Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1863-07-09
OFFICIAIl-.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Patssd as tks Third Ssssioa Of IA Tdsrty.ssssntl
Congress-


LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Patssd at tks Third Ssssioa ef Ia T1tSty-ssssnth
Congress.
Gear. Ian Act suthozifing the Holding ofa
special Session Of the United States District
Court for the District Of Indiana.
Be isenacfsd By ihe Senais and H0Hss ef RsPss.
seniaibes oftbs Usfsd States Asisrjca ~ Coagres
I AaesnlBlsd. That q special session Of the United
States District Court for the District Of Indians
shall be holden, at the usual place Of holding said
court on the first Monday ia February, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, and to continue in session 90 long aa the
I bust ess may reqars.
See. 2. Ani be il further enacted. That al. suits
and proceedings Of civil or criminal nature now
pending in OF rstur1able 70 said court shall be pro-
ceeded IN head tried aud determnsd BY sai1 ceurt
at said special session in the same maHner - at
regular term Of said c0art.
AppgoVHD, Dsssn1ber 10, 1852.
/ CHAR ITT-An Act 70 adjust Appropriations here
t5fore made foy the Civil Service oil the Navy De-
partment to the present Organization Of that De-
/ partment.
Eaqessd b. the Senate ana House Of 7sprsssata
tjUss Of The United States o America 81 Congysesas-
ssalbted. That the Secretary Of the Treasury be,
and iI hereby Authorized and directed TO transfer
the amounts heretofore approprited for the PAY Of
chiefs Of bureaus, clerks messengers, and abOrs
c, injected Witb the Navy DEPARTMENT, 60 that shey
will correspond with tho present Organization and
Pay as autlFrized BY the act Of Congress Of July
hfth eighteen hundred an sixty-twO viz:
! For the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting
three thousand eight hundred and seyenty-four
dollars.
Fer the Buseau os Yards and Docks, ten thousand
six hundred and forty three dollars.
For the Bureau Of Navigation, three thousand
and ffty-seTen dollars
For the Bureau Of Ordnance, six Thousand nine
hundred and fifty four dollars.
! For the Bureau or Construction and Repairs,
nine thousand two hundred and twsntp-f0ur dol
lars.
Rcr She Bureau of Stsam Engineering, four thou
sand two hundred ani tWenty-fcpr dollars,
For the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, I've
thousand eight hundrsd aud hfty-eght dollars.
For the Bureau Of Medicine aud Surgery, ave
thousand eight hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. AID be it further enacted, That all re-
naming balances shall attach to the ONCE Of the
Aecretary Of the Navy, and msy be expended BY
hIm for such clerical services he shall judge the
interests Of the department. require.
Sec. g.. And be il further enacted, Tint tho sum
of one thousand dollars heretofore appropriated for
the contingent expenses Of the Aureau Of Construc
tion Equipment and Repair, be transferred to the
Bureau Of Steam Engineering and the sum Of one
Thousand dollars to the Bureau Of Equipment and
Recruiting. And also that tbs sum Of one thousand
dollars heretofore appropriated for the contingent
expenses Of the Bureau Or Ordnance be transferred
to tho Brreau Of Navigation.
APPROVED December l9, 1852.
CHAP. Nv. An Act to amend an Act entitled San
Act to provide Internal Revenns TO support the
Government and TO pay interest upon the Publie
Debt" approved July hrsis eightsen hundred and
sixty two.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiUss Of tbs United States Of America 81 Con-
gress assembled, That the assessors, assistant as
SCISSORS, collectors and deputy cOle5tors appointed
or Hh1 may be appointed, under tie provisions OF
- A Ha
70 support the Government and TO pay interest on
the public debit; approved July first eighteen hun
red and sixty two and AL subsequent acts in rela
tion thereto which have been or may bo enacted,
are hereby authorized and empowered to admins
ter Oaths armati0ns in all cases where the same
are OF may be required By the acts as aforesaid:
Provided, That fees shall be charged or allowed
therefor
Sec 2. And be It further enacted, That The COM
missioner Of Internal Csvenue shall pc authorized
and empowered and hereby is authoJized and en-
powered to furnish and supply the astistane trea
surers collectors Of the United States at San
Saneiseo, State Of California. aud Portland, State
OF Oregon, with adhesive stamps, or stampsd paper
veiium, or parchment, according to the provisions
of th internal revenue laws referred 20 in the pre-
ceding section, under such regulations aud eondi-
tiOns as he may from time to time prescribe. and
without requiring Iay ment in advance therefor
anything in existing laws to the contrary n0tWith-
standings Provided, That no greater commission
shall be allowed than is now provided for By law.
