Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-02-27
VOL. xxx.
Report of the Allotment Commission.
TO His ErceHcncy. Frederck Hoibrooh, Goreraor9h
State IF Vermont

10 ms ETceNenCy FredtTtCk HOtbrOOt, bOrefHOfW Me
State IF Vermont:
On the Goth day of December last we were
commissioned by your Excelency to visit the
Camps of the Vermont Volunteers near Wash
ington, and explain TO the Soldiers the Allot-
ment System, to enable and induce them TO
avail themselves OF its benefits. We accepted
this commission previous to the law of Con-
gress since passed, authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint three Commissioners from each
State to attend to these duties. And being
furnished by the State Treasurer with the neces-
sary blank forms to be used by the soldiers in
carving out the provisions Of the State law,
for their aid in transmitting portions of their
pay to their families, and assigness," approved
Nov. 20, 1861, we proceeded TO Washington,
and made the necessary arrangements with the
Departments to give greater efficacy to our
State law in its operation with the provisions
of the Allotment Act of the u. S. This we
deemed matter of great importance, as TO in
sure the practical, and beneficial working OF the
whole system, it is worry essential that the tico
should harmoniac in all their parts, and that
the distribution of the money transmitted TO
friends, should be accomplished with prompt
ness, and certainty Before these duties had
been fully performed the act of Congress al
luded TO was passed, and the President appoint
ed on the recommendation of the Vermont
members of Congress- the three Commissioners
for our State, John b. 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
commission the functions of the two State and
the three U. S. Commissioners whose Report is
herewith annexed.
The State law alluded to is as follows:
"An act for the aid Of Vermont Volunteers
in transmitting portions of their pay to .heiI
families and assignccs," thereby enacting
SEC. /. The Treasurer of the State is here.
by authorized and required, to act as Deposilary
and distributor of the funds which the Vermont
Volunteers serving the United States, may de
sire to send into the State, under the allotment
system adopted by the Government of the
United States, by general orders numbered
eighty-one, of the War Department, dated Sep
thereof, as may be lawfully made.
SEC. .. There shall be paid to such deposi
tor of such funds, interest thereon, at the rate
of five per cent per annum, upon all such de
posts as shall remain in the Treasury for thu
period of six months or longer.
SEC 3. The Governor is hereby authorized
and directed to take proper measures to caust
immediate information to be given to the vol
unteers aforesaid, of the existence and opera
ton of said allotment system, and of the pro
visions of this act, and to invite said volunteer
to avail themselves of its benefits.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from it
passage.
Approved Nov. 90, 1861.
According to the provisions,of this Act, ant
the United States Allotment Law,
The soldier signs Allotment Rolls in trip
licate, one for the Paymaster, one for tn
State Treasurer, and the other is retained b.
the Captain of the Company. These roll
make the State Treasurer the GENERAL as
signee, and the Pay caster at each pay day
(once in two months) RENTS the aggregate
amount of the rolls to the Treasurer. Upol
The ROLLS the soldier may at the time of max
ing the allotment, appoint SPECIAL assigne
to draw his allotted pay. In all cases when a
assignee is thus appointed they will be notified
on blanks, which being signed by the Treasurer
will be evidence of the assignees right to dra'
an order. All soldiers who do not appoint
special assignee, can draw their allotted pay o
their own order, which order is to be witnesse
r by their commanding officer, and will be sen
from camp by the soldiers TO their friends.
= We append the Act # Congress as publish
ed in General Order" No. 81:
In accordance with section ~ of the act {
/ Congress of July %, 1861, entitled "An act I
E authorize the employment of Volunteers" til
> following method of enabling such Of the No
o unteer forces of the United States as may dt
= sire it, to assign portions of their pay for Ii
If benefit of their families is hereby adopted
lst. The assignment of pay will be made o
a separate roll, similar TO the annexed form,
- be executed under the supervision Of the Cal
d tain or immediate commander of the recruit {
the time of enlistment, or of the soldier i
:, l'camp.
1t .. When completed, the Allotment Roll
to be transmitted to the Paymaster General L
whom the deductions will be made ON eaC
y subsequent payroll, and the aggregate amour
l. OF each company's assignment will be tran
mtted by him to the distributor named in Il
Il roll, together with a copy Of said roll.
t. Respectfully submitted,
n JOHN B. PAGE,
s. JOHN HOWE, Jr