Year: 1861




purpose of arming the State. The bill
also provides for the support OF the fan
HES of volunteers, as we'll as the furnish
ing of arms for the border counties, as
will be seen by the following:


RELIEF OF FAMILIES BY COUNTY COM


MIssIoNERs


Section 10. That the Associate Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas, aud the
County Commissiouers of the several
counties of this Commonwealth, shall
constitute Board of Relief, to meet
monthly or as often as they fiud it neces-
sary, at the Office of the Com missioners,
and upon reasonable claim or suggestion,
furnish such amount Of support or relief
in each individual case as they may deem
equitable and proper for families or for
persons resident in their respective couu-
ties, heretofore 10 any degree dependent
upon such volunteers as have been enroll
ed and mustered into service from their
several counties. under orders from the
Governor OF the Commonwealth, during
the existence of the present exigencies on
the General Government; the claims or
suggestions for such relief, to be made in
writing, setting forth the facts of the case
with such proof and verifcation as the
board nay require, and to be held in the
Office as vouchers for spy payments which
may be made thereon, payments for re.
lief to be.made BY orders drawn in the u
sual form, with an endorsement on the
back of each, ISSUED by the board of
relief" which endorsement shall be sign
ed by one of the associate judges; and all
the vouchers, and the orders issued there
on, shall be duly audited by the county
auditors or other proper authorities, and
published in the annual statement OF the
public expenditures ofsaid counties; il i.
shal! be found requisite by the Commits
sioners of any county within this Common
wealth. they are hereby authorized and
empowered to make temporary loan or
loans, at rate of interest not exceeding
seven per centum per aunum, to carry
into effect the measures OF relief provided
y this set. Provided, Tbet all arrange
ments made By the several counties Of
this State for the support of the families
of the volunteers mustered into the SER
vice, are hereby legalized and declared
to be in full force, until tto provisions of
this section are carried into effect.


Sec. II. That it shall be lawful for the
proper authorities OF any county within
this Commonwealth to assess and levy q
tax for the payment of such appropria-
tions as may have been, or may hereafter
be made By such authorities for the relief
OF volunteers or their families, or both,
which volunteers hall have Leen or uay be
received into the service Of this State or
of the United States, in the present ext
gency of the country. Provided, That
such assessment shall not in any one year
exceed two and one half mills upon the
dollar of the taxable property OF such
county. Provided that all loans hereto
fore negotiated. or moneys borrowed by
Commissioners of municipal authorities,
are hereby validated.


TO BE PAID IN CASE OF DEATH.


Section ls. That iu case any soldier
shall die after being mustered into the
service of the United States, OF of this
State leaving a widow and minor children,
or q minor child under the age of four
teen years, the mother Of such minor or
minors shall receive eight dollars per
month from the State for the term of five
years, unless all such cinors shall, bea
fore the expiration of said fse years, be
of the age OF fourteen, or unless she or
they receive pension from the United
States; If such widow die or m AIRY before
the expiration Of said five years, such
pension, from the tine Of such death or
marriage shall 60 to the support Of such
minor child or children as are then Iiv-
ing.


ARMS FOR THE BORDER COUNTIES.


Section 81. That the Governor and
AdjutaDt General be and are hereby au-
thorized and required to procure and fur
nish at the earliest possible time after the
troops provided for in this bill shall have
been supplied not exceeding one thousand
stand of modern approved arms and ae-
coutrements for each of the counties of
this State bordering upon Maryland, Del
aware and Virginia lines, to be received
by the County Commissioners of the res.
pective counties. foI the purpose of arm
ing organized troops for the defence of
said counties and for such other military
service contiguous to their borders as they
may legally be called upon to perform
and the County Commissioners of said
counties shall respectively execute bond,
in the name and in behalf Of such county,
in such sum as the Governor shall direct,
conditioned for the safe keeping and the
delivery over to the Adjutant General all
such arms aud accoutre eueDts as may be
received by them, for the purpose afore-
said at such times as the Governor may
direct, and the bonds so executed shall
be fled in the Office of tho AdjutaDt Gen.
ersl.


A young lady in Brandon, Conn says
if any young man wishes to embrace an
opnortunity" will come to Brandon. he