The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-09
Soldiers Pay-Instructions to selectmen'
TREAsuRER' OFFICE,
Rutland, December ID, 1861.


Rutland. December ID, 1861.
To the Selectmen:
Under the acts passed at the Extra Session of
the Legislature in April last, and the October
Session lust closed, the Select men Of the several
towns of this State are authorized to draw or
ders on the State Treasury for the ertra pay OF
81 Der month for the benefit only of the families
of the soldiers residing in their respective towns
Orders should be drawn by the sslectmen OF
the town where the family resides when the pay
becomes due. In order to fulfill the require
ments of the laws, it is necessary that each Sc
lectman should sign his name Il the orders, with
his own hand.
The orders are to be drawn for even months
pay, and the money so drawn to be paid over to
the family, taking their receipt therefor the re-
ceipt to b held by the selectmen. The words
family of such solder, cpnstnue to mean the
collective body Of persons who live IN one house,
under one head If this head Of a family be-
comes soldier, those dependent on him are en-
titled to the ertra pay, and it is not necessary
FOR the selectmen 10 have an order from the sol
der as the law does not permit a soldier with
a family in this State to draw his extra pay on
his own order, as in case Of single men.
All soldiers who have gone INTO the service Of
the United States, under tue rcQuisition upon
tie Governor of this State, or been mustered in
to tic United States service, BY tile authority or
with the consent Of the Governor, are entitled
to the ertra pay from the date OF their being 50
mustered
TIE regiments and companies now in service
were mustered as follows:
The "a Regiment on the 10th June.
The 30 Reg imeot on the 18th July.
The 4th Regiment on the 2oth September.
The 9Th Regiment on the 10th September.
The 9Th Regiment on the 10Th October.
The Ist Regiment Cavalry Oh the 18th Nov.
The lst Company (F) lst Regiment Sharp
Shooters, 3ls. October.
The % Company, lss Regiment, Sharp Shoot
ers, 9th November.
Returns Of the recruits in The % Regiment
haze Teen received. In the first order for re-
crut the time the month expires may be left
blink to b, f led at this Office.
Sccctmen are not authorized to draw orders
| ior tie benefit Of parents, who have minor sons
I in the service, neither can the father draw his
minor sons pay unless he has On order rem the
sJn.
Single men, (including niuofs) can 1raw
their eatra pay from the Treasury, on their own
order, which order must be c0untersis ned by the
commanding officer Of the company, or the act
ing Soai tcI!naaitf OF Inc Regiment IL when
such soldier shall serve.
A soldier without family can also By power
OF attorney, (Which viii be required to be wit
messed same Us an order) authorize any one to
draw his extra pay from month to month as the
same shall fall DUE; the power Of attorney be-
ing filed with the Treasurer, the money can be
drawn on the order of the attorney.
The Jaw forbids minors enlisting without the
consent of their parents, and if parents claim a
son pay, the father should require 4 power Of
attorney to draw the psy when they give consent
70 the enlistment.
Blank orders for seectmen, and attorneys
and blank powers Of attorney, will be furnished
on application to this Office, and YOU are re-
quested to draw orders only on the blanks and
without altering the printed words for dollars
and months, as those in other forms canno. be
paid.
JOHN B. PAGE State Treasurer.