Organization of the National abled Volunteer Soldiers. 21, s. 1, v. 14, p. 10; Mar. 3, 1875, c. Feb. 26, 1875, J.R. Par. 2293. Assistant to general treasurer. 2294. Bonds of depositories. 2295. Inspection by Secretary of War. 2296. Duties of Board of Managers. 2297. Estimates to show salaries. 2287. The President, Secretary of War, Chief Justice, Home for Dis- and such other persons as have been or from time to time Mar. 21, 1866, c. may be associated with them, shall constitute a board of Jan. 23, 1873, c. 51, managers of an establishment for the care and relief of s. 1. v. 17, p. 417; the disabled volunteers of the United States Army, to be 129, v. 18. p. 359; known by the name and style of "The National Home for No. 5, v. 18 p. 524. Disabled Volunteer Soldiers," and have perpetual succession, with powers to take, hold, and convey real and personal property, establish a common seal, and to sue and be sued in courts of law and equity; and to make by-laws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for carrying on the business and government of the Home, and to affix penalties thereto. Sec. 4825, R.S. Election of cit izen managers. 2288. Eleven managers of the National Home for Dis Mar. 21, 1866, c. abled Volunteers shall be elected from time to time, as 21, s. 3. v. 14, p. 10; Mar. 12, 1867, c. 1. vacancies occur, by joint resolution of Congress. They v. 15, p. 1; Jan. 23, 1873, c. 51, s. 1, shall all be citizens of the United States, and all residents v. 17, p. 417. Sec. 4826, R.S. of States which furnished organized bodies of soldiers to aid in suppressing the rebellion commenced in eighteen Election of offi- cers of the Board of 21, Mar. 21, 1866, c. s. 2, v. 14, p.10; 8.1, v. 17, p. 417. Sec. 4827, B. S. Jan. 23, 1873, c. 51, 2289. The fourteen managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers shall elect from their own number a president, who shall be the chief executive officer of the board, two vice-presidents, and a secretary. Seven of the board, of whom the president or one of the vice-presidents shall be one, shall form a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board." 2290. Hereafter no member of the Board of Managers Expenses of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers agers. shall receive any compensation or pay for any services or v. 28, p. 412. duties connected with the Home; but the traveling and other actual expenses of a member, incurred while upon the business of the Home, may be reimbursable to such member. Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 412). of Board of Man Aug. 18, 1894, Sec. 4828, R. S. who may receive sal eral treasurer. Aug. 18, 1894, v. 28, p. 412. 2291. The president and secretary of the Board of Man- officers agers may receive a reasonable compensation for their serv- aries. ices as such officers, not exceeding four thouand dollars and two thousand dollars, respectively, per annum. Ibid. 2292. The general treasurer shall give good and suffi- Bond of gencient bond to the United States in a sum not less than one hundred thousand dollars, as the Secretary of War may direct, and to be approved by him, faithfully to account for all public moneys and property which he may receive. 2293. The assistant general treasurer and assistant Assistant inspector-general shall hereafter, in the necessary absence urer, bond. or inability of the general treasurer, from any cause what- 31, p. 636. ever, perform his duties and give bond to the general treasurer for the faithful performance of such duties, but to general treas June 6, 1900, v. 'The number of managers to be elected by joint resolution of Congress was fixed at ten by section 3 of the act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 444), and at eleven by joint resolution No. 21, of March 3, 1891 (26 ibid., 1117). 2 The following-named general officers were provided for in the act of appropriation of March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 1178), at the rates of compensation set opposite their respective designations: President of the Board of Managers. Secretary of Board of Managers $4,000 General treasurer.. 2,000 Inspector-general.. 4,000 Assistant to general treasurer and assistant inspector-general... 2,000 2,500 'The act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. L., 636), and prior acts of appropriation have 2,000 contained the requirement that the general treasurer shall not be a member of the Board of Managers. 22924-08-57 Bonds of depositories. the general treasurer shall in every respect be responsible on his bond to the United States for any default on the part of such assistant general treasurer and assistant inspector-general.' Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. L., 636). 2294. From and after the passage of this act it shall be July 9, 1896, 8. the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to require from 2, v. 24, p. 129. the president and cashier of all banks used as depositories by the treasurer of the Home a deposit of bonds sufficient in amount to fully secure all moneys pertaining to said Home left on deposit with any such bank. Sec. 2, act of July 9, 1896 (24 Stat. L., 129). Inspections. Aug. 18, 1894, v. 28, p. 412. Duties of Board of Managers. 21, s. 8, v. 14, p. 11, INSPECTIONS. 2295. Hereafter, once in each fiscal year, the Secretary of War shall cause a thorough inspection to be made of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, its records, disbursements, management, discipline, and condition, such inspection to be made by an officer of the Inspector-General's Department, who shall report thereon in writing, and said report shall be transmitted to Congress at the first session thereafter." Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 412). 2296. The Board of Managers shall make an annual reMar. 21, 1866, C. port of the condition of the National Home for Disabled Jan. 23, 1873, c.51, Volunteer Soldiers to Congress on the first Monday of every January; and the board shall examine and audit the accounts of the treasurer and visit the Home quarterly. s. 1, v. 17, p. 417. Sec. 4884, R. S. to Estimates show salaries, etc. Aug. 5, 1892, v. 27, p. 384. 