Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-19
act to appoint Commissioners, TO adius,
and settle certain claims, and accounts
and expenditures for military purposes,
n is hereJJ eracfed &C.

Sec. i. lhe Audtor OF Accounts II
hereby authorized and directed 10 audit, ad-
Just and allow such claims ~ are mentioned
in the first section Of the act TO which this
is an amendmenf, as were not allowed hy
the commissioners appointed under said act.
Proridsd he Auditor Of Accounts shall
find thrt the claimant was deprived of 4
proper hearing before said commissioners
by accident mistake or want OF notice.
Sec. 2. The Auditor Of Accounts is al.
so authorized and directed to audit, adjust
and allow the claims Of such volunteers -
shall have been mustered out of service for
disability accruing after their enlistment.
and such as shall have died before being
mustered into the service.
Sec. 8. The Auditor of Accounts shall
draw his order on the Treasurer for sach
sums as he shall allow, and the Treasureris
hereby directed 10 pay the same.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect FROM
its passage.
Approved, November 90. 1862
No. 3s.-An Act to orihorige towns to
raise money to pay Volunteers.
IT. Is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. Any town at town meeting
legally warned and holden, may grant and
vote such sums Of money as they Judge best,
TO be paid to those persons who have or
may hereafter volunteer from said town to
serve in the volunteer or militia Regiments
or Companies Of this State In the services
of the United States; Or for the purpose
Of paying any debts, contracted by the Sc.
lect.nen of such town to bay any bounty to
such volunteers, agreeably to any previous
vote Of such town; or for the purpose uf
defraying the expense and amount OF houn.
ties TO such volunteers, which bounties may
have been paid to such volunteers hy pri.
vate subscription or from private means.
Sec. 2. No money payable or received
under the provisions Of this act shall be
subject to the trustee process.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, October 20, 1862.
No. 4o.-AN ACT providing for the pay.
ment Of troops.
| 1t Is hereby enacted, l5c.
| Sec. /. The non commissioned officers.
musicians and privates OF the twelfth, thir.
teenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth
regiments, who have been or may hereafter
be mustered into the Service Of the Tinted
States, for the term Of nine months. from
this state, shall be entitled to seven dollars
per month from the State of Vermont, In
addition TO their pay from the United States,
TO be paid to them in the same MANNER as
is now provided for the payment Of seven
dollars per month to the non commissioned
officers, musicians and privates of the Vol
unteer Militia now in the service of the
United States. The members of the said
regiments and their Families shall be enti.
tied to all the rights and gratuities that are
now provided by the law for the Volunteer
Militia of Vermont, now ia the service Of
the United States.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Oct. 10, 1862.
No. 48-AN ACT explanatory Or certain
acts providing for the support of families
Of soldiers.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. 1. An act entitled "An act to pru.
vide for the families of citizens of Yer.
mont, mustered into the service of the
United Sistes," approved April 26, 1851,
also an act entitled San act providing pay
for certain soldiers, and in relation 10 the
support of families Of Volunteers approved
i November 20, 1861, shall be construed SO
that, First, the families OF commissioned
officers shall not be entitled to the benefit
of said acts. Second, the family of no per.
son shall be entitled to the benefit of said
acts until all that Is due such person from
this State shall have been expended, and
such further provisions shall have been
made by such person for the support of bis
| f,rt et.r,tIi q
him. Third. the family Of no person shall
be entitled to the benefits Of said acts after
such person has deceased. or been discharge
ed, or has In any way left the service Pro.
rided, that in cases of extreme necessity,
assistance may be continued to such family
for period not exceeding three months
after said decease or discharge.
Sec. 2. The several towns are empower.
ed 10 pay the agents, appointed for said
towns by the Governur, such sums as shall
be agreed upon between said towns and
said agents, for past and future services,
under said act; and such agents shall not
be entiildd to any pay for such services,
except from theft respective towns.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
It's passage.
! Approved Nov. IA, iS6s.
Nc. Alan ACT to provide for the pay.
| ment to widows of deceased soldiers.
Nis hereby enacted, &c.
l Sec. l. In case Of the decease of any
non commissioned officer, musician or pri.
vate while in the service of the United
States, who, at the time of his decease was
entitled to pay from this State, and who
was at the time of his decease married,
leaving widow residing within this State,
said widow shall be deemed to be the leRel
representative of her husband. so far as re.
lates to such amount due, as aforesaid, and
shall be entitled to receive the same, and
the State Treasurer is hereby directed to
pay the same to said widow. upon order,
drawn by her, accompanied by certificate
Of the Selectmen ol the town where she
resides, setting forth that the person draw.
ing such order, is the widow Of the deceased,
and entitled TO eceive the amount agreea.
bly, TO this act. 81
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
It's passage.
i Approved Oct. 90, 1862.