The national Republican., 1866-10-17
nFFICIAL.-THE WAR DEPART.
" MENT.
CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO THE PAYMENT OF
B0UNTIEs.
ADJurASr GESRRAL's OFFICE,
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ADJurASr GRSERAL's OPpicR,
WARRINGTON, Sept. %, 1855.
In order to correct Interpretations In respect to
the payment Of bountes authorized at the last session
Of Congress- the Secretary Of War directs the following
statement to be published:
1.-THE payment Of bounties to soldiers under the act
Of Congress has not been delayed by any action or in
Of Consfsss board with General Cspby as president
was TO prepare rules and regulations for the
payment OF the authorised bounties. This duty in
volvsd the consideration Of numerous acts Of
and the regulations and practice Of several bureaus
and upon depend. the proper disbursement Of over
nfty millions OF dollars among more than q million OF
claimants The Board devoted themselves diligently to
their work, and, when 1t was completed, made report
laons and having doubts in respect to some Of the
legal points determined by the Board referred their re-
:idsrston, advised certain changes The matter wa.
again referred to the Board with instructions to revise
and amend the resuistions. This was done, aud the
General were promptly and orders issued to
carry them Into effect Ia the whole procedure there
By either Them fks regulation: WIZ prspaPsd % aS
diligence the dicutes Of the subj jsct and the mag
nituds Of the disbursements would admit
In respect 10 the order TEN porarly suspending pay
msnt of bOunte. to ooored troops, Congress had man
s:.sd an o. snx,GS. assi. s%sndmsais Of the ae
The amount Of these bounties 10 estimated at nearly
twenty millions Of dollars The Secretary Of War felt
mont carefully revised so rs to provide any additional
checks that might secure the bounty 10 oolorsd soldiers
therefore referred to General Capbys Board and
upon their report being made payment Of these boun
msu neither the PrsSsn. NOR x. ssssgS Of tSc
Trsas.ry is re.ponsiSls Az the time taken was re.
70 the SsSsd .SS. aud the gqb
grss so as to protect the soldier, as far might be
done Sy S.1stqy prepared rssals'0n against being
By order Of the Secretary OF War:
3 D. TOWNSEND,
oe2 Assistant AdJutsut General.
IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR
~ uyIrEp srATEs PArK1r OPPIoE,
WAsHISGros Auk ust %, lSo6
On the petition Of John z. Mot, Of ohssss, Massa-
S PGs SA py1ss Ss q. :;
or and rs.;usd the i7th day Of May, 1889 IN hr.s
and H. this petition being for hs extension Of The re-.
issue numbered 76 for seven years from the expira
ton OF said patent which takes place on the SOh day
II /. ordered that the said petition be heard at the
next at l2 o'clock m and all persons notified to
appear and show cause, u any they have, why said |
petition eught not to be granted "
in the Patent Once their objections specially set forth
In writing N isas, tosnty day. before the day Of hear
the said hearing be aksn and transmitted In se.
oordanes with the rules Of the Ofos which will bs fur.
Dispositions aud other papers, relied upon as tsst.
mony must be hled In the Office snty days before the
day " hearing the arguments II any, within ten days
after nling the testim imony. ~
ordered also, that this notice be published In the Re-
PUBLICAN and the Intsliigencer, Washington, d. G.,
and In the Journal Boston, Massachusetts,, once week
or three successive weeks the nrst ms
10 bs At least sxty days previous to the dsy Of hearing
T. @. THRAKER,
Commissioner Of Patents.
s.-Editor. q the above papers viii please copy.
md send their bills 10 the Patent omoe with paper
containing this notice ss5.lawSw
n II = III A n s COU URT.