The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-15

CHArTER Adjoining, MUNITIONS OF WAR, &c
An Acr requiring and authorizing the Governor
to purchase arms, powder, clothing, &C., and
providing the means OF payment.
Section l. Be 1t enacted By the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Iona, That the Governor of the
State OF Iowa is hereby directed to procure foI
the use OF the State, as soon as possible, twenty
five hundred approved arms and their proper sc
coutrements and equipments tor military purpo.
ses, and he is further hereby invested with au
thority to purchase twenty.i hundred arms
with their proper accoutrements and equipments
in addition to the twenty five hundred first men.
toned.
Sec. 2. The Governor of the State is hereby
empowered to employ an agent or agents, to
make the purchase or purchases aforesaid and
he is hereby authorized, directly or through said
agent or agents, in the name of the State of Iowa
to make any contract with persons having arms
for disposal, or manufacturing establishments in
order to execute the power herein conferred on
him.
Sec. 8. The Governor of the State is hereby
authoriz.d to purchase such quantities of pow.
der ana other munitions Of war, as he may deem
necessary to make effective the arms aforesaid
Sec. 4. The Governor Of the State is hereby
authorized TO purchase such clothing, tents, arms
and camp equipage, Tor the use Of, and all arti.
cies necessary for the subsistence OF Iowa Regi-
ments now organized and accepted or that NAV
hereafter be organized and accepted into the SER
vice Of the United States Government as he NAV
deem necessary for military effectiveness and the
comfort Of the troops; Provided, That the fur
nishing Of said subsistence shall only extend to
the time OF mastering said regiments into the
United States service.
=. Sec. s. The Governor of the State is hereby
authorized TO purchase tents and camp eouipage
for the use Of and all articles necessary for the
subsistence Of Iowa Regiments. batajIions or
companies now organized and accented or here.
after organized and accepted for encampment
and drill and discipline duty, as he NAV deem ne.
cessary Tor military effectiveness and for the com
fort Of the troops.
Sec 8. All agents appointed by the Governor
Tor the purpose OF purchasing the foregoing ma
teri.is Of war, shall give bond, to be approved
by 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 this State according to the pro
visions of this act af -.s5-sf
Sec. z. To carry into force the provisions of
this Statute, the Governor of the State is hereby
authorized to use SO much Of the fund knowh as
the War and Defense fund.-" created by an act
OF the Legislature passed at the present session,
~ he may deem necessary, he being REQUIRED to
nave and hie vouchers for the expenditure of all
sums OF money as therein provided.
Sec =. This act being deemed by the Legisla-
tive Assembly TO be OF Immediate importance,
shall take effect and be in force from and after
Its publication in the Iowa State Journal and
State Register, published in Des Mones.
8 Approved May 26th, 1851.