Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-05-26

lowing explanation OF the law for
raising a bounty fund for Volunteers.
1t has been lly-prepared by the
Auditor of State, and should be well
studied y the Trustees OF the sever
al Townships Of this county The
time for action is short and will re-
quire prompt measures to be taken
by the Trustees if they really de-
sign to accomp lish anything under
the laws:
Under these provisions, it is pro
per to remark: lst. That tax can
only be levied to pay 6ounties to Volun-
teers and to repay moneys paid,
pledged, or borrowed for hot pur-
pose. That drafted men and substi-
tutes are excluded from any partiei-
patton in the bounty fund. Nor can
any money paid, pledged, subscribed,
or borrowed, to pay for substitutes,
or to or for the benefit of drafted
men. be repaid from the bounty fund.
End. That the bounty fund of
1864 is provided only for rolunteers
under the tpo calls of tie President, of
October 1864, and February, 4. d.
1864.
Sd. That County Commissioners
can only levy tax to raise bounty
fund for the entire county, and to
repay moneys paid, subscribed or
borrowed to pay bounties for the
county at large, under the calls of
the President of October, 1868, and
February. A. ID. 1864.
4th. That municipal authorities
are authorized to ieyy such an amount
of tor as tCiH raise a fund equal to 800
for each VOIuRteer, lcbOhaS or may eRlssf
under The t,oo reqaisitiOns of he Presi-
dent aforesaid. They are not therefore
restricted to the levy of an amount
merely equal to 800 for each volun-
teer but may add such per centum
to the levy aswill pay the expenses
of collection and cover delinquencies
in payments, so that sum equal to
800 for each volunteer will be col /
lected,
5th. The levy may be made large
enough to pay 800 bounty to each ,
volunteer apportioned in the city,
ward or township, under the calls of
the President aforesaid, although
the whole number may not have en-
listed under those calls, at the time
of making the levy. .+
9Th The proper mode of proceed
ing (if the object be to levy a town.
ship tax) will he for the trustees to
give public notice of the time of
their meeting prior to the first Mon
day of June, to examine and audit
claims for money paid, subscribed,
pledged or borrowed, to pay bounties
for volunteers for the township
And for parties having such claims,
to present them duly proven at that.
And if the trustees are satisfied of
the justice of the claim, endorse
their approval thereon and make
record of its allowance, and the
amount thereof. The party affidavit
to the claim, if /: be positive full and
will be prima facie
sufficient, but may be shown to be
false by other evidence, and the
claim disallowed. And if the money
has not been paid, by the claimant
it must be paid into the County Trea-
sury before the claim is allowed.
1t is the duty of the claimants
after their claims are allowed by the
Trustees, to present the same, with
he proof and endorsement of the
Trustees thereon to the County
Auditor. on or before the first Mon )
lay of June, and file the same with
he Auditor. The same mode of pro- :
,edure is appropriate in Cities and :
Yards. :
7th.- The County Commissioners =
ire allowed time from the first, to :
md including the second Monday of :
Tune, to examine and audit the Z
Jlaims, and may (if they deem it
require additional proof, ="
md may allow or reject the whole
II any part of "a Claim as justice may F
lemand. Q
Sth. On or Immediately after =
he second Monday of June, the
,oun.y Auditor should certify to the Il
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