Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-08-28
lPuBLIC--No. ISL

4 u.
AN ACT making appropriations for
the payment of the bounty author
lied by the sixth section of an act
entitled An act to authorize the
employment of volunteers to aid in
enforcing the laws and protecting
public property" approved July
twenty,second, eighteen hundred
and sixty-onc, and for other pur-
poses.
BE IL enacted ~ The Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentatlres IF he United States If AHierica in Con-
9ress assembled, That the following sums be
and the same arc hereby appropriated
ont of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the objects
hereinafter expressed, viz: a
For payment of the bounty to wild
ows, children, fathers, mothers, broth.
ers, and sisters of such volunteers as
may have died or been killed, or may
die or be killed, in service, authorized
by the sixth section of an act entitled
" An act to authorize the employment
of volunteers to aid in enforcing the
laws and protecting public property"
approved July twenty-second, eight.
cen hundred and sixty-one, five mil
lions of dollars, or SO much thereof as
may be found necessary ProrMed,
That said bounty shall be paid to the
following persons, and in the order
following, aud to no other person, to
wit: First, to the widow of such de.
ceased soldier, if there be one. Sec
ond, if there be no widow, then to the
children of such deceased soldier,
share and share alike. Third, if such
soldier left neither widow or child
or children, then, aud in that case,
such bounty shall be paid to the fol-
lowing persons, provided they be res
idents Of the United States, to wit:
First, to his father, or if he shall not
be living, or has abandoned the sup
port of his family, then to the mother
of such soldier and if there be nei-
ther father nor mother as aforesaid,
then such bounty shall be paid to the
brothers and sisters of the deceased
soldier, resident as aforesaid.
For compensation Of twenty addi-
tional clerks, hereby authorized 10 be
employed in the office of the Commits
sioncr of Pensions. to wit: For fif-
teen clerks of the first class, eighteen
thousand dollars for five clerks of
the second class, seven thousand dol
lars.
SEC. 2. And Be Il further enacted, That
the sum of three thousand dollars, or
SO much thereof as may be found ne
cessary, be and the same is hereby
appropriated for the expenses of the
committee on disloyal employees of
the Government, appointed by resolu-
tion Of the House of Representatives.,
July eight, eighteen hundred and six
ty-onc.
Sec. 3. And Be u further enacted, That
that part of the sixth section Of the
act to authorize the employment of
volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws
and protecting public property" ap-
proved July twcnty-sccond, eighteen
hundred and sixty.one, which secured
to the widow, if there be one, and If
not the legal heirs of such volunteers
as die or may be killed in service, in
addition to all arrears of pay and al
lowances, a bounty of one hundred
dollars, shall be held to apply to those
persons who have enlisted in the reg
ular forces since the first day of July,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, or
shall enlist in the regular forces du-
ring the year eighteen hundred and
and sixty-two, and be paid to the
heirs named in this act, and that the
bounties herein provided for shall be
paid out of any money appropriated
for bounty to volunteers. ....
Approved, July IL, 1862.