Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-06-20
AN ORDINANCE

 To prorjde fur the pdy,nent Of debts tn, fon fhe q0ocrnmeHt Of Me UnUed Siates to citiens of the
 ,Statc Of ArkanSas oHt of fa0REy3 sci1e6 from Ge
 Unitcd StGtes by the Siate of AraaHs1s.
 SECTION l. Be n ordained by tie regle of the State of Ar&aaSGs, in Contention aSScmked, That all moneys iii the hands of any officer of he United States within the State of Arkansas, Ievious to the 9th day of May, A. D. 1861, which lave been, or may hereafter be seized to the use 0 khe State shall be, and the same are, hereby, dc(ared to be held n trust by the State, so far aS thesdme may be necessary, for the payment of claimsiustiy cue from the government cf the United Sites 10 citi- zens of the State of Arkans 5 or Of he Indian territory west of the State of Arkanss, growing out of the late United States court torhe western di strict of AlkaIsas, or before the sid 9th day of May; Pr0Uidcd, That such claims sall be pre- sented and authenticated as hereinatu required
 SEC. ,. Be h farthcr ordained, Thabe orc pay ment shall be made of any claim of te character specified in the foregoing section, Wheter the same be evidenced by draft, certificate oihny United States officer, or otherwise, except thpay of pen sioners, the claimant shall file his drafor otherevi- dence of debt, or statement Of accent, in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Arkansas and make proof, vch shall be satisfactory to the Auditor, that tine e5t is justly due; that the claimant is a citizen ofhis State, or of the Indian territory west ot thePtate of Ar kansas, having a claim growing ot of the late United States court at Van Buren, tht he IS bona fde. the original holder or owner tereof, or an assignee for value, and that he was Sch holder, owner, or assignee previous to the 6t day of May, A. D. 1861; Prouidtd, That after sub proof snail have been made, such claim shall bmain on file | in the Auditors office for ninety dFs from tbe date of the passage of this ordinand at the expi ration of which time the Auditor flll Bake an estimate of the whole amount of bheys seized from the United States as specified lIthe foregoing section, and of the whole amount oEuch claims; and if there shall he a suificiency oEuch moneys to pay the whole of such claims, thu the Auditor shall draw his warrant upon the trfury, in favor of such claimants, for the full anoit Of their re spective claims; but if the whole hount of said | claims exceed the whole amount oisuch moneys, | then the Auditor shall draw warraf on the trea- | sury for the payment of said claimbro rata.
 SEC. 3. Be u further ordained, hat 1t shall be the duty of the United States peaon agent for | the State of Arkansas, or other peIn having pos session of the same, to deliver toAe Auditor the pension roll, and all books and rers pertaining to such agency, and the Auditor, ion the applica- tion of any pensoner, and proof ling filed as re- auired by the laws of the United sltes shall issue his warrant upon the Treasurer ' the State, for the amount due such pensiOner ttthe 9th day of May, 1861.
 SEC. i. Be t further ordainedThat, immed- ately after tue passage of this ornance, the Au ditor shall give notice by adTi4ement, in at least five newspapers published iihis State of tie nroyisions thereof, requiring alpersons having claims of the character referred in the first sec ton of this ordinance, to presenne same to hm, within ninety days for examinath
 SEC 5. That no claimant sh'fb entitled to the provisions of this ordinance, uIfs he shall pre- sent his claim within the tlmerescrlDed m the foregoing section. ..
 SEC 6. Be il further orddinq That the Audi tor shall keep record of all I proceedings un- der the provisions of this ordinee, as ot other official transactions and makeEpoTt of tie same to the General Assembly of ttlotate.
 Adopted and passed in and the Convention on the 2Sth day of May, A. D. Ol
 DAVID WALKR, President
 of the Convention of the Ste of Arkansas.
 Attest:
 ELIAS C. BouDlvor, seaary of the
 Arkansas late Convention.