White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-23

The I ALLOWING act, hereby give n0lee s1 -
Der 'hs ,o, !. now open for the transaction Of
DER o'n's ss, as may properly come before
hen, ..,utiou of Claimants is called to the
TIE . # ii. act All claims must De pre-
FrOri:0ns y in conformity with the require
rs't' Of ,u III :. furnished, on application to
he Secretary. po.,a
R. A. BARKER, Chairman.
II BorD. Secretary.
r ~. February 81, 1865.
Act to Provide for the Expenses c Of the MD MI,
- Ri, IL and for the Payment OF CLAIMS ana
n1,ce. arising out of the Price Raid IN
1854
,,,,s bv the legislature Of the State of
Kansas:
That the Secretary of State,
r..a, General and Attorney General Of the
49, hereby declared Board of Commits
whose suty it shall be to examine, au-
%,.,t allow all Just Claims properly authenti-
"A ~, services by (the) Militia, supplies
:. MATERIAL and transportation furnishei to.
.,,ssn by said Militia or the troops Of the
r.,sI States, damages to property done by
:. same. and and demands OF any character
,;Dr out on (oG) any transaction for the use
.h.reft of said Militia or the troops OF the
r.;,.s States. during the invasion or attempt
,;nr,.ion of the State by the rebel army un-
i, Price. in the months Of October and No
.,ubs, 1864, and the defense of the State
,,,iDst Indians during said year.
src Q, Each and every claim shall be pre-
.,,,sd 10 said Board before the first Of Decem-
!. ,s,t under such regulations as may be
,...cribed BY (said) Board, crowded that in
,,i,,ion to affidavit and corroborative proof OF
him the account shall be made on the same
s,n Of duplicate voucher as is used by the
o,,,,ermaster and Commissary Departments
or,be United States.
SIR 3 The said Board shall audit all
,,ims for horses killed in battle, captured by
he enemy, or unavodably lost on account OF
he said campaign against Price, in the months
I'D year before named, including also all me-
,.,,ry and Just expenses Of militia called into
.rrice in the western part Of the State, in the
s,siitions against the Indians, under orders
dGsneral Curtis, in the months of July and
August, including also claims for transporta-
lion Ufroops or supplies of any and every kind
i,siln, to the movements of the State forces
,tores,d, including also damages to fences and
real estate, destruction or consumption of
crops and personal property, and that every
sch claim or demand shall be that of citizens
q, actual residents I, f the State of Kansas at
The time Of said use, damage or destruction.
SEC 4. There shall be four classes of claims:
] ls, for services rendered; ID, for materials
sspplied and transportation furnished; Sd. for
damages sustained; 4th, for miscellaneous
cl,ims The cla-ses of claims shall be made
cut separate from each other, and be thus coz.
:aicred and audited by the Commissioners.
SrC 5. All accounts for services shall set
iI.h what services, under whose immediate
Command, and when they served. For mate.
rial furnished, they shall state what was fur
r.bpd, the quantity and to whom furnished
md the market value of the same when fur
tshed; and for damages sustained, how the
t,mages accrued, in what damaged, and the
nlnner in which they estimate the damage
Fr miscellaneous claims, the nature of such
dams.
SEC 6. After said Commissioners have au
ticd and allowed to the claimant so much as
ia their judgment, they shall deem right, the,
shall issue a certificate to such claimant, in
tie language as follows, to wit-except in ca
ss where persons have mustered on regular
mustered pay-rolls for services rendered a:
niltia men, in which case those pay-rolls shall
te considered as suitable vouchers, after hav
nsbren properly certified to by the command
ns officer of the regiment, battalion or com
Pahy: The Commissioners appoi nted under al
act describe it, do find that there is due t.
-, Tor services rendered, -; fo
material furnished, s.. consisting Of -
BY damages sustained hy reason Of there state
ratare,l s.; for miscellaneous claims
state natuIe,l =. A separate certificate
sGall te gisen for each class of claims allowed
Sci. The Secretary Of State shall fur
hsh said Commissioners with all books, pa
Fers, and such blanks as shall be needed b,
ald Commissioners for the purposes mentioned
N this act.
SIC. s. The Commissioners shall keep
careful record Of all their ats, all testimon,
Lied before them, their awards, the amount
a'toSed, and shallscomplete their labors by thu
ars' Of January next, and furnish a complet,
account of the certificates issued BY them ant
""hom issued, and for what amount, and al
s'eh records, testimony and accounts of tn
COMMISSIONERS shall be fled with the Audito
" STATE and BY him carefully preserved.
Stc.9. Said Commissioners shall appoin
cue Clerk or more, with such allowance a
~e! ma! deem necessary; and said Clerks ar
ut'eOy invested with power to administer oaths
'a The view of facilitating the business be
fore the Board.
SIC H. 1t shall be the duty of the officer
" me several companies of militia to max
" IN duplicate and forward, to the .Adjutan
'u''ai' II not already forwarded, the music
~ n!'rOlls oftheir respective organization.
''''oeo By affidavit, as to the actual term @
wee thereof in said Price raid and India
,-'eo'hons, and the said commission shall al
= the officers or persons acting as sue
= same pay and allowance as are paid BY tn
-''ea States to commissioned officers of vo
-'ee's oil similar rank, and to the privates q
S'a'e Of sixteen dollars per month, and fort
Nsus per day addit;opaI for ne. 80 - :