The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-15
LAWS or IOWA.
CHAPTER INCORPORATION FOR voIpsrrr.
MILITIA.

CHAPTER ls.-ArrRopalArroxs ron ymr.r.,,
MILITIA.
An Acr to appropriate money to nav exncnses
now or hereafter incurred by the State IN
calling out, organizing, authorizing, snbsistinp
and equipping the Militia Of the State. and
purchasing arms and munitions Of war for the
State, and in complying with the present or
any future acquisitions of the President Of
the United States, for Volunteers from this
State ivan '"'
section !. Be Il enacted BY Tie General Assem-.
oty % me State Of Io,ca, That for the purpose Of
seWay'ng tue expenses that have been incurred
" the state IN calling out organizing, uniform.
ing. saossting and equipping the militia OF this
S'a'e, ana IN complying with the requisition Of
the President Of the United States, for Volun.
teers from this State, there be and is hereby ap.
propriated the sum OF Two Hundred thousand
dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary
| for the purposes aforesaid.
sec. =. ANY expenses which have been or may
oe incurred by this State under the laws there
OIL including those passed at this session for the
purposes set forth in the title of this Act, shall
De paid out of the "War and Defense Fund
created, and arising from the sale of Bonds the
issue and sale of which is authorized by an Act
entitled An Act to provide for the issue and
sale of State Bonds to procure loan of money
sion and defend itself in war;" And the said
war and Defense Fund" or SO much thereof
as is or may be necessary for these purposes, be
and the same is hereby appropriated and set
apart for said purposes.
Any portion Of the sum of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars appropriated by the first Sec
ton OF this Act, not expended under the provi.
sions OF said section may be applied to the pur-
poses named in this section.
Sec 3. All payments under this Act shall be
made out of the War and Defense Fund by the
Treasurer, upon warrants drawn by the Auditor
OF State upon vouchers, the correctness of which
is certified to by the Governor.
Sec. 4. This Act being deemed by the Gen.
eral Assembly to be of immediate Importance,
shall be in force from and after its publication
in the Iowa State Register, Iowa State Journal,
ANYTHING in section twenty-four (24) of the Re-
vision of 1860 to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved May 2sth, 1861.
CHAPTER 23.-SurPoRr OF FAMILIES OF VoLuS.
TIERS.
An ACT empowering the Board of Supervisors
to make appropriations for the support of the
families of volunteers.
Section l. BE IL enacted by the General ASSEM-.
bly, Of tie Stale Of Jo,ca, That the Board of Su-
pervisors Of any county of this State shall have
power to appropriate out of the county funds of
their county, such sums as they may decide to
be necessary for the support of the families of
those persons who have volunteered, and are in
the actual military service of either the United
States or of the State Of Iowa, who are in des-
titute circumstances, and whose families resided
in the county making the appropriation at the
time of the enlistment of said volunteers, and
whose families still continue to reside in said
county.
Sec. 2. This Act being deemed by the Gen
era Assembly of immediate importance shall
take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Iowa State Journal, the lows
State Register, and the Commonwealth, or either
two of said newspapers, any law of this State
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved May 29th, 1861.