Chap. 633.—An ACT for the relief of Philip T. Marye.
Approved April 2, 1902.

Whereas, J. Hoge Tyler, governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
did, on the twenty-fifth day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight,
issue his proclamation, calling on all the volunieer organizations of the
State to hold themselves in readiness to be mustered into the service of
the United States, and directing the commanding officers of the several
companies to recruit their ranks to the full number required by law; and,

Whereas, by general orders number ten, issued on the twenty-eighth
day of April, eighteen hundred and nincty-eight, by the adjutant-general
of Virginia by order of the governor, the said commanding officers of the
several companies were advised that all expenses for the subsistence and
maintenance of volunteers during the interval between their enrollment
and muster into the service of the United States, as well as all incidental
expenses connected therewith, such as hire of offices, clerks, messengers.
et cetera, would be met by the government of the United States, said
officers being thereby authorized to pay such items of expense themselves,
and to forward vouchers therefor to the proper mustering officer for remn-
bursement; and,

Whereas, Philip T. Marye, captain of Company C, Fourth Virginia
infantry, after being called out by the said proclamation of the governor,
but before being mustered into the service of the United States, while
thus in the service of the State of Virginia, did, from his private funds,
pay the sum of two hundred and fifty-one dollars and seventy-five cenis
for the subsistence of the eighty-one men of his company for the period
of seven days during the interval between their enrollment and their
muster into the service of the United States, and did also pay the further
sum of eighteen dollars for office and clerk hire for the same period, the
said two amounts aggregating the sum of two hundred and sixty-nine
dollars and seventy-five cents, all of which was done by the said Philip
T. Marye in obedience to the said proclamation and the said general
orders number ten ; and, ,

Whereas, the said Philip T. Marye, in further obedience to the said
general orders number ten, did, on the thirtieth day of May, eighteen
hundred and nincty-eight, file with David Price, the mustering officer at
camp Lee, Richmond, Virginia, the proper vouchers for the above men-
tioned expenses, and the said David Price duly approved and certified
the same to the proper department of the United States government at
Washington ; and,

Whereas, the government of the United States, after taking no action
thereon for the period of three years, did, on the twenty-fifth day of
January, nineteen hundred and two, through the comptroller of the
treasury, refuse to reimburse the said Philip T. Marye, alleging that at
the time the said expenses were incurred the said Philip T. Marye was
still in the service of the State of Virginia, and, therefore, was a private
individual, as far as the government of the United States was concerned ;
and,

Whereas, the said expenses were incurred by the said Philip T. Marye
while he was in the service of the State of Virginia, and as authorized
and directed by orders issued to him by the governor of Virginia through
the adjutant-general of the State, the said Philrp T. Marye should be
reimbursed therefor by the State of Virginia: now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the auditor
of public accounts be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to draw
his warrant on the treasurer of the State in favor of Philip T. Marye for
the sum of two hundred and sixty-nine dollars and seventy-five cents, to
be paid out of any funds not otherwise appropriated.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.