Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-19

Treasury notes, and authorizes the exten.
sion Of the issue of Treasury notes under
the denomination of IS to the amount Of
$40, 100000
No. 57-Provides that Treasury notes
issued after the 1st December next shall be
fuudable only in bonds bearing interest at
the rate Of seven per cent Notes issued
prior to that date, aud those now in circu.
lation may be funded within six months
after public notice iD eight per cent. bonds,
in seven per cent. bonds.
:.sa- a.. POSTAL AFFAIRS. -
No. 1S-Proyides for the payment Of
sums ascertained to be due for postal ser.
vice rendered, under contracts made by the
United States Government before the Con
federate States Government took charge Of
such service. Z: i -a'r.. II
- - JUDICIAL. 20 ':..s
: No. 34-Authorizes the judges of Dis
trict Courts to change the place of holding
court ia certain cases. .,
s, TREASURY NOTES. -.r
No. l9-Authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to offer a reward not to exceed
SIS, 900 for the apprehension and conviction
of any person engaged iu forging or utter
ing counterfeit Treasury notes. .-..t.r,
No. 5S-Provides that any person in the
service of, or adhering t5tbs enemy, who
shall pass or offer to pass or dispose of spu.
rious or counterfeit notes, purporting to be
treasury notes Of this Government, shall, il
captured, be put to death by hanging, and
every commissioned officer Of the, enemy
who shall permit any offence mentioned in
this Act by any person under his authority,
shall also be hung. -
+; ;:; SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS,
No. 20-This is an important Act, enti
tied Gan Act to better provide for the sick
and wounded Of the army in hospitals, D
which, if enforced and carried out, would
silence many Of the complaints in regard
to the treatment of sick and wounded SOL
diers 10 and out of hospitals. The 6rs'
section fixes the commutation value ofra
tions Of sick and disabled soldiers in the
hospitals at one dollar, which shall consti
tute the hospital fund, for the purchase Of
suppIes-apy excess over $4,000 to be
paid into the Confederate States Treasury
The 3D. section allows to each hospital suits
Of clothing (shirts, pantaloons anddrawers,,
equal to the number of beds 10 the hospital
for the use of the sick while in the hospital
The 4th section allows two matrons in chief
two assistant matrons, and two other mat
rons for each ward in every hospital, and
prescribes their pay and respective duties
The surgeon and assistant surgeon in charge
Of an hospitalis authorized to employ such
other nurses (givipg preference to females.
as may be necessary to the proper care ane
attention of the sick. The 7th section au
tborizes the Secretary of War to perfec
suitable arrangements with the railroad
companies for the reservation of seats il
one or more cars, 10 each train, for sicl
and wounded soldiers desiring transporta
tom and for requiring conductors to pro
vide for the use of the sick aud wounded il
the cars so reserved; sufficient quantit!
Of pure water. T..
No. 27-Authorizes any quartermaste
to administer the oath required to enable
sick, wounded or other soldiers to receive
their pay.
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. 12-Fixes the I'd Monday in Janu
ary, 1863, as the day for the meeting o
the next regular session of Congress.
= No. 22-Extends the time for selling
property for taxes in default -.
No. 24-Appropriates ST, ,122, ,4SO.92 ii
bonds to construct railroad from the Blue
Mountain, Ala, to Rome, Georgia, for mil
itary transportation. s, -. .: ~.
!. No. 29-Authorizes the President tt
import, duty free, machinery or other ma
terials necessary for increasing the manu-
facture of any article required for rsupplyins
the deficiency Of clothing or shoes for th'
armg-said machinery to be worked o,
Government account, or leased or sold, a
the discretion of the President. Clothing
furnished to the troops may be Of such col
or or quality as it may be practicable to ob
tain. =.
No. a44-Authorizes the President tt
detail not exceeding two thousand shoe
makers from the army, to be employed q
suitable points in the manufacture of shoe
for the army, and to receive thirty.hv'
cents per pair for shoes manufactured b.
them severally, in addition to regular pa
and rations.
No 48-Fixes the pay and mileage o
the delegates from the several Indian ma
tions. r.-.
No. 50-Relates to the pay Of distric
collectors in States which have assumed th
payment of the War tax. Awards then
S400 each.
No. 6O-Authorizes the suspension o
the writ of habeas corpus.
No. .62-Authorizes the President to fill
by appointment, all Offices created, and al
vacancies which may have occurred during
the present session of Congress-said ap
pointments to be submitted to the Senate
at the next session, etc.
No. 71-Provides for the restoration II
their owners of slaves recaptured from th'
enemy, or arrested by any person connected
with the army or navy of the Confederate
States, etc.
OUR F1NANcEs.-The following com
munication from the Secretary Of the Urea
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