Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-26
MILITARY BILL.

The following important bill was passed
by the Legislature, and signed by the
Governor.
AN ACT to provide for the adjudication
and payment of certain military claims.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted BY The Sen
ate and House of Representatives Of the
Commonwealth o. Pennsylvania in Gen
cral Assembly met, and 1t is hereby emacted
b, the authority efthe same, That the ad'
jutant general, the quartermaster general
and the commissary general shall be q
board, any two Of whom shall form
quorum, to whom all claims contracted
for the subsistence, clothing, transportation
| or organization of our volunteers, under
orders OF authorized officers Of this State,
shall be submitted, with power to take tes-
timony, whose report, accompanied by the
| evidence, shall be returned by them to
the auditor general for hi, approval or
disapproval, whose decision shall be final
and conclusive; and the auditor general
is here by authorized and directed to draw
his warrant on the state treasurer for tho
amount allowed in each case Provpdad
That no higher price shall be allowed than
has been paid for like articles procured
under contract by the State; And provtded
further, That so much as may in the jud-
gment of said board be due upon any con-
tract made prior to the fifteenth day o.
May, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-one, by any military
officers of this State, in good faith with
citizens of this State, may in their discre-
ton, be paid on due proof of such con
tract, or so much as may in their judg
ment be the true value of the goods ol
merchandise so purchased.
SEC. 2. That such settlement shall cm
brace the claims for pay of all Pennsyl
vania volunteers; of persons acting in the
capacity of officers from the time the,
commenced to recruit under the AUTHORITY
of the State, and of privates from the dat
,, of their enrolment; Provided, That NJ
claim shall be allawcd to privates, unles
the climant has been actually sworn int
the service of the State or Of the Unite'
States, by one OF its own officers, or by
regular mastering officer duly qualified
: to administer an oath; And providea fur
!, tier, That no officer shall be entitled t
the benefits or provisions Of this act unit
, he shall file in the Office of the adjutan
general an affidavit, that he has not at an.
time received any pecuniary compensatio
or promise thereof, for the procuring o
any commission, or appointment. OF an.
officer, sutler, or other appointed connec
= ted with the volunteer service, or who ha
, transferred any portion of men that h
recruited or assisted in recruiting, to an
other company, battalion or regiment, 70
pecuniary consideration And provide
further, That in the settlement of claim
: under the provisions of this section, sal
board shall allow such claims as may
presented as in their opinion may in just
. ice and equity be due ior the services rem
S dered.
1 SEC, 3. that any company or regimen
a havinI enlisted in the volunteer service
s and having been ordered by the miltar
b authorities of the State Of Pennsylyani
l or of tho United States, to rendezvous {
!, any point, and having proceeded to sue
o rendezvous, and shall there or elsewho'
Lave been disbupded by the Governor, ;