Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-12-06


hereby authorized and required, to act a
depository and distributor of the funds
which the Vermont volunteers, serving
the United States, may desire to send in
to the state, under the allotment system
adopted by the United States, by genera
orders, numbered eighty-one of the wal
department, dated September 70, A. D.
1861, or under such notifications thereo
as may be lawfully made.
Sec. 2. There shall be paid to sucI
depositor of such funds, interest thereon
at the rate of five per cent. per annum
upon all such deposits as shall remain in
the treasury for the period of six months
or longer.
Sec. 3. The governor is hereby au-
thorized and directed to take proper
measures, to cause immediate information
TO be given to the volunteers aforesain, OF
the existence and operation of said allot.
ment sostem, and of the provisions of
this act, and to invite said volunteers to
avail themselves of its benefits.
Sec 4, This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November 20, 1861.
No. 70.-An act relating 10 clothing sup
piled by this state to soldiers.
1t Is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. The governor is hereby d.
rected to arrange with the government of
the United States for, and obtain payment
to this state of the first value of any
clothing that has been or may be furn-
ished or supplied by this state to the
Vermont militia or volunteers, which are
or may hereafter be in the service of the
United States, out of the allowances
made by the United States, for the cloth
ing of soldiers in its service or other
wise.
Sec. 2. If any such soldier shall OBJ
tain the allowances aforesaid, or its equiv
alcnt, without any abatement or draw
back, for such clothing as shall have been
SO supplied or furnished him by this state,
the first value Of such clothing shall be
deducted and retained from the pay al
lowed by this state to such soldier.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
governor to procure and to furnish to the
treasurer of this state, from time to time,
complete rolls of the names of the SOL
diers who shall obtain such allowance of
clothing, or its equivalent, with the value
of such clothing or the amount received
in money, and the treasurer shall make
the deduction specified in the second sec
tion of this act.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov. 81, 1861.
No. 71.-An act relating to supplies FOR
the Vermont Troops.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l, The quartermaster general of
he state is hereby authorised to forward
10 the Vermont troops, in the field, such
articles of clothing, hospita! and medical
stores as shall be gratuitously forwarded
o him for that purpose, at such place as
he shall designate for that purpose, in
his state, but rations or commissary
stores of any kind shall not be included
n the provisions of this bill
Sec. 2. The quartermaster general is
hereby instructed to furnish to one or
more newspapers in this state for gratu-
tous publication a monthly statement oC
he number and kind of articles contrib |
tied, from what town the same have been
eceived and to what regiments and COM
,anes said articles have been distribu- |
ed
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
rom its passage.
Approved November 20, 1861.
70. 73.-An act in relation to supplies +
for volunteers. h
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec l. The governor is hereby au-
iorized and required to supply the vol n
nteers from this state, that are now or +,
GREATER may be in the service of the n
Jnited States, from time to time as their
circumstances may require, with cloth il
lg, tents, camp equipage. arms, equip tt
tents, provisions, medicines, and all ar
cles required in the medical department,
lat should be furnished to them by the O,
-nited States under the existing laws, e,
I'd the rules and regulations of the war Ell
apartment in relation thereto, when the W
ar department shall refuse or neglect, in
r an unreasonable length of time, in h,
e opinion of the governor, or shall be a,
lable to furnish them, and may draw
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