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various Ines regulate the transmission Of csmmenicatops
touching the operations Of the Gosernmen or ealcua 70
Affect the public welfsrs.
SIC That the PresIdent a. his discretion nav employ
the operators OF the lines agents the GOvrrnnent
that this as In al other respects there msy be little
rence with the business OF lines
be compatible with the public interest. LIS
tEc O. That the re SCENTS appointed un6eE
this act, Whsre such agents not Of
tbs expense attending the execution CT the provs
act snail bspaid out Of the Treasury.
hEo.7 That communications in eypher eniEmatica
ether doubtful communication shall be transmitted unless
the person sending the shall he 81 the
Government to Re Trustworthy uut the real pRrp 1t Of
such COMM uncaton shall be explEinsd to such agent
EXC Tnzt the President hereby authorized,
te found sdyissb for the sal prose
oOnpecons between the sans, expense Of acting
ard ton lines to Dc paid out Of money the Treasury
otherwise Appropriated
SEC g. That all and future officers Of the telegraph
lines engaged 10 receiving and transmitting int hi within
the Con ederate St&es shall practicable AFTER
passage OF this aGer hier appointment, and
scribe before any judicial officer Of the Confederate
will support mantan TIE Constitution Of the Confederate
States OF will net knowingly directly or nirsct
transmit through the Telegraph communication inorma
ton clculA ed 20 nnre the Of the onderats States
70 give I'D aud comfort 70 their ssemies
sEc. TO- That any person shall knowingly send trans
nit any MESSAGE ommuton touching the military O3rA
tons OF the Government without the being
sage atd ard promote the eacme
the confederate States he tha ts subject 70 Indictment In
dis riot court Of the ConederAt States and shall
Be 6ned in not less than e hund dollars and inpris
one1 for a term not l'ss tina year.
Approved Msy Il, 1861. sepl laW4
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Of each session OF Congress- to cause all the Laws ard
tons having the force Of laws, and all treaties entered into b.
he Superintendent Public Printing. The laws shall be
rangei in Of their dS shall have marginal notes ts
each section shall be fully iDdexed and shall published to
the number thousand cop in astye equal in execu
ton, upon Paper equal in qualify 70 the edition Of the lass
they hal bound in pamphlet p syle not inferior to that in
which published BY Little and crown and bound anuu
ll ard Thousand copies thereof shall be preserved
hound in calf sld and substantial often the
shall be sucen form volume o. not less
han eight hupdre nor than thousand pases. And
whenever volume thas boand new index shall Be
made comng the contents Of the whole Volume thus
section executed by the Public Printer the binding in
pamphlet e and IN as IN NE io g ing
Of Public Printing amer advertising Tor sealed
Snib5 70 he Pubic Printer by the Superintendent Public
Printing accordance with the onfh seeonof the OF 4s
May 1861 entitled act further to organize the Bureau OF
rc s. The price the Public Printer for printing
the Laws under the provisions Of this shall be the following
per hous nd orrnle and fgure work. one dollar and %
per thou and ems orpres wIk Of sxeea
pages, seventy five eeutsper token
SIC G. The law when hound in pamphlet form, shall he dis
trbutsd az Eit One copy each member Of the
Congress for being twenty copies each to the Secretary
Of Senate and the Clerk Of tie House OF Representatives
one COPY to eac Commit &c Of congress
copies the President and Presidents two hundred
copies the Department of State for its USE an Tor
buton amongst the Diplomatic and Consular officers Of the
Confederate States hundred copies to the Of
the Treasury for its use and for dhulon anong INC
OF justices for its own USE and for distribution
amongst the Jud s Ces Bsshas and AttOrneyo the Con
erse fifty copies each the Department OF War and
Navy an to Posmaserenera i've copies each TO the
Of the several States for the If the States The
remaining copies shall be H. the OF Jusee
/ subject to the further order of Congress.
Sac T. The Attorney General authorized to appoint ad
ona clerk Department OF justice for the purpose
carrying into eject provisions CT this act to be cali the
Law Clerk said Department. st salary Of fifteen hundred
dollars per annumI
SIC g. parts Of laws heretofore, enacted provii
ing the custody pres rgSon, printing Publication and
distribution OF the laws hereby repealed 81
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orFansson Of TIE regiments formed and all vacancies
that amongst the commissioned officers Of troops
mustered into under this ac shall filed in an
and organization Of the Of TIE Moderate
America approved sixth Of March, eighteen hundred
Is one.
