Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-11-23

to procure, furnish or provide, or in any
form have been used to furnish men or
means of any kind to aid and assist the
General Government of the United States
in furnishing or supplying itself with any
kind of material used in the late war fer the
suppression of the rebellion OF the southern
states, or In any way expended in dteha,
ing the frontier against invasion o. rald
from Canada; he shall obtain all the evil
dence if possible so to do, necessary to en-
able him to prepare and present STATE
ment TO the said General Government of the
United States, of all such claims with their
proper vouchers. And it is hereby made
the duty of said auditor TO prepare such
statement of these claims as soon as Practi-
cable, and present them and secur3 their
payment if he can do so; but if said claims
are not paid by said General Government OF
the United States upon presentation, said
auditor of accounts is hereby instructed to
obtain their adjustment if possible, and TO
have the same allowed by said General Gov
eminent as a Just claim due to the State of
Vermont. 1t is further made the duty of said
auditor of accounts to cause statement OF
these claims TO be prepared, in which
he shall state in detail what has been paid
or allowed, and what has been rejected, with
the cause of such rejection. The Auditor of
Accounts shall cause to be paid to the Treas
urer of this State any and all funds received
from the said General Government of the
United States rs specified in this section and
receive said Treasurer'S vouchers therefor.
In the performance Of the duties hereinbe-
fore set forth, the Auditor of Accounts is
authorized to employ such clerical assist
ance as may be necessary, and to be paid all
needful expenses incurred by BIN, together
with the sum of one thousand dollars for
his personal services in addition to his sal
airy as now provided by law, such payment
to be made by the Treasurer of the State
upon the approval of the Governor Of said
Auditor of Accounts order for such pay
ment. 1t is hereby made the duty of any
and all persons to furnish the Auditor of
Accounts with all papers as evidence of any
kind IN their possession to enable him to
prepare the statements specified herein.
SEC. 9. The Auditor of Accounts is
hereby directed to prepare and forward to
the selectmen of the several towns in this
State, blanks in form and with printed in
struction thereon for the following purpose,
to wit; To ascertain the number of men
furnished by each town in this State for ser
vice in the armies of the United States dur
ing the late war. with their time of service,
and the amount of money expended by such
town in procuring such men either as vol
unteers, substitutes or drafted men; said re-
turns to be made in detail, and returned to
the Auditor of Accounts by such seleCtmen
on or before the first day Cf April, 1866,
with their certificates appended thereto of
the correctness of such statement, and said
Auditor of Accounts shall cause these GER
tifcates to be placed on file in his office, and
shall prepare statement Of the same, spec
flying the town, and the number of men
provided by each town, with the amount
paid for such men, to be printed for the use
of the next Legislature.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Quar-
termaster- General of this State, by and
with the advice and consent of the Governor
to arrange for sale all the ground now
owned by this State in the vicinity of the
late hospital buildings in the town of Mont
peler, for which the State has not immedi-
aue use, ana with said hospital buildings
now on said grounds he shall cause to be
sold both ground and buildings in such man.
ner as IN his opinion will be most conducive
to the best interests or the oss.toy ~-,d when
so sold either in whole or in part, the funds
shall be by said observation-disclosures paid
to the Treasurer of the State, and a state
ment of such sale with the amount thereof
filed with the Auditor of Accounts. The
Auditor of Accounts is hereby authorized
to draw his warrant upon the State Treas
urer for all needful expenses incurred il
| pursuance of this section, upon the pre-
| sentatiOn of proper vouchers for such eX
| penses.
SEC. A. The Treasurer of this Stat
| shall not pay nor disburse any funds be
| longing to the State of Vermont, unless
| shall be upon orders or warrants drawn o
| Aligned by the Auditor of Accounts. 1t i
| hereby made the duty of the Auditor of AZ
counts to settle and adjust all claims or dc
| mands due from this State by any laws nov
| in force or that shall hereafter be enacted
| and in settlement thereof to draw his wal
rant upon the Treasurer of the State; an
| said warrant shall be legal voucher in tn
settlement of said Treasurer's accounts
| Provided that nothing in this section sha
| be construed to prevent the payment c
| payment of money to soldiers due from tn
State by existing laws and contracts for 4
on account of services. 1t is also turtle
provided that said Treasurer be and is here
by authorized to pay the orders of tn
County Clerks OF the several Counties i
this State as now provided by law; and ais
the debentures of members and officers c
the General Assembly, and any other eH
penses of the General Assembly, not othel
wide provided for.
| Approved Nov Q, 1866.
| DCFF GBEEN,-Eo man exercised mon
influence in the election which termir
ated in the choice of Gen. Jackson t
the Presidency than Gen. Duff Greer
whose death is announced by telegraph
and no man possessed more infuenc
with him during his administration u
to the period of his difference with NJ
Calhoun. Gen Green, taking part wit
Calhoun, excited the irreconcilable Ell
nifty of the President, and he was SUE
ceeded as official printer and confdentii
friend by Mr.. Blair. Gen. Green was
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