The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-03-31

and remaining unapphed, and all sums
which shall hereafter be raised by loan
or otherwise, for such purpose, shall be
paid into tho county treasury, 60 the
credit Of the bounty fund Of the county,
township or city for which the same was
raised, and shall be paid out upon the or
der Of the county commissioners, 90 the
same msy be- required for the payment Of
bopnties, aud the commissioners shall
issue their order in favor Of each volun-
teer, on the certificate of the proper Of
icer, that the volunteer has been regu-
larly enlisted and mustered into the ser
ice Of the United States, under the exist
ing calls Of the President, aud credited
upon the quota Of the state and county,
and township or city paying the bounty.
SEc. 3. In all cases where county
commissioners, township trustees, or
other municipal authorities have issued
orders or certificates of indebtedness in
any form, and used the same in payment
of bountics, and the volunteers haye sold
or negotiated the same at less than par
value, the commissioners, trustees or
other municipal authorities, shall not re-
deem such orders OF certificates by pay.
ing any more thereon than was received
therefor by the volunteer when he sold
the same, and the difference between the
par value of such certificate, and the
amount for which II was sold shall be
puid 10 the volunteer to whom said GER
tifcatc YVES issued. The officer issuing
such order or certificate are hereby em-
powered 10 establish rules for obtaining
proof os to the amount received by the
volunteer on the sale of such order OF
Certificate, and their decision in the
premises shall be conclusive.
SEc. IL. The county commissioners,
township trustees, and city councils shall
make and preserve a complete record Of
all their proceedings under this oct,whch
shall be kept open for public inspection.
SEC. 10. In any township where the
trustees thereof, acting individually or
officially, hago bGrrow ed the money no.
qusite to pay the volunteers or veterans,
credited to such township, not exceeding
one hnndrcd dollars TO each, the trustees
thereof may certify the amount required
to puy the same as provided in section
five, To the county auditor, who sha place
the same upon the duplicate against the
property Of such township, aud when
collected, the county auditor, upon the
r'quisitiUn of said trustees, shall draw
his order on the county treasurer for the
same in favor Of said trustees.
SIC. l6. To provide for any call or
calls which have been made since the
acquisitions mentioned in the first Sec
ton of this act, or may hereafter be or.
dcred by the President Of the United
States, for Volunteers, the city council of
any city and the trustees OF any town
ship in this State, ure authorized, if they
deem the same cxpedicnt, 10 offer a
bounty for volunteers, not exceeding in
any case the sum of one hundred dollars
for each, required from any such city or
tow nship, its quota under such cal nr
calls For the purpose of paying such
bounty, the city council, or township
trustees, may borrow the amount ofmOn-
ey required at any rate of interest, not
exceeding 6 per cent, aud issue bonds
therefor on the faith aud credit of such
city or township, which shall be binding
aid obligatory thereon; on the first Mon
day in May, after any such draft OF drafts
shall have bceN ordered, and tie quota
for such city or township determined un.
der it, the city council or the trustees, as
the case may be, having issued such
bonds, shall determine the amount of tax
necessary to be levied on the property OF
the city or township to pay the same,
with the interest thereon, and cost Of
collection, and Immediately certify the
same to the auditor OF the proper county,
who shall place the same upon the dup.
licute thereof, and assess the requisite
amount of tux SO required upon the prop
erly OF suid city or township in his cOun-
ty, and when collected the county auditor
; shall, on the requision of said city coun-
Gil or township trustees, draw his war.
rant on the treasurer OF his county there
; for. The money shall be applied so the
payment OF said bonds and to no other
purpose whatever.
Provided, That in any city or town.
ship where there is any surplus after the
pay mcnt OF such bonds, the said surplus
money may be used and appropriated to
the current expenses of such city or
township.
SIC. IL. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
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