Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-07-06
LAWS OF R. ISLAND.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

III JC1s.
AN ACT appointing commissioners upon
claims and upon the payment OF the
soldiers.
BE il enacted by The General assembly as
foi!oies;
Section /. The commissioners OF the
deposile fund are hereby authorized and
directed To withdraw from tho several
Banks in which it is deposited the sum OF
fifty thousand dollars, and pay The same
into the General Treasury for the use Of
lhis State, to be refunded as soon as may
be with Interes, al five per cent. per an
mum.
Sec. Q. A board consisting Of three
ccive, examine and audit all the claims
agains, the State, that have accrued by
reason Of the recent insurrcciIon, other
than for military services. And said
board OF commissioners shall have power
TO send for persons and papers, and ad-
minister all necessary oaths for the pur-
pose o! ascGrtaining the justice oil SAID
claims, having first given public notice Of
the time and place Of their sitting, and
allow all or such part thereof as they nd
Judge 10 be due to the person or persons
presenting the samo, and give an order
on the General Treasurer therefor. And
all persons having claims or accounts as
aforesaid shall present the same To said
board, or any member thereof, on ar bo-
fore the fist day Of August next, or be
forever prccluded from presenting the
same.
Sec. 3. The commanding officers Of
tho several chartered aud volunteer
companies in this State; are hereby re-
quircd 10 make out aud deliver under
oath to the board Of commissioners, true
rolls or lists of oil the officers and soldiers
that served in their respective companies
in quelling the recent insurrcctlon, and
the number of days the said officers and
men respectively served for that purpose,
including the days on which they left
and returned to their homes aud the
commanding officers Of the several com
panics of militia in the several brigades,
are hereby directed to make out and de-
liver under oath, similar rolls TO their
respective brigadier generals, and the
said brigadier generals shall certify them
to the board of commissioners aforesaid
| Sec. 4. The board of commissioners
upon the receipt of the said several rolls
or lists, certified as aforesaid, if thoy
shall lhereupon approve ol the same, or
any part thereof, shall issue their order
on The General Treasurer for the pay
menl of the SUN of one dollar per day
to every officer and soldier according TO
the number of days he shall have served
Sec. 5. Edward S. Wilkinson, Ed
ward w. Lawton, and Stephen Branch,
arc hereby appointed the board Of com
missioncrs upon said claims.
True copy-wi'ness,
HENRY BOWEN, Sec',y
| Notice to Persons having Claims
against the State of Rhode Is
land, other than for Military
Services.
'l'IlE T. undersigned having been appointed
Commissioners TO receive and examine
all accounts accruing against the State grow
ing out of the recent difficulties, (othcr than
for military services,) hereby give notice OF
the same, and request that all persons having
claims will present The same, with the necrs.
sary vouchers, for examination. al their office,
/ No. 32 Wcybpsset street, without delay.
SAMUEL bMES,
THOMAS J. STEAD,
RlClI'D J. ARNOLD,
RUFUS WATERMAN.
Providence, July Il, 1872, 3w.