The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-13

thorities are hereby authorized TO borrow
money, and issue bonds, warrants, or GER
tifcates, in the name OF such county, cor
porations, or townships, with or without
interest coupons attached, payable at
such time and place as may be agreed
upon, and to levy s1ch taxes as may be
/ necessary to meet the payment of the
principal and interest Of said bonds, war
rants aud certificates, as the same shall
become due which taxes and levies shall
+ be assessed. and collected, as other
county, city, ward, borough, or township
taxes are assessed, levied, and collected
/ Prorided, That in ali elections, or enroll.
ment districts, not having any consti;u-
ted authorities, as contemplated pY this
act, competent 10 levy and collect said
tax, the board Of election officers of such
districts shall be authorized ID levy, and
proceed to have sad tax collected in such
districts.
Sec. 4. That all assessments hereto
fore made Of taxes for the purpose Of
paying bounties. as aforesaid, be and the
same Is hereby legaized and made valid:
( Proridea, That the property Of non con-
mIssioncd officers, and privates, in actual
service in the United States army and
navy, from this Commonwealth. or who
died, or were permanently disabled, in
such service, or having been in such
service for the space Of one year and six
months, we're honorably discharged there
from, aud the property Of widows, minor
children, and widowed mcthers Of non
commissioned officers. and privates, who
died in such service, shall be exempted
fIom taxation under the provisions Of this
act; Pr9r53ed, That the provisions of the
. frst, second, third and fourth sections Of
this acr shall be so understood as to have
reference 0ply to such agreements and
+ contracts as have been entered into by the
authorities aforesaid, subsequent to the
seventeenth day Of October, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty three.
Sec. ). That all the provisions OF ,be
fourteenth section Of an act to create a
loan, and provide for armine the State,
passed the fifteenth day Of May, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty one, which
authorized the associate judges and
county commissioners Of the several coun.
lies If tlis Commonwealth, to constitute
d board Ct relief for the families Of such
volunteers as have been, or shall be en-.
rolled and mustered into service from
their several counties, are hereby ex-
tended and applied TO the families Of men
sho have been, OF may hereafter be
drafted or coBscgIpted and mustered in,o
the service Of the United States, and
credited TO the quota of said couhties.
respectively; and all arrangements made
0y the several counties OF this Common
wealth, for the support of the families OF
volunteers, militia, drafted or coDscripted
men, mustered into the service, and
credited as aforesaid, are hereby legaIized
and confirmed; aud full aud legal author
ity IS hereby given said county commis-
slo0ers 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 i0, or may here .
after be mustered into the service of-the
United States, and credited as aforesaid, .
in pursuance Of any requisition made, or
to be made, by the President Of the United
States, or by any law Of the United States
COW made, or hereafter to be made, or
By the Governor of Pennsylvania, or any
law Of said Commonwealth now made, or
hereafter to he made.
SEC. g. That The commissioners Of
any ard every county in this COmnoa.
wealth are hereby authorized to borrow
such sum or sums Of money as may be
sufficient to pay to each and every aon-
commissioned officer and private soldier
who volunteered from such county, end
entered the military or naval service Of
the United States, on or after the seven
teenth day of October, Anpo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-tbree,
and TO each and every non commissioned
officer and private soldier Who may here
after volunteer and enter the service Of
the United States from such county, and I
be credited to the quota thereof, in pur-
suanee Of any requisition Of the President
of the United States, or By any law of the
United States now made, or hereafter to
be made, sum not exceeding three hun
dred dollars Prsvided horerer, That in :,
that part of any county where school d.
rectors, or road commissioners, or super
visors of any township, or where the cor
porate authorities of any city, ward or
borough, or any committee, special com
missioners, individual or individuals, have
paid, or have now commenced to raise a
fund for the purpose of paying such bOun-
ties,i shall be laHfulfor such school direct
ors or road commissioners, or supervisors