Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-04-13
BOUNTY BILL.

An Act to provide Bounty for Soldiers entering
tina Service of the United Staies to fill the quotas
of Mary land under the call Of the President of the
United Statss, OF December 1864, and under future
calls.
Section !. BE 1t snactedby the General Assembly
of Maryland, That whenever, under the aforesaid
Proclamation of the Prcsident any other similar
one hereafter made draft shall take place in this
State to fill her quota the residse Other quota
under such call, bounty of three hundred dollars
shall be paid TO every person drafted and held to
service or to every person volunteering or furnish
ing representative substitute, or his authorized
agent attorney, under the call of the President
of December 1864, or any other similar one which
shall hereafter be made
Sec. 2 And be it 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 for each of the Leg
slative districts OF the city of Baltimore TO he called
the " Maryland State Bounty Boards for the said
counties and city respectively, and that the said
boards npon 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 State for the amount
hundred dollars for each drafted man. volunteer or
representative substitute, or his authorized agent or
attorney, TO be paid TO such persons as NAV furnish
proper certificates from the officer authorized To
grant such certificates, that he has volunteered
been drafted and held to service or furnished sub.
stitute under said call any similar call hereafter
made and credited as part of the quota of the su H.
districts in which such volunteer, drafted man or
principal of such substitute may reside, and every
member Of thr said board so constituted under thfs
section, shall receive a compensation of two hum
drcd dollars ($20o for the performance of the duties
imposed by this Act and provided, that no appoint
mcnts shall be made by the Governor for any county
or the city of Baltimore, in the said county
the city of Baltimore has filled its quota prior to
the said call or any similar call hereafter made.
Sec. ;. And be it enacted, That the said board
created by this Act shall make reports once in every
three weeks, TO the Comptroller of the Treasury of
the amounts disburscd by them respectively under
this Act, and the persons to whom such disburse-
mcnts shall have been made and, shall continue to
make such reports until the quotas of each county
and the city OF Baltimore shall have been filed; and
they shall make their first reports within three week
after the first payment shall have been made by them
| under this Act and in addition to the compensa-
ton heretofore provided for, the said boards shall
be allowed for stationery and incidental expenses
including rent of room. Il sum not exceeding fifty
dollars for each board in the respective counties
and one hundred and fifty dollars for the board Of
the city of Baltimore.
See. 4. And be it enacted, That for the purpose
of meeting the expenses to he incurred under this
Act, fund is hereby created TO he called the De-
fence Loan, and the Treasurer of the State hereby
authorized under the direction Of the Governor to
issue bonds certificates of debt, countcrsigncd by
the Comptroller, bearing interest at six per centum
per unnuIn Selnl-hnpuullS on the nrSt day
of January and July ia each year, and redeemable
in not less thar ten than fifteen years. at
the pleasure of the State, in the name and on behalf
of the State of Maryland, TO amount not exceed
ing four millions of dollars or so much thereof as
may be necessary, and the procecess of such bonds
certificates so issued shall be passed to the credit
Of said Defence Loan, and the is hereby ap-
propraed Tor the purpose Of opayng all liabilities
to he incurred under the provisions OF this Act and
the Treasurer ofthe State is hereby authorized under
4.
to be issued w. aforesaid, million of dollars OF
the interest of tire Sinking Fund any other fund
| in the Treasury not otherwseappropriucd,a and tina,
all payments made by account of the pur-
casers of the bonds or certificates of debt issued
under the provisions of this BILL shall be made &c
| the Treasurer on the warrant Of the Comptroller
and all certificates of debt or bonds issued shall
be signed by the Treasurer and couutersgncd by
| the Comptroller.
Sec. g. And be it enacted, That the special tax
| Of ten cents on the hundred dollars authorized by
the fifth section of the Act of January session
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, chapter fifteen
shall continue to be levied as therein provided, tc
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 nm
nually levied, collected and paid over, rs the 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
sXtytour, shall have been paid, and a separate and
distinct account shall be kept thereof and the pro
cecds thereof are hereby pledged to the payment oi
the principal and interest of the said bonds or Ger.
titicacs issued under this Act or said Act of eigh.
teen hundred and sixtv-four
Sec. G. And be it enacted, That no further GER
titiGaes of indebtedness under the Act of eighteen
hundred and sxty-iour, chapter fifteen, shall be is
sued and whatever bountics or arr,aragcs ofbountv
still remain TO I've paid, under the provisions of that
Act shall be paid out of the proceeds of the loan
hereby authorized.
Sec. I. And be it enacted That the Mayor and
ty Council of the city of Baltimore and the County
commissioners of the several counties, be and arc
Creby authorized to raise by Joan or other wse such
uni or sums may be necessary to pay to each vol
nteer or drafted man, person furnishing a re p
attorney, the sum of two hundred dollars in add
ton TO the State bounty as 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 OF
Baltimore under the call of the President of tho
United States for three hundred thousand men, dated
December, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, or any
other similar one which shall hereafter be made
Sec, g. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore and the County Commits
sioners of the several counties aforesaid are hereby
prohibited from levying or paying any larger sum
than is creinbeors provided for in section seven of
this Act
Sec. o. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the day ofits passage
We certify that the aforcgong is true cory of an
Act which passed the General Assembly Of Mary
and, February 8, 1865
W. COLE, Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.
c. HARDWOOD, Secretary Of Senate.