, 1864-09-12

I ersons enlisted and mustered into service q
volunteers, under the call dated October se1cn
teen, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, for thre'
hundred thousand volunteers, who were at tht
time of enlistment actually enrolled and subject
to draft in the State in which they volunteered
shall receive FROM the United States the SAINT
amount Of bounty without regard to color.
Sec. 4. And 6e it further enacted, That al
persons Of color who we're free on the nineteenth
day Of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one
and who have been enlisted and mustered intG
the military service Of the United States, shall
from the time Of their enlistment, be entitled
to receive the pay, bounty, and clothing allowed
to such persons by the laws existing at the
time Of their enlistment. And the Attorney
General Of the United States is hereby author.
lied to determine any question Of Law arising
under this provision. And If the Attorney
General Aforesaid shall determine that any o
such enlisted persons are entitled to receive any
pay, bounty, or clothing, in addition to what
they have already received, the Secretary oi
War shall make all necessary regulations e
enable the pay department to maze payment ia
accordance with such determination.
Sec. s. And be ii further enacted, That al
enlistments hereafter made in the regular army
Of the United States, during the continuance o.
the present rebellion, may be for the term oI
three years.
Approved, June 10, 1864.
As AcT 10 regulate the foreign coasting trade
on the northern, northeastern, and north
western frontiers Of the United States, and
for other purposes.
Belt enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatires of the United States Of America IN
Congress assembled, That any boat, sloop, OF
other vessel Of the United States, navigating TIE
waters on Our northern, northeastern, and north.
western frontiers otherwise than by sea, shall
be enrolled and licensed IN such form as other
vessels; which enrolment and license shall au-
thorize any such boat, sloop, or other vessel to
be employed either in the eoasting or foreign
trade on said frontiers; and no certificate 0i
register shall be required for vessels 50 employed
on said frontiers: PROVIDED, That such boat,
sloop. or vessel shall be- in every other respect,
liable to the rules, regulations, and penalties
now in force relating to registered and licensed
vessels
Sec. Q. And be H further enacted, That in
lieu Of the compensation provided BY the fourth
section Of the act Of March second, eighteen
hundred and thirty.one, entitled "An act to
regulate the foreign and coasting trade on the
northern, northeastern, and northwestern from
tiers Of the United States, and for other pur.
poses" each Of the several collectors Of Gus
toms in tho following districts on the said from
tiers, to wit: Pembina, Chicago. Milwaukee,
Sault Sainte Marie, Detroit, Miami, Sandusky,
Cuyahoga, Presque Isle, thereafter to be called
Erie) Dunkirk, Buffalo, Niagara, Genesee, Os-
wego, Cape Vincent, Oswegatchie, Champlain,
and Vermont shall receive an annual eompen-
sation Of one thousand dollars, and, In addition
thereto, the fees now collected under the gen.
eral regulations Of the Treasury Department oI
February, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven,
and commission Of three per centum on all
moneys collected and accounted for by thom
respectively: PrOcided, That the aggregate
compensation derived from salary, fees, and
commissions, shall not In any case exceed the
sum Of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum,
subject to the provisions Of the act entitled
An act relative to collectors and other officers
Of the customs" approved February eleventh,
eighteen hundred and lorty-six. And whenever
the aggregate Of salary, fees, and commissions
shall in any case exceed the said sup Of twenty
Eve hundred dollars, after dedueting the neces-
sary expenses incident to the said Office, for
and during the same period for which said COM
pensaIion Is allowed, the excess shall, in every
such case, be paid into the Treasury Of the
United States. The fees and emOluments Of al
kinds to be accounted for as provided by the
twelfth section Of the act Of the seventh Of May,
eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
Sec. 8. And 6e it further enacted, That the
collectors and other officers Of customs on the
said frontiers shall be authorized to charge and
collect the same fees as are now allowed by law
to DO charged and collected BY the collectors
and other officers Of eustomS
Sec. 1. ARd Be it further snacted, That oil
the territory, harboFs. and waters on the eastern
shore Of the State Of Wisconsin, bordering on
Lake Michigan, heretofore embraced In the dis
triet Of Michilimackinae, and lying within the
limits Of the State Of Wisconsin, shall be, and
the same arc hereby, attacaed to and made
part Of the collection district Of Milwaukee, in
the State Of Wisconsin.
Sec. s. And Be Il further enacted, That an
bonds given bV collectorsof customs. naval OH
GERS, surveyors, and by an officers Of the Gus
toms throughout the United States, shall be
approved by the Commissioner Of Customs, In
whose Office they are now required to be filed.
Sec. 9. And 6e it further enacted, ! bat this
act shall take effect from and after the thirtieth
June, eighteen hundred and sixty -four.
Sec. Z. And BE- it further enacted, That The
act entitled "An ast to regulate the foreign and
coasting trade on the northern, northeastern,
and Northwestern frontiers Of the United States,
and for other purposes" approved second
March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, and
an other acts or parts Of acts inconsistent with
this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved, June II, 1864
An Acf to amend an act entitled An act to
extend the time for the withdrawal Ct goods
from public stores and bonded warehouses;
and for other purposes" approved 10th Feb
ruary, 1864.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
reseRtatirs Of The United States Of Amsriea IN
Congress assembled. That all goods, wares, and
merchandise In public stores and bonded ware
houses, on which the duties are unpaid, and
which shall have been In bond for more than
one year and less than three years. may be en-
tered Tor consumption and the bonds caneelltl ID
at any time before the first day Of September
next, on payment Of duties and changes &C
cording to the laws in force at the time the
goods shall be Withdrawn.
Approved, June II, 1864.
A Resolution authorizing tho acceptance Of q
certain testimonial from the Government oI
Great Britain.
Resolred 6E tie Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiues of the United States of Ameriea IN
Congress assembled. That Surgeon Solomon
Sharp, Of the navy Of the United States, be and
he hereby is authorized to accept the piece Of