St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-24

\ Resolution i'll Reference to the collec-
ton and Payment of Moneys due Col
orcd Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, OF
their Heirs.
Resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives OF the United States
OF America in Congress assembled, That
all checks and treasury certificates TO be
issued i'll the settlement OF claims Tor pay,
bounty, prize-moncy, or other moneys
due to colured soldiers, sailors, or marin
e., or their legal representatives now re-
siding. or who may have resided, in any
State in which slavery existed in the
wear eighteen hundred and sixty, the
claim for which has been or may bo
prosecuted by an agent or attorney, shall
be made payable TO the commissioner of
the irccdmen's bureau, who shall pay
the said agent or attorney his lawful fees
and expenses. and shall hold the balance
subject to the order of the claimants on
satisfactory indentification but no mon
cy shall be paid to any person except the
claimant or his OF her legal representa-
tivr>. il deceased nor shall any power
OF attorney. transfer. or assignment of
the amount of said claims, or any part
thereof, be recognized or allowed by the
commissioner, or by any officer or agent
acting under him and it shall bc the
duty OF the SAID commissioner, the off
GERS and AGENTS of the trecdmen's bureau.
TO facilitate Is tar Us possible the discov-
cry, lndcntliicatiom, and payment of the
claimants.
SEC. ,. And bc it further resolved,
That the commissioner of the freedmen ;
bureau shall BE- held responsible for the
safe custody and faithful disbursement OF
the funds hereby entrusted to him. In
setting with the attorney or agent of the
claimant strict compliance with the scale
OF fees prescribed by the second section
of It joint resolution approved June TWEEN
ty->iN, eighteen hundred and sixty-six,
entitled ''.Iuint resolution amcndatory of
n Joint resolution respecting bounties to
colCrcd soldiers and the pensions, boun-
tlr>, and allowances to their heirs" APP
proved june fifteen, eighteen hundred
and ~iXty->iX. will in every case be re-
qulrrd and enforced and if any attorn-
cy or agcmt shali in addition to notarial
fees and cNpvii>,> ui collyctin. such claim
demand repay mynt for money loaned or
advanced 10 amy claimant, lac shall be
required 10 make oath 10 the date and
amount OF such loan or advance, or pay
mrnt Of the fees and rxu,uS,s sh.Ii H..
withheld and when tLr claimant shall
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per oIehl compensation 10 each oi me
JUDGES oil election III the respective cities,
appointed uhder Inc act OF oohgres entl-
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purposes approved February nth,
eighteen hundred ana slA'y-sevel, OF hve
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~, ii''t :le lu''srs OF 'lle supreme court OF
,l r l,',,r' u wo'uionI silal' appoint
'''.:' commissioners ol erection III e'ch