The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-13

Az ACrto establish a Department Of Agriculture.
BE enacted By he Senate and House N Bepresenta-
hres qfhe URted hatss u AHerica ~ Congress as
semJled, Thai there hereby established 81 the scat
II Government OF the ULitei Sla'ss Department of
Agriculture, tie nersl d i!ns aud dutts Of which
shall De 10 acquire and dinuss amorg I people of
The Tn ted states ul Information on subjects con
ne'td with ayr culture 10 the m S gen raj aud com
pchcnsiSe hso o that word, aud 10 procure propa-
gaze, 40 dsIlDuie among tn people new AID valu.
Sec. ?. Aad Be- q 6uber enacted That there shall
DO apH IN 2, 10y the Pfesidant by aud with the ad
Agi uturc who shall be thsah ief executive officer
pt tie ueIadment OF Agr Who sbaIl mold ia
iiee by ngro mll htbor civil officers
= po nt'd iro shall iec i've
OF lis com thousand dol
Ga duty OF tbs Commits triculture 10 me-.
un concgJne.g agriculture which be can obtain by
m an o. btASSand correspondence, aud by p-atical
and scientihctNpefi (a.csrate records Of VII oh
experiments thal HE office, } by the COLES.
Ton q SATISFIES ether appropriate means
vi hiu ma MS ct, as ne nay be abs
aud valu7biu hnntH. 10 teal nv cni'
vail n, the valu N 4 OF tucm as NAV reonire
su'h tests 10 propogaW such Of them az may be
wo Try OF propagation aud 70 Dis ribute them among
agrcultarisls. He shall unnu Ny make general ie.
TOT IN writing ~ his acts % the President and TO
Congress, In which he msy recommend the pnblca
toncf papers forming rarts " or accompany ng his
pert, which repo shal also contain an account Of
MI moneys r. ctlNtu ana expended by him. lilo shall
also make specaal reports on particular snbircts
when require % do by the prCsient or either
house N Congress, Or whom he shall think the subject
N his charge requires IT, lie snail rec i've ami have
charge all the property Of thu agricultural division
Of The Pat nj ONCE n the Department uf the lite r
uclu' Ing lho property sud hNturts Of the
prep eating gsgdeI. lie shall direct and on.
perilttud the expenditure q al mrnsy ap-
proIrated by ConFross 70 the rrpiffmsut.
and render accounts thereof aud also OF All M onev
heretofore apprOpr ated Tor agriculture and rennin-
ing ubeXpendet And said Com mi ssunnr msy send
aud receve through the mails, nee Of charge III com
munlcsi lions aud other m ier pertaining 70 the buU
ness Of his apartment not exceeding Ia weight
thirty-tWo ounces.
Sec 4 and Be- Il further enacted That the Com.
mssioners Of Agriculture shall up tiut a chief
ERIK, with "a airy Of tso ca ousard dallars who 10
an oases during the necessary absence N she Com.
missioner or when tbs said hal Office shall hs
Honer ans DE sra appoint such other emflnl of a.
Congress may ON time 20 time pfoyi ic, with sala
ric8 correFp niiug 10 tie salaries Of similar Ofcsrs
u 0teCr Departmental OF sho Government an he
shall as Congress may lrsm tiuo % tine provide,
employ thor persons, ~ fu,h time a. their services
mury 90 nto led including chemists, b0isn sts otO-
mnogi8ta, and other persons fk led a. the natural
fcoaccs pertuuing % agriculture And The said Com
10 sioncr ani every other person to be- appointed M
A.fal Department, shall before ho enters upon the
90 sy1f his ON OF appointment nake osth or AZ
nfhNinn truly ana "a thillv Go execute no trust
oommipo 90 hin. And G e SAID Couunissioner and
dnteg ssye ally give bon 20 "a Treasurer n the
initial tues, lhe flruor IN tlo slm OF toa thousand
dollars, and thf lattgf in no sum " i've thousand
dolars, conditional TO render iruo and f'thful &C
fc 'on' O. OF ai pa ueya which shall BE- By them 10.
lived by virtue 81 thc SAID ooi with furetes 10 bo
approved ss sunlcient by tie solicitor q the Treas
ury smrh b'pls siall BE- hled 10 The of1ce Of th,
frt COmp'foltr OF tlo 'reasury, 20 be BY him pul
Boz suit ulnn any breach OF tle C0uli ians therstr
Approved, Nay rs, 1872