Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-22

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law the sea service shall be computed from the dates
of their appointments entry into the service in their
respective grades in lieu OF the dates OF their warrants
Sec. IL. And be 1t further enacted That the Secre-
tary of the Navy be- and he hereby is, authorized to
assign clerks and aborers attached to bureau to
duty in another, and also to detail assist
the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery, who shall
the highest shore pay Of his grade
Sec. Is. And be ii further enacted That all officers
while at attached to seagoIng vessel shall be
allowed one ration.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted That the relative
rank between officers of the navy and army the
tired list shall be the same on the active list and
the annual pay Of retired naval officers shall be fol-
Admit ais two thousand dollars.
Commodores, eighteen hundred dollars.
Captains, sixteen hundred dollars.
Commanders, fourteen hundred dollars
Lieutenant commanders, thirteen hundred dollars
Lieutenants one thousand dollars.
Masters, eight hundred dollars
Ensigns, i've hundred dollars.
And no rations shall be allowed to any officers of the
navy the retired list And the pay OF all naval OFF,
GERS appointed by drtue OF act entitled can act
provide for the temporary increase OF the navy APP
ty-one, shall be the that of officers of like
grade in the regular navy.
Approved, July l6, 1862.
Chap. CLXXXIV.-An Act to amend an Act entitled
San Act to further promote the efficiency Of the Ma
W." approved December twenty first, eighteen hum
dred and sixty-one.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tves Of the United States of America an Congress assem-
bied That section eight of an act to further promote
the efficiency OF the Navy, approved December twenty
first, eighteen hundred and sxty-one, be amended so
read follows That the hours of labor and the
rate of of the employees in the yards shall
conform, nearly consistent with the public in
teres with those OF private establishments in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the respective yards, to be deter
mined by the commandants of the navy yards subject
to the approval and revision of the Secretary of the
Approved, July l6, 1862. ...
Gpnboat Fleet from the War to the Navy Depart
ment.
Be enacted " hs Senate and House Of Representa-
sebed That the western gunboat feet constructed by
the War Department for operations on the western
waters shall be transferred to the Navy Department,
which will be hereafter charged with the expense Of
its repair, support and maintenance Provided That
all vessels under construction repair by author
ity the Department shall be completed and paid
tor under the authority of that department from appro
Sec 2 And be it further enacted That this act shall
take effect and be in force from and after its passage
| Approved, July 10, 1862
Chap. CLxxxvI.-An Act to enlarge the Lake supe-
rior Land District, in the State of Michigan.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tues of the United States Of america in Congress as
senbted That all that portion of the present Cheboy
gan District in the State of Michigan lying west of
Lake Michigan and south OF the line dividing town
ships forty -one and forty NORTH including StMar
tins and the adjacent islands the entrance Of Bg
Bay De Noe" now forming part of the present Che
boygan district and subject to sale at Traverse City,
SAID State be- and the hereby attached to the
subject to sale and entry at the site Of the land office
Sec. . And be 1T further enacted That this act shall
take effect until three months after the date OF its
Approved, July l6, 1862.
| Chap. CLXXXyII-An Act to impose Additional
Duty Sugars produced in the United States.
Be at enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
sembed That in addition duties imposed by the
act entitled IAN act to provide internal revenue to
support the government, and TO pay interest on the
public debit approved July first, eighteen hundred
and sxtytwo, all brown muscovado clarified su-
produced directly from the cane there shall
be levied collected, and paid the provisions
said upon all such sugars produced in the United
States duty of one cent per pound and such addl-
tona duty and the duty specified the act aforesaid
shall be levied, collected and paid on all such sugars
not manufactured Tor consumption IN the family OF the
producer in the hands of the producer manufacturer
thereof of his agent factor the day OF the APP
proval Of this act by the President Progided That
within States parts of States declared be insur
the said duties may be collected such manner
and by such officers the President may direct until
the Instruction declared shall or have been
| suppressed.
