Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-06-06
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 SECTION l. Be u ordained Ly he people of Me Sfaie Of Arkansas. in. C0nDenii0H dsSNHLied, That all moneys in the hands of any officer of the United States within the State of Arkansas previous to the Gth day of May, A. D. 1861, which have been, or may hereafter be seized to the of the State, shall be- and the same are, hereby, declared to be held in trust by the State, so far as the game may be necessary, for the payment of claims justly cue from the government of the United States to citi- 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 bth day of May; Prooided, That such claims shall be pre- sented and authenticated as hereinafter required.
 SEC. 2 Be further 0rdained, That before pay ment 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 otherwise except the pay of pen soners the claimant shall file his draft or other evi dence of debt, or statement of account, in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts Sf 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 Ot Ar kansas, having claim growing out of the late United States court at Van Buren, that he Is bona idle, the original holder or owner thereof, or an assignee for value, and that he was such holder, or owner, assignee, previous to the 9th day ot May. A. D. 1861; PrOoidcd, 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, 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 sufiriency 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 trel- sury for the payment of said claims pro rata. SEC. 3. Be t furtaer Grdaiaed, That it shall be the duty of the United States pension agent for the State of Arkansas, 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 applicI- ton of any pensioner, and proof being filed quired by the laws of the United States shall issue his warrant upon the Treasurer of the State, for the amount due such pensioner to the 6th day of May, 1861.
 SEC. 1. Be Il furiEtr ordained, That, mmedi. ateiy after the passage of this ordinance, the Au ditor shall give notice, by advertisement, in at
 least five newspapers published in this State of the provisions thereof requiring all persons having claims of the character referred to in the first sec ton of this ordinance, to present the same to him, within ninety days for examination
 SEC. ,. That no claimant shall be entitled to the provisions of this ordinance, unless he shall pre- | sent his claim within the time prescribed in the foregoing section.
 SEC. 6. Be furthcr ordained, That the Audi tor shall keep record of all his proceedings un- der the provisions of this ordinance as of other official transactions and make report of the same to the General Assembly of this State. l Adopted and passed ill and by the Convention on the 2Sth day of May, A. D. lo6l
 | DAVID WALKER, President of the Convention of the State of Arkansas. | Attest:
 ELIAS C. BouDINoT, Secretary of the | Arkansas State Convention.