Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-04-15
THE BOUNTY LAW.

AN ACT
To authorize County Commissioners Trustees of Town
ships, and City Councils, levy tax for the payment
of Volunteers, and to refund subscriptions made for
that purpose.
Sec l. Be enaetsd By the GeaeSal AsssnsbIy of tAe
State OF OhiO That the Commissioners of the several
countless and the City Councils of the several Cities
the Trustees of Townships in this State hereby
thoriked to levy the taxable property within
their several Jurisdictions the purpose of raising
fund TO pay volunteers who have enlisted shall
list in the military naval service of the United States
under either of the requstons of the President in Octo
6er 1865 and February 1854, for 100000 additional
troops in the aggregate not exceeding 800 to each vol
unteer who shall have enlisted who may enlist here
after therein under said requsitons and to repay and
reimburse to countless Cities wards townships and ndi
vlduals all moneys paid pledged subscribed by them
respectively lor oountes to volunteers enlisted or who
shall hereafter enlist under said eas within their
spective jurisdictionsa as aforesaid
Sec All taxes authorized by this act shall be levied,
collected and disbursed under the restrictions and mi
tatons herein provided.
Sec g. No greater amount of tax shall be levied under
the authority this act upon the property any county,
city, ward township, by the proper officers thereof
specvey than shall be necessary to raise fund equal to
hundred dollars for each volunteer who has may
enlist under said acquisitions OF the President
Sec f. All levies by county commissioners under this
shall be ordered by them before the second day
of their session in June next and shall only apply to vol
vnteers for the county at large.
Sec All levies by authorities other than the county
commissioners, shall be ordered and certified to the
ty auditor before the expiration OF ten days after
the time herein limited for making levies by commission
ers who shall forthwith the same to be entered
the duplicate and collected as other taxes.
See 6. ALI taxes levied under this act shall be placed
the tax duplicate other taxes against the same tax
able property to be styled The Bounty Fund.- to be col
lected as other taxes.
Sec In order anticipate the proceeds of the said
tax, the county commissioners township trustees and
city councils may, to an amount not exceeding the
amount of the tax borrow money tanfer money from
any other fund the county, city or township treasures
needed for the purpose for which they levied
except the chOOl fund" the releffund all of which
shall repaid refunded out of the proceeds of such
tax when collected
Sec s. The county commissioners, township trustees
city councils respectively, may offer and pay to each
volunteer not having previously received alOca
bounty, who has re-enlsted may re-enist, and to
other volunteer who shall hereafter enlist therein
respectively under said requstOns such bounty not
exceeding hundred dollars, they may determine
Sec All of money paid, pledged subscribed,
cured advanced to the funds raised in any county,
city, ward township for bountes to volunteers who
enlisted under said requisIons before the passage
of this act may the discretion of the commissioners
of any county, the trustees of city township be
treated and considered money the county,
CITY, township ward for the filling of whose quota the
paid, pledged, subscribed, secured, or ad
vanced SHALL before the Tstmonday June next
be reported the parties making the same to the audi
tor of the proper county duly verified by such party to-
gether with the of the township city ward for
which the done. Said claims shall also be
dOrsed and allowed genuine by the trustees OF the
proper township the president Of the proper city
counc they be preferred against the county,
then other satisfactory proof thereof shall be made to
the commissioners.
See. 10. fit shall be made appear to the county
commissioners before the second Monday in June
part they shall be adjusteda las follows:
1st For all moneys actually advanced and applied to
the payment of bounties offered pledged before the
passage of this act To volunteers enlistng under said
acquisitions, the proper claimants shall respectively
ceive from the county commissioners certificates Of the
amounts advanced and applied, stating therein the
and the funds out OF which, fother than the
| ty levy the same may be paid.
3D. For all such claims SO reported which shall be in
the form of subscription pledge upon the faith Of
which any volunteer has enlisted under said requison
before tho passage of this act and the part
thereof remains unpaid the claimant, upon depostng
the upad balance of his or her pledge subscriptions in
the county treasury to the credit of the bounty fund of
the proper cy comfy OF tqWnshp TOT whieh the same
was made, shall receive ike certificate as in the pre-
ceeding case and the money deposited shall be sub
ect to the order the volunteer enlisted the faith
| thereof, if still entitled thereto.
