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An Act concerning he transportation Of soldiers and allowance
for clothing and smendatory Of the act for
establishment organization OK the army OF The Confederate
Ststes.
SrcrtcS l. Congress Of ths Confederate States Of Amer
lea do enact When tsaDpo ation cannot ls furnished in k
Ie DISCHARGED shall be entitled to receive ten cents
mile in all travelling pay Subsistence forage, and
snent OF enrolment, estaiing the dasee b rs Shortest
mail Abe forSgoing to apply te al es nona
sioned oers, musicians. arceTs, farrS, Psesith5 and
yates youute rs when dsbSnded discharged mustered
out Of service c Confederate Sses and shall alss apply
ALI yoluster troops designated, when travelling fen
the pIsc q enrolment to the place Of general
nt mustered into service Provided, That nothrg here
IN eoutaind hal csnGtTue to deprive Inc ountd
volunteers the allowance Of forty cents aay for the ue and
k If his hore which allowance made from the date OF his
roiluen the his discharge and also for twenty
miles trsTe place Of his discharge to the place Of his
enrolment. y
To for the public deence be amended follows viz
shall be allowed each venneer, to be pnd to him
and rolls after being received and mustered
into the service Of Confederate States the snm Of wenone
dollars in lieu clothing for six months and thereafter the
anne allowance money subsequent period q service
or six eu tbs in lieu clothing Provided bat the price Of
crate States shall be deducted first from the
thus allowed and that be not sufficient the shall
charged stcppsge the muster and rolls and that
arising contracts agreements arrangements
for furnishing nneers, tohe duly certified By tie
company commander shall be paid out of the saannual al
loEance Of money a.
SEC g. That the twenty first section OF the act for the organi
zaon the army Of the Confederate States be 50 sended to
and to adutants forage for the
Der OF horses allowed to officers Of the same grade in the
MOUNTED service. -.-.. d ..--.--.
Approved May 81, 1851. ljuy 6-1awiws
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An Act to provide for pay OF additional officers
oned officers, and prvates OF the marine eerps
TO constitute rgaeat and for the additional clothing and
subsistence The non-conmisoned officers, musicians ard
rvates for the year ending February tie eighteenth, eighteen
hundred and stxty-tEO.
The Congress OF the Confederate States OF America do enact
That tie sun OF nneyve hundred AID forty dol
lars be- and hereby appropriated cut OF ary money
10 the treasury oheEse Appropriated for the pay OF ADA
topa officers musicians and pvste Of the marine corps ana
sustence for during the year ending teoro
~ the eighteenth eightee1 hundred aid syTo Ald sum 10
Ne appropriated follows One clone or nine months Two
thousand colonel or nine months eighteen
hundred dollars quartefmaser (adeonal hVe hundred COL
lars psyma,tsr (sddiona five hundred dollars auant zd
dona hsndred dollars fourcspt1ins hYe thousand Two
bupd doIars four first eutenants three III usand SIX INN
J olsr four second eutenants, ten thousand and
ebtv doars; additional nOncommissoned officers and must
clans four thousand eight hundred dollars Two hundred ana
ory additional pvaes at eleven dollars per month"; twenty
s thouSaud sven hundred and sixty dollars; add0na
othn3 for officers musicians and pryate
ff, dollars; additional rationI for
off privAes, sixty thousand raons al Elk
teen thousand hundred dollars, additional expenses OF re
utipg transportation officers and five thousand dol
ats nav of armorie purchase Of tmail arms ordnance
stores flags c. four thousand dollars contingencies including
freight carriage, tN IhOuand dollars.
Approved May p, lo6l' lJuS'-la"'"'
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An Act tn amend entitled Gan Act the eX-
Of war between the United States the COME erAte
States and concerning Of MaIque. Prizes and Prize
Goods approved MEy sixth, thousand eight hanea ana
sixty.One.
