Preamble.

Quartermaster gen. may receive

master gen. of U. States.

CHAP. CCLVII.

AN ACT authorizing and defining certain duties to be performed by the Quartermaster General of this

State.

APPROVED, February 8, 1815.

WHEREAS considerable delays have taken place in the payments to the militia of this state, in consequence of no officer being appointed on the part of this state, to receive the funds from the paymas. ter general of the United States: For remedy whereof,

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of monies from pay the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the quartermaster general shall be authorized to receive from the paymaster general of of the United States, or his deputy, any sum due, or that may become due, for services rendered the United States, by the militia of this state: and he shall enter into bond with To give bond two or more securities, to be approved of by the penalty of bond. governor, to the commonwealth of Kentucky, in the penalty of $100,000 conditioned to be void on the faithful discharge of the duties: which bond shall be renewed from time to time, according to the provisions of a law, approved in January, 1810, entitled An act concerning the bonds of certain officers, guardians, executors and administrators.”

and

security

How qr. mas. from the treasury

to draw monies

duty.

SEC. 2. The monies appropriated by the laws of this commonwealth, from the public treasury, for the payment of militia services, shall be drawn from the treasury by the quartermaster general,quarterly, or oftener if necessary. But no money shall be drawn by him, until he shall have made out and signed, an estimate of the sum necessary for that quarter's payments, which shall be approved of by the governor.

SEC. 3. He shall judge of the vouchers upon which ar. mas gen's payments are to be made, and prescribe the form and manner of making payments. He shall advance to the paymasters of regiments, detachments or companies of militia, who may be entitled to pay, the sums requisite for that purpose: Provideš

their bond

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however, that no money shall be paid to such pay-specting mo master, until he shall have entered into bond in the to paymasters county court of the county in which such paymaster penalty. may reside, with two or more securities, to be approved of by said court, in the penalty of $20,000; a copy of which shall be certified by the clerk to the quartermaster general.

Quarterly set

SEC. 4. All the paymasters who receive funds from the quartermaster general, shall render their dements. accounts to, and settle with him for the money so received, at such times as he may prescribe by the general regulations of his office, and pay over to him any balance remaining in their hands on such settlements.

in the gen court.

SEC. 5. The quartermaster general shall settle Auditor to proquarterly with the auditor of public accounts, for ceed for balances all monies received by him, and pay into the treasury any balance due from him: but in such settlement he shall have credit for all sums he may have advanced, according to the provisions of this act, to regimental or other paymasters.

SEC. 6. For any failure either to make a settletlement or to pay into the treasury any balance due by the quartermaster general, the auditor shall, upon giving ten days previous notice, move the general court for judgment in behalf of the commonwealth of Kentucky against the quartermaster general and his securities, or any one or more of them, for the amount unaccounted for, or unpaid by him: upon the hearing of which motion, a copy from the auditor's books of the account against the quartermaster general, certified by the auditor to be correct, or in his absence by his clerk, shall be evidence against the quartermaster general, and the court shall render judgment for such sum as is unaccounted for, or unpaid, with ten per centum interest thereon, from the time it should have been paid or accounted for, until it shall be paid, with costs of

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suit, as in causes against delinquent sheriffs. SEC. 7. When any regimental or other paymas- gainst regimes

ster, shall have received from the quartermaster tal general, any money under the provisions of this law, and shall fail to account for the same, or pay over the balance due from him, the quartermaster genc

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duty.

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ral shall have the same remedy, by motion in the general court against such delinquent paymaster and his securities, as by this act is given to the auditor of public accounts against the quartermaster general in case of his failure.

SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to prosecute all motions on behalf of the auditor of public accounts, against the quartermaster general, and in behalf of the quartermaster general, against regimental and other paymasters, arising under this act. He shall, for his services, be entitled to a fee of five dollars on all motions in which judgments may be entered for the commonwealth : which sum shall be taxed in the bill of costs, and paid over to him by the sheriff or other officer collecting the money recovered by such judgment.

