The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-28
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PUBLIC ACTa

! First Congress oi the ConfrS..>s.
Passed at the fourth session. which -.
md held nt the city Of Richmond. in ,hc Ss.ss -
ebsr q" ss .ns .ss .SSss Day q De-
u'e eighteenth day Of February. 1854.
cn.r, Ky. An Act to amend" An Aes to pro,ia.
mode Of authenticating claims for money
| against thc Confederate Statea uoe othervise
provided gE. %i, for" approved Aug. %. 1881.
"a q" s"an. That - much Of the 6rst ss,t;"r ~
said act n- requircs the Attorney General % rspsr
i uansreSs upon said Claims be, and the same is
Approved January 80, 1894.
Guar. Xvi.-An Act TO increase the comn.,...
ton OF certain ciSil officers and cmpiovees !.
tho Presidents Office, and in the Executiye ana
legislative Icy Departments at Richmond, for lin
IA..to"g.ss Of a4 eon nys.i.ras. .s.e,.. Of .-.r;
cado ,.ost: That the aalaries and compeS.ctio. ar
all civil officers and employees In the Presideot.s
once omee. ana a., The The Executive and Legislative De.
salaries do not exceed the sum OF two sho~.snS
4 dollars per annum. shall be increased frUm ~
essage OF & shs act 70 the fifteenth Of Nay sisAsees
per cent. f",f annum: Itoridsd, The asme shsii
not thcreb, be increased beyond the rate sf thrse
al" s.id "sar. %..' per .nnan and the salaries Of
hons.nd 'telss.. go Asss eeA snesel sS~SSS -
Three thonsahS s"ar: Per ssnsa'. sAsli. - a.
same period OF time. be increased at the rsGs Of
prcssly declared that the incressed c,,s,s.rs.ss-
pro, cnr 60 ,os cn,o n tins act shall mot be paid to ANY
Of the Gov, rnnlent who is liable % perform nil;
tary duty. 'r who is able To hear arms In the Geld
! certificate nom the head or The densrtr,scs I.
which he !. engaged. that his services are ah.o.
lntcly necessary to the Government and thai ~.
place can"t be- supplied by any one kuown 10 sl,s
head ,f the department who il not rubicrt In Mill
iarv ,ny. winch said certificate shall Sc fled v;,b
the Secretary Of the Treasury before the money il
af sl.
u, the beginning of each session. to communic.,.
a list OF all such certificates Ia Congress Provi.
d"d. That no clerk who. BY virtue Of a military
commission. receives ratons or com,nutnti,yn M
ratons, shall be entitled 10 the benefit of ,b;s .c,
Approved january 30, 1864
the teN in Kind upnu tobacco. aud 10 amend An
act emitted - An Act Ia lay taxes for the com,
mon defence an'i carry ON the Government Of
,hr confederate states, approved April 2l.t
. 1853. -'''
fI' ''n:r.s. h III. '..r..5.,nt STATE. of .f,,,r,.
=" i, 'af, That the tax i'm kind Of one. .ten,h Inn,
posed D., said act upon all tobacco grown in m.
Confederate States. instead of being collected nv
th" post Iunrtcrlnasicr. shall be collected bv thr
agents appointed by the Secretary Of the Treasure
I" collect aud preserve tobacco and the tax asse..
,"rs shall transfer their estimates of the tobacco
due from carl, planter "r farmer. spccifyinv botl,
quantity an'l quality. fo the Said agents or their
duly authorized sib-agcnts. taking their r rcipt.
therefor. aud shall also transmit a conv n, ,s..
estimates To the Chief of the Produce Loan office
and ~ lic sad tolacco shall have been COLLECTED
the s''id agents shall be liable r its rafc custody
81. That each farmer and planter, not ear
i.cr 'i.n The irs day of June, nor later than the
fifteenth da, oi July. shall deliver his tithc of 20.
bncc" ih pi1Eiig order. put up in convenient mar.
GELS Tor tran >p"itaion nt the nearest priznv de-
pot uf which there shall. not bc les, than one .s
iab>lcd M each county bv aIic agents for the col
lection and preservation of tobucco where Nh.
said tobacco, shall bc priced aud securely packed
kct. by said agents.
