True Democrat., 1862-12-17
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, c. 5.
 SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE, Richmond, Va, Nov. lst, l862. pECIrI ATIANC
REGULATIONS

SECOND AUDITok'5 OFFICE,
 Richmond, Va, Nov. lst, 1852.
 REGULATIONS.
 For the payment af claims for arrears of pay
 and allowances due to deceased officers and
 soldiers, of the Confederate army. Per Act.
 No. 402, approved Feb ljth,- lS62, an Act
 Mo- 30, approved Oct. 8th, 1862. V
 The first section of the above named Act provides 1" that the pay aad allowances due to any deceased volunteer Eon.commlssioned ot- Geer. musician or private in the army of the Confederate States shall be paid 10 the widow of the deceased, if living, # not, to the children, if any: and in default of widow or children, to the father if living, and if not, to the mother ot such deceased volunteer.
 The first section of Act Mo- 70 provides that claims due to deceased commissioned oih~ cers and privates for pay, allowance and boun- ty may be audited and paid when there ls piil~ cial evidence of the amount due. satisfactory to the Second Auditor, under such regulations as he has. or may prescribe, with the approva ot the Secretary of War.
 By section ? of the same :sct it is provided that~ tie claims of commissioned officers stah be paid to their heirs or representatives in the same manner as similar ciaftrs of non-conlisiis- stoned officers and priyates are now, or may be directed by law to be paid.
 Payment will be made accordingly under the following rules.
 lst. If the child or children be minor, pay -ment will be made to the guardian, upon the production of the proper certificate of guardian ship under the seal 0f thecourt.
 2d The claimant must produce his affidavit, and that of one disinterested witness stating the relationship Fos instance, if the claimant be a mother, the affidavit must state that there IS living neither wife, child or father of the de- ceased; if the father, that there is neither wife or child; and if the child, that there Is no wid' owed wife.
 The magistrate or other proper officer must testify to the credibilty of the witness, and the clerk of the court must certify, under the. seal of the same, that he is such magistrate.
 The foregoing instructions must be strictly complied with. Powers of attorney or assign ment which will seldom be necessary, may be executed before 9 magistrate or in the presence of two respectable persons. Claims prepared as herein directed and transmitted to the Sec ond Auditor by mail or otherwise, will receive as prom pt attention as the business of the office will allow, and always in the order of their pre- sentation. The amounts found due will be re- mitted by the auditor to the parties entitled as. they may direct.
 The attention of claimants is called to the following forms in preparing .aiiidavits, an ob- servance of the same will save time, trouble and expense:
 STATE OF- On this--lay of County. towit. -, l86 person ally appeared before me the subscriber, 2 jus tice of the peace in and for the county afJrc- said--, who after being duly. accord ing to law, deposes and says. that----is the
 ,l.x,sv, of Captain company-Regiment of----- volunteers, commanded by Coonel--, in the service of the Confederate States in the present war with the United States; that the said-entered the service at--in--- county and state, and died at----on or about the-day of-l96 leavng---.
 That-makes this deposition for the purpose of obtaining from the government of the Con- faierate States whatever may De due the said --at the time of his death for pay, bountJ or other allowances for his services, as--- aforesaid.
 Sworn to and subscribed (Signed) before me. ---.J. F.
 And on the same day and year, aforesaid, also appeared before me a justice of the peace, as aforesaid --who is well known to me, and whom hereby certify to be person of veraci- ty and oredbility, who having been by me duly sworn says, on oath, thst----s well ac.. quainted with -, the claimant and also well knew, for-years,- the deceased Soldier herein mentioned, snd that the state ment made under oath by said, the claim ant as to--relationship to the said deceased soldier, is true and correct in every particular, to the best -knowledge and belief and that----,he said--is wholly disinterested
 Sworn to aud subscribed ] (Signed l---- before mo. - J. F.
 Acounty a 1 to witt gentle gentleman, man," before whom the foregoing aiiidavits of f--------and
 -appear to have been made, and whose genuine signature is subscribed thereto; was at the time of making and signing the same, justice of the peace in and for the county and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, aud to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given, as well III courts of justice as thereout.
 In testimony whereof, l have here, 1 ---( to set my hand and affixed the seal tsEAi ol--c county court, this--day oi -, -, A. D. eighteen hundred and SIX
 of f--County Court.
 Ifwithin their knowledge, claimants should state where fhe officer or soldier was born, and