The Portland daily press., 1868-08-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
state of Maine.

| war QeDts ana limited ASSUMPTION i'm hur
| ment thereof by the state.
Whereas, the several Cities towns and plantations
in the State of Maine, in responding the calls OF
the president for their quoa of troops during the
late war for the preservation of the national exist
| ance, were called upon to pay large bounties to
those of their fellowcitizens who enlisted in de.
fence of the men and property of the nation; and
| whereas, in consequence of these quotas having
been furnished on the basis of population within
the military ages, many of the smaller and poorer
towns are unequally burdened by debts thus incurr-
ca Ier the common defence; and whereas, the leg
ii ,slatare e oi Maine, by resolve approved March
tWenty-nith, 10 the year Of our Lord thousand
eight hundred and sixty -four recognizing the jus-
uce OF equaiizing these burdens SO far practical
| portion of such debts therefore
Beat enacted by me Senate and House of Repre
senfdtiUes an Legislature assembled, as folows:
SECTION /. Each city, town and plantation shall
receive and be reimbursed from the state one bun
dred dollars every man furnished for the mtarv
service of the United States, towards its quota for
the term of three under the call of the pres
dent Of July second, eighteen hundred and sixty two
| and all subsequent calls, and in the same proper
ton for every furnished and accepted for any
shorter period, In manner as hereinafter provided.
sEcT.2 The governor and council shall appoint
commission of three persons of ability who shall be
qualified by oath before the governor and council.
and who shall audit the claims of cities, towns and
plantations for reimbursement under this act, with
p"wer to send for persons and papers, and they shall
meet at such place or places they may find con-
venient for the thorough investigation Of each of
said claims, and their decision shall be final and
without appeal.
SECT 3 Whenever said commission shall deter
entitled to be mbursed under the provision of this
act they shall issue certificate thereof under their
nands TO said city, town or plantation, and dupH.
cate OF the same to the state treasurer; and when
ever said certificate shall be presented the state
treasurer by the treasurer of said municipality or
some duly authorized agent thereof, then the said
treasurer shall issue to said city, plantation
the bonds of the state. herein provided with the
fractional excess less than one hundred dollars in
currency. Or If any city, town plantation shall
elect to receive the value of its said bonds in curren
cy then the said treasurer shall sell the on ac
fN tnxu rx.la
the same the net proceeds of said sale.
Sect The treasurer of state, with the advice of
faith of the state by issuing The bonds thereof.
loan or loans of three million five hundred thousand
or so ucn thereof as may be needed for the
payment OF such sum as the cities, and plan
tations may be entitled to be remb bursed under this
act Said bonds to be dated April first in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine REIN burseable in twenty years from that date
and bearing interest at the rate of six per cent
year. payable both principal and interest in Boston,
at the treasury of Maine the option of the hold
er; and the treasurer is hereby authorized to issue
bonds therefor in sums OF less than one hundred
dollars each, with coupons for the interest," PAYABLE
semi.annually Each bond aforesaid shall be signed
by the treasurer countersigned by the governor and
atested by the secretary Of state, with the seal OF
the state, but the coupons shall be signed bv the
treasurer, or by some person duly authorized bv |
him, or the name of the treasurer may be engraved
on said coupons as the governor and council shall di-
rect And the treasurer may advertis. for proposals
for any or all of the loans herenbefore named In
such papers as he shall deem expedient.
SECT 5. There shall be raised by taxation each |
year, comm mencng with eighteen hundred and sixty-
nine, the interest on such sums said commission
may nd due under the provisions of this act togeth.
er with such sum for sinking fund as invested |
year by year will meet the payment of said bonds at
thelr maturity TO be assessed and collected at the
same time and IN the same manner the usual state
tax and in addition thereto; and the last nam ed sum
SO raised is hereby pledged and shall be held as
sinking fund to be invested hereinafter provided
and applied to the payment of the principal of the
bonds Issued by the authority Of the fourth section
OF TINS act The state treasurer with the advice of
governor, time aaid ink
ing fund shall be received into the treasury invest
the same, rs well as the income of said fund as it
snail accrue In any OF the bonds of this state or the
bonds of the United States; and the proceeds of |
such investments, they fall due and are paid into
be held by said treasurer for the purposes herein
mentioned. The treasurer shall keep a register of ali
showing the date, amount and number of each bond
by whom issued and when it will mature and in his
annual report he shah include an exhibit of the
amount and condition of said sinking fund.