2297. Hereafter the statement of expenses of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers shall each year be submitted in the annual Book of Estimates and shall be made to show the amount of salary or compensation paid to each of the officers and employees of said board, and there shall also be submitted therewith a statement showing the number of officers appointed at each of the Branch Homes under section four thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine of the Revised Statutes, the amount of salary or compensation paid to each, and the amount of allowance to each, if any, for contingent or other expenses. Act of August 5, 1892 (27 Stat. L.,384). 'This enactment replaces the requirement of the act of July 1, 1898 (30 Stat. I., 639), which empowered the general treasurer to authorize a clerk to perform the duties above described. 2 The inspection required by this statute is in addition to the inspection service performed by the inspectors acting under the direction of the Board of Managers. (See par. 2289, ante.) This enactment replaces the acts of March 3, 1885, and March 3, 1887, in pari materia. The act of March 3, 1885 (23 Stat. L., 478), contained the following require ment: "Hereafter there shall annually be submitted to the Secretary of War a Qualification. Apr. 11, 1892, v. 27, p. 15. Sec. 4829, R.S. 2298. The officers of the National Home shall consist of Officers. a governor, a deputy governor, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as the managers may deem necessary. They shall be appointed from honorably discharged soldiers who served as mentioned in the following section; and they may be appointed and removed, from time to time, as the interests of the institution may require, by the Board of Managers. Act of April 11, 1892 (27 Stat. L., 15). 2299. Surgeons, assistant surgeons, and other medical officers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and the several Branches thereof, may be appointed from others than those who have been disabled in the military service of the United States. Act of February 9, 1897 (29 Stat. L., 517). 2300. The Board of Managers shall classify all the officers and employees of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and establish a rate of pay and allowance for each class, and the rate so established shall not be increased by fees, perquisites, allowances, or advantages under any pretense whatever; and no employee shall be borne on more than one pay roll or voucher. Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 412). 2 Exemption of medical officers. Feb. 9, 1897, v. 29, p. 517. Rates of pay to be classified. Aug. 18, 1894, v. 28, p. 412. detailed statement of the expenses of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, who shall submit the same to Congress at the beginning of each session thereof." The act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 509), provided that "hereafter the detailed statement of the expenses of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers shall be reported direct to Congress in the annual report of the Board of Managers." See section 4830, Revised Statutes, paragraph 2319, post; but see paragraph 2299, post, which exempts certain medical officers from the operation of sections 4829 and 4830, Revised Statutes. The following rates of pay were established in the acts of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 409), and March 2, 1895 (28 Stat. L., 952): For president of the Board of Managers, four thousand dollars; secretary of the Board of Managers, two thousand dollars; one general treasurer, who shall not be a member of the Board of Managers, three thousand dollars; one inspector-general, two thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant inspector-general, two thousand dollars; clerical services for the offices of the president and general treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; messenger service for president's office, one hundred and forty-four dollars; messenger service for secretary's office, fifty-two dollars; clerical services for managers, one thousand five hundred dollars; agents, two thousand four hundred dollars; for traveling expenses of the Board of Managers, their officers and employees, eleven thousand five hundred dollars; for outdoor relief, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; for rent, medical examinations, stationery, telegrams, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, thirty-seven thousand eight hundred and forty-six dollars. Officers not to be connected with traffic. 24, p. 540. 2301. No person shall be eligible to or hold any position liquor or employment in the government or management of any Mar. 3, 1887, v. Home who is interested in or connected with, directly or indirectly, any brewery, dramshop, or distillery in the State where such Home is located. Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 540). Traveling expenses of officers. 28, p. 412. TRAVELING EXPENSES. 2302. When an officer of the National Home for Disabled Aug. 18, 1894, v. Volunteer Soldiers, not a member of the Board of Managers thereof, travels under orders on business for the Home he shall be allowed seven cents in lieu of all other expenses for each mile actually traveled, distance to be computed by the most direct through route. Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 412). Bonds of treasurers of Branch es. Aug. 18, 1894, v. 28, p. 412. The same. Mar. 3, 1901, v. 31, p. 1178. BONDS. 2303. The treasurers of the several Branch Homes shall give good and sufficient bonds to the general treasurer in such sums as he may require, and to be approved by him, faithfully to account for all public moneys and property which they may receive. Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 412). 2304. Hereafter the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers may, in their discretion, designate and authorize an officer at each or any of the several Branches of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers to perform such duties in connection with the offices of the treasurer and quartermaster at any such Branch as they may direct, and in the necessary absence or inability of either of said officers from any cause whatever to have power to act in their places and perform all of the duties connected with the said respective offices. All officers so designated and authorized to act as provided hereunder shall give bond to the general treasurer of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in such amount as he may require, and to be approved by him, faithfully to account for all public moneys and property which they may receive. Act of March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 1178). |