White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-16

dee the following act, h.r.h, :. appointed N.
their Office is now open for n. .'s notice TIA.
such business As may pron.,,. .'an'actiOn Of
them. come .b.s,.
Tn. attention of Claimant, i, CALI,
provisions Of the act. All claim, .a n".a |" III.
'ented strictly in conformi., with must ~ Sep.
ments Of the law. 'ns require.
Blanks will be furnished, q,
the Secretary. -pthcatiOn 70
By order Of the Board
J. ]. BorD. Secretary. 1n'fnan.
Topeka, February q, 1865
An Act to Provide for the Expense, o,.
ftia, and for the Payment Of c,'. W. ne Nj
1864. -"ee Raid. in
Be II enacted by the Legislatu,, ,fn
Kansas: "e Sias Of
. SECTION l. That the seeretar, Of g.,
Adjutant General and Attorn., c., " 'ais'
State are hereby declared Board of c, he
',oner'' whose duty it shall be to e,,nina ~n''
dit and allo" all just claim, ppuerl, s ,n.s 'G'
Gated, for services by (thel Mir.;. 'nea'i'
and material and transportation fr.,; ,uPPle'
or taken BY said Militis or tn. ,,ooD. ss "a TO-
United States, damages to prOD.-,, - VI 'ne
the same and and demand, of an, cb, H
growing out on (o9 any transaction f., Iae''' ,s
or benefit Of ssis Militia or the broom. ne ae u a''
United States. during the invasion :. VI ns
ed invasion of the State by ,h. rebel 49," ~P',
der Price. in the months of oc.obe, ,,I Va va
'ember' 1864 and the defense of III. s,'' so
against Indians during said year NA''
sEc.2. Each and every claim ,b,I,h
senssd to said Board before the frs, of d.
Der next, under such regulation, "a -
prescribed BY (said) Board, crowded ,b,,
addition to sasdaSis and corroboratir. D,oof,,
claim, the account shall be made on N. ,.-
form of duplicate voucher as is us.s h,I
Quartermaster and Commiss,ry Deu,r,n.,,,
Of the United States.
SEC. 3. The said Board shall ,,s, -
claims for horses killed in battle, captured 4.
the enemy, or unsvoidably lost on .ceo,,, :,
the said campaign against Price, in III. no,,,.
and year before named, Including ,l,o an :.
cessary and just expenses Of militia called i,,,
service in the western part Of the State in, n.
expeditions against the Indians, under o,d.,,
OF General Curtis, in the months of Ju,v ,,a
August, including also claims for ,r,p,oo,,,
tion Of troops or supplies any and ev.rv kind
incident to the movements of the Stat. s,,.,
aforesaid, including also damages to fepc.,,Dd
real estate, destruction or consumpson or
crops and personal property, and tha, .r.,,
such claim or demand shall be that Of ci,;,,,,
or actual residents f the State Of Kansas,
the time Of said use, damage or destruction.
SEC. 4. There shall be four Glasses ofcl,in,.
lst, for services re ndereI; 81, for material,
supplied and transportation furnished: 81. for
damages sustained; 4tb, for niscelaueus
claims. The classes of claims shall be mad.
out separate from each other. and b. hg.cor.
sidered and audited BY the Commissions.
SEC. S. All accounts for services shall set
forth what services, under whose immediate
command, and when they served For mate
rial furnished, they shall state what was fur
nished, the quantity and to whom furnished,
and the market value of the same when fur
nished; and for damages sustained. how the
damages accrued, in what damaged, and the
manner in which they estimate the damage.
For miscellaneous claims, the nature Of such
claims.
SIC. 6. After said Commissioners have au.
dited and allo we'd to the claimant 80 much as,
in their judgment, they shall deem right, they
shall issue . certificate to such claimant, in
the language as follows, to wit-eIcspt in Ca
ses where persons have mustered on regular
mustered pay-rolls for er,ices rendered 4,
militia men, in which case those pay-rolls shall
be considered as suitable vouchers, after hav-
ing been properly certified to BY the command
ing officer of the regiment, battalion or CON-
pany: The Commissioners appointed unds,n
act describe it, do find that there i, do. to
-. for services rendered, =; for
material furnished, 8, consisting Of;
by damages ,us sained BY reason of there state
nature,) -; for miscellaneous claims,
Estate NATURE -. A separate certificate
shall be given ior each class Of claims allowed
SEc.7. The Secretary of State shall iur-
nish said Commissioners with all books, ps-
pers, and such blanks as shall be needed BY
said Commissioners for The purposes mentioned
in this act.
SEC. 8. The Commissioners shall kespi
careful record Of all their ats, all testimon!
fled before them, their awards, the amounts
allowed, and shall complete their labOs by the
drst of January next, and furnish complete
account Of the certificates issued BY them ana
70 whom issued, and for what amount, asd all
'uch records, testimony and accounts Of 'ne
shall be fled with the AUDITOR
If State, and BY him carefully preserved
SIC. 8. Said Commissioners shall appon'
me Clerk or more, with such allowance "
hey may deem necessary; and said Clerks sfs
hereby invested with power to adminii!'r os'ns'
vith the view of facilitating the business De-
ore the Board.
SIC. 10. It shall be the duty Of the once"
II the several companies Of militia to naIs
'ut in duplicate and forward to the AcI0'a0'
General, if not already forwarded, the na5'
nd pay-rolls of their respective organization,
'eri6ed BY affidavit, as to the actual 'srn
ervice thereof in said Price raid and ina',"
and the said commission '0a"
ow 70 the Officers or persons acting as ''s
he same pay and allowance as are paio "
United States to commissioned ofbcefs OIL ",
nteers Of similar rank, and to the Pr'.
he rate.of sixteen dollars per month"; ano w.
euts Der day additional for use and n'A