The Grand Haven news., 1865-03-01
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SECTION 1. Tie People Of the Stale
Of Michigan enact, That in case Of any
township, city or county in this State
shall have heretofose voted to raise by
tax, or shall have hired or borrowed mon
ey. or shall have authorized, or directed q
committee Of citizens, or any township,
or city. officer or officers TO hire, advance
or raise money, or issued or authorized
the issuing Of bonds, or other evidences Of
indebtedness, either by the action Of the
corporate authority of sncll township, city
or county, or by the vote Of the electors
thereof, had for that purpose, or where
the board Of supervisors OF auv comfy,
the common council of any city, or the
township board of any township, have
agreed by any resolution, to issue bonds
or other evidences Of indebtedness with
the object and to The end Of encouraging
enIstments by paying bouDtes TO volun-
\teers in tho military or naval service of
the United States, who enlisted and were
mustered into such service before the
fourth day Of February, eighteen hundred
and sixty-fve, or with the object and end
Of encouraging the procuring Of substi-
tutes by persons who may have been draft
ed into said service, or to encourage draft
ed men to enter into said service person
ally, such action shall be deemed legal
and valid, and the money SO voted raised
or hired, or SO authorized or directed TO
be hired, advanced or raised, and tho
bonds or other evidences of indebtedness
so issued, or to be issued, shall be deem
ed to have been legally voted, raised or
hired, and the said bonds Of indebtedness
shall be deemed to have been legally is
sued, and shall be valid and lawful
claim against the township, city or coun-
ty, having voted, raised, hired, authorized,
or issued the same, and shall be paid in
the same manner as the ordinary town
ship, city or county expenses are paid,
and the obligations made, or to be made,
to evidence the Indebtedness Of such
township, city or county, for such money
so raised, advanced or hired, and the
bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness
so issued, shall be deemed valid and bind
ing upon such township, city or county,
and the tax rolls for tho collection Of tho
tax voted or raised as aforesaid, under
authority as aforesaid, whether spread up
on the general tax roll or upon a special
tax roll made for that purpose, shall be
deemed and are hereby declared to be, le-
gal and valid; and whenever the faith Of
any county, has been pledged and bonds
issued and loaned by such county to any
township, ward, city or military sub.dis-
trict therein, tho amount of bonds so tax
en-, with interest as provided therein, may
be assessed, by the direction Of the board
Of supervisors % such county, upon the
township, ward, city or military sub-dis-
trct taking or loaning the same, and shall
be assessed, collected and paid at the
same limo and in the same manner as
other county taxes are collected and paid.
SEC. 2. In all cases where the board Of
supervisors Of any county, the common
council OF any city, or the township board
Of any township, or the legal voters Of
any county, city or township have, in their
corporate capacity, offered or agreed to
pay any bounty TO any person or persons
for volunteering in tho military or naval
service of tho United States, or have of!
fered or agreed TO pay any bounty 70
any person who may have bcen drafted
into said service, for serving therein, either
in person or by substitute, if such person
or persons volunteer, or were drafted and
mustered into such service before the
fourth day Of February, eighteen hundred
aud sixty-fiye, or have issued bonds, ol
other evidences of debt, or other instru-
ment claimed TO be such, to pay such
bounties, or TO raise money TO pay The
same, the said counties, cities or town
ships arc respectfully authorized and en-
powered to allow and pay the same a;
valid claims; and such allowance and
payment, except as is herein otherwise
provided, shall be made in the Same man
| ncr as ordinary claims are allowed, anc
paid; aud such township, city or count,
may issue bonds or certificates Of indcbt
cdncss IN lieu Of any such bonds or ceriif
icates or instruments, claimed to bo cvi
dences Of Indebtedness, heretofore issued
in good faith, for the purpose aforesaid
and SO allowed as aforesaid, width bonds
or certificates, when issued by city O
county, shall be under tho seal thereof
and il by city, shall bc signed by th'
mayor and city clerk, or recorder ant
comptroller thereof; and il BY city sbal
be signed by the chairman Of the boarc
Of supervisors and county clerk, and ma.
bear rate of interest not exceeding sew