That The Of Missouri shall be admitted member
Of the Copiederae Sas Of America upon an equal footing
with other States under the Constitution Provisional
Government Of the condition that the
tuition Provisional GoFeERmen Of Confederate
aaopted and fed by the properly and legally co
tusd authorities OF said state and the Governor Of sail stale
transmit the Predento the Coneeras states an zu
then ccpy OF the proceedings ne said adoption and
hcaen upon the receipts Whereof the President By pre-
clanaion, shalt announces the fact Whrreupon, Tithout
any further proceedings the part Of Congress- the ams
Of Sid State Of Msssa into his
Constitution for the Prov sonA Governuent The onedate
State shall be considered completes and the laws Of this
O0nfeaeay snail be thereby ten ed sai Sta OF Mis-
souri, fully and completely the other States
posing the tame
SIC g. That the oobguess OF
the eht Of which Claiborne Jackson Chief MaQ
ste legally eested aud regularly cons utei Govern
ent OF people and State Of Missouri and that The Prs
dent of Confederate be he hereby empowered a. hi,
discretion, any time prior to the admission OF the ii tat
Of this ConfsdIrscy, perfect and proclaim
alliance, oenive and deis1siVe with the GsYsrnuent
limited ths period Of tie existing betEen tn uonied
eracy and the Unea the said treaty alliance to b
in from be date thereof and until shall be dsi
frned or rejected by tais congress.
Approved AugusIs0, 1861. sep6-Iaw4w
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IBI AuTHORrrT,J
mo. 1881
An set further amend snted establish
Judicial Courts OF the COnfede A.s stSteSof America


An set further 70 snted establish The
Judicial Courts Of the ConfedeS.s SSteSo Of America"
sucr1oH The Congress OF the Confederate States Of Ane
q do enset much Of the approved March TO- 1861
entitled an establish the Judicial Courts the coufede
rate States Of America. directs the holding O.
the Supreme Court Of the Confederate sates January
be and the ssns hereby, repealed and session Of the
Supreme Court SHALL be held until Court shall orFsnze
under the provisions Of the Permanent Constitution Con
federa the passed il pursuance thereof
SKc All Erts Of and appeals ken pros cuted
from District Courts Of the ooneraie States prior
organization the supreme Court the Permanent Con
suon shall be made etunaole the second Monday 81
first be held BY the supreme Court, after is establish
msnt under the Permanent Constitution
It shall be lawful for the Clerks OF the District
Courts ws OF error, under the zeal Of sd District
Courts Teurnabe to the Supreme Cou in the
nearly may the Clek Ct the Supreme Govt msy
and with the aud
by said CLERK OF the Supreme Court.
jurisdiction Of the District Courts OF the Ccnfd
crate Sites shall extend to all law equity ing
under Revenue Laws Of the Con ederSe Sae, for which
other pr5v not already made By law and, per
hS injury his person property, fer
a him done under lay Of the Coneieae
protection collection Of the he shall
entitled suit damage therefor District
the Confederate States under whose jurisdiction the
party doing the injury may reside,
Approved, July 81, 1861. sep 9-l4wiW
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An Act further to Provide for the Public Defence
SECTION The Congress Of the Confederate States Acr-
enact That in oIr to provide additional repel
iHVason mantan the rghul POSSESSION Of the Confederate
States Of America, ADD to the Independence the
derte States the President be- and he Is Hereby autho
employ the militia military and naval forces the
Of America, and TO ask for and ecp the Of any
number Of volunteers not exceeding four hund thousand
who may their services either cavalry mounted rife
men, sTe infantry in such proportions these several
ne may deem expeden to period OF not less
than twelve months than three years after they
be mustered into service, unless sooner discharged.
SEC That wheneverthe militia called and
provisions act they shall organized under the act
the sixth of March 1857 eated San provide for the
public deehce with the pay allowances OF said acts
and the time for The service Of the militia.