See. ?. And be At further enacted. That the pIovis-
ions OF this act shall not apply to sugar manufactured
from sorghum.
Approved, July l6, 1862.
Chap. CLXXXVIII.--An Act TO punish the fraudulent
| sale or Use OF Postage Stamps.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of msrca IN Congress assem-
lied, That any person who shall wilfully
to be removed from postage stamp or stamped
envelope the cancelling or defacIng marks thereon,
| with intent TO the cause the use Of the
the second time, shall knowingly or wliully
sell buy such washed restored stamps, or offer the
for SALE give expose the same &c person
for use, knowingly the same, prepare the same
with intent for the second thereof every such per-
OF riuny anu sha De punished by ipiisohes No,
exceeding three years or by fine not exceeding one
Thousand dollars or by 10th imprisonment and fine as
aforesaid and one-half such fine, when collected shall
| be paid TO the intormer.
Approved, July It. 1862.
Chap. CLXXXIX.-An Act in relation to the Compe-
tency of Witnesses, and for other Purposes.
Be IL enacted by The Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States 81 America ia Congress
bied That the laws of the State in which the court
shall be held shall be the rules of decision as TO the
competency witnesses in the courts of the United
States in trials at common law in equity, and admi
rally.
See. 2. and be 1t further enacted, That much o
section twenty of act entitled An act to es
tablsh the] judicial courts of the United staes ap
proved September twentyfour seventeen hundred ard
eighty nine requresin cases punishable with death
twelve petit Jurors be summoned from the count,
where the offence committed, be, and the same
hereby, repeale@.
Approved. July le, 1862.
Chap. CXC.-An Act prohibiting the confinement o
persons in the Military service of the United
in the Peniten.iary of the District of Columbia ex
eept a punishment for certain crimes and to dis
charge therefrom certain eonvlcts by sentence Q
Court-martal, and for other purposes
Be 1t enacied by the Senate and House Of Representa-
bied, That hereafter person in the military scryIe
of the United States, convicted and sentenced by
cour,-martia shall be punished by confinement in III
penitenaIy of the District of Columbia, unless the OF
fence of winch such person may be convicted would
some of the United States common law "a
the in the SAID District, such convic
to said punishment
Sec 9 And be further enacted, That all such pei
in the military service, aforesaid who hav
heretofore been may hereafter be, convicted an
sentenced by court-martial for offence which,
before the criminal court of said District woul
not subject such person to imprisonment in said pen
tertiary and who now may hereafter be eonfn
ed therein, shall be discharged from said Imprisonment
upon such terms and conditions of further punsbmen
the President of the United States may, his dis
creton, impose a communication of said sentence.
Sec. 3. And be al further enacted, That upon the AZ
plcation of citizen of the United States, suppore
by his OATH alleging that person persons IN th
military service, aforesaid confined IN SAID PEN
Tertiary under the sentence of courtmartlal for
offence not punishable by Imprisonment in the pen
Tertiary by the authority of the criminal court afors
said it shall be the duty of the judge OF said court,
OF his absence or inability, OF one OF the Judge
of the circuit court of said District it, upon nspet
ton of the record of the proceedings of said court
martial he shall find the facts to be as alleged In sal
application, Immediately to issue the writ of habef
corpus to bring before him the said convict and
upon investigation of the case, it shall be the opir
such Judge that the Of such convict is with
the provisions of the sections Of this act,
shall order such convict be confined in the
Jail of said District, until the decision OF the Presidel
of the United States to the communication afofesa
shall be filed in said court and then such convict sh
be disposed of and suffer such punishment as by sal
, Communication of his said sentence may be imposed
Sec. 4. And be al further enacted, That no perso
convicted upon the decision OF eourt-martia shall
confined in any penitentary of the United States e.
cept under the conditions of this act.
Approved, July l6, 1862.
E MISCELLANEOUS.