The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-09
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Ohio for moneys expended for the United
States in enrolling, equipping, and provision
ing militia forces to aid in suppressing the
bellion.
Be it enacted by tile Senate and House Of Repre-,
senttipcs 0fthe JJited Satesof 1merica IN Congress
assembled, That Immediately after the passage of
this act the President shall appoint three Com
missiOners, 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 ascertain the
amount of moneys expended by the State of In
diana in enrolling, equipping, subsisting, trans
porting and paying such State forces as We're cal
led into service in said State since the first day of
January, eighteen hundred anG sixty -two, to en-
act in concert with the United States forces in
the suppression OF rebellion against the United
States.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That the
Commissioners so appointed shall proceed, sub
ject 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 Stale for en-
rolling, equipping, subsisting, transporting and
paving such troops as were called into service by
the Governor, at the request of the United States
department commander commanding the district
in which Indiana may at the time have been in
cluded, or by the express order, consent, con-
currence of such commander or which may have
been employed or used in suppressing rebellion
in said State. And allowance shall be made
for any troops which did not perform actual mill
tary service in full concert and operation with
the authorities of the United States and subject
to ther orders.
SEC g. And be it f,s,the, 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, equipping,
arming, subsisting, transporting and paying said
troops
SEC 4. And be it further enacted, That in the
adjustment OF accounts under this act the COM
mssoners shall not allow for any expenditure or
compensation for service at a rate greater than
at the time authorized by the laws of the
United States and the regulations prescribed by
the Secsetary of War in similar cases.
SEC. 80. Ind be it FURTHER enacted, That as
soon as said commissioners shall have made up
said account and ascerained the balance, as here
i'll directed, they shall make written report there
of, showing the different items of expenditure as
hereinbefore stated to the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, who shall cause the same to be examined
by the proper accounting officers of the Treasury,
and said officers shall audit the said accounts us
in ordinary cases. and if from sa report it shall
appear that any sum remains due to the said
State, he shall draw his warrant for the same,
payable to the governor OF said State, and deliver
it to him.
SEC. G. Amd be 1t further enacted, That the
commissioners to be appointed 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
tal statement thereof, required by this act.
They shall receive such compensation for their
services as may be determined by the Secretary of
the Treasury, not exceeding ten dollars per day
for each commissioner
Sec. z. And be nftnther enacted. That the pro-
visions OF this act shall apply, in every respect to
the State of Ohio, and the same proceedings shall
be had for ascertaining the amount due the said
State of Ohio, as are herein provided for ascer-
tanning 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 appropri-
ated
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That sufi-
cent sum is hereby appropriated to carry this act
into effect.
Approved, March 30, 1867