Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-06-13
w. E. MILLER, Audito
AN ORDINANCE

To prOrde fur the payHeRt Ol debts due from He
 qorcrnnent of He URIed Saies 10 citi1ens of the
 Statc Of Arkansas out Of moneys seieed from tte
 Uaited StdtcS by the State of Arkansas.
 SECTION l. Be u oriained by he people or the State ot lfkanSaS. in ConUeatOn assembled, That all moneys in the hands of any officer of the United States within the State of Arkansas, previous to the 9th day of May, A, D. 1861, which have been, or may hereafter be seized to the Of the State, shall be, and the are, hereby, declared to be held in trust by the State, so far as the same may be necessary, for the payment of claims justly due from the government of the United States to eiti zens of the State of Arkans $ or of the Indian territory west of the State of Arkansas, growing out of the late United States court for the western district of Arkansas, on or before the said 9th day of May; Prapi9ed, That such claims shall be pre- sentcd and authenticated as hereinafter required SEC 9. Be t further ordained, That before pay mept shall be made of any claim of the character specified in the foregoing section, whether the same | be evidenced by draft, certificate of any United States officer, or otherwse, except the pay of pen soners, the claimant shall file hs draft or other ev 1 dence of debt, or statement Of account, in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Arkansas and make proof, which shall be satisfactory to the Auditor, that the debt is justly due; that the claimant is citizen of this State or | of the Indian territory west of the State of Ar. | kansas, having claim growing out or the late Ir,i.ed States court at Van Buren, that he is bona fde. the original holder or owner thereo', an assignee for value, and that he was such holder, owner, or assignee, previous to the 9th day ct May. A. D. lo6l ProUided, That after such proof shall have been made, such claim shall remain on file in the Auditors office for ninety days from the date of the passage of this ordinance, at the expi | ration of which time the Auditor shall make an | estimate of the whole amount of moneys seized from the United States, specified in the foregoing section, and of the whole amount of such claims and if there shall be a sullicency of such moneys | to pay the whole of such claims, then the Auditor | shall draw his warrant upon the treasury, in favor | of such claimants, for the full amount of their re | spective claims; but if the whole amount of said claims exceed the whole amount of such moneys, then the Auditor shall draw warrants on the trea- sury for the payment of said claims pro rata.
 SEC. 3. Be t furtler Crdaiaed, That it shall be the duty of the United States pension agent for the State of Arkansas, or other person having pos session of the same, to deliver to the Auditor the pension roll, and all books and papers pertaining | to such agency, and the Auditor, upon the applica ton of any pcnsiOner, and proof being filed as re- aurcd by the laws of the United States, sha issu, | lis warrant upon the Treasurer of the State fo | the amount due such pensioner to the 9th day O May, lsGi.
 | SEC l. Be t further ordained That, immedi ately after the passage of this ordinance the An ditor shall give notice, by advertisement, in a least five newspapers published in this State of thu l provisions thereof requiring all persons havin claims of the character referred to in the first sec ton of this ordinance, to present the same 10 him within ninety days for examination
 SEC. ,. That no claimant shall be entitled to tn provisions of this ordinance, unless he shall DIG sent his claim within the time prescribed in tn foregoing section.
 SEc. G. Be u f,riher ordained. That the Aud ter shall keen q record of all his prore edin9a n, der the provisions of this ordinance, as of othe official transactions and make report of the sam to the General Assembly of this State.
 Adopted and passed in and by the Conventio on the 18th day of May, A. D. 1861.
 DAVID WALKER, President
 of the Cony ention of the State of Arkansas
 Attest:
 ELIAS C. BoUDINor, Secretary of the
 Arkansas State Convention.