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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1864
Page
5
The document describes annual accounts of purchases and distributions to departments, itemized inventories, and stock comparisons by the council in December. It notes conformity with act provisions and repeals inconsistent parts, with the act taking effect March 31, 1864, approved March 23, 1864.
The act authorizes cities towns and plantations to raise funds by taxation or other means to support wives children and dependent parents of soldiers sailors or marines serving in the United States or state forces. It fixes weekly payments and sets caps, conditions for continuation, and outlines repayment by the state and eligibility rules for recipients including disabled and deceased service members. It also covers administration, accountability, penalties for noncompliance, and implementation details across municipal governments.
An 1864 act provision seeks to modify state bounties for soldiers by altering eligibility and credit rules. The amendment would adjust enlistment and residence criteria and extend bounty credits for enrollments from towns or plantains beyond quotas, with specific dates and limitations. The text outlines a treasury payment of three hundred dollars to enlisted or mustered soldiers, subject to stated restrictions.
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