Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-11
state of Maine.

reimbursement thereof by the State.
whereas, the several cities, towns and plantation
In the State OF Maine. in responding to the calls
of the president Tor their quotas of troops dur
ing the late war for the preservation of the ma
bounies to those of their fcllow-citizens VIII. en-
listed in defence Of the men anil property of the
nation and whereas, in consequence ofthcst
quotas having been furnis he'd on the BASIS OF
population within the military ages, many of the
small, poorer town. are ,ncqually burdened by
debts thus incurred ior the common defence
and whereas, the legislature of Name, by II re-
solve approved March twenty -tiflh in the year
of our ford one thousand eight hundred sixty.
four, recognizing the justice of equalizing these
burdens so far as practicable declared that
the stale should assume some portion of such
debts therefore,
Be IL emctedby The Senate and House Of Repres-
e8tdfires in Legislature assembled, as follows
SECTION l. Zach city, town and plantation
shall receive and BE- reimbursed from the state
hundred dollars for every man furnished for the
military service of the united States, towards its
quota for the term Of three years under the call,
and sixty two. and all subsequent calls and IN
the same proportion for every man so furnished
and accepted for any shoitcr period, in m inner as
hereinafter provided
SECT. 2. The governor and council shall ap-
point commission OF three persons of ability.
whOlshall be qualified by oath before the governor
and council and ho shall audit the claims of cities
to ms and plantations, for reimbursement under
this act, with power to send for persons and pa
pers, and they shall meet at such place places
they may find convenient tor the thorough invest
igatiOn of each OF sad claims, and their decision
snail DC nnnI ana WltnOut appeal.
SECT 3. Whenever said commission slai de-
termine what amount any city, town orplantaiion
is entitled to be reimbursed under the provisions
OF this act, they shall issue certificate thereof
under their hands to said city, town or plantation,
and du plicate OF the to the state treasurer
and whenever said certificate stall be presented
to the state treasurer by the treasurer Of sad
munic paty some duly authorized agent there
Of then the said treasurer shalissue to said city,
town plantation the bonds OF the state, here
in provided, with the fractional excess less than
one hundred dollars in currency. Or if any city.
town plantation, shall elect to receive the value
Ot its said bonds IN currency then the sid treas
urer shall sell the saue on account of said city,
town plantation, and pay to the same the net pro-
ceeds OF said sale.
SECT. 4. The treasurer of state, with the adj
vice of the Governor. is hereby authorized pro-
the faith of the state, by issuing the bonds
thereof, loan or loans of three million five hun.
'lrcd Thousand dollars, OF so much thoreofas may
he needed for thes payment of such sum The
cities towns or Plantations may be entitled o be
reimbursed under tins act. sad bunds 10 be
dated April first, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sN:y-ninc, rcimbars-
able in twenty years from this date and b. .fng in
tcrst at the rate of six per cent, year, PAYABLE
both principal and interest in Boston, at the
treasurer Maine at the option eff the holder: and
the treasurer is hereby authorized TO issue bonds
therefor III sums not iess than one hundred dol
lars each, with cotpous for the interest," payable
semi-anualiy. Each bond aforesaid shall he
signed by the Treasurer, counters iShed by the
governor, and attcstcd hy the secretary OF state.
with the seal ofthe state, bat Tie coupois shall be
sIgned by the treasurer or by some person duly
authorized by hInI, the hame of the tieas urer
may be engraved on sail coupons Is he governor
md council shall diI ect, And the treasurer may
adv ctisc for prop for any all of The l1ans
herein before named, Ill such papers As he shall
deem eNpctliant.
year, commencing with eighteen hundred and sixty
nine the interest on such sums aS sad commas
sion may find due under the provisions Of this act
together with such sum Tor l"kng fund
invested yeay hy year will meet the payment OF
said bonds at their matnrty, to he assessed and
collected ut the same lime and in Il t hammer
the urlai sta'e tax and additional thereto and
the last named -tm . Ia lscd is hertl' ltdgcd
an shall b. neid rs a sinking fund to BE- Invested
us hereinafter provided and applied to the pay.