sEcTIos The Congress Of the Confederate stts do enact
That the Of the above entitled act be so snenaed
that in addition touLty therein mentioned the Cavern
nsnt OF Confederate will - the cruiser or crn
er OF any prive armed vessel Commissioned under SAID act
twenty per value OF each and vessel OF war
beongcg to enemy that be sunk destroyed by SUCH
private armed vessel the value OF tie 10
Re included in the The valuation to be made by
appointed and their award to be approved
President and the amount found to be due 10 De ayA
in eight per centum bonds Of the Confederate States
sHC . That aSy person who may have invented or may
hereafter invent any kind OF AIMED vessel or hoatng DAT
terry or defence shall deposit pan of the ssme
by suitable explanations specifications in the navy depart
meat together affidavit setting forth that ne the IN
venor thereof deposit and affidavit unless the Aes set
forth therein dsapprOve shall entte uen inventor
nv TO The sole and exclusive enjoyment Of the rht
aud privileges Conferred by this act TeserVng however 10 INC
Gov rament all the right OF using sccA
Approved May 81, lc6l. Juyo-IA"f"
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Az ACT relative to Prisoners Of

An ACT relative 10 PRISONERS OF war
SECTION l. The Congress Of the Confederate States OF Amr
Al Of sken vhetie r on land or
sea during the peEdng hosies with the United stat sh4
be- trsniere by the apOrs from time TO time and as OFTEN as
convenient 70 the Department Of War and il shall be The duty
me Secretary War with the approval Of the PRESIDENT 10
ue such instructions the Quarter master General and MS SUD
~ as sbaI provide for safe custody and susenaLce OF
sonerI OF aud the rAtons furnished prisoners OF war
mall b. the same quantity and quality as those furnished TO
onIsed men 10 the army Of the COnfederacy. -. ...
SIC ? That eighth section OF the act emitted An a re
gDng the OF between the United states ana @
onfeerae States concerning letters Of marquee prizes
AMI Prize oos shall not he constructed as TO authorize e
holding prisoners OF the officers or crew OF any
NOR any papnEer such vessels, unless such passen
gers be persons employed in The public service OF the
svo g. the tenh section Of the above etd act sha
he 60 construed allow bounty for prisoners captured on
vessels OF the enemy and brought into port unless sueh so
- on board Of armed ship vessel OF the enc
nv Of eos superior force that Of the private armed vessel
Al5 anpso IlS Nv 81. 1851 Jane es-lsvlW.
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An Act to auhor certain Debtors to the amounts du
bv them into the Treasury Of the Confederate States

An Act TO aucrze certain Debtors to the amounts due
nv them into the Treasury Of the Confederate States.
sroS The Congress the Confederate States OF Amer
lea do enact all in manner Injected TO ind
dna or corporations the United Safes OF America tex
cent The states Of Delaware Kenuc and Missouri
ana the District Coumba be and hereby prohibited from
having same their respective credors or their agents or
sees bending the existing Vsged BY that Government
sgant the Confederate States Of the saveholdng
States before named.
& Any person indebted aforssl shall Re and is here
b authorized 10 nav the amount Of his indebtedness into the
T Of The Confederate States in specie treasury notes.
and shall receive from the certificate, countesRnei
Nv ina register showing paid and what account
and the rate of interest which the same was tearing
o such certificates sa bear like interest with the orig
m contract and shall edeemAbe at the close Of the war and
restoration peace in specie its equivalent en- Pr.snahon
of the original certificate
SEC All laws and parts CT laws initiating aganst ms ac
be and the same hereby repealed
APPROVED May 81, 1851.
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An ovde FOR certain deficiencies in the appropriations
for the Post Office Department fer the year ending February

An Act provide FOR certain deficiencies in the
for the Post Department fer the ending February
49, 1862.
