White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-04-06
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Noefce - Clainanas.
The Board Of Comnissionsu Appointed ua-
der the following act, hereby give notice that
their ONCE il now open for the transaction Of
such business a. may properly come before
them.
The attention Of Claimants 10 called to The
provisions Of the act. All claims must be pre-
scented strictly in conformity With the require
ments of the Law.
Blanks will be furnished, on application TO
the Secretary.
By order Of the Board.
r. A. BARKER. Chairman.
J. ]. BoYD, Secretary.
Topeka. February a7. 1865.
An Act to Provide for the Expenses Of the Mi
Iitis, and for the Payment Of Claims and
Damages arising out of The Price Raid, in
1864.
Be Il enacted By the Lesislstare Of he State Of
Kansas:
SECTION 1. That the Secretary of State,
Adutant General and Attorney General Of the
State are hereby declared Board of Commits
sioners, whose duty it shall be to examine, an
dit and allow all just claims properly authenti
Gated, for services by Qhe) Militia. supplies
and material and transportation furnished to.
or taken by said Militia or the troops Of the
United States, damages to property done by
the same, and and demands of any character
growing out on (oO any transaction for the use
or benefit of said Militia or the troops of the
United States. during the invasion or attempt
ed invasion of the State by the rebel army IN
der Price, in the months Of October and No
vember, 1864, and the defense of the State
against Indians during said year.
Sea-. Each and every claim shall be pre-
sented to said Board before the first of Decem.
Der next, under such regulations as may be
prescribed BY (said) Board, provided that in
addition to affidavit and corroborative proof OF
claim, the account shall be made on the same
form of duplicate voucher as is used by the
Quartermaster and Commissary Departments
of the United States.
SEC. 3. The said Board shall audit all
claims for horses killed in battle, captured by
the enemy, or unavoidably lost on account Of
the said campaign against Price, in the months
and year before named; ihGltding also all ne.
cessary and just expenses of militia called into
service in the western par: Of the State, in the
expeditions against the Indians, under order.
of General Curtis, in the months of July and
August, including also claims for transports
ton of troops or supplies ofany and every kind
incident to the movements of the State forces
aforesaid, including also damages to fences and
real estate, destruction or consumption Of
crops and personal property, and that every
such claim or demand shall be that of citizens
or actual residents If the State of Kansas Al
SEC. 4. lhere shall be four classes of claims
LIST, for services rendered; ID, for materials
supplied and transportation furnished; Sd, fo
damages sustained; 4th, for niscellaneou
claims. The classes of claims shall be mad
out separate from each other, and be thus coz
sidered and audited by the Commissioners.
SEC. 5. All accounts for services shall Sc
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 tn
damages accrued, In what damaged, and tn
manner in which they estimate the damage
For miscellaneous claims, the nature of sue
claims.
SEC 6. After said Commissioners have au
dited and allowed to the claimant so much a:
in their judgment, they shall deem right, the
shall issue u certificate to such claimant, j
the language as follows, to wit-except in ca
ses where persons have mustered on regula
mustered pay-rolls for services rendered a
militia men, in which case those pay-rolls sha
be considered as suitable vouchers, after ha,
ing been properly certified to by the command
ing officer of the regiment, battalion or con
pauy. The Commissioners appointed under a
act (des crbe it, do find that there is due
-, for services rendered, -; f
material furnished, s., consisting Of
9 by damages sustained BY reason of there stat
pature,) g.; for miscellaneous claim