Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-03-01

ted STATES ta! the southern distract cs Neg
York. quarterly. salary =, the rate Of Fix
thousand dollars per annum. and such addi-
iienal sum as shall be necessary. together
wrh the COSTS and fees now allowed by Law
TO pay such amount as shall be fixed by the
Secretary Of the Interior for the proper -x-
penscs Of the Office. including salaries Of as
sisian,s and clerks.
SEC. =. Ind be II fsrtlsr enacted, That
,lie accounts Of said attorney, from and after
the fourth day of April last, shall BE- adjusted
and settled in the same manner as The same
would have been adjusted and settled had
this act b,cn in operation on and after that
day.
Approved, August G, 1861.
CmAp. LNI.-An Act to punish certain
Crimes against the United States.
BE II enacted by tie Senate and House Of
Representatives. ot Tie United States Of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That if any per-
son shall be guilty of the act of recruiting
soldiers or sailors in any State or Territory
Of the United to engage in armed hostility
against the United States, or who shall open
recruiting station for the enlistment of such
persons, either as regulars or volunteers, to
serve as aforesaid, shall be guilty Of high
misdemeanor, and upon conviction in any
court Of record having jurisdiction of the Of
tcnsc, shall be iiaed sum not less than two
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, and confined and imprisoned for a
period not less than one year nor moro than
five years.
SEC. 2. And be 1t ./urther enacted, That
the person so enlisted, or engaged as regular
or volunteer, shall be fined in like manner
a sum of one hundred dollars, and imprisoned
not less than one year nor more than three
years.
Approved, August G, 1861.
Guar. LVII.-An Act to promote the Eff
tcicncy of the Engineer and Typographical
Engineer Corps, and for other Purposes.
Be It enacted by tie Senate and House Of
Representatives. o/'hc United States Of inner
ica IN C0ng,css assembled, That there shall
be added to each of the corps Of Engineers,
by rcbular promotion of their present officers,
two lieutenant-coloncls and four majors.
SEC. 2. Ind be It .farthcr enacted, That
there shall be added to the corps OF topo-
graphical engineers Que company Of soldiers,
to be commanded by appropriate officers Of
said corps, TO have the same pay and rations,
clothing, and other allowances, and to be en-
titled to the same benefits in every respect as
the company created by the act for the organ
ization of company OF sappcrs and miners,
and pontoniers, approved May sixteenth, iif
teenthl eighteen hundred and forty-six.
The said company shall be subject to the
rules and articles of war, and shall have the
same organization as the companies of engin-
Ger soldiers attached to the corps Of engineers.
SEC. 3. and be IL. .farther enacted, That
vacancies hereafter occurring among the COM
missioned officers of tho volunteer regiments
shall be filled by the Governors of the States
respectively in the same manner as original
appointments. And SO much Of tho tenth
section of the act approved July twenty-sec-
ond, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, as is
inconsistent herewith be, and the same is here
by, repealed.
SEC. 4. And be It ./artAer enacted, That
the President of the United States is hereby
authorized to appoint two additional inspec-
tors general for the United States army said
inspectors general to have the same rank and
receive the same pay and allowances as now
provided by law for nspcctors-general.
SEC. 5 And be it .farther enacted, That
SO much of the first section Of the act APP
proved August fifth. eighteen hundred and
iifty-iour, as authorizes the appointment OF
civilians to superintend the national arinor'es
bc. and the same is hereby. repealed. and
that the superintendents OF these ar'nories
shall be appointed hereafter from officers OF
the Ordnance Department.
Approved. August 6. 1861.
CuAP. LVIII.-An Act to authorize an In
crcas. in the Corps Of Engineers and Iopo-
graphical Engineers.
BE IL csacfod by he Senate and Hessr q
Reprose~safsrcs Of the Usifed !>tases # A~ny-
ica an Cosyress asssmbied. That there shall
be- added to each Of the corps ot eaxin-crs
and Typographical engincers. by regular pro-
molten Il their present officers. tvo hcuien-
ans-colonels and four majors
SEC. =. .isd be At farther cssefeS. That
th-re shall be- added to the coslsso of toPcgmPa-
ical engineers one company Of roldicrs. TO b.
commanded by appropriate officers ct sa'd
corps. TO have the samc pay and ra;iors-
clo;liny. and otl,~r allowances. and 10 se en-
titled to the same bercS;s i- every inspect 8
the company created by the nc, for the organ
iza,ion Of company Of saPprs and mi''rr-'
and pon,onicrs. approved May "<foestA. hf-
,ecn,h eighteen huadr'd and fssy-six. ihs
said company shall be subject {" the sales and
articles of war. and shall have the sarn~ ey.
ganizaiicn as the companies "f enginerr so'.
dicrs attached to the corps of enginrcrs.
SEC. ;. Asd be 1t further esscfed. Thai
the President Of the United Ssaics Is hrrcby
authorized to appoint Two additions! ;:si'e.
ors-sci,cral Of the United States army: "a
have the same rank and receive the same iss.
and allowances rs now provided by Law ii