Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-04-18

be received in all courts and places as prima
facie evidence of the regularity and validity
of said sale, and of the title of the said pur-
chaser Or purchasers under the same: Pro-
uided, That the owner of said lots of ground,
or any loyal person of the United States
having any valid lien rpon or interest iii the
same, may, at any time within sixty days
after sale, appear before tho said Board of
Tax Commissioners in his or her own proper
person, and, if citizen, upon taking an oath
to support the Constitution Of the United
States, and paying the amount Of said tax
and penalty, with interest thereon from the
date of the said proclamation of the President
mentioned in the second section of this act,
at the rate of fifteen per centum per annum,
together with the expenses OF tho sale and
subsequent proceedings, TO be determined by
said commissioners, may redeem said lots OF
land from said sale; and any purchaser under
the same having paid moneys, Treasury notes,
or other cert iiicatcs of Indebtedness of the
United States. shall, upon such redemption
being made, be entitled to have the same,
with the interest accruing after said sale, re-
turned to him by the said commissioners, upon
surrendering up the certificates of sale: AMI
procidcd t3rther That if th" owner of said
lots of ground shall be a minor, Il non-resi-
dent alien, or loyal citizen beyond the seas,
person of unsound mind, OF under Il legal
disability, the guardian, trustee, or other per-
son, may redeem the same at any time within
two years after the sale thereof. and in the
manner above provided, and with like effect:
And prorided tu,1her, That at such sale any
tracts, parcels, or lots of land which may be
selected under the direction of the President
for Government use, for war, military. naval
revenue. charitable, educational. or police pur-
poses, may, at sail. sale, be bid in hv said com
missoncrs, under the direction Of the President
for and struck off to the t,uitcd States: : Aad
proutded fu4her, That the certificate Of said
commissioners shall only be affected as evil
d.nce of the regularity and validity of sale Ivy
establishing the fact that the property was
not subject to taxes, or that the taxes had
been paid previous to sale, or that the proper
~ had been redeemed according 10 the pro-
visions of this act.
APPROVED, Feb G. 1868.
PrHIic--No. Is.
Az ACT to increase the clerical and other force
of the Quartermastcr Generals Office, and
for other purposes.
BE ii enacted Ly Mc ScRatc and Hoase of
Representatives. IF tie Jn|fcd Stafes of' amer
sca IN Congress GssemDfed, That there shall
be added to the clerical and other force in the
office of the puartcrnaatcr General, to oe APP
pointed by the Secretary of War; four clerks of
class four ana ninety clerks Of class one /; also,
thirty copvists and six laboycrs ;'t an annual
comp ,nsi.on of six hundred dollars each.
SEC. >. -iad be II farfter e&actcd. That
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officer Of a company ior clothing aud other
military supplies. the affidavit oi amy such
officer may be received to show The loss "t
vouchers. or company books, or any other
matter or circumstance tending 10 prove that
any apparent deficiency was oecasionrd by
unavoidable accident, ov lost in actual service.
without any fault on his part. or that the
whole or any part of such clothing and sup:
plies had been properly aud Legally used and
appropriately; aud such affidavit may be
considered as evidence TO establish the facts
set forth, with or without other evidence. as
may seem to the Secretary Of War just and
proper under the circumstances of the case.
APPROVED, Feb. Z, 1868.
[PuEiiC-No. II.
AN ACT to authorize the raising oi volun-
terr force for the better defence of Ken
lucky.
Be it cnacfcl 1y his Senate anil House n
Representatives IF tie Uaiicd SiatcsJ liner
ira, in CDagrrss assembled, That the Gov
prnor of the State of Kentucky, by the con-
sent and under the direction OF the President
of the United States, shall have power to
raise and organize into regiments volunteer
force not exceeding twenty thousand rank
and file to be raised within the State Of Ken
tucky, to serve for the term OF twelve months.
to be employed within the limits of Kentucky
in rrprlling invasion, suppressinS instruction,
and guarding aud protecting the public pro-
pcr,y: Proriaed That at any time it may
be necessary, in the discretion of the Prcsi-
dent of the United States these troops may
be employed out of tn" limits Of Kentucky
against tie enemies ofthe United States.
Sec. 2. and bc 1t .Jm4hcr enacted, That
the regin.ntal aud company officers shall be
appointed and commissioned by the State Of
kentucky according to the laws thereof:
Prorided, That the officers Of said regiments
shall be entitled to pay only when the regiments
or companies are filled as now required by
law, and while in actual service.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That
tho regiments. when raised and oilicerel ms
aforesaid, shall be mustered into the service
of the United States and be subject to the
command of the President Of the United
States.
Sec. a. And be it .farsAer enacted, That
the officers and soldiers thus enrolled and
mustered into service shall be subject TO the
rules and articles Of war, aud shall be placed
on the same footing as other volunteers in the
service Of the United State as t." pay. sub