Year: 1864

" I'NNSN'j DciOIc inc passage Oh TINS
act, to vol luntccrs cnlisting under said reeu.
lations, the proper claimants shall rrspec-
lively receive from the County Commission.
ers certificates Of the amounts so advanced
ana applied, stating therein the sums and
the funds out Of which, if other than the
county levy, the same may be paid.


2: For all such claims so reported,
which shall be in the form of subscription
or pledge, upon the faith of which any vol.
unteer has enlisted under said requisitions
before the passage Of this act. and the samf
or any part thereof, remains unpaid, the
claimant, upon depositing unpaid balance Of
his or her pledge or subscription, in the
county treasury, to the credit Of the bounty
fund or the proper city, county, or township


Tor which the same was made, shall receive
q certificate as in the preceding case, and


the money 30 deposited shall be subject to
the order Of the volunteer 50 enlisted ON the
faith thereof if still entitled thereto
B. For all such claims 80 reported. which


are founded on any bond, note or other Sc


cunty, tor money borrowed and paid or
pledged, as bounty to any volunteer enlisting
under sad requisitionsi before the passage
OF tins act and any balance of the sum SO
borrowed shall remain unexpended or unap-
pied; upon depositing such balance in the
county treasury to the credit Of the proper
clty, township, or county funds, the claim
ant shall receive, for the money 50 borrowed,
like certificate as in the preceding casIs.


SEC. IL. The certificates 50 issued. shall
be paid and. redeemed after the collection
OF the tax upon their return to the county
auditor, by the respective holders thereof.


by his warrant on the county treasurer
against the bounty fund of the city. town


ship, or county liable therefor Provided. that
when the aggregate amount Of such certif-


Gates chargeable against any such fund is


greater than the funds applicable to their
payment, rateable proportion shall be


pad on said certificates, and no more; and.


as a basis Of said computation, each city,


township, and county, causing levy to be


made under this act, shall include in the or


der therefor, statement Of what proper
ton Of such levy shall be applied to the nav.


ment ard redemption of such certificates


SEC. r. All moneys heretofore borrow
ed pledged, advanced, or subscribed, for
the payment Of bOunties as aforesaid. and
shall hereafter be raised by loan or other
wise. for such purpose, shall be paid in the
county treasury to the credit of the bounty
fund Of the county, township, or city for
which the same WAS raised, and shall be paid
out upon the order Of the county commits
sioners, as the same be required for the
payment Of bOunties, and the commission
ers shall issue their order in favor of each
volunteer ON the certificates of the proper
officer. that the volunteer has been regular
ly enlisted and mustered into the service of
the United States under the existing calls Of
the President and credited upon the quota
OF the state and county, and township and


city paying the bounty.


SEC -. In all eases where county com


mlssloners, township trustees, or othe mu-


niclpal authorities have issued orders or GER
tlhcate' OF Indebtedness in any form, and


used the same IN payment of bounties, and


the volunteers have sold or negotiated the


same ar less than par value. the commits
slOners, trustees or other municipal author
lties shall not redeem such order or certifi-
Gates by paying any more than was received
therefor by the volunteer when he sold the
same, and the difference between the par
value of such certificate and the amount
for which it was sold shall be paid to the
volunteer te whom such certificate was is
sued. The officers issuing such order or GER
tltcate are hereby empowered to establish
rules for obtaining proofs as to the amounts
received by the volunteer on the sale of
such order or certificate, and their decision
IN the premises be conclusive.


SIC. II. The county commissioners.
township trustees, and city council shall
make and preserve a complete record of all
their proceedings under this act, which shall
be kept open for public inspection.


SEC. Is. In any township where the
trustees thereof acting individually or off
claliy, have borrowed the money requisite
to pay the volunteers or veterans, credited
to such township, not exceeding one hun
dred dollars to each, the trustees thereof
may certify the amount required to pay the
same as provided i'll section five, to the
county auditor, who shall place the same up
on the duplicate against the property Of
such township, and when collected the coun-
ty auditor upon the requisition of said trus-
tees shall draw his order on the county trea-
surer for the same in favor of said trus-
tees.


SEC l6. To Provide for any call or calls
which have been made since the requisi-
tons mentioned in the first section of this
act, or may hereafter be ordered by the
President Of the United States, forvolun-
teers the city council of any city and the
trustees Of any township in this State, are
authorized, if they deem the same eypedi-
ent, TO offer bounty for volunteers. not ex-
ceeding in any case the sum of Sl00 for
each, required from any such city or town
ship, its quota under such call or calls For
the purpose Of paying such bounty, the city
,ounci or township trustees, may borrow
the amount Of money required at any rate
IF interest, not exceeding six per cent. and
ssue bonds therefor on the faith and credit
If such city or township, which shall be
binding obligatory thereon; on the first
Monday in May, after any such draft or
traits shall have been ordered, and the quo
a for such city or township determined I'M
Ter it, the city council or the trustees, as the
,ase may be, having issued such bonds shall
determine the amount of tax necessary to
)e levied on the property of the city or
ownship to pay the same, with the interest
hereon and cost of collecting, and immedi-
ltely certify the same to the auditor, who
hall place the same upon the duplicate
hereof, and assess the requisite amount of
ax'so required upon the property of said
ity or township in his county, and when
collected the county auditor shall, on the
equisition of said city council or township
rustees, draw his warrant on the treasurer
II his county therefor. The money shall be
applied to the payment of said bonds and to
40 other purboSe whatever.


Provided, that in any city or township where
here is any surplus after the payment OF
such bonds, the said surplus money may be
used and appropriated TO the current expen-
ses of such city or township.


SEC. II. That this act shall take effect
rom its passage.


F,Ncy FOR ANKLES A Massachusetts