The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-26

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manu- sctory OF arms or national armory within IN ~
ms OF the Con'ece ate States STILL SIR in every stat ..
snh oo1eaeTac, there sufficient number Oh arms ~
suMcient nun Der OF men, ali ready, wiling, IRA uea
ard ofcered TO resist any invasion, and sumo. .,
amount OF money enable TO maintain the nnor Ia
independence Of this nment let DC assahea from
Whatever quartz, IL may. ~
The communication was then referred to the Military
Mr. srvrHr,s, Chairman Of the Committee to organize
Executive Departures submitted the following report
sLl TO M EsrLsp Ak ACT 70 s.IToE THE PRESIDENT
enacted y b ssny enacted by authority o. he
that tie President the Confederate be
E. esoRs
sssH s dis duties be
him b PRESIDENT and receive such compensation shall
The bill read tn, &c times and passed. and ordered
TO be engroesed
ON motion Of Mr. SrxrmSs Congress went into secret
The executive departments were organized to-day in
secret session, ard the secrecy removed
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
SILL 70 KN,IrLEp TREASURY
6at there I'll Be department be known
- the Department Of the in which shall bs fol-
as%a G.
Sas 4
=. M rs 81 s1. receive 'uon 'A
xns = is.ssss Enacted hss sA. DO the duty
Of the public rsvenus' s:est ana plans FOR
sna ana he
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The such * 81 he
property belonging Confederate States By law
&c Congress 81 The IN
E % c the ~ sS Which
& BIZ ne sn III oSer f.
may BY law be On eced ts perform MIA, -, s..,
the Treasury shall have power appoint Chief Clerk and
sSsn and Dy authorize BY law which oees
shah respectively such compensation may be
Sec And be it further enacted. That Secretary of
Department Of treasury to be approved by the presidents
and copies Of all or in said
dsnce al the urs o. the Confederate States in lieu Of
Sec ana B. L further enacted That it shall be the duty
&c Is ps z a
6 vosa By Fl staey
& = ;as ss ns
ssrsailGa public :ssosnts Al ACCENTS
Register, 70 AZ wa.r.n.s drawn BY The
the sa forms
Il e
debts that are or shsi Be Due % the states
ns S I,ssy n SsS s shall se
INA to @ the balance Alan and nd 1.-THE. the So
saa Auditor of III
he
ces,ay OF proper for the due examination OF the accounts
Sec And Be further Enacted That shall the duty
peadtqre Of the public money and Of all debts due
na
such o with their vouchers and
s certify 81 he
4ncss q accounts adjusted herein ares,ed : =
e. Anr pa rees Keen e r. the c
federae states and to eisbprse The
cemptreeT and recorded ~ the Register, and other
al s'f y ss
signed y the IA of The with
received into the public Treasury shall be valid And the
s Required ana shall
s al Ss 70 he Se ,h e se
and the Comptroer or either OF them the OF the
and sbsl p' 70 enerlog upsn he duties q his oc give
sfsi p q Pc
Sss which bond shah be in the Office Of As Comp
sec H. And further enacted That person appoint.
rc Or owner in whole or in part
him any paec properly forfeited goods Or 9e
any STATE or Of the Confederate States Or take apply
~ IN he a lG r sa
shall Be- allowed BY law and any person
1isdem snor and fore . he Pc
ny q three thousand dcass and shall upon m De
Ho1Sns aoy once under Confederate states provided
q s1s oasnce s6eh PrSseGsiio1
thousand dollars when recovered, shall be Tor the
Of the person giving such information
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
ESrirLED ACT oRGASlsE rBE DEPARTMENT.
BE = ~ hi srs sa b ssf
se e be t5s IN
the Secretary STATE who shall perform and execute such
ably 70 the ye nr
se P 20 With public
ss q
70 s fs 81 " Of the as & the
said Department. and furthernore the said principal oeicer
@ he Po.iacnt the a from
ss y he err y and With
Se al sSS regulated sn Sy 1s'' = %
See Ne it further epacied It shall be The duty Of the
q The Congress Sa9ins approved S he
presesve the originals and Shall conveniently may
after he shall receive he every such law
aerspopers puSlshed within the csnieistc States and
:Aa h. ssS SS sSs
ans md %afs oa aod sTssi ssd %
vii commissions Q oces he Conf States
TS
shaU be xed cpInnisi before IL u signed BY
President other instrument without the
special the President therefor The said Secretary
shall of Office be made for sd dep
ept such device tho President shall all
Of and said Office, ed under
the said seal shall be evidence equally as the original record
paper. =,
chief clerk 20 b. appointed by he Secretary
and such other clerks from time TO Time may DO found
necessary and authorized By the Congress who shall receive
their services to be fixed by lswand the
Secretary and every other person 20 he appointed
said department shall before he enters the
his onca employment, take an oath or air
nation well and faithfully TO execute the trust committed 70
him.
Re further enacted. There shall be paid 60 the
Secretary for the OF the Confederate states ,ha follow
the requiring the services TO be
performed except when they oned for any ulcer Of
the Confederate STATES relating 10 the duties OF
his Office TO wit tor making out and auhcntcnns copies OF
records cents each hundred words and Tor aIthen
eating copy OF record under the ca 81 ohc one
dollar.
sec And be II further enacted This shall
fnd take effect from aud after its passage.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
psTAHIfsg DrpARrwFvr.
Sec he enacted, &c, That executive department he
the hereby established be called the Navy De
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