Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-08-28
STATE OF MAINE.

o. thoss OF their f.ius eitissn. who .,ji.,,-, in
dCtcnc" OF ia" men and property ofthe nation; aud
+ whereas, IN consequence or these quotas having
J BEEN furnished on the basis OF population within
I The military ages many Of the smaller aud poorer
D towns ar unslually buricuei by debts thus in
curr'vt tor the common dcisncy and whereas. III,
legislature OF Maine hy receive approved March
/ twenty hith, Ia the year pf our Ior one thou.
and eight hundred and sixty four recognizing the
iusiic" "f elunlIing thc~' burdens far prac-
ttrabic. declared that the state should assume
some portion of such debts, therefore,
IL u enacted oy the S'nate and House ot Rep
rr-cntattNos Ia Legislature assembled. follows:
SECTION !. Each city. town and POLARIZATION
shalt receive aud d. reimbursed from the one
military srrvir- of IN. United States. towards it,
quota for thr torn Of thrvc years under the call
the prostrut 90 July second. eighteen hundred aud
sixty two. and all subsequent calls. and IN tio -ams
proportion for every mau 80 uraisici and accept
81 for any shorter period, Ia manner hereinafter
SEcr. > Tho governor and council shall appoint
commission 90 thru, Prrsnns ot sbiiity, Who shall
b. gusliiei by oath before the governor and coun
ell. aud Who shall audit the claims OF cities town.
aud plantations for rcimharssingnt under this act,
with power 10 -cli fpr persons aud papers. and
th"y shall 'icct 1t such place pl,rrs they may
Zach ~ said claims. AMI their decision shall De-
final and without appeal.
St't 3. Whenever said commission shall tr.cr.
min~ What amount any city. town plantation 4.
entitled o. hc reimbursed under the provisions OF
their hands ~ said city. town or plantation, and
duplicate of the same To the state treasurer, aud
state treasurer by the TREASURER OF said ,pslty
or some duly authorized agent thereof, thou the
tatiuu ~" bonds u tho state, hrrr II provided
with the fractional "Nors. less than hundred
shall cicr, to r-,ye The ,su, ~ IT, .ri bpnt. in
currency then the said treasurer shalt s,ll the
On account Of SAID city, town plantation, and
pay 20 the Same the net proceeds or said sale.
scr. :. Til" TREASURER Of state, with the advice
~ The governor, a. hereby authorized - procure
tho Aiih nr TIA STATE. by issuing the bonds thereof
a loan ov loans pf threw million live hundred thou
sani dollars or So much g"rrnf a. may bc needed
i"T m l'l m'nt "i such .uin ~ thn ctir-. towns
and plant 'tIon, may hr entitled 90 l' reimbursed
uudCr this at sun bonds - D. dated April nrst.
IN Inc year "I our Lord one thousand eight hundred
"ud -iNty u'nc. r''imhur,Hblr u twenty years IRON
thst d-t" tui bearing u;r. - AZ thr rate of six per
cont . year. pV.h'' both prlncp'i and Interest ia
Bpsfo1 nr at ttr treasury pt Maine. az IA" option
81 th- holder, AMI the treasurer - hereby surhpri-
E~l a. issue bonds therefor IA .um. not To-. th'a
$1,000 each, with couppnh, for Tin Interest. pay.
governor, and att"~tri boy the secretary uc state,
r'sn'A 10y 'hr tT'iHnr'r, Or 10y som" person duly
authorized hv him. or IN" name OF she treasurer,
may h' engraved on sti coupons thr governor
aud council shall dir'rt. Aud the treasurer may
advertise for proposal. for any all Of ths luis
hrr'inh"i'r" nan7l In such papers a. he siaI deem
Scr. b. Thcrc shall b. raised by taxation c7ch
wear. commencing with shtrru hundred sui sixty
rin'' ih" Interest ON such sum. "a, >Hld commission
may hni doe uudcr the provisions Of tbi- act To.
Er'h"r with such o sum for sinking fund a. ora
I'~ii Fytr by yeag "i'I m'ti th' pay m'nt OF sail
bands st tlvIr maturity. 70 rr -,rs.I tul collect
'H ~ me same tin' '"i 90 The >hm. manner - the
uNu" h'". TAX hhI ih hiiiil'n thereto, AMI the
last named sum -p- raised - hereby pledged auI
shall l-r hvli sluNtu-. fund t' Invested =
hereinafter pr''l AMI Hppit, Z" "a, pas W-ut ~
thu pru,iptl 90 "a. bonds issued b. thu authority
% i" Fourth srvti'n of thi~ act To" -tht' tv,,ur
-. with THO aa'in' "i l'' governor, shan ir'm
tim" o. time, a. shI sinking uui shall d. received
lat" the treasury. tuv"-t tho same, we'll the
l"r'm' 'l .Aii iuHA A. % rH'.' A'.rL" n any OF -
h"nl- OF t,i> state pr the bonds 90 III" julf-i
state aud tn proc + "f such Investments. u.s.
