ward
or borough, TO borrow such sum or sums o.
money az may be required 20 pay to eacl
Voiunteer from such district, o sum not OK
ecoding three hundred dollars; and i
shall be lawful for such authorities of said
townships, cities, wards or boroughs, tC
Issue bonds CT said townships, cities wards
or boroughs, for such sum or sums o
/
necessary to pay the authorized bounty t.
each volunteer required to iIl tie quot,
or quotas oL such township, city, ward oI
borough: and prOVido juruc,, That suel
townships, cities, wards and buroughs a,
have filled their quota or quotas, under
asy call or requiaition heretofore made b.
the PLesldeut Of the Ulsd Sstates, as af
oresaid, without aid from the county, cit,
or borough for the payment of bounties
or for the payment any bonds issued by
said county commissioners, city or borough
authorities, for the payment of bounties tC
volunteers TO ill the quota aforesaid An,
pr0Ulael tMtter, That no county, city
ward, township, borough, or other dis
lrict, which shall have agreed or Offered
TO pay as bounty 10 each yoluGteer credit
| ed 10 such county, city, ward, township
, borough, or ether district, larger sun
+ than three hundred dollars, shall be sub
ject to The limitation rs to amount pre-
scribed IN this act; but any paymen
made, or obligation given or to be given
or liability incurred, or TO be incurred, il
pursuance ofsuch offer or agreement, i
hereby ratified and declared to be Lawful
and valid AAd ProUiael Iurtler, Th4
IN case the commissioners ard controller
Of any county III tLis Commonwealth ,shal
neglect or refuse, to take The necessary
steps to raise, or complete the raising
Of bounties in townships, wards and Dor
oughs not having raised, or commenced t
raise bounties at The time of the passag,
OF this act, then, aud in that case, sale
township, yard, or borough, by their au
thorile' aforesaid, shall have power t,
proceed aud raise bouuties as fully and Al
eitectuaIly as If done by the county author
tiles.