North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-04-06

directors of said districts are hereby althor-
ized TO act Jointly in carrying into effect the
provisions of this act. q
SECTION 8. That in all cases where the
county commissioners of any county, the
school directors, road commissioners, or su-
pervisors, of any township, or the corporate
authorities Of any city, ward, or borough,
have .levied per capita tax upon persons
snbject to draft, or military duty, the action
Of said corporate authorities be and the same
is hereby lesalized and made valid.
SECTION 8. That in any case where part
of the bounty. authorized by this act, has
been paid By any ward, township, city, or
borough, and said ward, township, city, or
borough authorities as aforesaid, shall neg
ect, OF 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 5nunty promised, not exceed
ing, il tae whole, the sum Of three hundred
dollars to each volunteer )-hall be paid said
volunteers by, the county authorities, in
which said ward, townships, cities or bor-
oughs, are located and the county ,mmiss-
toner's, in which said ward, townships, cities,
or boroughs, are located, shall assess, levy
and collect tax on such defaulting ward
townships, Cities, or boroughs, as other ward
township. city, or borough, taxes are levied
and collected, in such amounts as may be re-
quired TO pay the balance due the volunteers,
as aforesaid. from such defaulting 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 coun,y-
who shall pay to each non commissioned
officer, or private soldier, who volunteered
from, and has been credited to the quota oi
such county, and has been mustered into the
service Of the United States, or has been
honorably discharged therefrum, the sum of
money to which such PERSON Sna.! be Hnti =
tied, under the provisions Of tnis act, ON the
warrant or order of the coInm lssipners-
drawn on HIM for that purpose and said
treasurer shall not receive more than one
half of one per centum ON any money 30
paid over 10 him.
SECTION IL. That the money so borrowed
by the school directors, or road commission
ers, OF supervisors Of, any township, or the
Corporate authorities Of any city, ward, or
borough, shall be paid over to the treasurer
of said city, ward, borough, OF township, or
when such officer dies not exis,, to a person
duly appointed by said authorities Of said
township, city, ward, OR borough, who, upon
giving sufficient bond, for the faithful per-
furmance Of his duties, shall proceed to pay
10 such persons, in he manner directed by
the tenth section Of this act, aud shall be al
lowed the same per centage as is allowed to
the county treasurer, by the tenth section Of
thus act Provided, That the compensation
allowed to any collectors Of taxes, under
this act, shall not exceed two per centum.
SECTION l2. That in case any veteran
soldiers, who have reenlisted, and have not
been credited to any special locality, shall
hersaf er 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 10
pay bounties, such bounty as, under the
provisions of this act, shall be paid to yolui,-
teers from said locality.
SECTION Is. That if any soldier, or non
commissi ned "fficer, or private, who would
have been entitled 10 receive the said bounty.
shall have died before receiving the money
the proper authorities shall pay the same e.
s"ch person, or persons, as by the laws of the
United States would be entitled to receive
the bounty of deceased soldiers.
SECTION IA. That all accounts Of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the bounty fund
arising from any taxes that have been assess
ed, or that may be assessed for the purpose
as aforesaid, shall be audited in like manner
as other county, township city, borough, Oh
school district, accounts are audited.
SECTION Is. All bonds, warrants, certifi-
Gates Of in .ebtedness, or loans issued, or to
be issued, under the provisions of this act
or Of any special act heretofore passed, OF
hereafter to be passsd, authorizing part Gu
lar cities, counties, wards, boroughs. OF
townships, to borrow moneys and pay boun-
ties to volunteers, shall be exempt from al
taxation.
HENRY C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JOHN P. PENNEY,
Speaker of the Senate.
APrKovED-The twenty fifth day of March
Ammo Dnmini one thousand eight hundred
and al va f,,,,