The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-09
FPUBLIC-No. 14.1

AN Act to reimburse the States of Indiana and
Ohio for moneys expended for the United
States in enrolling, equpping, and provision
ing militia forces to aid in suppressing the
bellion.
Be II enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
se"ttstues Of the United States Of An,erica IN Con-
greSs assembled, That Immediately after the pas
sage of this act the President shall appoint
three Commissioners, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, who are not residents OF
the State of Indiana, whose duty it shall be to as
certain the amount of money expended 10y the
State of Indiana in enrolling, equipping, subsist
ing, transporting and paying such State forces as
were called into service in said State since the
first day of january, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, to act in concert with the United States
forces in the suppression OF rebellion against the
United States.
SEC. ,. -4md be it ,tmrther enacted, That the
Commissioners so appointed shall proceed, sub
jcct to regulations to be prescribed by the Secre
tary of War; at once to examine all the items of
expenditure made by said State for the purposes
herein named allowing only for disbursements
made and amounts assumed by the State for en-
rolling, cquipping, subsisting, transporting and
paying such troops as were called into service by
the Governor, at the request of the United St"tes
department commander commanding the District
in which Indiana may at the time have been in
cluded, or by the express order, consent, or con-
currenee of such commander or which may have
been employed or used in suppressing rebellion
in said State And no allowance shall be made
for any troops which did not perform actual mil
itarv service in full concert and cooperation with
the authorities of the United States and subject
to their orders.
SEC g. and be it further enacted, That in
making up said account, for the convenience of
the accounting officers of the government the
commissioners shall state separately the amounts
expended, respectively, for enrolling, equlpping,
arning, subsisting, transporting and paying said
troops.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That il the
adjustment OF accounts under this act the COM
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compensation for services at a rate greater than
was at the time authorized by the laws of the
United States and the regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of War in similar cases
SEC 5. 4nd be II FURTHER enacted, That as soon
as said commissioners shall have made up said
account and asccrtaincd the balance, herein
directed, they shall make written report thereof,
showing the different items of expenditure as
hereinbefore stated to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and said officers shall audit the said accounts
as in ordinary cases; and if from said report it
shall appear that any sum remains due to the said
State, he shall draw his warrant for the same. pay
able to the governor of said State, and deliver it
to him.
SEC 6. And be it further enacted That the
commissioners to be appointed as aforesaid shall,
before proceeding to the discharge of their duties,
be sworn that they will carefully examine the ac-
counts existing between the United States and
the State of Indiana and that they will, to the
best of their ability, make just, true, and impair
tial statement thereof, as required by this act.
They shall receive such compensation for their
services as may De determined py Ine SecTctaTy
ofthe Treasury, not exceeding ten dollars per day
for each commissioner.
SEC Z. And be it further enacted That the
provisions of this act shall apply in every respect
to the State of Ohio. and the same proceedings
shall be had for ascertaning the amount due the
said State OF Ohio, as are herein provided for
certaining the amount due the State of Indiana,
and for the payment of such amount, when ascer-
tained under the limitations and restrictions of
this act, sufficient sum is hereby appropriated
SEC. 8. And 6e 1t further enacted, That suff
cicnt sum is hereby appropriated to carry this act
into effect.
Approved, March 49, 1867.