The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-04-21
Laws of Iowa.
cHArER 50.

Laws Of Iowa.
| oHArTEa So. -
AN ACT for the relief of the families of soldiers
and marines in the service Of the United
States.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Lora, That
for the relief Of the families of privates
and non. commissioned officers and musi.
clans who have heretofore been. now are,
or may hereafter 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 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 as other county taxes.
SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Assessors in the several wards and town
ships in this State, before the first Mon
day of June, 1864, and when they are
making the assessment of 1863 to take
} an enumeration by name, of all the SOL
dcrs and marines having families. who
are in the service Of the United States,
and of the families of those who have
been in such service ard are dead or dis.
, abled, in their several wards and town
ships of this State; naming their COM
/ pany, regiment, battery, battalion or or
ganizaton ard make accurate returns to
f the Board of Supervisors of their re-
spcctive counties, designating the name,
sex, and age of the several members of
such families and naming such as are 10
his opinion entitled to aid, and for which
he shall receive the same compensation
/ as for other services.
4 1t shall be the duty of such Board Of
a Supervisors to revise the same, inserting
Y such names as may have been omitted
SEC 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the
e Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to fur
- nish to the Assessors Of their respective
It counties such blanks as may be necessa,
l., ry for taking the aforesaid enumeration.
+, SEC T. The Board of Supervisors of
e the several cu"naius isspee',se'y s"a'
have the control of said funds for the
is purposes named in this act when paid
% into the county Treasures, and shall
C distribute the same ss they may deem
n proper for the relief of the families here
in provided for; provtded that not more
,s than one hundred and fifty dollars shall
y be paid to any one family in one year
d No money raisel under tie provisions OF
"a this act shall bo used by said Board OF
l. Supervisors for any other purpose than
,e for the relief of such families.
SEC s. The relief provided for in this
,e act, shall by the several County Board:
to of Supervisors be distributed from and
Q, after the meeting of said Board of Super
to visors in June 1864, and all specia
rs funds heretofore raised n any county il
III this State, for the relief Of soldiers fam
u lilies, shall frcm and after that time, be
n. part of the funds herein provided for.
SEC. 6. TO anticipate the receipt
u which may come into the county treasur
IS. les, by virtue of the tax levied under am
n by the authority Of this act, the count.
rn Treasurers are hereby authorized and re
Ter quired to borrow from time to time
may be necessary, such sums of none
as as shall not exceed in the aggregate
ow three: -:ourths of the tax levied in an
such county by virtue of this act, an
n may to that extent, temporarily transfs
ee, money from any other fund or fund
except tho school funds.) The none
ill so borrowed shall be repaid out of tt
funds herein provided for, when paid IL
me to the county treasury.
SEC. 7. The funds raised under Il
on provision of this act, shall be known
The Relief Fund" and the warran
,ar- drawn thereon, shall be the same IN
hat respects, as ordinary county warrant
ow. and governed by the same rules, exec
t | that they shall name the fund on viii
oor they are drawn.
the SEC. s. The word family as used
me this act, shall be construed to mean, or
) he wife, dependent children under t
nm. age of twelve years, brothers and sist'
: so under the age of twelve years, and as
Gi,h and intirm dependent parents.
c of SEC Q. This Act being deemed of /
mediate Importance by the General
e of sembly shall take effect and be in TO
tory from and after its publication in
She iowa Homestead" and "Iowa St
real Register" newspapers published in
eth, Moines, Iowa.
,ntu JACOB BUTLER,
49,, | Speaker of the House Of R.presen'ative
that ENOCH W. EASTMAN,
had President of the Senat
= in Approved March 23th, 1864
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and DEs MONIES Iowa. April !, 1854.
come ], James Wright, secretary OF state OF
State of Iowa, do certify the foregoing to
Won true and correct copy Of the original roll
on file in my Office. JAMES WHICH |.
aws Secretary of Stat
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