The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-04-30
MILITARY CLAIMS.

TN pursuance of Senate Bill, No. @, approved
i February 8, 1869, and House Bill No. 256,
creating an Auditing Board, consisting of the
Secretary OF State, the Attorney General and
the Treasurer of Stale, and appropriating Sew
enty-Five Thousand Dollars OF the Bonds Of
the State of Kansas, or as much thereof as nee
essafy, to liGuidate the indebtedness OF the
State incurred for military purposes during the
year 1865, in defending the citizens Of the State
against the ravages of hostile Indians on the
Frontier, the following rules and regulations
are published for the information and guild
ance of those holding claims against the State.
.'No claim shall be audited and allowed un-
der the provisions of this act by the auditing
board herein provided for, unless the claimant
or claimants shall establish their claims by affi-
davit of disinterested witnesses, and also their
own affidavit, showing by an itemized account
that the said claims are reasonable and just, and
that the same have not been paid by the State
Of Kansas; and also showing that said claims
grew out of, and are proper and legitimate
claims incurred in raising the First Battalion
Of Kansas Volunteer Militia; or that they are
proper and legitimate. and for services render
ed by them in protecting our border against
hostile Indians; CT provisions, clothing, for
age or ammunition furnished under the order
in protecting the frontier; provided, that, If in
any case, the claimant shall make affidavit that
he cannot produce the affidavit of disinterested
witnesses heretofore mentioned, in the support
of his or her claim, then the board in their dis
erection may dispense with the same"
FIRST. All accounts must be made out
against the state OF Kansas and stentIzed.
SECOND. Each claim must be supported by
the affidavit of too disinterested witnesses. and
the affidavit of the claimant that the supplies
were furnished at the time and place specified
in the account-that the same are reasonable
and Just-that no payment has been received
for the same from or on account Of the State
that said claims grow out of and are proper
and legitimate claims incurred, either il rails
ing the First Battalion Kansas Militia; or in
Cured by them in protecting the border
against hostile Indians; or for provisions CLOTH
ing, forage, or ammunition furnished under the
order, and by the authority of the Governor
In case such disinterested witnesses cannot be
found, then the claimant must, in addition to
the above affnavit, swear to such fact.
In substantistiRg the claim, IL will be seen
| from the above. that the original order Of the
Governor, or battalion company, OF squad
| commander, for the purchase or expenditure,
| or service rendered, must be filed with the
claim.
The officers and enlisted men viii be paid on
| the muster and pay rolls of the company prop
erly signed and authenticated. for services rem
| dered IN such capacity.
AS the bonds of the State have beeen disposed
| of and money is now in the Treasury TO pay
| the claims audited and allowed by this board
payments will be made by the Treasurer on
presentation of Auditors warrant issued on
certificate of allowance given by said board.
| The board will meet at Topeka, in Office OF
| Secretary of State, for the consideration OF
| claims, Tuesday, March %, 1869, and will re-
main until April 8, when adjournment will be
had to Junction City, Tuesday, April 8: Again
adjourn, Saturday, April 10, to~meet at Salina,
Tuesday, April Is. Again adjourn April III
to meet at Topeka, Tuesday, the 20tn Of April
and will continue from day to day necessi-
ties arise until July 81, 1869, at which time the
Board is by law dissolved.
| All claims communications intended FOR
| the Board. will be addressed to the undeFsign-
ed. THOMAS Moonlight,
| 1929 Sec'y of State and Chairman of Board.