Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-03

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been appointed By this General Assembly,
and whose name and style shah be ths
beard Of Trustees Of the Iowa soldiers
OrphanS Hone." then and upon that event,
ssd when the same shall BE- By aid Board
detss1nlAed - lAvGfian1pissd, the ssctioss
Of this @, nunhssed . % IL inclusive, shall
b. llsld p b Of force and validity, and not
otherwise.
SIC. =. The "Board Of Trustees Of the
Iowa 6oldier5 Orphan Home" shall con-
sist Of one person from each Congsesgional
District and one from thu State q largo
who shalt Be appointed BY the 0saeral -
sembly for two years and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
s6Kc. 3. Said Board shall govern and
manage said Home, and shall have power
to enact laws and rules for the regulation
Of all its concerns, and power also to alter
the same, from time to time as shall seem
to them proper; and shall also have full
power to carry on and manage al the Of.
fairs Of the said Home.
Sec. 4. The members of said Board shall
each receive the same mileage, going to and
returning therefrom, as members of the
General Assembly.
SEC. 8. said Trustees shall, before enter
ing upon the discharge Of their duties take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation to sup.
port the Constitution Of the United States
and Of this State, and also faithfully to dis
charge the duties required Of them BY law
and tie by laws that may be established.
SEC Q. Their first meeting shall be at
Davenport, ct such time as shall be an
nounced to them. by that member whose
name stands first in list Of members as
chosen by the Assembly, and no shall make
such call when it shall be announced to
him BY the President Of the Association
called the Iowa Soldiers Orphans HOME"
that said Association is ready to conform to
the provisions Of Section Of this act.
SEC. Z. Said Board shall have all the
powers Of reception, transmits on and sue
ccssion which belong to an Incorporation,
and shall choose . President, Treasurer,
and Secretary from their own body, and
determine the bonds to be given.
SEC. g. The Census Board, when fixing
the rate OF State tax to be levied each
year as required by Section TAB Of the Re-
vision of 1860, and Chapter "a Of the Acts
Of the extra session of the Ninth General
Assembly, shall include in the rate DO fixed
three-eights of one mill ON the dollar, tax
for the support, education and maintenant q
i Of the soldiers orphans; and the Board Of
Supervisors Of the several counties shall
levy the said tax as part Of the State tax
for, each year, which shall be collected and
paid in the State Treasury as other State
tax; and whenever any State tax shall be
received al the State Treasury from Coun
ty Treaeuyers, the State Treasurer shall APP
potion the same between the revenue fund
p oper and the Orphans Home fund pro
vided for in this act, in proportion ~ the
rate of tax levied for each Of said funds
and shall receipt for the same accordingly
And if it shall appear to the Census Board
! in 1867, Or any year thereafter, that the
amount realized by the levy Of the tan
aforesaid, for the purposes aforesaid, |:
more than IS necessary for the purposes
, Aforesaid, they shall direct the levy Of only
such tax "a may be sufficient therefor.
SEC. 0. The expenses of the transmission
, of orphans to the Home, and Of the board
|, and management, shall be paid out OF the
said Orphan fund.
, SEC. 10. That the money arising from. tllt
tax provided for by this act, shall only b.
drawn from the Treasury for the purpose
Of defraying the expenses incurred in tht
support OF Soldiers Orphans, and at nc
greater rate than eight and one third dol
lars per month for each orphan actually
supported in the Iowa Soldiers Orphans
Home and upon the presentation to the
+ Auditor each month OF sworn statement
Of the number Of orphan children support
ed by the said institution for the preceding
month, aud approved by the Census Board
it shall be the duty of the Auditor to draw
his warrant upon the Treasurer, payable
out of the funds aforesaid, to the Treasurer
. Of the said Board, for the sum Of eight anl
one third dollars per month for each child
provided, that in estimating the number d
children for any month the whole number
Of different children shall not be included
but only tn, average number for the entir.
month.
SEC. II. That if it shall be found neces
sary to the successful operation and sup
port Of the Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home
for the year 1866, and till the tax provided
for by this act is realized to anticipate any
portion thereof, then it shall bc competcn.
for the President to draw his order or or
ders, countc.signed by the Secretary, upon
the Auditor for such sums as shall be by Inc
Boant found necessary, not exceeding III
the aggregate twenty five thousand dollars
and upon the approval Of such orders by
the Census Board, endorsed thereon, il
shall be the cuty Of the Auditor to draw his
warrant upon the Treasurer for such sums
payable out OF any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, which sum.
shall be returned to the Treasury out Of thu
funds provided to ~Ae6aise,f BY this act.
SIC. IL. Ssi2F Anfd shall make s4lull
and minse rp>rt Ut all tlc.iisbussemsnti
of the HSaIe, md Of its condition, finaacia1
and otherwise. to each regular session Z
the GenetklAssehbly. & III :
Sec. 13!lat theAsscssor Of each Ward
and Town5lp in this Stats. ttsfore the first
Monday in June, A. d., 1864. and when ha
Is making the, assgsaulent Ia each yea,
thereafter fl We, term f two years, stall
take an <ihitJnOf - tho ehtlaircu q
deceased sal4ieks $tho we're in the hailitary
service Vt the Government of the United
States, EoM his Ward or Township, nam.
| ing the COMPANY, regiment, battery, bat.
talon, ,br Organization to which the (ie
ceased soldiers beionged; and make occur.
ate returns TO the Board of Supervisors d
his couatg, designating the name, age and
sex of All the children belonging to the
family Of the deceased, for which the Az
SCISSOR AiaH receive tile same compensation
as for other services. .a Il s
Sec. "A. 4 shall be the duty Of the Board
Of Supervisors ID revise said enumeration
list Of orphans from time to time, by add
Ing thereto OF sttiking thercffom as they
may deem proper. - q-st sSa
SEC. Is. 1t shal!'bs tlleduty Of the Clerk
of the Beard. Of Supervisors to furnish to
the Assessors ofthe several townships IN
his county such blanks - may be necessarv
for taking the sAxesali eisAueration. s'