sEy The Congress the Confederate States OF AHeri-
"a 40 enact That following shall be and are hereby
annropriated OF in the Treasury not otr
% anpropriat service Of the Postoce Department
To- he wear ending February 49, 1862 FOR increased eomPen
ton Of the chiefs contract appointment and finance
one thousand hundred and ak dollars and
F Of disbursng clerk one hundred and forty
dollars and forty For compensation OF watch
men hrse huuGrsd dollars and cents
FOR of four principal CLERKS at fourteen nunoTd
doIr each four thousand and thirty SIX dollars and egby
c1ts For compensation Of clerks AZ twelve hundred DOL
lars each eight thousand hundred and fortyn dollars
d twenty ceEts compensation OF four clerks az one
tbouand dollars thousand nine hundred and sixteen dollars
and rty cents To supply GeheUncyin the appropriation Tor
The comnensaon Postmaster General clerks and asen
yer, in bis Office by the set approved 9th day oil March,
I and entitled set further to provide for the organZl
a.. - ,hs post Ofrp Dspartuert dollars. For the
agents. for the cost OF materials and con
ucnV repairing and operating telegraph lines and Tor other
which may under sad act thirty thousand
dollars Provided the PomS General is hereby author
Td with the approval the President to employ officers OF me
telegraph companies agents to perform the services specnd
I'M he act entitled relative to telegraph lines IN te
Confederate States approved llh day Of May, le6l But hs
Conversation such agents shall in no case exceed
provided for other SCENTS act acd shall be hXei W
Postmaster General with the appreciation oil the Presdent
APPROVED May 81 lS6L JuSO I"
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An Ac. to divide tie State Of Texas into Judicial Districts
aud oproyde for the appointment Of Judges and officers in
the
SECTION Congress OF the Confederate States Of Amer
c do ena the State Of Texas be aud the is hereby
divided judicial districts in the Following Manner to-
witt all the territory of the State Of Texas within and West Of
the following named COUNTIES shall District to be
called Western District TO wit Matagor Wharon Colo
RADIO Fsyete Washington. Bur hsn Falls Mcclellan,
HILL Johnson, TarrARt, Wise Montague; and all the territory
hast Of said counties shall constitute the Eastern District Of
Texas En-.
SIC 3 There shall be appointed Judge and Marshal for said
Western Ire said Judge shall hold two terms each
year Of said Cer the city Of Au1n, and at Brownsville in
the county Cameron, at thu ts by tie Laws OF the
United the holding Of the District Courts OF the United
States, st said places -
All the iNws Of UneI States relative to the Dis
ct Courts Of Texas and the powers and Jurisdiction Of the
same 90 far they consistent with the Constitution and the
laws OF Confederate States hereby reenacei and con-
unu-d in full force.
Approved May 81, ls6l Julyt-iaW4W
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An act u prohibit the expectation Cotton from the COnede
rate except the eaptr Of said state7 ard
n nunish uersons ofend .ng therein.

An ac. t, prohibit expectation Of Cotton from the Confede
rate STATES except through the seaptr Of said States ard
to punish persons offending therein.
SECTION Thu Congress Of the Confederate States Of America
DO enact That and after the first day Of June next ara
during the the blockade OF Of TIE ports OF te
ConegAe States America be- the GoveFnmentot the Cntd
states Is shall not lawful for any to export any raw
otteu or cotton yarn from the Confederate States OF America
pt through sapors the said cOEfderate States and
shall be duty all the marshas and revenue oiers Of
The said Confederate prevent all OF this act
SEC 2 any person shall violate attempt olate OF
eyae the Of the foregoing section he shall forfeit
ali the cotton thus attempted to be illegally ex
od for the use OF Confederate states and in addition
hereto he shall OF misdemeanOr, and on conviction
hereo shall not exceeding i've thousand dol
lars or else imprisoned in public jail or penitentary Tor
Derd not exceedn twelve months ct the discretion OF the
court after conviction upon trial by court OF competent
jurisdctou ..,.,,o- 81, a,t.,,t -
violate the this act shall be entitled to one bali Inc
proceeds Of the articles forfeited by Of bis information
SIC Any justice Of this peace, on Information enoer oat
from any person. violation attempt to violate ms act
NAV issue and the cotton or coon yarn
Spech in the be zd and retained until an IN
Tssgaon had before the courts OF the Confederate
States -, -.
SIC Every steamboat railroad car which shall be used
with the consent Of the person having the came Ia
charge the purpose Of violating this aet shall be forfeited
In e manner OF the Confederate aes But nc IN
U in this &c shall constructed to prohibit exp0tAton
Of cotton Mex through its co terminus honuer
APPROVED May 81, le6I. JulyS-IaW4W
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An Act To provide for ceson, the site Of
n The Arsenal at Little Rock, and Of Fort smh at
the CITY Of Port smith, the State Of Arkansas to the Con
rate States America, and the accptanceef the same ~
the said Confederate States.
wRpxIs Bv ordinance of the Convention Of the State OF
passed the day Of May ls5I herevith submit
Authority was upon the delegation Of the Stale Of
TO ede to the Confederate States the arsenal az Little
and Fort smith, city Of Fort Smith, in the State Of
Arkansas, and the grounds, buildings and
aehd 10 each in accordance with the terms OF said ordinances
therefore, -. =, g.. -, -. =. -.
