Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-02-09

master or paYmasters Provided, Thd
not more than two persons SHALL be des
ignated to make such payments-one fOl
the lst and one fos ! ID brigade.
Section A. The Governor shall ap
point such paymaster or ipaymasters as
soon as the amount of money realized
from the sale of said bonds shall, in his
judgement, Justify the same; and the
person or persons so appointed paymas-
ters as aforesaid, shall pay said militia
upon the muster-out roll of the respec-
tive militia companies, which said muster
out roll shall show the term for which each
man and horse, served, the amount due
to the man for his services, the amount
due for services of the horse, the amount
of clothing drawn from the United States
and all stoppage for any cause, the
amount of clothing drawn and stopPages
in each individual case, shall, be deduc-
ted from the gross amount dne ;. and the
said paymaster shall reuuire e eace com
mandant of a company to make out and
furnish him with a muster out roll OF
such company, and with all such rolls as
are required by the Government of the
United States, which said rolls, to-
gether with a payroll of each company
respectively. shall be filed by such pay
master in the Adjutant Generals office
of the Territory, which said payroll
must show the exact amount paid each
man, and for what paid.
Section 5. The said paymaster or
pavmasters, shall, each of them, before
entering upon the discharge of their du-
ties as such officers. give bond to the
Territory of Nebraska, in a. sum not less
than double the amount money to be re-
ceived by such paymaster, that he will
pay out said monies, only to those ent-
tied to the same, and to each, only the
amount due for service, ne greater
amount than the actual cash value of the
horse lost, and pay over any balanrs re-
naming in hands to the territorial
Treasurer the said payment, in all
cases, TO be made TO thS individual entl-
lied thereto, or to tie authorized agent
of the person replering the services, or
his assignee, # Yendse of the claim for
services a.d the said paymaster shall
file one .opy of the pay roll with the
Adirant General of the Territory of
16rask, with his oath attached to each
pay roll. that the payments therein set
forth, have been actually made, and that
the same is correct.
Section 6. That to provide for the
payment of the interest and the gradual
reduction of the principal of the bends
issued in pursuance of this act, the Ter
-itorial Board of Equalization, are here
BY authorized to levy an additional sink
ng fund tax of one mill on the dollar,
making total sinking fund tax of one
Ind one half per mill upon the dollar of
he equalized valuation of the property
# the Territory, or so much thereof as
nay be necessary for the purpose of
,unctually paying the interest on said
'onds and redeeming twelve and one
lalf per cent of the principal of the bonds
# the Territory Of Nebraska Ouistand-
ng.
Section z. Be it further enacted.
That the funds arising frem the tax of
,ne-half of one mill on the dollar, pro-
rided for in the preceding section; shall
,e applied, first, to the payment of the
interest upon the bonds issued under the
provisions of this act. and second, to the
redemption of the said bonds.
Section 8. The said paymasters shall
.eceive compensation of five dollars per
Law. for the time actually employed IN
having said militia, the same to be
,sid bv the Territorial Treasurer upon
he sworn statement of the Paynaster,
showing the length of time ne vas actu-
alIy employed. when and whe'e and how
employed. out of any fundsln the Ter
ritorial Treasury not Otferwlse aPprO-
prlated. IN {
-r-,bor nav ont of ny funds in his hands
,f,er first makiE the payments herein
for. Ay honest and just bills, q
fof sbOeingnO nOrses for said militia, said t
b;ns n s.h case to be certified by the /
,4dants of companies, and then by t
,bo ,4ing brigade commanders at the i
,;,e said work was done, and said bills t
1all show upon their face each and ev- s
ry item of work done, when and where i
one, and at whose request, and any U
lilitia officer knowingly making any
alse or fraudulent certificate under the T
rovisions of this act, shall, upon cOnvic- b
on thereof, before any court of compe- a
INT jurisdiction, be sentenced to pay a ]
ne to the Territory of Nebraska of five 4
undred dollars, and be confined to the .
enitentiary for MT more than one year. I