Chapter XIV. *to reimburse the States of Indiana and Ohio for Moneys expended for the United States in enrolling, equipping, and provisioning Militia forces to aid in suppressing the Rebellion.*March 29, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress a
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CHAP. XIV.— An Act *to reimburse the States of Indiana and Ohio for Moneys expended for the United States in enrolling, equipping, and provisioning Militia forces to aid in suppressing the Rebellion.*March 29, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That immediately after the President to appoint three commissioners to ascertain the amount of moneys spent by Indiana in raising, &c. State forces during the rebellion. passage of this act the President shall appoint three commissioners, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who are not residents of the State of Indiana, whose duty it shall be to ascertain the amount of moneys expended by the State of Indiana in enrolling, equipping, subsisting, transporting, and paying such State forces as were called into service in said State since the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, to act in concert with the United States forces in the suppression of rebellion against the United States.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the commissioners so appointed Commissioners to do what.shall proceed, subject to regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, at once to examine all the items of expenditure made by said State for the purposes herein named, allowing only for disbursements What disbursements to be allowed;made and amounts assumed by the State for enrolling, equipping, subsisting, transporting, 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 Indiana may at the time have been included, or by the express order, consent, or concurrence of such commander, or which may have been employed or used in suppressing rebellion in said State.
And no allowance shall be made for any troops which what not to be allowed.did not perform actual military service in full concert and co-operation with the authorities of the United States and subject to their orders. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That in making up said account, for In making up the account certain items of expenditure to be stated separatelythe convenience of the accounting officers of the government, the commissioners shall state separately the amounts expended, respectively, for enrolling, equipping, arming, subsisting, transporting, and paying said troops.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That, in the adjustment of accounts Rates of compensation to be allowed. under this act, the commissioners shall not allow for any expenditure or compensation for service at a rate greater than was at the time authorized by the laws of the United States and the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War in similar cases. Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted,* That as soon as said commissioners Commissioners to make written report to the Secretary of Treasury.shall have made up said account and ascertained the balance, as herein directed, they shall make written report thereof, showing the different items of expenditure as hereinbefore stated to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall cause the same to be examined by the proper accounting officers of the treasury, and said officers shall audit the said accounts as in ordinary cases; and if from said report it shall appear that any sum Any sum due the State to be paid. remains due to the said State, he shall draw his warrant for the same, Commissioners to be sworn.payable to the governor of said State, and deliver it to him.
Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted,* That the commissioners to be appointed Commissioners to be sworn. as aforesaid shall, before proceeding to the discharge of their du- 10 Compensation of commissioners.ties, be sworn that they will carefully examine the accounts existing between the United States and the State of Indiana, and that they will, to the best of their ability, make a just, true, and impartial statement thereof, as required by this act. They shall receive such compensation for their services as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, not exceeding ten dollars per day for each commissioner.
Sec. 7. *And be it further enacted,*Provisions of this act to apply to Ohio. That the provisions of this act shall apply in every respect to the State of Ohio, and the same proceedings shall be had for ascertaining the amount due the said State of Ohio, as are herein provided for ascertaining the amount due the State of Indiana, and for the payment of such amount, when ascertained under the limitations and restrictions of this act, a sufficient sum is hereby appropriated. Sec. 8. *And be it further enacted,*Appropriation.
That a sufficient sum is hereby appropriated to carry this act into effect. Approved, March 29, 1867.