Enrolled Act No. 4 of the House of Representatives.
AN ACT making appropriations to defray the expense of preparing to respond to the call of the President of the United" States for troops.
SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to the Governor's contingent fund, for the purpose of paying the expense of calling out and sustaining the militia, under the requisition of the President of the United States, and that the same shall be drawn on the order of the Governor, specifying the articles, and page: 72[View Page 72] whom purchased, the services rendered, by whon and that the said order shall be filed in the Auditor's office, before a warrant is issued therefor, except in such cases where the same may be deemed inexpedient by the Governor, but that he keep a detailed statement thereof, and report to the ensuing General Assembly all disbursements by him made out of said funds, specifying each item thereof.
SEC. 2. It is hereby declared that an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect o this act. Therefore it shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
[Approved May, 1861. For legislative action thereon, see pp. 15, 18, 19, 40, 41, 42 an 63 of these Reports.]
