True Democrat., 1862-12-31

and provisions ot thlS act, the county court shall meet on the first Monday in each month, if deemed necessary by them or upon the call of the presid- ing judge of such court, and they specially charged with the duty of examining said descrip- tive lists, from term to term, and at each term 10 make such changes therein, strike out tn, re- from, the names of any soldiers and families as may, in their opinion be improper to have been placed or tor any cause to continue thereon, or add thereto the names of any such soldiers and families, aforesaid who have been omitted, or who may hereafter, in tie opinion of said court, become entitled to the benefits of this act; and the clerk of each county court shall, in like manner, make and preserve in his office fair record of all such changes and subsequent proceedings of such couIt, respectively, and from time to time, and without delay. transmit duly certified copies of the same, to the governor, semi-annualy.
 Sac. {. The gOyetnor shall, as soon as practica- ble, alter the coming in of said descriptive lists, from any county, il satisfied herewith issue orders the auditor to issue his warrant, or warrants, the treasurer, for an amount or amounts sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this act, as contem- plated by il and hereinafter provdeI
 SEC. o. Upon such requisition being made by the governor upon the auditor, he stall issue and deliver c. the several county court clerks, their authorized az ent his warrant on the treasurer for the amount, or amounts, required, from time to time, for each county; and it shall be the duty of the treasurer issue and deliver to the said county
  treasury warrants of ths State, tor such amounts in sums or pieces of not less than oae dollar each and bearing no interc t.
 SEC. 9. The ob ect and intent of this act th t there shall be paid, or contributed, by the State, to the sGppe,t of each family in it. oi any absent deces-ei, or rcturne.i disabled soldier. comsng within its provisions, and ascertaned and report I'd by the county court of the count, in which ch family reside, be actually in need of such con trihutlon, the sum ot five dollars per month, com mcnciug on the pas age Of this act and continuing until this act may be in force, as hereinafter pro- vided; and the same shall be the basis cf the re- quistions of the governor upon the auditor, as herein provided; Pr0Uded, That the governor shall not require the auditor to draw bis warrant on tine treasurer for greater sum, at any time, for any one county, than said county may be emitted to receive under the provisions ot this act six months in advance.
 SEC 10. It shall be the duty of said clerk, from time to time upon the receipt of any such funds for tamilirs living in his county, without delay to distribute and pay over the same to and tng the persons entitled thereto, and in making such pay ments, each and every such clerk shall pay and deliver the amount of such fund going etch family to the oldest person in such family, taking and preserving his or her receipt therefor and 1t shall be the duty of each and every clerk to make out and report to the county coart, from time to time. and at least quarter yearly, duly certified
  and paid out by them, under the provisions Of this act, showing the amount and date of each pirg en, and the name of the person to whom the same was paid; Prood,d, ho,oeoer, That if the county court ot any county, by vote and resolution entered of record, shall deem 1t most expclient, they shall have power to cause the funds 90 furnished such county 10 be appropriate to the purchase of pro visions, supplies other articles of necessity, to be distributed at the expense of such county, among the aforesaid needy families, their neces- sites may require.
 SEC Il. The governor is hereby invested with authority to suspend the operation of this act and to order he same 10 be suspended in or as to any county or counties in this State which are, or may hereafter be, for time being, in possession of the enemy, or oveFrun by them as to render its opera ton impracticib!e; Procided, the amount "hich shall appear from descriptive lists furnished by any county or counties shall be reserved until suc time as the disability for carrying the provisions of th's act into effect shall be removed and then to be dis trbuted in accordance with this act.
 SEC. l2 The clerk of each county shall be en- titled to receive for his services under this act, such reasonable fees and not to exceed the rates fxedhy law for other and similar services, may hc al lowed by the county court of such county, and to be paid out Of the county treasury of each county respectively.
 SEC. D. The sum of one million, two hundred thousand dollars ls hereby appropriated cut of any y. ects and general provisions of this act.
 SEC. II. If any officer or other person in any wise concened in the carrying into effect and opc ration ot this act shai wiiully violate any of its provisions, oI retain, pay out receive any part ot said fund for the benefit of needy families of soldiers which such officer other person may not be well and lawfully entitled so to retain, pay out receive, ch and every such officer other per son offending shall be deemed guilty of q high msdemeanor, and on conviction thereof sha be fined i'll any sum not less than thousin |, nor more than ten thousand dollars.
 SEC. l5. This act shall be and continue in force for two years from and after it's passage; PT0rided That if the existing should terminate before the expiration of that time it shall he the duty of the governor, and he IS hereby authorized, by his proclamation, to suspend the operation of the provided he deems this as no longer absolutely ne cessary for the purpose for which it enacted and provided; also, that in case 1t be ascertancd by the governor that the amount expended unuer this act out Of the fund aforesaid does or viii cx ceed the rate of six hundred thousand dollars per annum, be is hereby invested with discretionary authority to suspend the further operation of the same whenever the sum of one million dollars of said fund hereby appropriated shall have been paid and expended.
 SEC. l6 Be t furtter enacted, That the clerks of the respective counties shall, before receiving the fund herein5efore provided. enter into bond 10 the State of Arkansas i'll double the amount to which said county court shall be entitled, for the faithful disbursement of the same, to be approved by the county, and in the event of the failure or refus Il of any clerk to enter into bond it sha be the duty of the treasurer to issue and deliver such fund to the treasurer of the county, who shall per form all the du es required of the clerk under this act and enter into the bond required of him before receiving said fund.
 SEC. Y. Be t furt!er enacted, That the provi- sions of this ct shall extend to soldiers and the families of soldiers found in like circumstances who were engaged in the State service of Arkan- sas before the State troops were discharged, of turned over, to the Confederate States.
 SEC. IS. Be 1t turther enacted That q printed copy of this act attested by the secretary shall be sufficient authority for county courts to carry out so much of it's provision said court are required to do and the secretary of staeis hereby required to have TWO hundred copies Of this act printed be tore the adjournment of the General Assembly ant , distributed among the members of the same.
 Approved December lst, 1862.
 
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