The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-24
CHAP, CXXVIII.
for Moneys expended for the United Staes in
enrolling equipping, and paying Military For

An Act to reimburse the State of West Virginia
for Moneys expended for the United Staes in
enrolling, equipping, and paying Military For
ces to aid in suppressing the Rebellion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled That immediately after the
passage of this act the President shall appoint
three commissioners whose duty i shall be to as
certain the amount of moneys expended by the
State OF West Virginia in enrolling, supplying,
equipping, subsisting, transporting, ana paying
such State forces as have been called into service
i'll said State since the twentieth day of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty one, to act in concert
with the United States forces in the suppression
OF rebellion against the United States.
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioners SO appointed shall proceed at once
to examine all the expenditures made by said
State for the purpose herein named, allowing only
for disbursements made and amounts assumed by
the State for enrolling, equipping, subsisting,
transporting, supplying, and paying such troops
as were called into service by the governor, at
the request of the United States department com
mander commanding the district in which West
Virginia may at the time have been included, or
by the express order, consent, or concurrence OF
such commander, which may have been
plOyed in suppreSsing bellion i'll said State And
no allowance shall be made for any troops which
did not perform actual military service in full
concert and cooperation with the authorities OF
the United States and subject to their orders.
SEC. And be it further enacted, That in ma
king up said account for the convenience of the
accounting officers of the government, the com
miSSionerS shall state separately the amounts eX-
pended, respectively, for enrolling, equipping,
arIning, sub>isting, transporting and paying said
troops, and from the aggregate amount they shall
deduct the amount of direct tax due by the said
State to the United States under the act entitled
" An act to provide increased revenue IRON i'm
ports, pay interest on the public debt, and for
other purposes" approved August fifth, eighteen
hundred and siXty-one.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That in the
adjustment of accounts under this act the COM
missioners shall not allow tor any expenditure or
compensation for service at rate greater than
States in similar cases.
SEC. D. And be it further enacted, That so soon
said commissioners shall have made up said &C
count and ascertained the balance, as herein di-
rected, they shall make written report thereof,
showing the different items of expenditure, as
hereinbefore stated, to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, who snail cause the same to be examined by
the proper accounting officers of the treasury and
said officers shall audit the accounts as in ordi-
nary cases; and if from their report it shall APP
pear that any sum remains due to the said State,
he shall draw his warrant tor the same, payable
to the governor of said State, and deliver it to
him.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioners to be appointed aforesaid shall,
before proceeding to the discharge of their du les
be sworn that they will carefully aXanine the &C
counts existing between the United States and the
State of West Virginia, and that they will, to the
best of their ability, make just true, and Impair
tial Statement thereof required by this act.
They shall receive such compensation for their
services as may be determined by the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
Sec T. And be it further enacted, That the sum
hundred and forty-eight dollars and thirty-seven
cents be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to
carry this act into effect
Approved, June 81, 1866