New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-07-05
CHAPTER x.

AUDITING coNxlSsloNDRs,
AN ACT providing for auditing all accounts
and disbursements arising under the call for
volunteers from Iowa, aud also for all men
organized As the State Militia Of lows.
Sec 1. Bel enacted by tho General As.
sembly oi the Stste Of Iowa, That Job. n.
Dewey, Isaac W. Griffith and ,. z. lngrahsm
of Des MoineA In tie county Of Polk, be and
the are appointed q Board Of Commission.
ers, whose duty it shall be to audit all account
and disbursements arising under the laws Of
this Mate, having reference to military or.
CARNATIONS, arming and Subsistence Of the
same, and the expenditure ofths fund known
as the War and Defense Fund, passed At this
Extra Session Of the General Assembly iu
regard to the purchasing Of arms, uniforms.
accou.rements, army supplies and subsistence
for any of the companies from the State Of
Iowa, that have been or may be called into
the service Of the General Government, or
organized and held under the Laws Of Iowa.
Sec 2. That no claim for either arms,
uniform, accoutrements, or subsistence, shall
be paid out Of any appropriation made by
this General Assembly, unless the same shall
have been submitted to said Commissioners,
and examined and allowed by them under
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 3. Claims and accounts accruing be-
fore the passage of this act, shall be present
ed within three months from the taking effect
Of this law, and oil other claims and accounts
for any Of the above articles, are required 10
be presented within three months from the
accruing Of the same, or they will be cousid.
cred As donated to tho State, and not there
= ter to be allowed by said Board, under any
pretense whatever.
Sec. 4. That before the members Of said
Board shall enter upon their duties, they
shall take and subscribe an oath which shall
be filed with the Secretary Of State, that they
will discharge their duties as members of
said Board of Commissioners honestly and
and to the best of their abilities.
Sec 5. That in ,der to protect the inter.
ests of the State, that no account shall be
allowed unless the same shall be proved be-
fore said Commissioners in the manner and
form that accounts are established in Courts
Of Justice in this State, and recognizing the
same rules of evidence that there govern and
control causes.
Sec. 6. That said commissioners shalt re
,eive no other or further pay than three
dollars per day, and the same mileage as
members of the General Assembly, during the
lime they are actually engaged in auditing
But they may have the privilege
If meeting 1t any place in the State where
troops have been quartered for the convent
snce of the people in that vicinity having
accounts against the State, giving notice of
heir time of meeting,
Sec. Z. Whenever the c,mmissionersshal l
allow any claim under the provisions Of this
Act, they shall endorse on the back thereof
that the same Was examined and allowed by
them, and sign their names thereto. with the
time and place Of such allowance; which
claim, 10 examined aud Allowed, WHOM pre-
Bsnted to the Auditor Of the State of Iowa,
will entitle the holder thereof to a warrant
on the War and Defense Fund, and no other,
for the amount of such claim, provided, how
sver that the Auditor Of State may draw a
warrant On the State Treasursr for such sum
Is paymasaers or other disbursing officers IN.
der the laws Of this session may estimate -
necessary for payrasnt Of soldiers for pay
ment Of soldiers and Others during said month
but such warrantshal not be drawn until
mid paymsstsr q disbussing officer shall
make oath to to the sslimats, Ole bond to
tho satisfaction Of the Auditor, and sad ssti.
mate is approved BY tAe Governor. Upon
payment Of money to said soldiers and 9TH
IN, the said psyuaster q disburiag officer
shall de the vouchsrs With tho Auditor.
Sec. 8. In case Of my vacancy occurring
in said Board BY death, resignation OF other
w;ae Ahe Governor Of shall fill such va