Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-27
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, s. @.
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE.
Richmond, Va, Nov. Isl, 1862.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, s. c.
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE.
Richmond, Va, Nov lst, 1862
REGULATIONS
For the payment Of claims for of pay and al
lowances due to deceased officers and soldiers Of the
Cont derate Army. Per Act No 402, approved
FEBRUARY 18th, 1862, and Act No. 80, approved
/ October 18Th 1862.
The first section Of the above named Act provides
that the pay and aIowanc due to any dec ased vo
uteer none mmiSSoned officer, musician private in
the army OF the Confederate States shall be paid to the
widow of the deceased, if living if not to the children,
fanny and in default of widow children, to the
father if living, and if not, to the mother of such de-
ceased volunteer
The first section of Act No 80 provides that claims
due to deceased nonc0mmssoned officers and prv4tes
for pay, allowance and bounty may be audited and paid
when there is official evidar of the DUE salts
factory the second auditor under such regulations
he has, or may prescribe with the approval of the Sec
rotary of War"
! b. section Of the same Act it is provided that
the claims Of the deceased commissioned fl GERS Shall
be paid to their heirs or representatives in the
manner similar claims Of nonc0mnssioned officers
aud prVates are uow or may De directed by law to be
paid" Payment will be made accordingly under the
following ruL s
lst. If the child Or children be minor, payment will
be made to the guardian, upon the production of the
proper certificate OF guardianship under the seal OF the
| Court.
%. TIE claimant must produce his her aft iavit,
and that of one disinerested Witness stating the re4
tiopship. For instance, if the claimant be mother
The affidavit state that there is living neither wife
child father Of the deceased if the father shat there
is neither wife child and il the child that there is
widowed wife.
The magistrate or other property officer must testify
to the Credbity Of the OitnesS, aud the clerk of the
Court must certify, under the seal OF the same that he
is such magistrate.
The atOregoing instructions must be strictly complied
with. Powers Of attorney or assignment, which will
seldom be necessary, may be executed before magis
trate the presence OF two respectable Witnesses
Claims prepared herein directed, and transmitted to
the second auditor by mail other wise will receive
prompt attention the business OF his office will allow,
and oL1Cays an the order of their presentation The
amounts found due will be RENTED by the auditor to
the parties entitled as they may direct.
w. FL. S. Taylor. Second Auditor.
WAR DEPARTMENT, @. ). A
November 5, 1852. {
approve the foregoing rules and regulations
j q. w. RANDOLPH,
Secretary OF War.
The attention Of claimants is called to the following
forms in preparing their afidavits, an observance Of
! which will save time, trouble and expense:
STATE OF Ga this
E County to wit day Of 1856
personally appeared before me the subscriber nstce
O. the pace in and for the County aforesaid ---
r - WHO, after being sworn according to law, d..
d poses ard says, that -i is the--o
}, -- deceased who was a--o of Cap
-----------
. --- volunteers, commanded by Coone
! in the service of the Confederate State
Il 10 the present with the United States that th
L said -- entered the service at ----
y in -- county and State ----- on 0
4 about the -- day of --- 49, and die
y at on or about the - day Of
il ST leaving -- That--make
10 this deposition for the purpose of obtaining from tn
!. Government of the Confederate States whatever
e, have been due the said -- at the time OF bl
I'd death for pay, bounty or other allowances or his Sci
10 vices as Aforesaid.
ls Sworn to and subscribed be- (0igned)
ye fore me,
at J.P.
OF s. And on the same day and year aforesaid, also al
~ peared before me justice OF the peace, atoresa
v, who is well known to me- and whom
rs hereby certify to be person OF verrcty and credib
n who having been by duly sworn, says oath, tht
oa - is we'll acquainted with --- the claman
eli and also we'll knew for - years, -- the d
ceased soldier herein mentioned and that the sateme
d. made under oath by said ---, the claImau
u relationship to the said deceased soldier, is TT
and correct 10 every particular TO the best OF knO
Id ledge an belief, and that -, the said --,
wholly dsinerested.
on Sworn to and subscribed be- (Signed)
w fore me.
i ad j. P.
,as STATE OF
ms
h h, County to wit:
the L hereby certify --- gentleman, before Wh0m
It'll foregoing afidavlts OF and --, appear
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