Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-05-02
Paying LOYAL Men Tor Losses.

troduced into the Senate by Mr.. Senter of Granger
compensate the loyal men of Tennessee for their
losses by the war. This is the measure lately urged
upon the Legislature by the Governor in special
message, and one he has laborsd to have passed by
TINS General Assembly. Our information from
Nashville is that it is popular measure with both
branches of the Legislature and will be the law of
sae State beyond all question in very short time.
The issues of the State will be six per cent interest
paying Treasury Notes, running ten years, and the
cupons payable once year, and these will betaken
for taxes and all other State dues. The bonds will
be issued in denominations of $50, 500 and $500,
thus creating sound and convenient currency
The Governor and Secretary of State will have the
engraving done as the bill passes both houses,
and in the meanwhile the Commissioners will con-
vene and pass upon claims. A few millions of this
money, issued upon the credit of the State and the
integrity of the Federal Government, will relieve
our people before the first of August Whilst the
rebels and copperheads are abusing the Governor
he is laborng to serve the suffering loyal men of the
State in something more substantial than tcords-
The real people will see who their friends are and
they will not fail to appreciate them, and their noble
NEW BILLS.
Senate bill No 364, by Mr.. Senter To indemni-
fly loyal citizens for losses sustained putting down
the rebellion.
SECTION l. Be II further enacted By the General
assembly Of the State Of Tennessee That the State
of Tennessee assumes and undertakes to pay the
loyal citizens of this State the following description
of claims, when the same shall be established as
hereinafter required.
FIRST. All claims for horses, mules, cattle, hogs
or other live stock, forage and provisions of every
description, taken and used by the national forces
during their occupany of this State, in waging war
against the rebellion.
SECONDLY. All claims for damages by the nation
al forces in the destruction of fences buildings or
other improvements or of timber fixtures to real
estate and for the and occupation of lands houses
or other property by said forces.
THIRDLY. All claims for property taken, used,
destroyed occupied injured by the rebel forces in
any part of the State subsequent to the occupation
of Knoxville by Major General Burnside; Prorided
That such of the aforesaid claims as are collected
from the General Government under the laws of the
United States and the rules and regulations of the
department thereof are not hereby assumed and
shall not be paid under this act.
SEC. g. Belt further enacted That any person who
shall present and collect the same claim twice. or
shall collect the same from the State after receiving
indemnity from the United States, or shall know
ngy aid and assist therein, shall be deemed guilty
OF felony, and upon conviction shall undergo con-
fnement IN the penitentiary of this State, for pc
Rod OF not less than two nor more than ten years.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted That it shall be the
duty Of the Governor to appoint three experienced
and competent commissioners, one OF whom shall
reside in each of the grand divisions of the State
whose duty it shall be to hear proof and adudicate
said claims, and to certify the to the Comptrol
Ter for payment; said Commissioners shall hold their
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give public notice for atleast thirty days of the time
of their sessions IN newspaper at each of said
places They may also, if they believe the interest
and convenience of the people require it. after like
notice, meet at any other place for the discharge Of
their duties.
SEC 4. Be IL further enacted That said Commits
soners shall each take oath that he will faith
fully and impartalIy and without favor, discharge
the duties of his office which oath shall be fled In
the Office Of the Secretary of State, and person
shall be eligible to said Office of Commissioner IN
less he shall have been throughout the rebellion a
uniform and consistent friend of the National Gov
eminent, and opposed to the rebellion; and claim
shall be allowed or paid unless the testimony shall
show that the claimant and each of his witnesses,
and the officer before whom the testimony shall be
taken shall have been throughout the rebellion, in
like manner, uniform and consistent friends Of the
General Government, and opposed to the rebellion.
SEC. .. Be II further enacted, That the witnesses
may be examined in person by said Commissioners,
and the testimony reduced to writing by them, or
dispositions may be taken by the claimant before any
officer of this State authorized to administer oaths
for general purposes, having the qualification of
loyalty as aforesaid, but the evidence shall be in
writing and filed in the Office of the Comptroller of
the State.
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted That said Commits
soner shall have power to send for any witness who
may have been examined and compel said witness
to attend in person for REORGANIZATION, and shall
have all the powers of q court of record in similar
cases. and it shall be their duty upon sufficient cause
appearing to them to rehear any they may have
decided and, upon additional proof, to reverse
former decision and if they shall find and claim to
have been improperly paid, they may enter up judg
ment against the claimant, and shall have all the
powers OF court OF equity to enforce such judg-
ment.
SEC. I. Be ii further enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of the Governor to cause the six per cent
pom bonds of the State, or the interest bearing
Treasury notes Of the State with interest payable
annually, of the denomination of $50, 800 and
$780, bearing date the lst day of January, 1861 and
falling due the lst day of January, 1877, and pay
able by the Treasurer, to be issued in payment of
said claims.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the signature
of the Comptroller to the coupons or installments
Of interest and the signature of the Governor to the
bonds may be engraved, but the signature of the
Secretary Of State shall be written by himself by
some person by him duly authorized, having regard
to uniformity in the execution of said bonds notes
as far as practicable.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That upon the filing
of the evidence upon which any claim may be al
lowed, the Comptroller shall register the same in a
we'll bound book, properly indexed and issue his
certificate of the allowance Of said claim, which
tcate shall be presented to the Secretary of State
whose duty it shall be 10 deliver the amount Of such
claim to the claimant in said bonds or notes, and
take said claimants receipt therefor in we'll bound
book, which shall show the number and amount of
each bond or note delivered consecutvely. And the
Secretary of State SHALL from time to time, file with
the Treasurer of the State correct lists of the bonds
or notes issued, who shall enter the same in well
bound book, showing the date of issuance.
SEC. 10. Be 1t further enacted, That said Commits
sioner shall receive as compensation tor their SER
vices the sum of six dollars per day. while in actual
service, and they may employ clerk, who shall re-
ceive the same compensation, which, with all ex-
penses incident to the issuance of said bonds or notes
shall be paid ont of the treasury of the State upon
the warrant of the Comptroller.
SEC. II. Be IL further enacted, That the coupons
upon the bonds notes provided in this act shall DE
receivable in payment of all State taxes and all other
dues to the State and the principal of said bonds
notes shall, when due, be receivable in like manner
in such proportion as may be declared by law.
SEC II. Be 1t further enacted That this act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
Passed on first reading, and one hundred and forty
copies ordered to be printed for the of the Sen
ate.
The devoted loyalty OF East Tennessee under the
embarrassing circumstances and tragical scenes en-
,otoJ a0d