Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-04-06
BOUNTY BILL.

tne oerfice oil Tie United States, 10 NIL The quotas
OF Maryland under the call Of the President of the
United States, Of December 1854, and under future
calls.
Section /. BE it enacted by the General Assembly
OF Aaryland That whenever under the aforesaid
Proclamation Of the Prosidcn or apy other similar
one hereafter uale, draft shall take plnc in this
State to fill her quota the residue OF hur Quot,
under such CALL bounty of three hundred dollar,
shall be paid TO every person drafted and held 10
service or to every person volunteering or finnish
ing representative substitute, or his authorized
agent or attorney, under the call of the President
of Deeeuber 1854 or sny other similar one which
| shall hereafter be made.
See. Aud be it enacted, That three rcspous;bIe
citizens shall be appointed by the Governor Of the
State by and with the advice Of and consent of the
Senate for each county and for each of the Leg
slative districts Of the city of Baltimore to be called
the " Maryland State Bounty Boards" for the said
counties and city respectively, and that the said
boards upon giving bonds to the amount Of ten
thousand dollars by each member of said boards to
be approved by the Governor shall have the right
TO draw upon the Treasurer, upon the warrant Of
the Comptroller of the Stats for the amount of three
hundred dollaFs for each drafted man. volunteer or
,rcsentaIivS substitute, his horizcd agent or
attorney, to be paid to such persons rs may furnish
proper certificates from the officer authorized to
grant such certificates, that he has volunteered
been drafted and held 10 SERVICE or furnished sub,
stiute under said call any similar call hereafter
made and credited as part of the quota of the sub
districts in which such volunteer, drafted man or
member of the said beard instituted under this
section, shall receive compensation of two hun
dred dollars S200) for the performances of the dues
imposed by this Act, and provided that no appoint-
ments shall be made by the Governor for any county
the city of Baltimore in case the said county or
the city of Baltimore, has filled its quot. prior to
! the said call or any similar call hereafter made
Sec. ?. And be ii enacted That the said board
created by this Act shall make reports once in every
three weeks, to the Comptroller of the Treasury Of
q nd HON
| this Act, and the persons to whom such dsburse-
mcnts shall have bsen made and shall continue to
make such reports until the quotas of each county
and tho city Of Baltimore shall have been filed and
they shall make their first reports within three weeks
after the first payment shall have been made hy them
under this Act; and in addition to the compenss-
ton heretofore provided for the said boards shall
be allowed TOR stationery and incidental expenses
dollars for each board in the respective coun,;cs
and hundred n1l 6fty dollars for the board of
the city of Baltimore.
Sec. !. And be it enacted, That for The purpose
of meeting; She expenses to be incurred under this
Act, fund is hereby created to be called the De-
fence Loan and the Treasurer of the State is hereby
authorized under the direction of the Governor to
ssue bonds certificates of debt countsrsigned by
the Comptroller, bearing interest at six per centum
per annum, payable sem-annually on the first day
of January and July in each year, and redeemabie
i'll moi less than ten more than fifteen years at
the pleasure OF the State, in the name and behalf
of tho State of Maryland, to amount not exceed
ing four millions of dollars or so much thereof AZ
may be necessary, and the proceeds OF such bonds
or certificates so issued shall be passed to the credit
OF said Defence Loan, and the same is hereby at.
propriated Tor the purpose of of paying all liabilities
to bo incurred under the provisions of this Act and
the Treasurer Of the State is hereby authorized under
the direction of the Governor to invest in the bonds
to be issued aforesaid, one million of dollars of
the interest Of the Sinking Fund OF any other fund
in the Treasury not appropriated and that
-yy,c, 10 y.1 cst..
chascrs of tire bonds or certificates Of debt issued
under the provisions of this bill, shall be made to
| the Treasurer ON the warrant of the Colsptroley
and all certificates of debt bonds issued shall
| be signed by the Treasurer and countersfe ned by
the Comptroller.
Sec. s And be il enacted, That the special tax
of ten cents on the handrsd dollArs authorized by
the fifth section of the Act Of January session,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, chapter fifteen,
shall continue TO be levied therein provided, to-
meet the interest md create Sinking rano for the
redemption of the bonds certificates of debts hero
in directed to be issued and the tax shall be an
nually levied, collected and paid Ter, as che other
State taxes are levied, collected and paid over to
the State Treasury, until the debt created by this
Act, and by the said Act Of eighteen hundred and
sixty-four shall have been paid, and separate and
distinct acsouat shall be kept thereof and the pro-
ceeds thereof hereby pledged to the payment Of
the principal and interest Of the said bonds GER
tfcatcs issued under this Act said Act Of cigh-
teen hundred and sxty-four.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That no further GER
tifcates of Indebtedness under the Act Of eighteen
hundred and sxy-four chapter fifteen, shall be is.
sued, and whatever bountcs or arrearages ofbounty
still remain 10 be paid under the provisions of that
Act shall BE- paid out of she proceeds Of the loan
hereby authorized
Sec. I. And he it enacted, That the Mayor and
ity Council of the city of Baltimore, and the County
commissioners Of the several counties, be and are
Cr.by authorized to raise by loan otherwise such
SUNG as may be necessary to pay to each vol
nsecr or drafted man, or person furnishing rep
rs .ntatiVe substitute, or his authorized agent OF
attorney, the sum Of two hundred dollars in addi-
ton to the State bounty provided for in the pre-
vious sections of this Act for the purpose of filing
the quota of the several counties and of the CITY #
Baltimore, under tbs call Of the President of tho
United States for three hundred thousand men, dated
December, eighteen hundred and sixty-four or ANY
other similar ono which shall hereafter be made
Sec. s. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore and the County Commits
soncrs of the several counties aforesaid are hereby
prohibited from levying or paying any larger sum
than is hereinbeors provided for in section sever of
this Act.
Sec. 0. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the day of its passage.
We certify that the aforegoing is true copy an
Act which passed the General Assembly of Mary
and, February g, 1865
W. r COLI, Chi.f Clerk House Of Dslegaes.
c. HARDWOOD, Secretary Of Senate.