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REPORT OF THE ALLOTMENT
COMMISSION.
10 HIS ErceHency Frederick HolbrOoE,

70 MS GltttttNA Y IItNtItth IANAIIbUAs
Governor Of the STATE OF Vermont
On the Goth day of December last, We
we're commissioned by your Excellency to
visit the Camps Of the Vermont Volunteers.
near Washington, and explain to the Soldiers
the Allotment System, to enable and induce
them TO avail themselves of It's benefits. We
accepted this commission previous to the law
of Congress since passed, authorizing the
President to appoint three Commissioner
from each State to attend TO these duties.
And being furnished by the State Treasurer
with the necessary blank forms, to be used by
the Soldiers in carrying out the provisions Of
the State law. for their aid in transmitting
portions of their pay to their families, and
assignees, % approved Nov. 20, 1861, we pro-
ceeded 70 Washington, and mad the neces-
sary arrangements with the Departments 10
give greater efficacy TO our State law, in its
operation with the Allotment Act of the US
This we deemed 4 matter Of great import
ance, as to insure the practical and benef.
cial working Of the whole system, it is very
essential that the tro should harmonic in all
their parts, and that the distribution Of the
money transmitted to friends, should be ac-
complshed with uvomptness and certainty.
Before these duties had been fully performed
the act of Congress alluded to was passed,
and the President appointed on the recon-
mendAtion Of the Vermont Members of Con-
gress, the three Commissioners for our State.
John Il. Page, Joseph Poland and John
Howe, Jr., to whom commissions were issued,
and who at once proceeded to the discharge
OF their duties, thus uniting in the COMMITS
sion the functions of the two State and the
three L. :. Commissioners, whose Report is
herewith annexed.
The State law alluded to Is as bellows
A act for the all Of Vermont Volunteers in
transmitting portions Of their pay to their
families and assicnees,' thereby enActing
Sec. /. Tae Treasurer Of the State is hereby
authorized a-d required, to act as Depositsry and
Distributor Of the funds Of which the Vermont
Volunteers serving the United states, may desire
to send into the state, under the allotment sys-
ten adopted BY the Government Of the United
States, by general orders numbered eighty-one,
Of the War department, dated September l9. 1861,
OF under such notifications thereof as may be
lawfully Hade.
Sec. > There shall be rsid TO such 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
medths or longer.
Sec. ,. The Governor is hereby authorized and
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date information to be given to the volunteers
aforesaid, OF the existence and operation Of said
allotment system. 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 pas
sage.
approved Nov. %, ls6l.
According to the provisions OF this Act, and
the United States Allotment Law.
The soldier signs Allotment Rolls in triplicate,
one for the Psymaster, one for the State rreasu-
rer, and the other is retained by the Captain OF
tina Company. These rolls make the State Treas
urer the 6ESERAL assignee, and the Paymaster at
each pay day, (once in two months) RENTS the
aggregate amount of the rolls to the Treasurer.
Upon the TIE ROLLS the soldier may at the time
Of making the allotment, appoint a SPECIAL as
signee to draw his allotted pay. In all cases when
an assignee is thus appointed they will be notified
on blanks, which beins signed by the Treasurer,
will be evidence Of the assignee's right to draw
an order. All soldiers who do not appoint 4
special assignee, can draw their allotted pay on
their own order, which order is to witnessed by
their comm lnding officer, and will be sent from
camp by the soldiers to their friends.
We append the Act of Congress as pub
lished in - General Order" No. 81
In accordance with section IL Of the act Of Con-
gross Of July %, 1861, entitled "An act to au-
thorize the employment of Volunteers" the fol-
lowing method of enabling such of the Volun-
unteer forces of the United States as may desire
it, 10 assign portions Of their pay for the benefit
of their families is hereby adoptet:
LIST. The assignment Of pay will be made on a
separate roll, similar to the annexed form, to be
executed under the supervision Of the Captain or
immediate commander of the recruit at the time
Of enlistment, or Of the soldier in camp.
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be transmitted to the Paymaster General, by
whom the deductions will be made on each subse-
quent payroll, and the aggregate amount of each
conpanyis assignment will be transmitted by him
TO the distributor named in the roll. together with
a copy of sail roll.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN Il. PAGE,
JOHN HOWE, Ir.