The Congress ofe Confederate States OF America 90 enact
That tb 1son as herenbefoe recited hereby accepted and
It is now made the duty the Secretary Of War to accepts deed
~ cess The said arsenal other property to be executed
nv The sgid delegation take charge OF and hold the
same in the name Of Of the Confederate States
Of America .
APPROVAL, May 81, 1861.
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Revolution to provide the Removal OF the Seat Of Govern
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Resolved ny the Co e OF the Confederate States CT Ae
"a That this Congress will adjourn Tuesday next, to meet
ap on the twentieth day Of July at Richmond Va and .t
romt Of three members Of this Congress be appointed TO
make suitable arrangements for the accommodation Of Congress
and of the executive departments Resolved urher
That III President be- he is hereby authorized to cause The
several executive departments with archives thereof to be re-
moved al between this and the twentieth day OF July
evt as he NAV determine, Richmond Provided, however
that case OF any pu emergency which may IN the
Of the President render impoc to meet IN Richmond; the
Pr5srt snail have power by proclamation to call the Con-
rss together at other convenient place TO be selected by
hiu. ,,,
APPROVED May 81. 1861. jy5 laW4W
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soy The Congress Of the Confederate states CT Amer-
ca do enact That from after the first day OF June ensuing the
rons Of the several the Confederate states be s'
Fned and that all officers therein shall cease TO eXe'e her
functions or receive any salaries and that all Moneys ana bu
lion in the hands Of any Ocer shall torthWh DC
the Treasurer of the Confederate states -,
SIC 2 That the New Orleans with the'toois, lap
,ens and All apsurtsnances placed by lhe
in chare some person. BE approved BY the secretary Of
b treasury; and that said ecrsy be authorized 70 &C
cent and superntend such and 70 allow NM
cher person may appointed, the use and occupation OF s
rto heretofore used as dwell in consideration OF
Astounding charge saEeping OF the whole establish
ment. -, II, ss,..---i.o
- M law he authorized TO the in relation
to the mint public property connected with it at
Approved MaT II, 1861 Dio la"tH
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An ACT 10 increase the military establishment Of the Coned
crate States to amend the Act for tie EsAoshn'ht
aud Organization Of the Army Of the confeisrAss stats OF
America"
a1CoE The Congress the Confederate States OF Amer
doenSc the President shall be authorized to raise ana
organise in addition present military cstRbthuent ono
regimeat cavalry and two regiments Of Infantry whenever
in his the publ service reqare such an
20 BE- accordance with existing laws for the organ
aton OF cavalry ~ regiments sna to he entitled 10
h ssame pay allowances ryIded for the Se respective
ly. 1, -,
States shall have the rank and denomination
Of General" instead q BrgSdsr General Which shall De
hs be Gigps 10 such and duties the President
~ sneaIy deet and shall be entitled 70 the same pay and
AZ are provided for hgsler generals, and two aida
sSsIp h Be Ssotsi " now provided By law APPoSs'
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An act to establish the Judicial courts CT the Confederate State

An act to establish Courts CT the Confederate States
of America in the State o. Virginia
SYCTIoy Congress Of the Confederate States OF Amer
ca do enact That Virginia shall constitute two Jul
dicia Districts territorial boundaries OF which shall be the
same as those existing force Of the laws Of the United ses
and shall be known designated tie Eastern aud Western
Judicial Districts the Confederate States Of America in Viz
giuis.
