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Authoririug and requiring the County Commissioners of each county in the State to appoint a sufi~icient number of suitable
persons iu each tow~nnhip and card of their county, at the c~pcnse of the county, to look after, bur}• and provide a
headstone for the bode of auc lwnoribly dischai;ged soldier, sailor or marine ~eho sen•ed in the army or naey of the L~uited
States during the ]ate rebellion or uuy preceding scar, and shall thereafter die in their counts, leaving insufficicut means to
defray the necessary burial expenses.
SF.CI'IO~ i. 13e if. enacted ht' Ure .Scnafe and H~nse o~ Rr,fireseutati~~es of the Co~n~non~e.~ealflr of Pe~a~ts~~l-
varaia, i~c <reneral Asseutb/t~ »tel, sand rf is ItereSy e~czrfed by flze azcflcority of the same, That it shall be the duty
of the Count}• Commissioners of each county in this State to appoint a surTicient number of suitable persons
in each to~yuship and ward of their county, other than those prescribed by law for paupers and the custody of
criminals, to look after and cause to he buried, iu a decent and respectable manner, in any cemetery or burial
ground ~yitliiu this State, other than these used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead, at an exl>euse
to their count}~ not exceeding thirty-five dollars, the body of an}• honorably discharged soldier, sailor or
marine, ~yho served iu the army or navy of the United States during the late rebellion, or anc preceding war,
and shall hereafter die in their counh•, leaving insufficient means to defray the necessary burial expenses ;
and the persons so appointed shall }wld their offices at the pleasure of the Cuuuty Commissioners, .md shall
serve without covipensation.
SEC"1'IQti z. It shall be the duty of the persons so appointed in e:~ich to~ynship and ward of each
county, before assuiuiug the charge aml expense of the burial of the body of any soldier, sailor or marine in
their to~suship or w:u-d under tl~e provisions of this act, to ftst satisfy themselves, by a careful inquiry into
and examination of all the circumstances in the case of such deceased soldier, sailor or marine, whose body
they are called upon to bury, served iu the army or nary of the United States during tl~e ]ate rebellion, or
any preceding war, and was i~ouorahly discharged, and died in their to~ynship or yard, leaning insufTicient
means to defray flee ueeessnry burial expenses : ~yhereupuu, if they are satisfied such facts exist, they shall
take charge of the h,xly of such deceased soldier, saiior or marine and cause it to be buried in the manner
mentioned in the first section of this act, and thereupon they shall inuneciiately report their actions iu the
case to the Cuuuty Commissioners of their county, setting forth the facts ascertained by them, together with
the name, rank and command to which Such deceased soldier, sailor or marine belonged at the time of his
discharge, acid t};e date of his discharge, the charact«~r cf his occupation immediately preceding his death,
the date of his death and place of leis burial, auc: also an accurately itemized statement of the expenses in-
curred in and ahcnit such burial ; ~yhich report shall be dul}~ attested by three reputable persons of full age
residing in the township or ward in which such deceased soldier, sailor or marine died, kno~~~ing the fact that
such deceased soldier, sail~~~r or marine died without sufficient means to defray the neees~arv burial expenses.
S>c'rrov ,~. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners of each county of this State, upon re-
ceiving the reports and statements of expenses from their appointees under the provisions of this act, to
transcribe in a book to be kept for the purpose, all the f::ets contained in such reports and statements, and to
dra~ti• warrants upon the treasurer of their count}- for the payment of such expenses not exceeding, However,
the said sum of thirty-five dollars on each body buried iu accordance with the provisions of this act, to be
paid out of the fund of the county, and such warrants shall be made payable to the persons appointed under
the provisions of this act, who shall leave buried the bodies for which tl;e warrants are to be drawn.
Sc:cTrox }. It shall also be flee duty of the County Commissioners of each county in this State, upon
the death of any soldier, sailor or marine ~yithiu their county, who shall rie buried under the provisions of
this act, to cause a headstone to he placed at the head of the grace of each deceased soldier, sailor or mari~ze,
containing his name, and, if possible, the organization to which he belonged or in w}iich he served, to he of
such material and design as they may deem suitable, and the expense of the same shall be paid out of the
funds of flee county iu which such soldier. sailor or marine died : Pro~~idcd, hosve~~er, 'T'hat the expense shall
not exceed the sum of fifteen dollars for such headstone, .out the Countv.Comu~issioners of each county, act-
in},r under this section, shall draw a warrant on the treasurer of their county for the payment of such expenss,
in favor of the party or pariies furnisl~iug such headstone,
BECAME A LAW OVER VETO OF GOVERNOR, MAY 12, ta?>=5.
,:~~~rgc~tio~t f®~1 u~~i~i of ~ece~sea ~olaier.
Iu accordance with the provisions of " An Act authorising and requiring the Counts Commissioners of each county in the
State td appoint a sutiicicnt number of suitable persons in each township and ward of their county, at the expense of the county
to look after, burs and provide a headstone fur the body of any honorable- discharged soldier, sailor or marine who served in
the army or navy of the United States during the ]ate rebellion or anc preceding Fear, and shall thereafter die in their county,
leayin;,r insufficient means to defray the necessary burial expenses."
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[Upon the approval and pa}'ment of the account attached below, a suitable headstone will be prepared and forwarded to you.]
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