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 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 13, 14. 1867. 9 And all laws allowing the President, the Secretary of the Interior, or LWB allowing the commissioner of Indian aflhirs to enter into treaties with any Indian 3:’at§;’;k,,l25,°{¤_ tribes are hereby repealed, and no expense shall hereafter be incurred in dian tribes renegotiating a treaty with any Indian tribe until an appropriation author- P°;°‘{· 18 izing such expense shall be tirst made by law. asp` ` Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the several sums of money Ch,,,,·mg,_ heretofore appropriated to be expended under the direction of the c0m— nssr, &c. to exmissioner of public buildings be transferred to and may be expended un- Pwd ¥“°“°Y’ “,l"‘ der the direction of the chief en ineer f the arm ·l1 fli e f the pmpmtcd to c S 0 Y: or suc 0 C Y 0 expended under engineer corps as he may direct. direction ofcom- Approved, March 29, 1867. gS_ CHAP. XIV. —- An Act to reimburse the States of Indiana and Ohiofrr Monegjs expended Mmm; 29, 1867, fw the United States in enrolling, equipping, and provisioning Militia Forces to aid in "`°"‘"` suppressing the Rebellion. 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 passage of this act the President shall appoint three commissioners, by 25g12E25g:;; and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who are not residents of m ascertain the the State of Indiana, whose duty it shall be to ascertain the amount of ¤¤¤0¤¤¤0l` moneys expended by the State of Indiana in enrolling, equipping, subsist~ KQ?;;; igagigy ing, transporting, and paying such State forces as were called into service ing, &c. Stats in said State since the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, f°‘{)°‘ii.d“’l”€ *h° to act in concert with the United States forces in the suppression of rebel- m B mm lion against the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners so appoint- Commissioners ed shall proceed, subject to regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary to d° "'h*“‘ of `Vllar, at once to examine all the items of expenditure made by said State for the purposes herein named, allowing only for disbursements What disbursemade and amounts assumed by the State For enrolling, equipping, subsist- {gwés P be **1* ing, 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 notwbo did not perform actual military service in full concert and co-operation *m°w°d‘ 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 convenience of the accounting officers of the government, the com- ;l;f¤Q;’_;$I‘;'g,°;’;; missioners shall state separately the amounts expended, respectively, for I,,,,,,;;;,,,,., ug be enrolling, equipping, arming, snbsisting, transporting, and paying said gated Seperatetroo s. ` 4. And be it further enacted, That, in the adjustment of accounts RMQS of wmunder this act, the commissioners shall not allow for any expenditure or gggfgxu l°°b° compensation for service at a rate greater than was at the time authorized by the laws of the United States and the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of lVar in similar cases. Sec. 5. And be itfurzlzer enacted, That as soon as said commissioners Commissioners shall have made up said account and ascertained the balance, as here- ggpnggkgfggtmn in directed, they shall make written report thereof, showing the diH'erent ggcmmy of items of .expenditure as hereinbefore stated to the Secretary of the Treas- T¤"¤¤$¤¤‘Y- ury, 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 remains due to the said State, he shall draw his warrant for the same, S;£°“°°°°b° payable to the governor of said State, and deliver it to him. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners to be ap· ,€‘g>¤¤mi¤~=i¤¤¤f¤ pointed as atoresaid shall, before proceeding to the discharge of their du- O E "'°""