Year: 1865

SChOOl SIldIi Oe W tie INJURY VI ulsauNth-
tage of said minor


SEC. TO- This act shall take effect
from its passage, and shall be under the
control Of all future Legislatures, to alter,
amend Or repeal


Approved Nov. s, 1865.


An Act defining the duties of certain


State Officers, and for the protection


and benefit of the Treasury.


II as heiely ehdcted, &C.


SEC. !. The auditor of accounts of
this State shall procure and examine all
the papers, vouchers and statements of
any and all kinds OF disbursements made
by amy person for or on account OF the
State Of Vermont from the first day of
January, A. ID. 1861, to the first day OF
January, \. ID. 1866. and he shall ar.
range such vouchers for payments or dis
burscmeniS in proper form, and place the
same on file in bis office, and for any and
all expenses or disbursements made by
officer OF this State, or by any one acting
by or under the authority Of this State,
or its officials in any way, 50 far as the
said payments or expenditures may have
been in any way appropriated or used TO
procure, furnish or provide, or in any
form have been used to provide men or
means Of any kind to aid or assist the
General Government Of the United States
in furnishing or supplying itself with any
kind of material used IN the late war for
the suppression of the rebellion of the
southern states, or i'll any way expended
in defending the frontier against invasion
or raid from Canada; he shall obtain all
the evidence if possible 80 to do, neces-
sary to enable him to prepare and present
Il statement to the said General Govern
ment of the United States, of all such
claims, with their proper vouchers. And
it is hereby made the duty of said audit
or to prepare such statement OF these
| claims as soon as practicable, and present
them and secure their payment it he can
do so; but if such claims are not paid bv
said General Government of the United
| States upon presentation, said auditor of
accounts is hereby instructed to obtain
their adjustment if possible, and to have
the same allowed by said General Gov
ernmeht rs Just claim due to the
State OF Vermont. 1t is further made
the duty of said auditor Of accounts to
cause statement of these claims to he
prepared, in which he shall state in de-
tail what has been paid or allowed, and
La. taI
for such rejection. The auditor of ac-
counts shall cause to he paid to the treas
urer of this State any and all funds re-
ceived from the said General Government
of the United States as specified in this
section, and receive SAID treasurers vouch-
ers therefor. In the performance of the
duties hereinbefore set forth, the auditor
of accounts is authorized to employ such
clerical assistance as may be necessary,
and TO be paid all needlul expenses incur
red by him, together with the sum of one
thousand dollars for his personal expenses
in addition to his salary as now provided
by law, such payment TO be made by the
treasurer Of the State upon the approval
of the Governor of said auditor of ac-
counts order for such payment, 1t is
hereby made the duty of any and all per-
sons to furnish the auditor of accoun e
with all papers as evidence of any kind
in their possession TO enable him to pre-
pare the statements specified herein.


SEB. 2. The auditor of accounts is
hereby directed to prepare and forward
to the selectmen of the several towns in
the State, blanks in form and with printed
instruction thereon for the following pur-
pose, to wit To ascertain the number
Of men furnished by each town in this
State for service in the armies of the
United States during the late war, with
their term of services and the amount of
money expended by such town in procur-
ing such men as volunteers, substitutes or
drafted men; said returns to be made in
detail, and returned TO the auditor of ac-
counts by such sclectmen on or before the
first dav or April. 1896, with their certi-
iicate appended Ihel eto OF the correctness
of such statement, and said auditor of ac-
counts shall cause these certificates 10 be
placed on file in lis Office, and shall pre-
pare statement of the same, specifying
the town, and the number of men proyid-
ed by each town, with the amount paid
for such men, to be printed for the use OF
the next Legislature,


SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
Quartermaster General of this State, by
and with the ad ice and consent of the
Governor, to arrange for sale all the
ground now owned by this State in the
vicinity OF the late hospital buildings in
the town OF Montpelier, for which the
State has not immediate use, and with
said hospital buildings now upon SAID
grounds he shall cause TO be sold either in
whole or part both grounds and buildings
in such manner as in his opinion will be
most conducive TO the best interests of the