SEC. 9. The actual advances of the quartermasStationary and office furniture. ter general for the stationary for his office, including forms and blanks furnished to regimental paymasters and others, and also his actual advances for tables, presses and other necessary office furniture, shall be paid out of the treasury of this state, upon his exhibiting an account thereof, approved by the governor.

regulated.

SEC. 10. He shall receive a per centum on all His per cent. sums he may receive and pay away in any one year, on behalf of the United States: on every sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, one per cent.; or if above twenty-five and not exceeding fifty thousand, three quarters per cent. ; or if above fifty thousand and not exceeding one hundred thousand, one half per cent. ; or if above one hundred and not exceeding two hundred thousand, one quarter per cent.; and for all sums drawn from the public treasury and paid to the several paymasters on behalf of the state, one per cent which per centum shall be paid out of the public treasury, on the quarmaster general producing the paymaster's receipts to the auditor of public accounts, who shall issue his warrant for payment accordingly: Provided, however, that nothing herein contained, shall be so construed as to authorize the auditor to calculate the per centum on the different sums that may be received in any one year, but upon the whole amount so received and paid out.

Respecting the calculation of per

centum.

SEC. 11. Be it further enacted, That the quartermaster general shall keep his office at the seat of government from and after the passage of this act. This aet shall continue in force one year, and no longer.

CHAP. CCLVIII.

AN ACT to increase the Capital of the State Bank.

APPROVED, February 8, 1815.

SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the capital stock of the Bank of Kentucky shall be, and the same is hereby increased two millions of dollars, in addition to the present stock; to consist of twenty thousand shares of one hundred dollars each; of which ten thousand shares are hereby reserved for the state of Kentucky, to be subscribed for from time to time by the executive thereof, as it shall be convenient; having due regard to the funds out of which such shares shall be payable.

Capital stock increased two mil

lions of dollars.

Divided inta

20,000 shares

10,000 reserved for the state.

Remaining10,000

scribed for.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the remaining ten thousand shares shall be sold or subscribed to be sold or s for in such manner and at such times as shall be ordained by the president and directors of the bank : Provided, however, that no sale of stock hereby added, shall take place within one year from the passage of this act; but within that period subscriptions shall be opened and received under the directions of the directors; and after the expiration of the year, any balance not subscribed for may be either sold or subscribed for, as the directory may determine.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the bank of Kentucky shall be, and the same is hereby authorized to deal in exchange in treasury notes of the United States, and in the funded debt thereof; and shall vest similar powers in its branches.

Additional pow bank & its branch

ers granted to the

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Loans may be ,, made to non-resi

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That so much of an act entitled "An act to establish a state bank," dents.

Directors may

ted States.

Proviso

as prohibits a loan to any person or persons residing in any other state or territory, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the president loan to the Ur and directors are hereby authorized to grant loans to the United States; Provided the whole amount loaned does not exceed, at any one time, five hundred thousand dollars, nor be for a longer time than two years.

an outh.

substance thereof

SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the directors Directors to take of the bank, and of each of its branches, shall, before they presume to act in that character, severally take an oath or affirmation before some justice of the peace of this commonwealth, That they will not, during their continuance in that office, obtain from the institution (including the branches) directly or indirectly, a loan of any greater sum than five thousand dollars; and that they will faithfully discharge the duties of a director to the best of their ability." A certificate of which oath, made out by the justice. shall be lodged by each in the files of the bank of which he is a director. A violation of which cath is de Which oath, by any director, shall subject him to a clared to be per prosecution and conviction for perjury, under the laws of this commonwealth, in relation to that crime.

A violation of

jury.

Regulations as

Zetors.

SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That the allowance to the loans of dis to any director of the mother bank, or any of its branches, by way of accommodation, to the amount of five thousand dollars, and the allowance of endorsement to the amount of ten thousand dollars, as given by the original charter, shall include the whole credit of such director, and that no director shall, either directly or indirectly, contract a greater debt to the bank; nor shall the bank, or any of its branches, by purchasing the negotiable notes, bills, drafts or paper, engaging to pay money of any director, increase the debt of any director beyond the said allowance given by the original charter, by purchasing the negotiable notes, bills, drafts or paper, engaging to pay money of any director, increase the debt of any director beyond the said allowance given by the original charter.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the notes