Telegram-herald., 1890-08-04
TO VETERANS
" hAt tAs AuaitoF-Cener@l sHys al an.
kouDts QuSstiea.

" hat th< Auditor-Ssenerzl Saxs an a..
hss1ts Qa<stte..
The supreme Court Cee.sson on ~.
soldier bounty Quest.on : eaas.ar -
mucA uonhle 10 veterans ana others
that the following circular hss bese
lsseed ~ the BoSra of STATE Auction.
No State bounty vas authorized pfe.
sious 70 March 6, lS6s Al that date AL
act Was passed authorizing the Gog.
ernog, N h.s discretloa. 10 cause 10 he
pad irom the war fund sueh sums for
bounty - he deemed necessary. alot 10
exceed $50 10 each volunteer, te. Yilf
Governor issued al order paving s
bounty Of 500 - the following Isl If
regiments, batteries and companies.
fsfst Regiment Engineers and Ne
ehanos.
tlrsI Regiment sharpSh0Ogers.
frsI nlue regiments of cavalry.
t.rst twenty seven regiments Of IN
fantry
Batteries A TO N, First Light Artl-
lery.
Companies c. / aud X. First United
States en2Ish0otess.
Companies II and l Norell Horse.
firsi ana Second shaTpshooters, at
taehed 10 Sixteenth Infantry
flrsi ana second SAarpshooters, AZ
tachod 10 Twenty Infantry.
The bounty Was PAID unia November
10, leoo, ~ which date the Governor.
by order No. II, discontinued the paw
meut oI the bounty, ana no State b0an-
~ was paid until February 3, lsC4. Al
tnat date the Legislature passed a law
giving 500 State bounty 10 each person
below the rank OF a commits lOacd Oih-
Ger who should enlist and be properly
credited under the cal or order OI the
President or military authorities, made
or ISSUED since the nFsl day OF January,
4. j.. 1854.
Payment Of bounty under this law
was made until May Il, 1854, at which
date the GoyernOr issued an order q s.
continuing the payment OF bounty. and
no bounty was paid until February 8,
ls65, at which date the Legislature
passed a law giving $3.50 State bounty
40 those who enlisted after thai date
a d were properly credited. There was
a Jaw passed giving $50 state bounty TO
Note.anS who re-enlisted after two years
y
TO which they belonged.
The decision OF the supreme Court
recently giyenin mandainus case only
affects these who enlisted between May
II, 1894, and February >, 1865. The
records OF the quarter master generals
Office show that AL other bounties have
teen paid. If, however, any soldier en-
listing at any time other than between
May Il, 1864, and February 5, 1865,
CLAIMS that he has not been paid his
/ bounty, he can present hls claim 70 the
board Of State auditors, and the board
Will thoroughly examine the clam.
But, as shown above, II is hardly prob
able tnat any OF this class of claims can
be paid though thousands of them have
already been received, filed and exam
lned. The board has a large force Of
competent clerks industriously classify
ing these claims presented, and Will get
them in shape for settlement as fast a.
possible. The work involves the adju-
dlcation of claims, the settling OF
which Will require an enormous expend-
iture, and the board of auditors viii sift
these matters as thoroughly and IS rap
idly as Is consistent with the interests of
the State and the soldiers. 1t vii
greatly expedite and simplify their Work
II soldiers who enlisted at other times
than the dates above indicated will de-
sist from fling more of this class Of
claims, which IN the very nature Of
things can not be legally paid.
The board recognizes the fact that
thousands of soldiers who enlisted ut
dates other than those indicated above
honestly believe that they have never
received or assigned their bounties, but
the records of their payments or as
/ sgnments are on file IN the military
archives of this State and signed by
these claimants. The board cannot 20
back of these records, which have
stared them IN the face IN thousands of
cases.
AS there is no money in the State
/ treasury out of which these claims can
be legally paid, all this work on the
part of the board Is only IN the nature
! OF an adjudication. 10 be followed by
payments when legislative action shall
( have provided the necessary funds
/ therefor.