Sd. For all such claims reported which are founded
bond note other security for borrowed
and paid pledged bounty to any volunteer enlist
said acquisitions, before the passage
and any balance of the borrowed shall remain
expended unappied upon depOstng such balance in
the county treasury to the credit of the proper city,
township county funds the claimant shall receive for
the amoant borrowed like certificate in the pre-
ceeding cases.
Sec il The certificate so issued shall be pad and re-
deemed after the collection of the tax upon their
the County Auditor by the respective holders thereof
by his warrant the County Treasurer against the
bounty fund of the city, township county liable there
for Provided, that when the aggregate amount of such
certificates chargeabe against any such fund.- is greater
than the fund applicable TO their payment, raeable
proportion shall shall be paid said certificates and
more and basis of such computation, each city,
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this act shall include in the order therefor statement of
proportion of such levy shall be appiedto the pay
ment and redemption of such certificates.
Sec. r. All moneys heretofore borrowed, pledged, ad
vanced, subscribed for the payment of bounties
aforesaid and remaining unappied and all sums which
shall hereafter raised by loan or otherwise for such
purpose shall be paid into the county treasury the
credit of the bounty fund of the county township city
for which the same raised and shall be paid ont up
the order of the county commissioners as the
may be required for the payment of bounties and the
commissioners shall issue their order in favor of each
volunteer the certificate of the proper officer that
the volunteer has been regularly enlisted administered
into the service of the United States under the existing
calls the President and credited upon the quota the
State and county, township city paying the bounty
| Sec. 13. In all cases where county commissioners
township trustees other municipal authorities have
issued orders or certificates of indebtedness in ay FORM
and used the in payment of bOunties and the vol
unteers have sold negotiated the at less than
the par value the commissioners, trustees municipal
authorities shall not redeem such orders certificates
by paying any more thereon than received therefor
by the volunteer when he sold the same and the differ
between the par value of such Certificate and the
amount for which it sOld shall be paid to the volun
teer whom said certificate issued. The officers
suing such order certificates hereby empowered
establish rules for obtaining proof as to theamount re-
ceved by the volunteer the sale of such order
tfcate, and their decision in the premises shall be
elusive.
Sec. IA. The commissioners, township trustees and
city councils shall make and preserve complete record
of all their proceedings under this act which shall be
kept open for public inspection.
Sec. 15f In township where the trustees thereof
acting individually, officially have borrowed the money
requisite topay the volunteers veterans credited
such township, not exceeding 500 each the trustees
thereof may certify the amount required pay the
provided in section five, to the county auditor who
shall place the upon the duplicate against the prop
ery of such township and when collected the county
auditor upon the requstion of said trustees shall draw
his order the county treasurer for the in favor of
| the said trustees.
Sec IT, To provide for any call or calls which have
been made since the requisions mentioned the
tiOn Ofth act may hereafter be ordered the Pres
dent of the United States for volunteers the city council
and the trustees township this
authorized if they deem tine eXpedent,
bounty volunteers not exceeding in any case the
of one hundred dollars for each required from any
such city township its quota under any such call
calls. For the purpose of paying such bounty the city
council township trusteess may borrow the amount of
money required atany rate fnteres not exceeding six
per cet and issue bonds therefor the faith credit
such city and township, which shall be binding and
obligatory thereon; the 1st Monday May after
such draft drafts shall have been ordered and the quo
Ia any such city and township determined upon, the
city council trustees the may be- having issued
such bonds shall determine the amount of tax necessary
to be levied the property of the city township
pay the same with the interest thereon and the cost
collecting, and immedatey certify the to the audi
tor fthe proper county, who shall place the up
the duplicate thereof and assess the requisite amount
of tax required upon the property of said city tow
ship in his county when collected the county
SHALL the requison of said city council or township
trustees draw his warrant the treasurer his
ty therefor. The shall be applied to the Dsymenf
of said bonds and to no other purpose whatever.
Provided That in any city township where there is
any surplus after the payment of such bonds the said
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penses of said city township.
Sec. H. This act sha take effect frem its passage.
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A model regiment is the 18th Ohio. For ev-
cry 1urioughed veteran new recruit has been
added during their sOiourn at home and tbe
whole regiment has been made up from the per-
sonal acquaintances of the gallant Col. Gibson.
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