Inent OF the principal OF the bonis issued by the
authority of the iuufth stcton oi this act The
state treasurer with the "dvlCc of the governor
shall from time to tiine, a e'4t snAhE fund shall
be received INTO tie treasury, invest The same as
well as the income of saih fund us il shall accrue
in auy OF the bonds oiths state orr the bonds of v
United States andthe proceeds of sGch invest
menfs, as they fail due and are paid into treasury
shall tc re-inYcsted in like nam and he held by
said treasurer The purposes herein mentioned
The treasurer shall keep register of all the in
vestment- maoe by linn as herein provided. show
iLg the date amount and number of each bond by
whom issued and " hen 1t will mature Gnd in his
anual report he shall include an exhibit ot the
amount nj condition of said sinking fund.
sEcr. 9. No towns or pla tations which fur
nished their quotas as aforesaid without the pay
men, of any bounty or BY the paylnen'
im5ursablc unuer this act, shall be entitled to
ceive the rtifcate provided by se~iou third, until
they shall lrvc furnished the colmisslcn with
certified copy OF a vote of such towns or pltnta-
tions appropriating the sum to which they would
he entitled or the surplus OF the same above the
amount actually paid out to the soldiers who IL
listed or wet drafted and went any time during
the ar or if diseased to their legal reprcs cnt
tive. No money or bonds shall be paid TO any city
town or plantation, for men when it is IN evidence
that said credit was grantad by the state Sra-
tuity for which they paid no consideration. No
payments shall be made to any city, town or plan
Lltion nnder the provisions OF this act, until all
sums due to the state from said city, town or
plantation shall be fully liquidated
A N yptl Inv any, cit
town or plantation under the provisions of this
act, shall be deemed as relieving the state from all
Iurther claims account of their respective war
debts. and the same shall be applied to the cXiin-
guishment of III. indebness OF said municipalities
incnrred prior to the passage ofithis act Eand
provided for In section six and 1or no other pur.
pose but whenever any such municipality 81 all
not he indebted at such time 10 the amount il may
receive from the state herein provided, il shall
tsppiy such portion thereof as may be sufficient for
he liquidation ofits indebt edness and is author-
zed TO. make such disposition OF the remainder as
such municipality may determine, for its corpor
ate purposes bnt in no case shall the same be di
uid ed per capita. or distributed in any manner
among the irhatants thereof.
SECT. 8. The commissioners shall report their
doings at any time when requestcd'bv the gov.
ernOr and council, and shall make final report
of all their doings soon may be, during the
year one thousand eight hundred and siXty-nine,
TO the s; id governor and council.
SECT. 0. said commissioners are authorized to
choose a clerk who shall be by them sworn, and
shall keep full record of ther proceedings. they
are also authorizedto administer oaths and affirm
SECT. 10. ANY person wiltuly and corruptly
swearing affirming falsely to any material
matter, before said commissioners. or either Of
them shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punish
eddy Imprisonment not less than one nor more
than Ave years and any person procuring another
to commit perjury before said commissioners, or
either of then shall be punished in like manner;
and il any person shall witully and corruptly en-
deavor to incite or procure another to commit
perjury before said commissioners, or either Of
them, though it is not committed, he shall be pun
ished by imprisonment not less tlsn Sin months
nor more than two years. And any person who
shall falsely make, alter, forge OF cou1erlJt m any
missioncrs or either of them, of their clerk, on
with intent to defraud shall falsely make. alter,
forge or counterfeit any public record or proceed
ing, or any paper, writing or document filed with
or presented to them, or either OF them, and any
larson uttcring and publishing as true any instru
inent before mentioned knowing it to be false.
forged or counterfeit, shall be punished by i'm
prsonment not less than one nor more than five
years. ,- ,..---.-, :,
the execution of this act the governor is hereby
authorized and directed to draw his warrant from
time to time for said expendit urcS, provided they
are audited and allowed by the governor and coun-
SECT, IL. This act shall be published by the
secretary of state in some new spaper in every
county Where a newspaper is printed, for three
successive weeks Immediately previous to the an
nual election in September next with the resolves
OF this legislature providing for an anendment OF
the constitution SO as to authorize limited reim
bursement of municipal war expenditures by loan
ing the credit OF the state. ~
act take effect when the act is approved ny the
governor, and the remaining sections shall take
seet the first DAY or of Neye%6er h eighteen n9 hr
the DISCRIMINATION ct the governor, as provided in
the fesolves hereinbetoie named, that a majority
Of the Inhabitants voting on Tie question proposed
in said resolves afe in tayOt ot the amendment
proposed therein. and that said amendment has
become part Of the constitutions then said sections
from one to eleven. inclusive OF this act shall be
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