68 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 128. 1866. June 21. 1866- CHAP. CXXVIII.-An Act to reivrcbursc ffze of West Wyipia fg Moneys q ""°`°‘;`“”` pendedfor the Iliizgpdbjtates in enrollmg, cquyvpmg, and paying B zlztary arces to uw {Tl $ll]7pI`85Slll_q [ 6 . R 1071. Commissioners Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representqhves of the Gizmo
- ° *‘S°°'*”i“ ***3 States of America in Congress assembled, That immediately after the pas.
- §°`{,`;,niv;°;§°(fi]ir: sage of this act the President shall appomt three commissioners whose
pinin for State duty it shall be to ascertain the amount of moneys expended by the State °'°°*‘ of W'est Virginia in enrolling, supplying, equnppmg, subsistingntransport. ing, and paying such State forces as hare been called into seryice m said State since the twentieth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,. to act in concert with the United States forces in the suppression of rebellion against the United States. _ _ puty of com- Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners so ap- “““‘°"°"‘ pointed shall proceed at once to examine all the expenditures made by said State for the purposes herein named, allowing only for dubursements made and amounts assumed by the State for enrolling, equipping, subsistiug, transporting, supplying, and paying such troops as were called into service by the governor, at the request of the United States department commander commanding the district in which `Wcst Virginia may at the time have been included, or by the express order, consent, or concurrence of such commander, or which may have been employed in suppressing re- No allowance bellion in said State. And no allowance shall be made for any troops
- f"$£;f°" “"°““l which did not perform actual military service in full concert and co-opera,
` tion with the authorities of the United States and subject to their orders. Certain Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in making up said account,
- ‘;*&‘é“;;I;’1_P° for the convenience of the accounting officers of the government, the com-
M6b._missioners shall state separately the amounts expended, respectively, for enrolling, equipping, arming, subsisting, transporting, and paying said troops, and from the aggregate amount they shall deduct the amount of Amount of direct tax due by the said State to the United States under the act endi‘”°°* WX *° b° titled “An act to roviderincreased revenue from imports a interest on deducted. . P p ’P Y . 1861, 6h_ 45_ the public debt, and for other purposes," approved August fifth, eighteen VOL xii- p- 29*2- hundred and sixty-one. Rate of allow- Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in the adjustment of accounts gmiggrofigfgj under this act the commissioners shall not allow for any expenditure or me compensation for service at a rate greater than was at the time authorized by the laws of the United States in similar cases. Commissioners Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That so soon as said- commissioners §g‘é‘:f_;tfP°*} shall have made up said account and ascertained the balance, as herein W 0 · . . . 1·,-eusmy d1rected, they shall make written report thereof; showing the different items of expenditure, as hereinbefbre stated, to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall cause the same to be examined by the proper acbeiziiiipgésggd counting officers of the treasury, and said officers shall audit the accounts what is fO{md as in ordinary cases; and if from their report it shall appear that any sum duqifapything, remains due to the said State, he shall draw his warrant for the same, to b° P“*d· payable to the governor of said State, and deliver it to him. Commissioners Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners to be ap-
- ° b° *“`°""· pointed as aforesaid shall, before proceeding to the discharge of their duties, be sworn that they will carefully examine the accounts existing
between the United States and the State of West Virginia, and that they will, to the best of their ability, make a just, true, and impartial statement compensation. thereof, as required by this act. They shall receive such compensation for their services as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Appropriation. S20. 7. And be it fdrther enacted, That the sum of three hundred and digogmrggge of sixty-eight thousand Eve hundred and forty-eight dollars and thirty-seven Sm 1867, :Q°*1°_ cents be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to carry this act into effect. v¤1.xv.p.c. Approved, June 21, 1866.
