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 The Medical History of the Confederate Stales. 153

Section 5 of that act provides for the payment of the/r<? rata pro portion of the appropriation of $12,000 for the year 1880, and of $8,000 for the year 1881 ; in case the beneficiaries take oath before the clerk of the district court of their parish, stating in their affidavits that they do not believe that the style of artificial limb contracted for by the adjutant-general would be of any practical use to them ; in that case the adjutant-general is instructed to approve and indorse on the affidavits the contract price of the artificial limb to which the beneficiaries would be entitled under this act, which affidavits, so in- dorsed and approved, shall be the voucher of the auditor of public accounts for his warrant on the State treasurer in favor of the bene- ficiary.

By a latter resolution of the House of Representatives, under date of April 15, 1880, the adjutant-general is authorized and empowered to supplement the list of disabled soldiers, adopted and forwarded to him by the house, by the addition of the names of those at this time citizens of the State, who may forward or carry to him an affidavit made before the clerk of their parish that they lost a limb or limbs in the service of the Confederate States, approved by either of their representatives or senators, or by the addition of names of persons forwarded to him by either the Louisiana Division of Army of Northern Virginia, or Louisiana Division of Army of Tennessee.

Under this act 69, and under the resolution of the house referred to, the following artificial limbs are accounted for:

Appropriation for 1880 $12,000 oo

Appropriation for 1881 8,000 oo

Act 72, approved July i, 1882, directs that the unexpended bal- ances appropriated by Act No. 69 of 1880, be transferred to and appropriated out of the general fund of 1882 and 1883, to be paid out according to provisions and regulations of Act 69 of 1880.

For artificial limbs in 1882. $1,300 oo

For repairs of same in 1882 1,000 oo

For artificial limbs in 1883 1,300 oo

For repairs of same in 1883... 1,071 77

Under Act 72, the following artificial limbs and repairs to same have been furnished upon proper affidavits on file in this office:

Appropriation for 1882 $2,30000

Appropriation for 1883 2,371 77