SEC Nothing in this shall be 10 extend TO- OF
in anyWs to alter act hereto passed, authorizing
President to receive troops offered dire y the
States. for the war, or for any less me-
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Resolutions OF thanks to Geress joseph E. johnson and Gus
Baues gard, and TIE oe and troops under their
Command, at the battle Of Manassas.
Resolved the Congress Of the Ceneders States OF AmT
That the hark Of Congress eminfny due AMI
hereby cordially TO General Joseph johnson and Gene
BeAGTegard AID to the officers Gnd troops
c9mnsnl for the great and signal victory obtained b
item forces Of the United Stses far exceeding them in
number hs hattie of the Eenys OF July, at Manassas
for the gaauy courage and endurance eyacd by them
potr4ced and continuous struggle Of than hours
victory the results Of which will be rzd in the future
Il AID viii h. in the Judgment Of Ongess
entities contributed the gratitude Of their
csolveI further, That the foregoing resolution BE made
appropriate General Orders ~ the Generals in
the officers aud troops whom they addressed
Approved August g. 1851. sePS lGwiE
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Resolutions touching certain pc Maritime Law and de-
flung the position Of tie Confederat. States In respect
thereto.
WHEREAS The Plenpoentaries Of Great Britain Austria
Frsnce Prussia Rnssia Sardinia and Turkey in Conference
helan Paris the 10Th Of April 1885, certain declaa
tons respecting maritime law 10 uniform the
guidance in all arising under The principles thzs bro.
claimed And whereas Il being desirable only attain
tAnty and crnity as far as may be practicable
law but also TO mairn whatever proper IN the
established Of Nations The Confederate States Of
America deem It important 10 declare tie principles ~ which
they VII be governed in hir ntercOurse With the rest Of
kind. Now, therefore,
l. Be resolved by the Congress Of the Corf rate States Of
America That maintain the right OF Privaeering has
beeu long stabilized BY the practice recognized Or the law
OF nations.
That the neutral haE covers enemy goods with the excep
ton Of contraband Of war;
That neutral goods, with tie exception eontrahand Of
are not Liable 20 cap uTe, under enemys fla.
f. That blockade in order to be bind n.y. must efectua
that is to msn NED BIZ force really to
access to the coast OF the enemy.
Approved August -, Ie5! seps Ias4H
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An act to amend tan act ng eea pouers in IN Peat
master 6enera approved Heh tileenih eighteen hu a
and Eix'y
sRc1IoN The Congress or The Conf drate
do enact That the provisions u ian Vesng rn po era
"a the Postmaster Genera approved Nara lSsI b 90
cay to be named By HIM in prCesra0n issu-d b him
for that purp to take the entire charge and d eUn q Ia
postal service Of the Confsderafa "a Is.
sgc And be il further enzcted the Prstrtt,
era be and be hereby il auth Tz and empowered 4 al
tracts or 70 escontilHe scrii tie psJ hm
when he shall deem advisable 70 dispense with tie Z
whole or IN part, or TO p~e higher Grsn grade
vice the rouie when The public Interests cha
dscoatinu any other cause Le Allow NJ
enc MONTH pay on the amount % service disposed
Of al dsmagesto the contractor.
sEo. Ard be it further enacted That The raiIrsdu In "a
Cenedeate states be ard cy here,y div ed 10 hrs
classes On the toleVEg bis viz Tie great through nes
Meeting Important points AID conveying heavy m Is 70 ss
number completed railroads ectinF less nsrta1
points. bat carrying hos nails Tor strbuti b.
number two; and roads whch important sra
conveyed short branch roads, AID such uucshed a.
not carry great nails or connect P0Tt4n1p points, a t
number three.
SIC And belt further enacted That in contracts ms vii
raj road companies los carry the nail tfv
uies az eei ths Postmaster ersf may usa ths
compensation exceeding tie foIGEng viz: "a ar
roads, hundred snt fifty dollars per ue
class roads enc hudrel dollars PR nj e. and ana
roads nifty dol zTEper nile me q CCupsLsa "a 70
detsFm 81 BY the importance sn1 value Of th-
performed Provided That 4 half Of the ~
rsilr al Is required be eriOrmed the night
be nj FOR the postmaster pay tseny fseTs
IN sditiOn % theabOye named Of pay Pr5Vid
Of The PestoSs DePar shall pass nee Of charge
roads, respectively and this shall take effect AID hs u los
from and after it, passage.