SECT 8. No towns or plantations which furnished |
their quotas as aforesaid without the payment of
any bounty or by the payment of less aggregate |
bounty than the sum remburseabe under this act |
shall be entitled to receive the certificate provided by
section third until they shall have furnished the COM
or plantations approprating the sum to which tbey
would be entitled or the surplus of the same above
the amount actually paid out, to the soldiers who
listed or were drafted and went any time during the
war, or if deceased to their legal Representatives
NO money or bonds shall be paid to any city, town
or plantation for when it is evidence that said
credit was granted by the state as a grauity for
which they have paid no consideration. No pavment
shall be made to any city, town or plantation under
the provisions of this act until all GUMS due To the
liqudated
town or plantation under the provisions of this act
shall be deemed relieving the state from all fur.
nd on account of their respective debts
and the same shall be applied to the extinguishment
OF the Indebtedness of said municipalities inenrrAd
prior to tho of t,s ana as provided for in
secton ak, and for no other purpose; but whenever
any such municipality shall not be indebted at such
tme to the amount it may receive from the state as
herein provided, IT. shall apply such portion thereof
as may be sufficient for the liquidation of its indeb
edness and is authorized to make such disposition of
the remainder such municipality may determine
same be divided CAPITA distributed in any man
ner among the inhabitants thereof.
SECT. 8. The commissioners shall report their
doings at any time when requested by the governor
and council and shall make final report OF all their
dongs as soon as may be, during the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-nine to the said gov.
ernor and council.
SECT. 0: Said commissioners are authorized to
choose clerk who shall be by them sworn, and shall
Keep a 1ull record of their proceedings. They are
also authorized to administer oaths and afrmatons
TO municipal officers and other persons.
SECT 10. Any person wilfuly and corruptly |
swearing or afiming falsely to any material matter |
pei9re SAID commissioners, or either of them, shall
De deemed guilty of perjury and punished by i'm. |
prisonment not less than nor more than five |
years; and any person procuring another to commit
shall be punished in like manner and If any person
shall wilfully and corrupty endeavor to incite or
PIocure anotner TO commit perjury before said COM
mlssloners or either of them though 1t is not COM
mitted, he shaSl be punished by imprisonment not |
less than six months more than than two years.
And any person who shall falsely make alter, forge
or counterfeit any certificate, endorsement sigma
ture OF said commissioners, either of them, or
their clerk or with intent to defraud shall falsely
make, alter, forge or counterfeit any public record
proceeding, or any paper, writing document filed |
with or presented to them, either of the and any
person uttering and publishing true any nstru-
ment before mentioned, knowing to be false forged
or counterfeit, shall be punished by imprisonment
not less than one nor more than five years.
SECT IL. To defray the expenses incurred in tie |
lied and directed to draw his from time to
time, for said expenditures, provided they are audi
ted and allowed by the governor and council.
SECT. II. This act shall be published by the Sec
retary OF state in some newspaper in every county
where newspaper is printed, for three successive
weeks Immediately previously to the annual election
in September next with the resolves of this legisla
ture providing for amendment of the constitution
SO as to authorize limited reimbursement of munici.
pal war expenditures by oaning the credit of the
state. = =
SECT 13. Section twelve and thirteen of this act
take effect when the act is approved by the governor
and the remaining section shall take fleet the
first day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight; but if it shall not appear by the proclamation
OF the governor provided in the resolves hereinbe
fore named that majority of the inhabitants voting
on the question proposed in said resolves
OF the amendment proposed therein, and that said
amendment has become part of the constitution, then
said sections from to eleven, inclusive, of this
act shall be imperative and void