Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-03-30
BOUNTY BILL.

An Act to provide Bounty for Soldiers entering
the Service of the United State., to fill the 9u las
OF Mar land under he c.ll OF tie President the
United states, Of DEC nber 1864, and under future
calls.
Section l. Be it enncted by the General Assembly
of aryland, That whenever, under the aforesaid
Proclamation Of the President, Or any other similar
one beraater made draft Shall take place IN this
State to fill her quota or the residue OF her quota
under such call, bounty Of three hundred dollars
..all be paid to every person drafted and held TO
service, or TO every person volunteering or fnrnish
ing representative substitute; or his authorized
agent or attorney, under the call Of the President,
of December 1864. other similar eae which
shall hereafter lie made.
Sec. 2 Aud be il enacted That three responsible
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 oSe for each Of the Leg
slaiiye districts Of the city of Baltimore, TO I've called
the Maryland State Bounty Boards fer the said
counties and city respectively and that the said
boards upon giving bonds to the amount ri ten
thousand dollars bg each member of said boards 70
tie approved by the Cevernsr, shall have the right
to draw upon the Treasurer, upon the warrant o.
the Comptroller Of the state for the amount OF three
hundred dollars for each drafted man, volunteer or
representative substitute, or bis authorized agent
attorney, to be paid to such persons as may furnish
proper certificates from the officer authorized to
grant such Certltl.attP, that he has volunteered,
been drafted and hal1 10 service or furnished sub
stitne under said cal any similar call here after
made and credited rs part OF the quota OF the sub
districts in which such volunteer, drafted man or
principal OF sach substitute may reside, anu every
member OF the said board 80 constituted unuer this
section, shall receive COM lensgtion OF two hun
dred dollars $4,000 for the performance Of the duties
posed By this Act, aud provided, that no appoint
mcnts shall be made by the Goyernortor any county
or the city OF Baltimore, in the said county or
the city Of Baltimore, has allied its quota prior to
the said Call or any similar call hereafter made.
See. 2. Aud he it enacted, That the said board
created BY this Act shall Ike reports once in every
three weeks, 10 the Comptroller Of the Treasury, OF
The amounts disbursed by them res ,cctiSey urder
this Act, and the persons TO whom such uisbulse-
ments shall have made; Gad shall continue to
maze such reports until the quotas Of each county
and the city OF Baltimore shall have been filled and
they al make their fist re ports within three weshs
after the first payment shall tyc been made by them
under this Act; aud in addition to the compensa
zion heretofore provided for. the said boards shall
be allowed for stationery and incidental expenses
iacludn rant of rom. a sum not exceeding NIFTY
dollars for each board in the respective counties,
and one hundred and atty dollars for the board OF
the city of Baltimore.
Sec 4. And be it enacted That for the purpose
of meeting the expenses to be incurred under this
Act, fi!ad is hereby created TO be called the De-
fence Loan aui the Treasurer of the STATE is hereby
authorized under the direction OF the Governor to
issue bonds certificates Of debt coun,ersgned by
the Com Jrulier, bearing interest ut six per centGm
per Gnnunl, parable scGii-annually on the first day
If january and jay ia each year. and rcieciaatc
III moi less than ten nor more than tttetn Years Al
the pleasure q tia Slate. in the name and Oh behalf
il the State Of Maryland. TO an amount not exceed
ong four millions Vi dollars or 50 much thereof as
mtr be necessary. and the proceeds Of sach bonds
OF ccrtita es So issued shall BE passed 10 the credit
II SAID Defence LOaI, aud The same il h"iehy ap-
prop lated Tor the purpose OF opayna al! liabilities
TO be incurred under the provisions 0! this Act and
the Treasurer otthc State is hereby authorized under
the direction Vi the Governor to iavestin the bonds
to b. issued aforesaid, million Of dollars Of
the interest Of the Sinking Fund or any other fund
in he Treasury not otherwise appropriated. and that
sill payments mad hY or on account Of the pur-.
chaSerS of the bond, certificates of debt issued
under the provisions of this bil( shall be made to
the Treasurer the warrant Of the Comptroller,
and all certificates q debt or bondI so issued shall
be signed by the Treasurer end countcrsigncd by
the Comptroller.
See. Ana be it enacted That the special tax
Of ten cents the hundred dollars authorized by
the fifth section of the Act OF JANUARY session,
eli shtcen hundred and SiXty-four chapter fifteen,
shall continue to lie levied therein provided, to
meet the interest and create Sinking Fund for the
redemption Of the bonds certificates Of debts here
in directed To he issued, and the tax shall be
nuiy Ievied collected and paid over, as the other
state taxes aTc'eyied collected aud paid over to
the Site Treasury, until the debt created by this
Act and by the said Act of eghtsen hundred ana
sxt y-iour, shnll have been paid, and separate and
distinct account shall be kept thereof, and the pro-
ceeds thereof are hereby pledged 10 the payment OF
the principal and interest of the said bonds
titicaes issued under this Act said Act of egh-
teen hundred and Sixty-tour
Sec. 6. And pc tcuactrd, That no further
t'ticaes of Iuds rdrcss under the Act of eighteen
hundred aad sixty-'our, chapter fifteen, shall be il
sued and Whatever hoUnties arryaiages ufbounty
still remain 10 be Vi under the provisions of that
Act, shall he paid out Of the proceeds Q. the loan
hereby authorized.
See. !. And he il enacted That the Mayor and
City Council the city Baltimore and the County
on us3ieners of the several counties. be and are
rtpy authorized to raise hy loan or otherwise such
or 81 r. rs may be necessary 10 pay to each vol
nicer OF drafted man, person furnishing rep
I, S ntativc substitute his authorized Il GENT or
attorney, the sum OF two hundred dollars in add
ton to the State bounty prov ded for in the pre-
viuus sections OF this Act, FOR the purpose of filling
the quot, of the several Counties ard of the city OF
Baltimore, under the call OF the President OF the
United States fox three hundred thousand men, dated
December, eighteen hundred aud siNty-our, an
other similar one which shall hereafter be made.
Sec. .. And be il enacted, That the Mayor and
City Council ofRsltimore and the County Commits
SoncrS al the several counties aforesaid are hereby
prohibited from lcvying paying any Larger sum
than is hcreinbeors provided io ia section OF
this Act.
See O. Ar,l be It enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the day Of its passage,
We certify that thca:orpgoing is true copy ofan
Act which passed the General Assembly Of Mary
and, February 2, 1868
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