APprJSe1 Say 3 le6I- sagf-laBfE
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An at to amend amend act provide revenue ron com

An amend amend act to provide from
modes imported from foreign countries approved Nay 81
1861.
The Congress Of the Confederate States Of America 90 enact
That the following alterations ar e3dments he and the
herey mace the Act to provide reVeDae from eonmod
imported reign countries approved May p, 1861,
10 wit That the words carbonate soda tho words,
ing aud roofing tiles and roofing states and FIRE
m ok in schedule said Act be, and the hereby,
stricken out Of ar in said schedue and that in the
SINE schedule c. the enumeration of the various kinds Ct
IRON ter the word " the words sheet other form"
are hereby inserted made Of said schedule and in
schedule Of the sulphur and Sulphur
aour Of be- the hereby strcen OF and
peaed in said schedule And the terms TeTa Japonica
Cstechu are besy 7sterrei from schedule schedule
g. they being considered 10 same Articles
merchandise clutch which il enumerated in schedule Of
said act.
AnproHed. AuEust2. 1861. sep 9-IaK4H
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An Act to ADMIT the State Of the Confederscy
a certain condition.
Tie State Of Tennessee having adopted looking
an early withdrawal from United States AID to becoming
the future member Of his Ooufedracy, which
may not be consumaated before the approaching Con-
gress: therefore,
The Congress Of the Confederate States of Amca do enact
the sate Of Tennessee tha Be ADMITTED Of
Confederate stses Of Amerca upon equal footing
other States under the Constitution for the Provisional
Of the upon the condition that the Cons
tuition the Prov sional Government u
adopted rlaed By the properly and legally
authorities Of said State and the sail
the Pres dent Of the Confederate States before
assembling Of oongres5, after the aforesaid,
authentic copy OF the prccedi touching said option
ratification said State Of said Provisional
the receipt whereof tie President, ~ proclamation, shall
bounce the vhereup0n and without further
OF Congress- the admission Of
into The Confelcy under said Constitution for
Provisional Government Of the Confederate Stne sail b.
Gdered eonplee the AEs Of this Cobfsd
thereby extended said State, fully and peely
ever the other States now composing the
Approved Nay IL, 1861. I-IaW4z.
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CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERIC 4,
PgsT OSFIcE EgsET-pT

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PgsT OSFIcE EVAET- %
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StEALVD proposals vii Be resolved a; This Dspi m
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Castillo, 70 fpEria, 90 miles and ua-k, tEe acsf-
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leave spHta Tuesday AID Thalslay Al ; Az.
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RgUrr IOgI5 -Brcun LetanJu, by BIZ Spring and \
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Leave Sparta TEesdaT, Thursday and eatlraly, q
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Leave yooksvI 30 Day Hednesiay and Sri1y ~
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Leave G1iIatn Tuesia f, Thursday and saturday ~
srriys It CooksVills next dsy BY u 81
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An act relative to nonsy depSs ted in the regsS and esY
"a OF


sBcTI0N The Congress Of the Confederate Ststes
"a That all heretofore paid hegtres
and receivers the several Courts the United States form
civ existing Confederate Staten aha be deposited in
the Treasury the Confederate satsI Il shall
duty the Judges Of the several Courts Of e Confederate
wing jus iction the disposal Of the
money withdraw the from the Reges and ReceV
Of the Courts and the amount thereof to the eestA
Of the Treasury.
SEC 1t shall the duty OF toe Secretary OF the Treasury
70 ssUs in lieu Of the Of paid to him as acre
said equal amount 10 bonds OF these nsnfederate bta
bearing eenium divided into such
shall required By the judges making the payment
the capital and interest bonds being made payaoe only
when thereof shall be ordered By decree Of the Court
having jurisdiction the disposal thereof said bonds shall
he maze to the Of the Ju1ge the Coutby whom
The payment Is made Treasury and Of his
once and 1t shall heduty 81 the Secretary OF the Treasury
to mako payment Of said bonds and all accrung interest
aDd and thereof accompanied BY duly certified
COPY Of The order Of Court recting such payment.
