Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-07

was passed At the recent session Of the
Iowa Legislature. Comment upon it is un'
necessary. 1t is fact that cannot be ques-
toned, that even here in Scott county the
families Of soldiers who have gone to the
war, have, in not . few instances, suffered
much for want Of the necessaries Of life
It is a shame, but true it is. This act pro-
lGides the remedy and makes the provision
pngatory. It is as follows:
SEC. /. Be It enacted BY the General A.
semJly Of the State Of Losta That for the
relief of the families of privates and nom
commissioned officers and musicians who
have heretofore been, now are, or may here
after be, in the military or naval service Of
the United States from this State, there
shall be levied in each county not less than
two (2) mills on the dollar in the years
1864 and 1865, on all taxable property, in
each county, and the amount so levied shall
be collected in the same manner IS other
county taxes.
SIC. Q. 1t shall be the duty Of Asses
sors in the several wards and townships in
this State, before the first Monday in June,
1864, and when they are making the assess
ment Of 1865, to take an enumeration by
name, of all the soldiers and marines hav
ing families, who are in the service of the
United State, and Of the families Of those
who have been in such service and are dead
and disabled, in their several wards and
townships of this State; naming their COM
pany, regiment, battery, battalion or or
Av~d In ntxAr rnfr n
the Board of Supervisors of their respective
counties, designating the name, sex and age
Of the several members Of such families,
and naming such as are in his opinion en-
titled to aid, and for which he shall receive
the same compensation as for other ser
cices.
1t shall be the duty of such Board Of Su-
peryisors to revise the same, inserting such
name as may have been omitted.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk
Of the Board of Supervisors to furnish to
the Assessors Of their respective counties
such blanks as may be necessary for taking
the aforesaid enumeration.
SEC. 4. The Board Of Supervisors Of the
several counties respectively, shall have the
control of said funds for the purposes
named in this act when paid into the coun-
ty treasures, and shall distribute the same
as they may deem proper for the relief Of
the families herein provided for; prorided,
that not more than one hundred and fifty
dollars shall be paid to any one family in one
year. No money raised under the provis-
IONS Of this act shall be used by said Board
Of Supervisors for any other purpose than
for the relief of such families.
SEC. 5. The relief provided for in this
act, shall by the several County Boards Of
Supervisors be distributed from and after
the meeting of said Board of Supervisors in
June, 1864, and all special funds heretofore
raised in any county in this State, for the
relief Of soldiers families, shall, from and
after that time, DC part Of the funds here.
i'll provided for,
Sec. 6. To anticipate the receipts which
may come into the county treasures by
virtue Of the tax levied under and by the
authority of this act, the Co. Treasurers
are hereby authorized and required to bor-
row from time to time, as may be necessary
such sums Of money as shall not exceed, in
the aggregate. three fourths ofthe tax levied
in any such county by virtue of this act,
and may, to that extent, temporarily trans.
fer money from any other fund or funds lex
ccpt school funds.) The money borrowed
shall be repaid out Of the funds herein pro-
vided for, when paid into the county treas |
ury.
SIC. 7. The funds raised under the pro-
visions Of this act, shall be known as !" The |
Relief Fund.-" and the warrants drawn |
chereon shall be the same, in all respects, as
ordinary county warrants, and goyerncdby
the same rules except that they shall name |
the fund yn which they are drawn.
SEC. 8. The word family, as used in this |
act, shall be construed to mean, only a |
wife, dependent children under the age Of IL |
years, brothers and sisters under the age Of |
IL years, and aged and infirm dependent
parents.