FEc Be further enacted, That Judge AID Marhs and
An Attorney pntedby the President OF the Confede
rate States for each Of said Distrcs and that the jurisdiction
exercised by the said District Our and the judges thereof
shall be in all respects hat exercised by the other
Courts Confederate stae5 ard the Judges Of such
Courts respecvey and that the said Courts shall in ali
Spcts to the Of the act entitled act to
esasI'sh tie the Judicial Csur Confederate States Of
America
Approved May 81. 1901. Jaly6-lzw4w
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An act to amend act entd act further 70 PROVIDE Io
the organization Of the POs.oce Department. appioFeu

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An act to amend an act en-d act further to provide Os
the err,nizan Of the Posofice Department, approved
March g. 1851 j. go. s...., ,.r;,
40 enact That from after the pats &c OF this a me an
mai salary OF the chief the contract tureau the chief OF n
bureau the CHI e Of the finance turea sn
be three thousand dollars and n hereafter as the oes
either of them shall vacated the appointment OF ms sue
ceor shall be made by President Of the confederate
by and With the advice and consent OF ire Conges ana me
cerk craftsmen other emploIees Of the paren sIa
he appointed by tie Postmaster General. -, 1T
SIC And be further euaeted That in case OF he
reSgnaton absence or renewal from Office OF the Postmaster
General ali his powers duties shall devolve on ana DC per
70 med By the chief Of the contract bureau 9nnl
shall be appointed and the General Post 20 per
form the business or the Urn OF the zen
er Preydd The chief OF the raet bureau snail aNe
no permanent pp.iGtnent 81 elef KS:
SIC g. Ard lie it further enacted That IN tS DC
In each 81 the bureaus Of department. and also he lnsPe
on office principal clerk, at an annual salary Oh
hundred dollars each And tbs Postmaster General Is merely
authorized to employ ten additional clerks a. Ah
Cf twelve hundred dollars cach also four Clerks a. an
salary Of enc thousand dollars each also ere al
annual salary cf 1--WE hundred dollars , -, ~
SEC Aud be It further enacted That the clerk charged VITA
The Disbursement Of the contingent and salary nnds 81 I
partment be allowed an additional compensation i've
cred dollars FER and that ais SCI TAKE ehe' anu " "
force from sfer its passage TIC 1,rs,y
Approved May II, 1911 ~
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resolution in the military expenditures made by the
State NJ South Carolina

State % South Carolina.
Resolved by the Congress OF the Confederate States OF AMER
That expenditures made by the State of south Carolina
for the psy and maintenance Of thetroeps Employed IN the de
Of the Charleston hsrbor under The Of Bader
General BeauregaG. intended be provided Ter an act
making appropriations for the support OF three thousand men,
months. be called into serve at Charleston south
CaFcn ander he third ard forth fectcrg OF an act q the
Congress to raise provisional for the Confederate tt3el
ofAnerc fer other imposes AID thst the amount OF
such expenditures be audited By the proper ocr Of the
Department and that the amount which snabe found due
paid the State Of South Carolina from the appropriation
made By the act aforesaid.
{ Approve May 10. 1851 tJl6 lGT4S
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act appropriations for the support Of the navy for the
year ending eighteenth Of February eighteen hundred and SIX
2 ty.two.
SECTION / The Congress the Confederate States do enact,
the following be, and the hereby appro
priated for hereinafter expressed fer tie year end
ing eighteenth Of February eighteen hundred and sixty two
NzvyFor the purchase Of nautical Instruments, books and
charts Confederate States Navy i've thousand I'VE hundred
dollars for equipment repair Of vessels OF Confederate
States Nayy hundred thousand dollars for laboratory for
saekeepng sores and labor in preparing hem thirty
thousand dollSs for ordnance and st)res eighty
thousand dollars for contingent enumerated for the fellow
ing purposes, Freight and transport atom printing and Sta
oney advertising MODELS and drawngsi repair Of hre en-
repairs and attending to engines in yards
purchase Of horses and and drawing teAus
carts lumber the puToa and repair Of Eorkmans
tools postage public letters fuel oil and candies for navy
yards stations Of wathmen and incidental labor
chagse other appropriations; WHARFAGE dookage and
rent travelling expenses officers and others under ord tune
expsnses and office commissions and Of navy
agents and Clerks flags awnings and packing boxes books for
libraries of vessels pre other expenses OF recruing
spprehendng per diem operSons attending courts
martial inquiry and other services authorized by law
pay Of Judge poage and tonnage Of vessels snd as
81 lance to vessels Stress and O bills Of health and quar-
apne expenses fifty thousand dollars For medical supplies
and surgeons sick Of engineer and marine
CORDS, six thousand dollars.
Approved May u ,le6l. JyIb laW4W
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UAvING this day suAliaed tie AtH9istrssor o. -
lev WbsIsss iseea ell persons indebted &c as 49,
- 1oe ar otherwise, requese1 70 make tnI1eiit- 49,
1.nt Tho having claims will present them ios
fpropsry authenticaed) to myself or ny iaLs % ~
Nm H u ~ authorised receipt for any indsosednsss ~
nav All demands agaI1st said estate. . ..--.s.f
P0' SUSAN A WHELEsa. Administrator c,
H., In Wesley Wheiess. decd