Year: 1862

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Service of the United States or OF


this State, approved May 10Th, 1861"


and 10 add certain sections thereto.


SECTION /. The People of the State
OF Michigan enact, That section one Of
said Act be amended Sc as TO read rs fol
lows:


SECTION /. II shall he the duty of
the Boards Of Supervisors of each organ
lied County, at their sessions to be held
in The month of June, in the year eich-
teen hundred and sixty-one, and at each
subsequent session, whenever necessary,
to make adequate provision for all requi-
site relief and support Of the families of
the non-commisSioneG officers, musicians
and privates enlisted from their counties,
and mustered into the military service of
the United States, or of this State; and
for such purposes the said Boards of Su-
pervisors are severally authorized to bor-
row money, at rate of interest not ex-
ceeding ten per centum per annum, and
to issue bonds or other securities for the
sums borrowed payable at some time
therein to be mentioned, not exceeding
three years from the date thereof, and to
assess, levy and collect taxes upon all the
real and personal property Of said Coun-
ties not exempt from taxation, sufficient to
pay such monies borrowed, and to pro-
vide the relief hereby authorized.


SECTION 2. That section .hree of said
Act stand as section two and read as
follows:


SECTION 2. 1t shall be the duty OF
the Board of Supervisors of any County,
at the first regular or special meeting held
after this act shall take effect, to estab-
lish a separate fund, into which the mon
eys so borrowed, or collected by tax, shall
be paid, and be lawful for them to direct
the transfer of any monies in tho Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, at any
time, to such fund. Whenever such sep
arate fund shall have been established, it
shall be known as the VOLUNTEERS FAM
lily RELIEF FUND, and all orders there
after drawn, shall be drawn payable out
of such fund.


SEoTIoN 3. That section two of said
act stand rs section three, and be amend
ed to read as follows:


SECTION 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
Supervisor of each Township, and each
Supervisor Alderman, or other officer
representing any City or Ward upon the
Board of Supervisors of his County, from
time to time, to afford such temporary
relief as may be necessary Cor the support
of such family, not exceeding fifteen dol
lars per month to any one family, and
not exceeding in any case to any family
or person, the actual sum necessary, in
connection with his, her or their other
means of support, to relieve such family
or person. Which support shall be afford
cd only in the manner prescribed by this
Act, and in no greater sum than shall be
necessary TO afford the necessary relief
In case of the decease of any non-com-
missioned officer, musician or private,
while in the service of the United States
or of this State, his family shall be en-
titled for one year, and no longer, after his
decease, to the same measure OF relief as
his family would be entitled TO receive if
he had not deceased.


SECTION 4. 1t shall be the duty of tho
Supervisor or other officer, before giving
any order for such relief, TO ascertain and
report to the County Treasurer of his
County, in writing the following partic-
ulars in reference to the person and fam
lily seeking relief:


l. The name, rank, company and regi-
ment, and time, as near rs may be- of
enistiug into the military service, of the
officer or soldier on whom the family or
persons seeking relief are dependent for
support, and his place of residence at the
time of his enlistment;


2. The name and age of the person
for the time being remaining the head of
the family, and his or her residence;


3. The name and age of each member
of the family for whom relief is sought;


4. The amount received from, and the
provisions made by the soldier for or to-
ward the support of his family and those
dependent on him;


5. The measure of relief that the par
ticular family or persons, in his opinion,
require per week or month.


The person seeking such relief, and any
member Of the family of years of dscre-
ton, shall answer all questions, and give
all information to the Supervisor or 9th
er officer touching the matters aforesaid,
and all other things touching his, her, or
their means of support, circumstances and
necessities, which answer shall be given
on oath when required by the Supervisor
or other officer atfording relief, which oath
said Supervisor or officer is hereby au-
thorized to administer, and in case the
Board of Supervisors Of any County
shall so direct, said oath shall be admin
istcred in all cases of application for re-
lief as aforesaid, and any false statement
or untruthful representation, or withhold
ing information sought and inquired after
by such Supervisor or other officer, at