The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-06-15
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For THE RELIEF OF THE FAMILIES OF
SOLDIERS, SEANEN AND MARINES, AND
SICK AND WOUNDED INDIANA Sol
DIERS IN HOSPITALS, IN THE STATE
AND UNITED STATES SERVICE, AND OF
THOSE WHO HAVE DIED OR BEEN DIS
ABLED IN SUcH SEvIcE, AND PRE-
sCRIBING THE DUTIES OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS THEREIN NAMED.
SECTION /. r. Il ENACTED Jy Me GEN
erai Assemb{y Of tie State Of hdiano,-
That for the relief and support of the sick
and wounded soldiers in hospitals, and
families Of soldiers, seamen and marines,
who now are, or hereafter may be, in the
service Of the State or United States. en-
listed or drafted from this State, or have
died or been disabled in the line Of duty,
there shall be levied and collected in each
Of the years eighteen hundred and sixty
five and eighteen hundred and sixty-six,
on all taxable property aforesaid, three
dollar on each taxable poll, for the pur-
posel Of supporting soldiers families, and
sick and wounded Indiana soldiers in hos
pitfalls.
SEC. .. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Auditor of State, on the passage of this
act, Immediately to procure and forward
to the Auditors Of the several counties in
this State suitable blanks, for the purpose
OF taking the enumeration Of the families
Of all the soldiers, scamen and marines,
who are then in, or who may hereafter be
in, the service OF the State or United
States, or who have died or been disabled
in SAID service, and designating, as fax as
practicable, in said enumeration and re-
turns, the class to which they belong; and
that one hundred thousand dollars of said
fund be. and the same Ia, hereby appro
priatcd in each of the years 1853 and
1866, under the control and direction of
the Governor, for the relief of sick and
wounded Indiana soldiers in hospitals.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
Assessors to make the first return within
fifteen days from the Cling of the blanks
By the Auditor Of State in the office of
County Auditors; the Assessor to be al
lowed such compensation ior the first
enumeration and return as the County
Commissioners may fix cut Of the general
county fund; that the County Auditors
shall make out their returns within five
days from the time the Township Assess
ors have completed their returns, and the
Auditor Of State shall report his distribu-
tion within ten days from the reception of
the last returns from County Auditors to
the County Auditor, who shall Immediate
ly convene the Board Of Commissioners.
SEC, 4. 1t shall be the duty of the As
SCISSORS Of the several townships in the
counties in the State, when they are mas
king the assessment Of eighteen hundred
and slxty-six to take an enumeration by
name of all soldiers, seamen and marines,
who are then in the service Of the State
or United States, or who have died or
beer disabled in such service, frcm their
several counties, being resident therein
when entering said service, an so OF those
whose families are resident therein. hav-
ing become residents OF said county. by
removal into the same, and also designa-
ting any who were residents therein when
entering the service, but whose families
have since removed from said county,
naming the company and regiment to
which they belong, and make an accurate
return, under oath, to the Commissioners
Of their respective counties, designating
! those who have families, and those who
have not; and where there are families
the number, sex and ages of children un~
der twelve years Of age. It shall be the
duty of sad County Commissioners to re-
celye the same, inserting such names as
may have been omitted, and return such
received enumeration to the Auditors of
their respective counties on or before the
fourth Monday of May, eighteen hundred
and s;xty-sx. This act shall not apply to
the families of any soldier, seaman or ma
rine who is dishonorably discharged, or a
deserter from the service.
SEC. ). That it shall be the duty of
the Auditors of the several counties to fur
n;;ssh the Assessors of their respective
! o,,,,,:os such blanks as may be necessary
for taking the a,c. ,"cc.esaia enumcratnicsn, to-
gether with list Of the enumeration Of
their respective counties returned IN eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-five, and in
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and said
Auditors shall, within twenty days after
said enumeration is returned to them,
make out and forward to the Auditor of
State statement showing the number of
soldiers, seamen and marines in said emu
meration. -
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the dnty of the Au-
ditor of the State to open proper accounts
with each county in the State, and apor-
ton the funds SO raised upon State levy,
according to the enumeration and returns
made to him by the several County An
ditors, and pay over the same to the Cour-
ty Treasurer at their semi annual settle
ment with the State.
SEC. 7. That the Commissioners of
the several counties, respectively, shall
! take control Of said funds, for the purpose
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