Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-16
OLD SERIES, VOL. "a, NO. 50.


| Proridea, That only one per capita tax shall
| be levied in any one year Prormed, That
IN all cases where any person or persons
liable to draft, have, for the purpose of rails
ing 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, to pay a sum greater
than the am cunt of tax which would be due
tipon the assessed valuation of their real or
personal property, it shall ana may be law
lul for the corporate authorities of such
county, city, ward, borough. or township, to
collect the amount so subscribed: Pr0cidcd.
That no bonds or certificate issued under
any of the provisions of this act shall be for
"a longer period than ten years Prori,fea
turther, That in all cases where borough
and township have separate boards of school
directors, and are embraced in one district,
for the purpose OF the military draft, the
directors of said districts are hereby author
lied to act Jointly in carrying into effect the
provisions of this act.
SECTIoN g. That in all cases where the
county commissioners of any county, the
school directors, road commissioners, or
supervisors of any township, or the corpo-
rate authorities of any city, ward, or bo-
rough, have levied per capita tax upon
persons subject to draft, or military duty,
the action of said corporate authorities be
and the same is hereby legalized and made
valid
SECTION Q. That in any case where part
of the bounty, authorized by this act, has
been paid by any ward, township, city, or
borough authorities as aforetaid, shall neg
lect, or refuse to pay such part as remains
unpaid by the terms of their agreement to
pay bOunties to volunteers, then the differ
ence between the sum so paid, and the full
amount Of the bounty promised, not exceed
! ing, in the whole, the sum of three hundred
dollars to each volunteer, shall be paid
said volunteers by the county authorities, in
which said ward, townships, cities, or bo-
rougns, are located; and the county COM
/ missioners, in which said ward, township,
cities, or boroughs, are located shall assess,
| levy and collect a tax ON such defaulting
ward, township, cities, or boroughs, as
other ward townships, cities or boroughs,
taxes are levied and collected, in such
amounts as may be required to pay the bal
@nce due the volunteers, as aforesaid, from
such detaulting township, city, or borough.
! SECTION 10. That the money so borrowed
| by the county commissioners, shall be paid
over to the treasurer of the proper county.
| who shall pay to each non commissioned
officer, or private soldier, who volunteered
! from, and has been credited to the quota of
such county, and has been mustered into
I the service of the United States, or has been
/ honorably discharged thereirom, the sum of
money to which such persons shall be enti-
tied, under the provisions of this act, on the
warrant or order of the commissioners,
drawn on him for that purpose; and said
treasurer, shall not receive more than one
half OF one per centum on any money so
paid over to HIM.
SECTION H. That the money so borrowed
10y the school directors, or road commission
ers, or supervisors of any township, or the
coporate authorities of any city, ward, or
borough, shall be paid over to the treasurer
of said city, ward, borough. or township, or
when such officer does not exist, to a person
duly appointed by said authorities of said
township, city, ward, or borough, who,
upon giving sufficient bonds, for the faith
! tul performance of his duties, shall proceed
to pay TO such persons, in the manner di-
rected by the tenth section of this act and
shall be allowed the same per centage as is
/ allowed to the county treasurer, by the
tenth section of this act P,Oridea, That the
compensation allowed to any collector Of
taxes, under this act, shall not exceed two
/ per centum.
/ SECTION IL. That in case any veteran SOL
| diers, who have re-enlisted and have not
been credited to any special locality, shall
| hereafter be credited, on the present draft.
to the locality from which they originally
| volunteered, such veterans shall be paid by
! the local authorities, whose duty it is to
pay bounties, such bounty as, under the
/ provisions of this act, shall be paid to vol
unteers from said locality.
| SECTION 10. That if any soldier, or non
commissioned officer, or private, who would
. have been entitled to receive said bounty
| shall have died before receiving the money,
/ the proper authorities shall pay the same to
such person or persons, as by the laws Of
the United States would be entitled to re-
! ceive the bounty of deceased soldiers.
/ SECTION II. That all accounts of receipts
and expenditures of the bounty fund, ari-
/ sing from any taxes that have been assessed,
or that may be assessed for the purpose rs
/ aforesaid, Snail be audited in like manner as
: other county, township, city, borough, or
/ school district, accounts are audited.
| SECTION -. Ar bonds, warrants, certih-
I Gates of Indebtedness, or loaEs issued, or 10
! be issued under the provisions of this act,
! or OF any special act heretofore passed or
hereafter to be passed, authorizing particu-
lar cities, counties, wards, boroughs, or
townships, to borrow moneys and pay bOuu-
/ ties to volunteers, shall be exempt from all
/ taxation.
| HENRY c. JOHNSON.
| Speaker Of The Hovse ?f Representatives..
JOHN =. PENNEY.
! Speaker Of Ne SsHate.
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