The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-04-18
HE War BilI Passed-..per
yanfa True to the Unio,,,
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOIr.rc
PROPRIATED TO ARM THE STATp,

special message to the State LegisIa,n,s
on the subject of our national Jif6or,.;
He strongly urged that an appropriate
be made for the arming of the State m
message was Immediately referred n .
joint committee of both Houses, who -
ported the following bill. 1t passed ho,i
branches of the Legislature. and has bo.-
signed by the Governor. PennsvIv.n;
viii come nobly to the rescue. 1t re,d,
militia of the Commonwealth VI The
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted. de- Tb.. u
grand staff of the militia of this Common lr'
wealth shall, in addition to the commaU5
er-in-chief, who shall have one aid e.
each division, to be appointed and con,
missioned by him during his term of OFF,.
consist of one adjutant general, who. mi
otherwise ordered, shall act as oaymssta. t'-.
general, inspector general and Judge al
vocate one commissary general and on.
quartermaster general, who shall be an
pointed by the Governor, by and with IL
advice and consent Of the Senate, unoD
the passage of this act, and to hold tbo;,
commissions during his pleasure.
SEC. 2. That the Adjutant General
shall receive a salary of FIVE hundred doI
lars per annum, and i'll addition three
dollars per day when actually engaged in
in the service Of the State the 02arter
Master General and Commissary Geper,
shall each receive five dollars Der dsv
when actually engaged in the service ci
the State it shall be the duty of the Sec
retary Of the Commonwealth to prepare
the room formerly occupied by the Cans
Commissioners IN the Capitol, for the usa
of the officers before named. who shall be
| allowed one clerk at salary of cne thous-
and dollars per annum, to be appointed BY
the Adjutant General.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the off
GERS before named to proceed at once to
! thorough organization Of the militia Of
the State and the Adjutant Genera! shall
keep q correct record Of all the organized
volunteer companies of the State including
the number OF efficient men in each, and
the number and quality of their arms and
equipments, and the returns Of the sane
| to the adjutant General. And should the
President Of the United States at any
time make requisition for part Of the
militia of this State for the public service
| the Adiutant General shall take mos;
prompt measures for supplying the num-
Der OF men required and having them
marched to the place Of rendezvous and
shall call them by divisions. brigades, reg
iments, or single ompanies, as directed
by the commander in-chief.
SEC. I. That for the purpose of organ.
izing, equipping and arming the militia
| OF this State, the sum Of five hundred
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to carry out the re-
visions OF this Act, be and the same is
hereby appropriated to be paid by the
State Treasurer out of any mohey nOtoth
erwise appropriated.
SEC. D. That should the ordinary reye
nues Of the State not be realized in time
to meet the expenditures that may be III
Cured under the provisions of this Act
the Governor is hereby authorized and
empowered to anticipate the excess receipts
to the treasury above the ordinary eTPeH-
ditures, including the interest on the public
| debt, by temporary loans based On the
faith Of the Commonwealth at a rate Of
interest not exceeding six per centum-
Such loans shall be negotiated by the
Governor, at such times and in such
amounts (not to exceed the amount aP-
propriatedl as the objects and purposes
hereinbefore stated shall require. Inc
certificates Of loan shall be signed by the
State Treasurer and countersigned BY Tue
Governor, and shall not extend beyond
the close Of the next fiscal year, to when
period the excess receipts above the ordih'
AIRY expenditures are hereby pledged io'
the payment of such loans.
SEC. 8. That the Adiutant Genera
Quartermaster General shall expend sucI
amounts of the money hereby appropriate
as may be Necessary to carry out the Pul,
poses Of this Act. All such expenditure
shall be made under the direction anu !!
the advice and consent Of the GoYGrlu,
and 10 bill shall be paid without pein3
endorsed by him, and afterwards s'I's-
in the usual manner by the Auditor V'5
eral and State Treasurer, when the Aua
itor General, shall draw his Warran' -
the State Treasurer for the same
Z SEC. Z That so much Of any ia"' l..
may be supplied by, or conflict wi'i' 'as -.
provisions Of this Act, be and the S1-'
are hereby repealed.