The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-30

amended consisting of the following Words wit: wh-
territory Of the United States. be, and the hereby
repealed
IPUBLIc--No. 4sI
AN ACT regulate the exchange of certain documents
and other publications OF Congress-
BE enacted by the Senate and House of
Of the Ued States Of America ~ Congress assembled That
agents. they may from time time deem requisite. to
carry into effect the donation and exchange of such
ments and other publications have been, shall be,
placed at their disposal for the purpose.
SEC e. Ind be it further enacted, That all books trans
Of the United States any government Of State Or Of
its legislature of any department of the government
Point or OF the National Institute shall be admitted into
the United States duty free.
SEC. 8; And be it further enacted That the of
thousand dollars hereby appropriated, of any money
in the treasury not otherwise Appropriated and the
Is put at the disposal of the Library COMMITTEE for The
and exchange and OF paying the expenses already incurred
APPROVED June 20, 1913.
[PuBLro-No 49l
AN ACT giving satisfying claims for bounty
lands, and for other purposes
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representative.
act Of he second session. Of the Congress-
chapter sixtynne, entitled san provide for satisfy
war with Great Britain and for other purposes" ap
proved July twenty eighteen hundred and forty
ssh an Hundred and and hereby re
vived shall be- and the hereby revived and
in force for five to be computed from and a
| ter the passage of this act.
APPROVED June 26 lSf8
[PUBLrc--No SOL
AN ACT amend the to provide for the transportation
of the mail between the United States and foreign
tries, and for other purposes.
Be enacted by the and House of Representation
Of the United States Of america in Congress assembled
President United States be- and he is hereby
horzed and empowered TO charge upon and collect from,
oer snss eps AND or
maabe matter conveyed to or from such foreign country
in American packets other vessels postage such
government and at time to revoke the same. And
aha that pa
to enforce or carry into effect the foregoing provisions
that end shall be lawful for such officers and agents.
on suspicion OF fraud, TO open and examine in the
the United sates any package or packages Supposed to
contain malabe matter, found board such packets
such packets or other from entering breaking BULK
making clearance, until all such letters other malabe
matter duly delivered into the United States post
Office
SEC. O. And be further enacted That all letters other
masos matter conveyed to or from any port OF the Uni
sealed letters relating to said ship vessel of
ers consgnee or consignees of said ship or other
shall be 50 subject postage charge aforesaid whether
by
country imposing postage on letters or maabe matter con
Of the United States, carried in foreign packet ships Or
other vessels, such unseaed letters relating the
directed to the owner or owners consgnee or consignees
aforesaid and such letters other maabe matter
hereby required to be delivered into the United States post
Office by the commanders of all such packets
other vessels when arriving and to be taken from United
thereon justly chageabe by this act and for refusing or
failing to do for conveying said letters
the United States or any letters intended to be conveyed In
vessel oil SuCh foreign country portion
thereof the party offending SHALL convictions forfeit
and pay not exceeding five thousand dollars for each Of
fence.
SEC g. And be further enacted. That in case the per-
persons, or the directors of any incorporated COM
pany who have entered into any contract, who may
hereafter enter into any with the Cen
eral for conveying the mail of the United States any for
oign country in Of the entitled SAN act to
provide for the transportation of the mail between the
the dsy
and forty ve of other act in which said contract
70 Rs The Part ara
value, the steamship ships required Ivy such contract to
and deliver to the United States sneh hp or shps or shall
refuse to name and appoint appraisers to value the same
n ed s and &
liver said ship or ships to the United States, the pay
o. whc the sa sp py se av Been
praised and valued such person persons offending,
fe net one @ thu ~
the treasury of the United States and in of refusal
inability pay the same, shall be liable be imprisoned
exceeding year, the discretion Of the
dering Judgment for such penalty
SEC L. And be further enacted That the reg
uar transmission of the mail and from ign countries,
the Postmaster General be- and he is hereby, Authorized
and required impose fines contractors for
sonabe unnecessary delay in the departure OF such
mails the performance of the trips Provided That the
| fine for any default shall exceed onehalf of the
contract price paid for the trip.
Sec g. And be 1t further enacted That ii shall not be
lawful for any contractor for transporting the mail to any
foreign country, assign transfer his contracts ana an
such assignments transfers shall be null and VOID fTo
vded, That assignments and which have peen
made and accepted by the Postmaster General or he sec
rotary OF the Navy before the passage oil TINS ac sha ho
| be affected by this section.
II APPROVED June n, lS4S i.H
| TREsoL1rrroN PUB. No ~
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to the transportation
and discharge of the military forces of the United States
| at the close of the war with Mexico.
Es,op,d bv the and Hosse of RepressNtares Of
III, Trif,d States of america Congve0 assembled, That
nm the restoration of peace with Mexico by treaty oil
peace duly ratified and proclaimed all the military forces
Of the United States whether volunteers regulars, the
mcnt TO be discharged the close Of the war, shall
under direction of the President Of the United States
be transported marched with the least practicable de-
lay posts places in the United States as may be
least convenient the troopsand at
such places they shall be discharged from the service OF
the United States until they shall respectively
such places and be discharged the officers and men
shall be considered paid and treated as in the service OF
the United States, in the same manner as IL the war had
not closed. j ...r A eSf lo aI9l 'Ql6os q irTr