De- r. Invested iu iik. m,unar AMI br h,tl boy SAID
treasurer Ter che purpose herein rcuti'url The
rnvuts mad, by him a. herein provided, showing
The dA'', amount aud number ot each bond, hy
whom issued and whrn D. viii mature, 1ui no his
annual report hr shall Include au rNhIuit cot the
amour; and condition OF -l'd sink ~ fund.
NN,T g. 80 towns "r plantations which fur
n,.hrd ihrIr quotas a. Aforesaid without tn, pay
mont 90 any bounty or by thc payment of d, less
s-ssr",at" npunty th'u III" sum r'inhurshblr uni.r
thi~ act shall D.. -utitlei 70 the r'rtdrai.
provided 10y ton third, until they shall have fur
ut~hri the rumTUi-s ipn with = crrtihcd copy ofn
vote Of such towns or plantations appruprtStins
the sum q" which they would d. entitled or thr
surplus Of the same above Thu amount actually
pail out, tir soldiers who enlisted dr.fI
"a aud went any tiur during the wax. d.c,.t--
81 to th-ir legal representative. No money or
bonds shall %, paiito any ~, town or plantation
fpr mtu leu u BE- in evidence that said credit
granted 1y he state AS -,rituIty COR which they
have paid up consideration. NJ payment shall D..
made e. any c,'y' town or plantation under thr
stat from ADJ city, town or plantation shall D..
fully uGuidatcd.
Ssrr e. Al payments rrrcivcd by any city.
town or plantation, under the provisions 90 thi,
act shalt b. d'-me'i relieving the state from I'll
further clsiru, account of their Respective var
debit, suI ti, same shall b.. applied L. H.. rxtiu-
gt,i-hm"t OF ih' tuIcht .u's- IF said municipal.
t,s incurred prior otic p4--a-. OF hi act. and
purpose, hu' whenever auy - - municipality shall
not 3d. Indebted a ,uri, time r.. ii,. ,n.,Inf mn ~
receive truTn tt' state herein provided % shalt
- ,l Mon, .,flt- .l.'''s. mi d., ,,',i'-t
60 % make sub disposition OF tn remainder 20,
p,,rtn-r.. 4i,t ir oo go. -t,I tI. -,,n.. l. d,yit
PER capita or distributed ga any manner among a..
~t,rs H.. Commissioner shall report Their
u. t.fs.. f. Cd.
AMI council sud shah make final report OF ST
tlrir d"in-- t- soon ns may h. during tha year
-H..rurT 4ui council.
SCR @. ~ui commissioners are authorized g.
-iipll kr,p fIll tocpr ug their prrrr,diuy- They
are al" authorized 10 administer otth- and airiua
uuu- t. municipal officers aud other persons
- '". N"' lfr-nS "i'HIF And ''rrupiN
-U'sriu- 'r uhfmin- falsely 60 Aug material mat
.hiff h. ..,l..l .-,Iify .l ,..rrv and ruut-h.d rt
imprisonment NOT 'r-s than pp. nor u'r than G..
p r.r before All e,mui ..uu.r. 9r eirhrr lt them
-haii hr puuI-IFI iu "A Ike manner aud % anu pr
pf'e.r- another ~ commit I.jIry L.fpr, .ai .pm.
missioner cor either pi them. though b. not com.
am lrr-"u ei' she'll g.. "l' make. after. iYrs" or
"' 'H'' mIi-'InnrI' or iih'r " iA.n. w 900 '''
c'"rs "r sfI intent 20 i'i-lIt shall ia' s,i, make
colin 90 ~, paper. wiring 90 document a.'i
wiiH zoo pr..en' f' OBJ. .ur either ai them. aui
aH, p'r'"n af,riog aud rurI.h.ag p. trus h9E
i.ae forged COZ counterfeit. -haII ta punched D..
imIr.s"umtH' uHt l'-s than one usr NOR. than h,.
years
~E,r. o. To a,tray ne expense. incurred .n
tt' execution ~ 'hIs hei. ihr governor o. hereby
authorized nnt directed 90 frtv Doll. warrant irnu
time fp time. 90 -Afi 'Ni-utituf's. p-'.il,i they
t-' audited .ni ai,AeI D, tn, s,.cr"or iai cgun
~f,r o.. rhi. set haH De- ruhm.aed .. On
'f'''fY "i -''s boo -'"i" urN -Ihlsr boo ,'.rs coup
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