SIC 3 That all Of onsy deposited the Registres
aud Receivers several Courts Of these Confederate States
CT may hereafter be deposited Ehzl il remaining
posed during months from the date Of the depo
transferred like above provided the Treasury
OF the Consierate sat and b replaced BY be
Sufd in like and payable the like and
conditions ali respects provided in the second section CT
thiIaot
APP rUyed August l, 1891 sep s-IaW4W
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An uhoTze the distribution " the procee Of the sale
Of ths A. 3 Thompson, eondsnned as prize.
The Congress Of the Confederate States o. America d.
That tie proceeds Of the ship A. g. Thompson
By Confederate States shpoWar Lady DSVJ
ned prize und decree Of the ConfedeTate States Court
for ~ Of SeGth C4reina when paid into the Trea
Eh dist bated Secretary o. the Navy according
the evicnS Of As act OF The United States OF April SO0
entitled for TIE better government ef the Navy OF the
United stes and made force By act Of the Consss Of
tie Confederate States Ct February Oh, 1861 entitled
70 oontnu. IN frse certain laws Urissd
rating Captain AloIt his Observation-Disclosures joint
OsPoJssJ TIE said aeesS Marines according to III I esPee-
ranks.
Approved, August !, 1881. sep s-lGV4T
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An Act 70 raise additional Military force dung II


l. The Congress OF the Confederate States
That in addition volunteer force 1uthOze
raised under existing laws, the President be
hereby authorised ,ccep the volunteers
their without regard {, the place Of
either cavalry mounted rfemen artillery iufsnry
proportion these several expedsnt
for and during the t1Isting DIS
charged.
SIC 2. That the volunteers ring their Tervces may
be accepted BY the President in u3anes to he organized
him into SquSdrons bstsOnG regiments. The President
shall appoint al field and staff Off bu the company
shall be elected b. the cJmposrg the company;
accepted the officers eecei shall be commissioned b. the
President.
companies mustered into service under the provisions
Of may he filled by volunteers under the
OF such companies and occurring In the
companies shall be e1 BY elections in accordance with
the rules.
hereby authorized he raised shall eli regards
ect organized in accordance with the Of IAN
for the public def aud al other
govern Of the smies OF tie Confederate States.
AFPaovED May 6. 1861 SsplIaE4E
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An act to empower the President Of the Confederate States
appoint additional Commissioning 70 Eoreign Nations

An act 20 empower the President Of the Confederate States
appoint additional Commissioners to Foreign Nations.
SECTION l. The Congress Of the Conf derste STATES
do exact, That the PTeden Of the Conedae States
he hereby empowered TO ceemne and designate
Commissioners Of tie Confederate States,
rops, shall Re accredited either separately untedly
prescribe the duties he think proper each Of
them
he hereby empowered 10 app0in Othr Commissioners TO
represent The Confederate States either separately unittd
to such foreign nations as he may deem expeiient
Sic 3. And be further enacted, Tpa tn additional Com
msioners authorized this act al the pay
emoument the coumissio in Europe receive AID
the President sh III point TIE sCcTeas Clerks, required
BY sal missions, and Determine their compensation
Approved August 20, 1861 sepelsw4W
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An Act % give aid to the Peope and stas ef M.sour

SECTION The Congress ofthe coufesra States Of America
That aid the people Of the state Of Ms the
effort maintain, within It's limits, the constitutional lib
ery which is the purpose Of the Confederate States in the
sng Yindieae there shall be and is hereby appropr
Aed out Of in the Treasury not otherwise spprop
sted, million Of dollars, to supply clothing subsistence
and ammunition to the troops Of Missouri who may
operate with the Confederate States during the progress
existing said 10 be expended under the d5cre
of the President Of the Confederate saes the purposes
Aforesaid
approved Augusts, SOL seps laE4W
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An act to authorize advances made in certain
The Congress Of the Confederate Saes OF America do
That the War; With the appreciation the
dent be authorized dung the existence Of the
make advances contract not TO exceed ard
third for muntionI Of Provided,
that security be first aken 70 be approved by the Secretary
War for the performance Of the contract, proper
counting for the sad money.
Approved, Aug 5, 1851 sep S-lawfw