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PUBLIC-No. 3.
AN'AcTl TO provide for The deficiency in the
appropriation for the pay otsofiCers and
la4 men actually employed in the Western
Department, or Department OF Missouri.
Be it enacted by. the Senate and House
OF Representatives, ofsthe United States OF
America In Congress assembled, That there
be and hereby is appropriated, out of any
= money IN the Treasury moi otherwise APP
~ PFoprated, the sum of seven hundred
~sS thousand six hundred and twelve dollars
and thirteen cent?, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, to carry into effect the
actaPpr0sed March twenty fifth, eighteen
huudFed aud sixty two, TO secure TO the
officers Rndimen actually employed in the
'-si Western department or department OF
Mssouri1 their pay bounty and pension :,
Provided, AopsVeCr That, 10 the payment of
s- the money hereby appropriated, such ipay-i
ment shall be made directly TO the officers
or soldiers by whom abel services were
rendered, pEtoShsiE personal representa-
uVes, or IN theirBReuts appointed 0y pow.
ers of attorney Rnd,no assignment of any
gu sum due % any iotheeE orssOldier shall be
valid sue payments to be made by pay
masters OF the United States army Pro
T'dsd further, hO'SeUer, That any person
holding poRer Of attorney authorizing
the receipt by him OF the amount to be
paid TO any officer OF soldier may, upon
ate makingand filing an aiiidaVitIo the effect
that be is acting IN tue premises purely as
4BtuN WlkpVUG PERSONAL interest, and that
he will pay over the amount received
either TO the soldier or Iinhis absenSe) to
his wife OrlChildren, foe their benefit, be
entitled to receive such amount
Approved, January 20, 1864.
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An ACT to amend the law prescribing the
articles to be admitted into the mails of
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Be It enacted By tie SsdateJannd House
OF Representatives of the United States of
America In Congress assembled, That ar
ucles OF clothing, being manufactured Of
wool, cotton, or linen, and comprised In q
package got, exceeding two pounds in
WeignS addressed toAny non commissiona
ed officer or private serving in the armies
i.pt the United States, may be transmitted
4n-the uiaHs Of the United States at the
rate of eight cents, to be in all cases pre-
.g}si PAD tor every four ounces, any frac.
tion-theFeof, subject to such regulations as
the Postmaster General may prescribe
approved, January %, 1884,
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AN ACT to change the place of holding the
~ Si{gniI y. and District eogg.s2f the United
sesespd for othey purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives ofthe United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That here
after the circuit aud district courts of the
gSpHl5eds States Tor the district Of West Ten
hessee,. shall be holden at the city Of
g a Memphis, in said district, on, the first Mon
[ u day 10 March sud they,frst Monday IN Sep
TENDER OF each year, And at ii other pIace.
And all process, civil and criuuali which
may have been, or hersfter may be issued,
returuable to said courts at Jackson or
- Huntington In said district, shall be re- :,
TUNED to said courts, respectively, at the
city Of Memphis; aud the books and re-
cords of every kind, pertaining 10 said
courts, shall be transferred fromSthe places
where said courts have heretofote bsen
held to the city Of Memphis - ldg
Sec. 2. Aud be it further enacted. That
the judges Of the United States circuit
court, and the United States district court
for ths several districts of Tennessee, NAV,
Whenever In their opinion the public in.
teresis require it, appoint special terms Of
their respective courts at Knoxville, Nash
vile, aud Memphis, to be holden at such
time as said judges, respectively, shall
deem most conducive to the public good.
Notice of each special Term appointed un.
der the provisions of this act shall be pub
lished in tleast one newspaper printed in
the town or city in which a termiis TO be
held, for four consecutive weeks.
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