Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-07-19
Transportation TO Gettysburg.

The Board OF Commissioners on Gettys-
burg Monumeuts-namely: Genl John
p Taylor President; Genl J. s. p. Goblin.
Col John P. Nicholson, Secretary, and
Col. R. Bruce Ricketts-have issued the
following circular under date of July l.,
and request Us TO publish it for the infor-
nation of our soldier readers:
The Act providing for transportation OF
of Pennsylvania soldiers, resident in
Pennsylvania, who participated in the bat
tie of Gettysburg, is as follows:
AN ACT
To provide transpo Itation to Gettysburg at The
time OF the de dlcation Of the monuments OF
the Pennsylvania or gaIiZatlons, for all the
surviving soldiers resident ia Pennsylvania
who participated In the battle OF Gettysburg
on the first. second OF third day OF July, one
thousand eight hundred and siXty-three, and
who served In any such Pennsylvania rgan-
izations.
WHEREAS. The act of the LegiSl ature of
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
seven provided for the erection of suitable
monuments on the battlefield of Gettys-
burg to mark the positions held by Penn
sylvania organizations in said battles, which
monuments are to be dedicated at such
time during the present year as may be
designated BY the Governor of this Com
monwealth, at which dedication the pres
ence Of all Pennsylvania soldiers who par
tieipated III the battle of Gettysburg Is
greatly desired and chereds, The people
of this Commonwealth have always vener
ated the patriotic and heroic deeds of her
= = \ lYNi.- to
memorate the sacrifices of fallen heroes of
the Republic but also to honor the survi-
wing veterans and make their remaining
days comfortable and happy; therefore
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General As
sembly met and it is hereby enacted by
authority Of the same, That at the time OF
the dedication of the monuments of the
Pennsylvania organizations on the battle
field of Gettysburg there shall be provided
and furnished, 1T the expense Of the Com
monwealth, transportation to all the sur
viVing honorably discharged soldiers now
resident in Pennsylvania. whose names
were borne upon the rolls of such organi-
zation previously to and at the date of the
battle of Gettysburg on July first second,
or third. one thousand eight hundred and
sixty three, such transportation to cover
distance from the stations at which such
soldiers live, or from the railroad stations
nearest to their places of residence, by the
shortest or most convenient route to Get
tysburg and return, and shall be so ar
ranged as to passage that the said veter-
ans shall have the privilege of remaining
at Gettysburg not less than one week, and
shall have the privilege of stopping off at
any station en- route.
SIC . That the Adjutant- General be
and is hereby authorized and empowered
to provide transportation over the lines of
the several railroads of this State over
whose route any of the soldiers referred to
in the first section of this act shall require
passage to and from Gettysburg, and for
such transportation he is authorized to
pay such sums OF money as may be agreed
upon And the Adjutant-Gen-
eneral Brig. Gen ID. H. Hastingsl is
further authorized to provide such blanks
and establish such rules for the reception
of applications and the issuance of orders
for transportation as may he deemed prop
er, and he shall take the necessary means
to give publicity to the provisions of this
act in order that all the soldiers entitled to
transportation under the same may avail
themselves Of its benefits.
SEC. 3. That any person who shall per-
senate or attempt to persoGate any soldier
entitled to the provisions of this act III or
der to secure transportation under this act,
or shall use or attempt to use the trans
portation provided for any such soldier,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof shall be fined not
more than one hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not exceeding one month, or be
both fined and imprisoned at the discretion
of the court before which the conviction is
had.
SEC. H. That the sum of fifty thousand
dollars or as much thereof as may be ne
cessary is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to defray the expenses of trans
portation provided for in this act.
the money to be paid on requisition of the
Adjutant- General and warrant of Auditor
General drawn in the usual manner, pro-
yiding that duly verified vouchers showing
the detailed disbursements under this act
shall be made and filed in the Auditor
Generals office.
Approved May Sth 1889.
BY order of Board Of Commissioners,
JOHN p NICHOLSON. Sec'y.