Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-06-13

United States Department Of Agriculture.
Here is The act establishing National Az
Iricultural Department. q Washington. The
COMMISSIONS hasnot Yet been appointed:
BE it enacted, by the, Senate and Xouse Of
Representatives Of the Enited Statespt Amer
lea IN Congress assembled, That there is here
by established at the seat Of Government Of
the United States, q Department Of 4Agricul-
turc, the general designs and duties Of which
shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the
people of the United States useful Information
on subjects connected with Agriculture, in
the most general and comprehensive sense Of
that word. tandgto procure, propagate and dis
tribute AL ong the people new aud valuable
seeds aud plants. $500
see. O. lind b iS further enacted, Tha.
| there shall I've appointedob by the President, by
and with the advice and CONSENT of the Sem
ate, g !" Commiss. oner Of, Agriculture" who
shall he the Chief executive officer Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture, who shall hold his
office by tenure similar to that Of other
civil officers appointed by the President. and
who shall receive for his compensation
salary of three thousand per .annun.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty OF the Commissioner of Ag-
riculturesto acquire ana preserve, in his De-
partlnent, all information concerning Agri.
culture, which he, can obtain by means Of
books and correspondence, and by practical
and scientific experiments, Naccuratc records
Of which experiments shall be kept in his
office, by the collection Or Statistics and by
any other appropriate means within his pow
or; to collect, as he may be able, new and
valuable seeds and plants; to test, by cult
walton, the value Of such Of them as may re.
quire such tests; to propagate such MS may
be worthy Of propagation, and to distribute
th,,m among agricultnrists. He shall annu-
ally make general report in writing Of his
acts, to the President and to Congress, in
which he may recommend the publication of
papers forming parts. OF, OF, accompanying
his report, icli report shall also contain an
account Of all monies received and cxpendcd !
by him He shallalsomake special reports
on particula. subjects, whenever required to-
do so by d the president, or either house aof
Congress. or when he shall think the subject
in his charge requires it. IIe,shall receive
and have charge of alljthc prope,ty Of the !
agricultural division of the Patent Office, in |
the Department of the interior, including the !
fixtures and property Of the propagating gar
DEM ~He4shall direct and superintend the |
expenditure of all money appropriated by
Congress to the Department., and render ac- |
counts thereof, and also of money heretofore |
appropriated Tor Agriculture, and remaining
unoxpendcd. And said Commissioner may |
send and receive, through the mails, free of
charge, AL communications and other matter |
pertaining to the business Of his department, |
not exceeding in weight thirty-two ounces. N
SEC. 4. A,sd be ID ,further$ enacted, Tha,
the Commissioner Of Agriculture shall APP
point chief clerk, with salary oftwo thou.
sand dollars, who, in all eases, during the
necessary absence Of the Commissioner, or
when the said principal Office shall become
vacant, Shall perform the duties Of Commits
sioner, and he shall employ. such other en-
ployees as Congress may from time to time
provide, employ other persons, for such time
as their services may be needed, including
chemists, botanists, entomo.ogists and other
persons skilled in natural sciences pertaining
10 Agriculture. And the said Commission.
er. and every other person to be appointed
in the said Department, shall. before he en-
ter upon the duties of his office or appoint
ment, make oath or affirmation truly and
tosexecutc thegtriiSt committed to
him. And the said Commissioner and the
Chief Clerk shall, also, before entering upon
their duties, severally give bonds to the
Treasurer ofthe United States, the former in1
The sum Of ten thousand dollars, and the lat
Ter in the sum OF five thousand dollars, con-
litional to render a true and faithful account
% him or his successor in office, quarter
yearly accounts of all monies which Shall be
BY them received by virtue of the said office,
With surcties to be approved as sufficient by
he Solicitor OF the Treasury; which bonds
,hall be filed in the office Of the FIRST Comp
roller Of the Treasury, to be by him put in
suit, upon the breach Of any conditions there
II. Approved May Is, 1862.