Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-05-15
THE BOUNTY Law.

A further supplement to an act, entitled
"An Act relating to the payment Of b5un-
ties to volunteers, approved the twenty
fifth of March, one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-four.
SECTION l. Be It caqcted Jy tie Sen
ate ead House Of Representatives. of the
CommoarecM Of Pennsylvania IL Cen
erai AssemJy met, cna 1t is hereby cr-
octed Jy tie authority Of the sane, That
it shall be the duty OF the commissioners,
supervisors, borough and city councils,
school directors, board of election officers,
and all ether persons and oficiala who,
under the directions and authority Of an
act Of the general assembly, relating to
the payment Of bounties to volunteers,
approved the twenty-ffth day OF March,
Que thousand eight hundred and sixty
four, and the several supplements thereto,
proceeded 10 raise money, by taz-t;on, or
otherwise, as tae agents, officials, or rep
resentatives, of any county, township,
ward, city, or borough, for the payment
of bounties to volunteers, to have their
accounts regularly and legally audited, at
the time Of auditing other accounts, by
the proper beard Of auditors Of the coun-
ty, township, ward, city, or borough, for
which such moneys we're SO raised and ex-
pended.
The second section makes it the duty
of the auditors to notify the delinquent
parties to appear before them at a time
and place fixed not less than fifteen nor
more than thirty days from the date Of
such notice, fer the purpose Of auditing
and settling up their accounts. And u
On failure OF the auditors to attend to
their duty, or the delinquent officers to
meet and make settlement. each one Of
them so offending shall be liable to pen
atty of fifty dollars, to be collected by a
suit before Justice Of the Peace, as 9th
er debts of like amount are collected orc
half of which is to be paid to the prose-
cutor, and the other half to the school
fund Of the district or county for WAieL
such delinquent has been acting.
1t is also bY the third section Of the
same act made the duty Of the auditors to
publish a statement Of the conditions of
these finances for three successive weeks,
1t the cost of the proper borough, town.
hip or county, in two newspapers pub
ishcd in the coun:y.
There are many complaints in almost
very section of the county against those
Who have charge of the bounty funds,
nd the Legislature has nov placed it ia
he power OF any citizen 20 compel those
Who have charge cf these accounts TO
make an exhibit 20 the people whose
money hey have been holding, OF the use
hey have made of it, The act does not
My apply to school directors OF borough
hicers, but includes individuals and coia-
littees who acted on behalf Of tie towns
hips and boroushs. We think 1t would
e to the interest Of Tie taxpayer to see
hat til 80 accounts are settled up as re
uired By law, and if the proper officers
al to do their duty they should submit
, the penalty. Any taxpayer dissaiis-
ed with the account rendered, may take
n appeal to the Court Of Common Pleas
E the proper county within thirty Gays
ON the date of such settlement. We
ave been frequently asked whether there
such law as the above, ond we have
lerefore published the first section IN
III. and The substance Of the second and
,ird sections. and refer our readers u
,mnhlet laws. 1866, pages 7lS-o, HLere
.ey will find it in full.