Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-08-02
Published May q, 1851 ,
CHAPTER 6.
AN ACT to provide for the purchasing Of arms
and equipments for tie use Of the State.

AN ACT to provide for the purchasing Of arms
and equipments for the use Of the State
The people ofthe State Of Wisconsin. represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as toylocs
Section /. The Governor of this State is
hereby authorized and empowered to procure
from the United States, and if necessary, 10
purchase for the use of the State of Wisconsin,
not more than two thoG5and stand of arms cor
slsUng of rifles or rifle muskets, of the most
improved construction, suitable, IN every re-
spect, to the use and for the instruction of the
volunteer militia Of this State, together with all
necessary cartridge boxes, cap boxes, belts,
plates, bullet moulds, and other appendages
| belonging to said arms, approaching as near as
possible to the same class of arms according to
the latest improvements, in the service Of the
United States and which, if obtained from
| private sources, shall be subjected to the same
tests Of efficiency as are used in the service Of
the United States.
Section D Fer the purpose mentioned III the
/ first section Of this act there Is hereby ap-
propriated a sum Of money not exceeding fifty
thousand dollars, TO be drawn by warrant Of
the Secretary of State on the Treasurer, and to
be paid out of the war fund in said treasury.
Section 3. If in order to procure the said
arms and equipments, as provided in section
one Of this act, il may be necessary to purchase
the same, then the Governor shall appoint one
or more, but not to exceed three Commission
ers, who shall be authorized in the name Of the
State to enter into contracts for the purchase
of the several arms and equipments aforesaid
| or such portions Of them as the Governor shall
direct, which contract shall be in writing, and
/ when approved by the Governor shall be bind
ingon the State, for the several articles therein
named, which contracts, or 4 cepy thereof duly
/ certified, shall be deposited with the Secretary
! Of State Prorided, no payment shall be made
! thereon until said arms and equipments, or a
/ portion thereof, are delivered and received by
| the Quarter Master General, and certified by
/ him to correspond in quality with the terms of
/ the contract.
/ Sectisn /. Upon receipt of any portion Of
/ the articles above contracted for. the Quarter
/ Master General shall furnish to the Governor
/ his receipt certificate therefor. detailing
/ specifically what articles have been received by
4 him, and the contract price therefor and the
/ Governor shall thereupon file with the Secre-
/ tary Of State said receipt or certificate or
/ copy thereof together with a written erder di-
recting said Secretary to draw his arrant on
/ the Treasury, for the payment to the contractor
/ of eighty per cent. of the contract price OF the
/ articles so certified to have been delivered, out
of the war fund in the treasury, the state re-
/ ceiving the other twenty peE cent. of the con-
/ tract price until the contract shall be fully
completed. When the said contract shall be
| fully completed, the residue remaining due and
unpaid thereon, shall be fully paid to the con-
tractor by the state, in the same manner as the
| like certificate, order and warrant, and from
the same fund, as is in this section above pro-
vided. If such contract be not fully and CON-
pletely performed, the said twenty per cent.
retained as above, shall be forfeited to the state
Section 5. Any commissioner appointed un-
der the provisions of this act who shall receive
any benefit or advantage directly or Indirectly,
from the contracts made by him in pursuance Of
this act, shall be deemed guilty Of embezzle-
ment, AMI be punished by Imprisonment at hard
labor in the penitentiary not less than one year
ner more than FIVE years.
+ Section 6. The commissioners appointed in
pursuance Of this act, shall receive for their
/ services each, such sum as the Governor shall
| hX and determine, not to exceed three hundred
dollars, TO be paid out Of the war fund in the
! treasury, on the warrant of the Secretary Of
State, who shall issue such warrant On the GER
tifcate Of the GoTernor being fled in the Office