Litchfield enquirer., 1864-01-21
PUBLIC ACTS
PASSED AT THE ADJoURNED SPECIAL sEssIoA5
 JANUARY, 1864.

! U
 Representatives, in General Assembly coa- vened:
 Sec. l. That the compensation of jailors for boarding prisoners shall be such sums as shall from time to time be allowed by the county commissioners in the respective counties, not exceeding three dollars per week.
 1 Sec. 2. That the provi sions of ,the proceed. ing sectio be extended to the board of all prisoners confined in any county prison since the fourth day of July. 1863, the accounts for the board of such prisoners, and the sums al- ready received for such board being first stated by the county commissioners and audited and approved by the comptroller of public accounts, shall be paid by the treasurer of this State. Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts iDconsis- tent herewith are hereby repealed. And this act shall take effect from the day its passage. Approved Jan. Is, 1864. . P. | CHAPTER II.
 An Act authorizing the further issue of St ate Bonds.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou e of Representatives in General Assembly con. yened {: Ssc. l. That to enable the treasurer to bor- row the sum of two millions of dolars, appro- prated sad authorized to be borrowed, under :" An Act to provide for the payment of bouu- " 6O VUIuuJvOTS, An0 0n0ef OtBGE 0Ct9 pASeou 1 at this session of the General Assemble, and approved November 18th, 1863, and also un- | der sll previous acts relating to the 0rganiza- ] tion snd equipment sf 8 volunteer militia and to provide for the public dsfsnce, bonds of this State may be ssaed for the amount to be Do rrowed, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, with semaDnual interest coupons attached, payable oa the first days of January and July in each year, at the trsasur-
 CTS office iD the city of Hartford, the principal
 payable twenty years ffon date at the treasur-
 ers office aforsss:d /; ProoiSsd, that the treasur.
 ST se, and hereby s authorized to issus to the highest bidder registered bonds iu lieu of cou-
 poa bonds, il preferred by purchasers. R'ori-
 ded tarthsr, that should aOy bonds remain un.
 sold after advertising for psoposals % purchase
 the treasure. be, ssd he hereby s authorized to dispose of said remaining boAds, at price not
 less than the par value thereof.
 SEC. 2. Tue bonds hereby authorized to be issued shall be procured, executed, advertised
 and disposed of sud in all respects proceeded with pursuant to the provisions of the Act en- titled An Act authorizing the treasurer to
 borrow Money for the Equipment and Pay meDt of q Volunteer Militia, and 10 issue State Bonds, approved June 18th, 1861, ase pur- suant to the provisions of An Act aathoriz-
 ing the issue of State Bonds,' approved De. cen!ber 24th, 1882
 | SEC. 3. That there be, and there hereby is appropriated hom the amount that has been, or uay hereafter bs, reimbursed by the RoverA- ment 0t the United States, on account of the expenses of this State in the equipment of .
 Military Force, the sum of four hundred thou. sand dollars, which sun, with the interest ac. crung thereon, is hereby pledged for the re. demplion of the bonds of this State authorized to be issued under this act and said sum of four hundred thousand dollars with the accru- ing interest, shall from time to time, be invss.
 ted by the treasurer in the scrip bonds or stock of the United States, or tue bonds of this State :; aud on maturity of the bonds of this State hereby authorized to be issued, the treas- urer, with the appreciation of the governor, shall sell or dispose of so much of the scrip, bonds or stock then held by him as herein pro- | vided, as may be necessary, and apply the pro- ceeds thereof to the payment of the bonds au. | thorized to be issued under this act. The faith and credit of the State of Connecticut are hers- by pledged for the redemption and payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, ac- cording to the tenor thereof
 l SEC. 4. The treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow from time to time, such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the ex. psnditures authorized by the aforementioned acts.
 SEC 5. An Act authorizing the further
 Issue of State Bonds" passed at the May Ses-
 sion of the General Assembly, 1863 and ap-
 proved July llth, 1863, is hereby repealed.
 SEo 6. This act shall take effect from and
 after it's passage.
 Approved January 18th, 1864.
 1 CHAPTER III.
 Ar Act ts provide for the Payment of Boun. yto Volunteers and other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ot
 Representatives in General Assembly con-
 vened:
 Sec. l. The provisions of sn act entitled |" An Act to provide for the Organization and . Equipment of Volunteer Militia, and to pro. vide for the Public Defence" approved June 27th, 1861, and the provisions of an Act en-
 titled " An Act ID addition to an Act entitled |. AR Act to provide for the Organization and Equipment of Volunteer Militia, and to pro vide for the Public Defence" approved De- cember 24th 1862, are hereby extended to the families who have been or shall be mustered
 into the service of tue United States as sub , sttutss for such persons as have been or shall be drafted under the act of Congress entitled " An Act for Enrolling and calling out the 3 National Forces, and for other purposes Rovided that such substitutes, ct the time Ct their muster as aforesaid, actually reside iH this State.
 Sec. 2. All persons who have enlisted and
 been mustered into the military service ot the 7 United States, to apply on the quota of the v State, as called for on the seventeenth day of October, 1863, by the President of the United f States, shall be entitled to the three Rundrsd dollars bounty, provided in |" An Act to pro-
 vide for the Payment of Bounty to Volun- teers,' approved November 18th, 1863, not withstanding the number of persons ss mus tered shall be in excess of the quota required } and all payments of such bounty. which have
 been or shall be made to persons SD mustefeu'
 shall be valid. and are hereby cenhrmsa: Sec 3 There shall be paid the sum oI three } hundred dollars from the treasury of this State , by the paymasterg general to the order of sacn
 n ,n-colImlssioned officer, musician, artincef or
 private, who shall enlist and bs mustered inso the in tary service of tie United states cn or before the sixteenth day of May, loo4, @ apply upon any quotas heretofore reqa'rsd
 from this State, Of who shall be accepted oy the President of the United States and placed to the credit of the State; which payment : shall be made when such per- ons shall nave NIaaeA Ana