SEr- =. That the tax assessor shall require q
statement from each farmer or planter us TO the
diHcrcnt qualities of tobacco raiscd by him aud
shall assess ~ due tho Confederate States one .
tenth at cnch of said qualities which shall be sta.
tel separately in his estimates and shall DO cliy
'i,i sci'afa'"iI u. the farmer planter mt the
riiring depot.
81; = Al act aud parts of acts. inconsistent
WIN ih, ihc9uihg are hereby repealed.
Approved January j." l>6i
Cur NNiil. An Act Z" extend the provisions of
M act entitled. An Act in relation Ia the re-
cc,id "i Counterfeit Trca si,ry Notes by puhli,
officers. approved May l. 1863
Th. f"syr :. .,' III. tonr.le,af. States of <,,xr
ss Il" .t"F. That the provisions of an aci entitled
- An Act IN relation I" the receipt of Counterfeit
Treasury Notes 10y public officers approved M.y
.is', On" Thousand eight hundred and -ixt, three
be- and the same are hereby extended, 40 a. to
embrace all counterfeit treasury notes received bv
the public officers mentioned in said act prior a.,
The irst day of lnnuary. in the year cightccn.hun
drcd and -isty -f..nr.
Approved lannar, 81. lS;,.
CH,r. NN---An Act To change the time for tho
assembling "t Congress for its next regular
session.
IH '"n?'.>s "f ,h. foafkra,. State or fu-r;.
81 Il" ho.t. That the Congress OF the Confcfl.r.,.
States "f America. for its next regular scssio,,
sl,nll assemble the first Monday in Nav, Ammo
n"n,ini. eighteen hundred and sixty four. and not
tue hrst Mondn. OF December, eighteen hundred
and sixty v-foar.
Approved February }. 1864.
Cn,r Nj. Au Act Z" authorize the Presid-n,
to assign Judges of military courts from one
court - another.
III. ,on,,,.. or'fA rat. Sfn,,. or su.,:
1o .nI"'. That tho President be. and he is here.
hr. authorized ai any time. To assign Judges from
one military court to another, as. in his judgment,
SEC. ,. u. Htn,ih.r .na,t,.'. That this act take
effect and b in force from aud after its passage
Approved Fcbruat. J. 1854.
Guar. NXVIi.-tn Act to authorize the sppoiut.
mcni "f an agent of the ro,t Office Department.
and such cl",i's a. may he necessary TO carry
Mississippi river.
tn. fon1rrS. III. tont,.is,ut. .Sfos,s of -fn,ri-
-, do @ar, That there shall be- appointed by the
President. by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. an agent of the Post ONCE Depart
'ncnt. who shall keep his Office at such place in the
States Wcs, at the Mississippi river as shall be
receive for his services salary Of four Thousand
Sue. .. That said agent Of tho Post Of6ce De-
rraI aud r nccc--a-y. by ss- I'r.-;s.aa Sc. sisse
to time. with such powers, and charged with sach
duties will cnablc Linn Ia suspend postmastefs
and agents of the department, and employ others
to serve for the tuic being and to instruct them:
make new contracts. or annul existing consrscts.
nrv carrying the mails authorised by law: re
iccic the returns of postmssters and conti isesors
and thc reports "f agents; make pre- nHisnary set
dement's with contractors and others in the postal
service AMI n,skc them partial full pay yments
accottiu tn his instructions and To- draw coliec-
lion order or drafts ON postmastcrs for this pur-
pose distribute postage stamps. post-ofRce
blanks, w,appin. paper. Ac.. and Ia perform gen
rraIly all such duties may be required Of him in
spnforni,y with Law Ia keep mp the postal service
i'm that PARTON "f tho Confcdcracv which lies west
NJ the Mississippi river: and the Postmaster Gen
rrai is hereby authorized to order the transfer from,
the Office nj the agent Of the Treasury Department
We =, cf said river. with whom funds belonging to
hc r">t"lcc Department may be deposited. to
,uch ros,inastcrs as he may designate. and the
und> transferred shall be subject 70 the draf Of
lac agent .f tho Post Oiice Department for the