Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-05-14
AN ACT
AN ACT
To Provide for the Adjudication and
Payment of Certain Military Claims.

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House of Representatives Of the Commonwealth
II Pennsylvania in General ASSEMBLY met, and
Il is hcrcJy enacted BY the aWhoHyQf the same,
3 That tle adjutant general, the quartermas.
tel gen and the comnissary general, shall
be board, and two Of wnom shall form n
Iquorum, to whom all cluims contracted
for the subsistence, clothing, Transports
tiOn or organization OF our volunteers, un.
der orders Of authorized officers of this
state, shall be submitted, with power 10 take
testimony, whose report accompanied by
the evidence, shall be returned by them
to the auditor general for his approval or
disapproval, whose decision shall be final
and conclusive and the auditor general
is hereby authorized and directed TO draw
his warrant on the state treasurer for the
amOuut allowed in each case Prouidcd,
That no higher price shall be allowed than
has been paid for like articles procured
under contract by the state And prouidtd
IJtrthcr, That so much as may in tho Judge
ment Of said board be due upon any con,
tract prior to the fifteenth day of May,
Ammo DomiEi one thousand eight hundred
and sixty one, by any military officers Of
this state in good faith with the citizens
OF this slate, may, in their discretion, be
| paid on due proof Of such contract, or 50
much as may in their Judgement be the
true value or the goods or merchandise 50
| purchased.
| SEC. .. That such settlement shall en-
brace the claims for pay Of all Pennsylva.
MIA volunteers Of persons acting in the
capacity Of officers from the time they com
menced TO recruit uLder the authority Of
the state, and the piyates from the date
oI their enrolment: Yr0vyael, That no such
claim shall be allowed 10 priyates, unless
the claimant ha. been actually sworn into
| the service Of the stalG Or Of the Estates,
! by one Of It's own officers, or by q regular
mastering officer OF the army, or by some
civil officer dIly qualified TO administer
an oatp Ind piovtdsd fTtber, That no olti
Ger shall be entitled to tue benefits ot pro.
visions Of this act until AU shall file in the
| Office Of the adJutant general an affidavit,
that lie has not Ntany LIme received any pe
cunlary compensation, or promise thereof
for the procuring oi any commission, or
appointment Of any officer, suter, or other
appuintee connected with the volunteer
service, or who has transferred any portion
Of the men that lac recruited or assisted
in recruiting. 10 any other company, bat,
talon or regiment, for pccIuay CUusid.
Grafton Aui tiJ,hr, That IN the settle
ment OF claims unCcr the provisions ofthis
section, FaIq board sGoil allow such claims
rs may be presented IS in their opinion
may in justice and equity be due for the
services rendered.
SEC. 3. That any company or regiment
having enlisted IN the volunteer service
and having been ordered by the military
authorities oflhe state Of Pennsylvania or
OF the United States, to rendezvous at any
point and having proceeded to such rem
dezyous, and shall there or elsewhere
have been dis5anded by the governor, or
other proper Authority, without having
been mustered n.o service, shal. receive
compensation for such time ; and oil
claims for subsistence, clothing and trans'
portation oi such company, OF regiment,
Shall he adjusted 10y ,aid board Provided,
That no claim shal. be allowed under the
provisions 0! the first Iour sections Of tins
act, unless tho same be presented within
one year after the passage thereof
SEC. I. That when any volunteer, alter
having been enrolled and joined his com,
pany, shall have become sick and shall
have died, or shall have been discharged
on account Of such sickness, without iav-
ing been regularly mustered into service,
such soldier shall be entitled to the same
pay and other provisions, from the time Of
his enrolment to his discharge or death, /
as he would have been entitled TO hal he
been regularly musterelinto service and
in case Of the death Of such soldier his
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DO entitled TO tho benefits provided in the
10Th sec. Of the act OF 10Th May, a, D., ono
Thousand eight hundred and siXty>one,
tor soldiers who may die after having
been mustered into the service Of the I'm. /
ted States or ofthis state.
SEC. ), That any soldier enlisted in the .
Pennsylvania volunteers under the act Of
May fifteenth, one thousand eight huu,
dred and sixty.one, entitled "An act to
create a loan and provide for arming the
state" or who were called into such SER
vice under the iequisItion Of the pres.
dent of the United States, and who has or
hereafter may become insane who mas not
at such time been mustered into the SER
vice OF the United States, shall be sent 10y
order Of the secretary of the state 20 the .
State Lunltc asylum, al the expense Of I
the state Proui5ca, His insanity be cert-
fed to by the surgeon of his regiment and
approved by the surgeon general Of Penn
sylvania
SIC. G. That all moneys made payable
by the provisions of the foregoing sections
of this act, shall TO paid out OF the war
loan authorized by the act Of the fifteenth
day of May, Ammo Dowini one thousand !,
cigpt hundred and sixtyAone, entitled AN
act to create q loan and provide for arm,
ing the State;" and IN case said fund
should be insufficient to pay the same,
then out Of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated
SEC. Z. That the said board named in
the first section Of this act shall also ex
anime and report 10 the next legislature,
10 writing. the result ofsuch examinations,
all claims Of fcitizens Of this commonwealth
who have been engaged in recruiting and
the volunteer forces OF this
State for the war, by authority. in writing
from the war department Of the United
States or from persons thus duly author
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