The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-11
Pubiic-No. 11S.

AN ACT making appropriations for the payment
ofthe bounty authorized by the sixth section of
an act entitled =" An act to authorize theemploy-
ment of volunteers to aid in enforcing laws and
protecting public property" approved July twen-
ty-seennd, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and
for other purposes.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Represen-
atives Of the United States of America ia Congress
sentbled, That the following sums be and the same
hereby appropriated, for the objects hereinafter
expressed, viz:
For payment of bounty to widows children
fathers, mothers brothers and sisters of such VOL
unteers may have died or been killed. or may die
or be killed, in service authorized by tie sixth Sec
ton of act entitled An act to authorize the
employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the
laws and protecting public property, approved Ju-
ly twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty one,
five millions of dollars, much thereof as may
be found necessary: Provided That said bounty
shall be paid to the following persons, and in the
order following, and to no other person, to wit:
First, to the widow of such deceased soldier, if
there be one. Second, If there be no widow, then
to the children of such deceased soldier share and
share alike. Third, If such soldier left neither
widow child or children then, and in that case,
such bounty shall be paid to the following persons,
provided they be residents of the United States to
wit First, to his father, if he shall not be iv-
ing, or has abordoned the support of his family,
then to the mother Of such soldier; and if there be
neither 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 additional clerks,
hereby authorized to be employed in the Office of
the Commissioner Of Pensions, to-wit For fifteen
clerks of the first class, eighteen thousand dollars
for five clerks Of the second class, thousand
dollars.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted, That the Of
three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may
be found necessary, be and the same is hereby ap-
propriated for the expenses of the committee on
disloyal employees of the Government, appointed
by resolution of the House of Representatives July
| eight, eighteen hundred and sixty-one
Sec 3. and be further enacted That that part Of
the sixth section of the authorizes the
poyment ofvolunteers TO aid in enforcing the laws
and protecting public property" approved July
| twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,
which secured to the widow, if there be one and if
not the legal heirs ofsuch volunteers die may
be killed in service, in addition to all Of
| pay and allowances, bounty of one hundred dol
lars shall be held to apply to those persons who
have enlisted in the regular forces ince the first
| day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, or
shall enlist in the regular forces during the
/ eigheeen hundred and sixty-two, and not herein
provided for shall be paid out of any money appro-
| priated for bounty to volunteers.
! Approved, July IL, 1852.