Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-01

necessary TO pay the authorized bounty TO
each volunteer required to nj ide quota
or quotas OF such township, city, ward or
borough: Ard g'oridef ja''hTr, That
such townships, ci'Ies, wards aud oorougEs
Us have filed their quota Ok qultas under
any rail- or requisitiuu heretofore m,de by
the President OF The Uuited States -
aforesaid, without uid from the county,
city or borough, shall be exempt from auy
tax levied, OF 10 ho levied, by tie said
county, ciry or borough, or tyg the pay
mcut of any bonus ls,Ged by said equity
commissioners, city or borough authorities,
for tse pay ments OF bOunrie, TO volunteers
to fl lho qu,la aforesaid; iaR Pr,ciis!
Jarther, That no county, city, ward To-" II
ship, borough, or Other district, which
shall have egreed to cii,r TO pay as bounty
TO each volunteer credited to such c0nuty,
city, ward, township, borough, or other
district, "a larger SUN than three Aul4Ccd
dollars, shall be sutj Jet TO the limitation
a5 to amount prescribed in TIN, act hut
any payment made, or to b. md, o. oh
!igauoUs given, or TO be given, OF liability
Incurred, or 10 be Incurred, III pursuance
of su.h of or agreement, Is hereby ra''-
!.ri ana dec lrcG to re lawful aud valid {:
.l4H graCiia} JarIhcr, That ia case the
commissioners OF any county or the cotu-
nlissiouers and controller Of any county in
his Commonwealth, shall neglect OF re
fuse 10 take the Necessary steps 10 raise,
or complete the raising Of houniies ID
townships. wards or hor0uIts, not bay,ng
raised, or commenced to raise bcunri-, t
90, tune O: the passage Of this act, then,
aua il that case. SAID township, ward or
borou IA ty their authoriti-, ainr@.aii,
sluU lave power t. Pryc.-I 4Ll I-!-s
Doaa,ies Is fully and as I'll c,uliiy as Ii
dJue by ,ne comfy authorities.
IL :. To-, ,Ae s.iI e5l.;y crwu:--
s..u.rs; or s,Loj. directors, raj c'.ouj--
>. u.ls, ,r supervisors, # AZ toSls.Ia,
r. ,,fpo.a'o 4-.4-ti,I-s OF any cirF, va'I
.r to,... l., 80. I.r,tJ ar'1or,z- ,,1r
t.c ..r2.-- O.! c..ryius ou; TIE pt.'s.'a.
of ln.- ac!) 90 b..roa money o.. l--a.
bonds, cr cefra s,es ot Indebtedness, 81
huaG or c.rua.l;c, 80 be I-ss to-. a..
sam "a twenty-five uo..-T,, except Nhcu
ta5 county is lae- than tweufy-lsc cs,,-.,,
ia the name Of suca county, township,
CITY, ward, or bor,Irh, Win or vi. hoQ',
Interest up3u- a,t!caoI, payable 1T such
time, aud IN sueh mauutT, as may 10
agreed upon; and to levy, aud to assess,
on all property, professions, trades, aud
occlplti0us, su ct to taxation, COR state
aud county purposes, Gud collecs such
taxes as may be necessary to meet the
aud Interest Of said bonds and
certificates, as they shall become due aud
PAYABLE; which taxes shall be collected
as county, city, ward and borough taxes
are now levied aud collected, including
per capita tax Of not more than one dollar
on ali taxable male Inhabitants: Pioriicj,
That Only Que per capita tax shall be
levied in any one year: PrOyi5ed, That
in all cases where any person or persons,
liable to draft have, foT the purpose of
raising the sum requisite to pay bounty
to the volunteers required to fill the quota
of any county, city, ward, borough or
township, stipulated in writing, 10 pay
sum greater than the amount OF tax which
would be due upon the assessed valuation
Of their real or personal property, it shall
and may be lawful for the corporate author
tiles Of such county, city, ward, borough
and township, TO collect the amount 50
Provided, That no bonds or
certificates, issued under any OF The pgO-
visions Of this act, shall be for longer
period than ten years Pocided yitctier,
That in all clses where a borough aud
have separate boards = school
directors, and are embraced in on : district,
for the purposes of the military Sylft the
directors of said districts are hereby autho-
lied to act Jointly in carrying into c4-ct
the provisions Of this act.
SEC. S. That in all cases whoro the :
county commissioners Of any courty, the .
chool directors, road commissioners or
supervisors Of any township, or the corpo
ate authorities Of any city, ward or bor
,ugh, have levied a per capita tax upon
,ersons subject to draft or military duty,
he action Of said corporate authorities be
nd the same is hereby lega.izcd aat made
Ialid
SEC 0. Tba. in any case where 4 part
f the bounty, authorized By This act has
zen paid by aus ward, township, city or
o-ough authorities as aforesaid, shal! neg
sct or refuse to pay sI,h part as remains
npiid By the terms OF their agreement TO
sy bountics to volunteers, then the diff
renee between the sum SO paid, and the
ull amount of the bounty promised, (uot
xceeding in the whole, the sum Of three
uadred dollars 10 each volune eer) shall
G paid said volunteers by the county
uthorities,in which said ward, townships,
Ties or boroughs are located; and the
ounty commissioners, in which said
ard, townships, cities or borough5 are
,caied, shall assess, levy, and collect a
TX on such defaulting ward, townships,
ty OR borough taxes are levied and col =
eted, in such amounts as may be I
quired 10 pay the balance due tue vol
lJeors, as aforesaid, from such deiau,ting
wnsbip, city or borough. /
SEC. l0. That the money so borrowed
7 the county commissioners, sha.! BE- l.
i'll over to the treasurer Of the proper s.
unity, who shall pay to each nou-cOm- :
is,Oned officer, or private soldier, who
iulteer5d from, and has been credited