New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-07-12
CHAPTER w.

CHAPTER w.
An Act Requiring and authorizing the Gov
ernor to purchase Arms, Powder, Clothing
&C.. and providing the Means of Payment
II. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Iowa, that the Gov
ernor of the State of Iowa is hereby directed
to procure for the use of the State, as soon
as possible, twenty-five hundred approved
arms and their proper accoutrements and
equipments, for military purposes. And he
further hereby invested with authority to
purchase twenty-five hundred arms, with
their proper accoutremcnts and equipments,
in addition to the twenty five hundred first
mentioned.
81. The Governor Of the State is hereby
empowered to employ an agent or agents, to
make the purchase or purchases aforesaid,
and he he is hereby authorized, directly, or
through said agent or agents, in the name
ofthe State of Iowa, to make any contract
with persons having arms for disposal of
manufacturing establishment, in order to ex
ecute the power herein conferred on him.
8. The Governor of the State is hereby
authorize. to purchase such quantities of
powder aud other munitions of war as he
may deem necessary to make effective the
arms aforesaid.
s4 The Governor of the State is hereby
authorized to purchase such clothing, tents,
arms and camp eoupage for the use of, and
all articles necessary for the subsistence of
Iowa Regiments now Organized and accepted
or that may hereafter be organized and &C.
cepted into the servic, of the United States
Government as he may deem necessary for
military effectiveness and the comfort of the
troops.
IS The Governor of the State is hereby
authorized to purchase tents and camp equip
age for the use of, and all articles necessary
for the subsistence of Iowa Regiments,
Batallions or Companies now organized and
accepted for encampment and drill and dis
cipline duty, as he may deem necessary for
military effectiveness and for the comfort of
the troops.
Sc. Ill agents appointed bv the Govern
or for the purpose ol pun chasing the forego-
ing materials of war, shall give bonds, to be
approved oy the Governor, for the faithful
performance of such duty, and they shall also
take an oath for the faithful performance of
their duties for the best interests Of thi.
State, according to the provisions of this
act.
81. To carry into forca the provisions of
this statute, the Governor of the State is
hereby authorized to use such so much of the
fund known US the "War and Defense Fund.-
created by an act Of the Legislature passed at
the present session, as he may deem necessa-
ry, he being required to have and file vouch-
ers for the expenditure Of all sums of money
as therein provided
Sec. IL. This Act being deemed of i'm.
mediate Importance by the General Assem-
bly, shall take effect and be in force fro Il and
after it's publication in the Iowa State Reg
lister, and Iowa State Journal published in
Des Moines.
JAMES F. WILSON.
President pro tenn of the Senate.
JOHN EDWARDS.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Approved May 2sth, 1861.
SAMUEL j. KIRKWOOD.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is
true copy from the original rolls on file in
my Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary of State.
CHAPTER 18.
An act to appropriate money to pay expenses
now or hereafter incurred by the State in
calling out, organizing, uniforming. sub