Sec: 3. And qs it further enacted, Thai no in
strumsnt. documsnt, writing or paper Of any dss-
eripdJn, required by law to be stamped, shall be
deemed held invalid and Of no effect for the want
Of the particular kind description and stamp
designated for and denoting the duty charged or
any such instrument, document, writing or paper,
provided a legal stamp or stamps denoting duty
Of equal amount shall have been duly affixed snd
used thereon: Provided That the provisions Of this
section shall not apply to any stamp appropriated to
denote the duty charged on proprietary articles.
Sec. 4. And be it further nacted, That all ofi-
eia instruments, documents, and ptpsrs, issued or
used by the officers of the United States Govern,
ment shall be- nd hereby exempt from duty,
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted That the
ninety fifth section Of an act entitled Tan act to
provide internal revenue to support the Govern
hisnt and To ray interest on the public debt" ap-
lrJved July irst, eighteen hundred and sizty-tWo,
be SO amended that no instrument, document, or
pap-r made signed or issued prior to the krst day
Of March Anno Donini eighteen hundr ed AMI sixty
three, without being daily stamped, or having there
on adhesive stamp to denote the dnty imposed
thereon shall for that causo be deemed invalid and
of no effect; Provided that, That no Instrument,
document, writing paper required by lyW to be
stamped signed or issned without being duly stamp
"a lriOr 10 the day aforesaid, any copy thereof
shall be admitted or used evidence ia any court
Until legal stamp or stamps, denOsiDg the amount
OF duty charged theron, shall have been affixed
thereto or used thereon and the iniras Of the per-
using or afixing the same, together with the date
when the same Is 30 used or affixed shall have been
placed thereon by such person. And the person
desiring 10 use any such instrument document
writ ng OF paper evidence his agent or attOr-
ley rs authorized in the presence OF tho court to
stamp the same as her>inDeftrs provided. And
section twenty four Of act en- itled 'An at in
ereasng temporarily, the duties on imports and for
other purposes approved July fourteen Ammo
D0miui eighteen hnndrSd hundred and sixty two,
ia hereby rsJeAled, APPgOVEE, Dec %, 1852,
Guar. V.-An Act to facilitate the Discharge Of
Disabled Soldiers from the army and the lnspec
tion Of Go. Valsscent Camps and Hospitals.
Be Il enacted by the SeuGte and House Of Repre-
ssntatsres Of the Uaited States Of America Co.'S
qrsss assembled That there shall be added to the
present medical corps Of the army eight medical in
spectOrs, who shall, Immediately after the passage
Of this act, be appointed By the President, By and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, thout
regard to their rank when so selected, but with
sole regard to qualifications, and who shall have
the rank pay and emoluments now authorized b.
Law to officers Of that grade.
Sec. 2. And be it fnther enacted, That the O6h-
GERS of the medical inspectors department shall bs
charged in addition to the duties row assigned 70
them by existing laws with the duty Of making re-
guIsr and frequent inspections Of military general
hospitals and cOnTSlescent camps and shalt upon
each such inspection designate to the surgeon IN
charge Of such hospitals camps, all soldiers, who
may be- in their opinion Ct subjects for discharge
from the service on surgeons certefcate Of dsBbii
ty or sufficiently recovered 70 be returned to their
regiments for duty and shall see that such soldiers
are discharged or retained to their regiments for