, 1864-08-08

the auditor to superintend the collection Of oil
debts due to the United States, or to the Pos
Office Department, by present or lat: pOstinas
tiers, or other persons who are, or may have been
employed in the money order Offices. He shal
direct suits and legal proceedings, and take al
such measures as may be authorized by law tC
enforce the payment Of such debts. or for thC
recovery of any penalties arising under the pro
visions Of this act.
Sec. IL. Ind be it further enacted, That al
moneys received for the sale Of money orders
including all fees received for selling the same
all moneys transferred from the finds Of the Pos
Office Department to the money order Offices, al
funds transferred or paid from the money Orlcl
Offices TO the use and service Of the Post Ofic'
Department, and all transfers Of funds from on
postmaster TO another, for the use Of the money
order Offices, shall be deemed and taken to be th'
moneys in the Treasury of the United States
And if any postmaster, assistant, clerk, or othel
person employed in or connected with the busl
ness or operations Of the money order Offices
shall convert TO his own use, in any way what
ever, or shall use by way Of investment in any
kind of property or merchandise, or shall loan
with or without interest, or skaIl deposit in dny
bank, or shall exchange for Other funds, any
portion of such moneys, every such act shall bt
deemed and adjudged to be an embezzlement o
so much of said moneys as shall be thus taken
converted, used, loaned, deposited, or exchanged
which is hereby declared to be felony; and
any failure TO pay over or to produce the moneys
intrusted 10 such person for the use Of the money
order Offices shall be held and taken to be prima
facie evidence of such embezzlement. And any
postmaster, assistant, clerk, or other person en-
plOycd in or connected with the business Of the
money order Offices, and all other persons advis.
ing or participating in sucli act, on being con-
victed thereof before any court Of the United
States of competent jurisdiction, shall be sen
fenced to imprisonment for term Ot not less
than six months nor more than ten years, and to
fine equal TO the amount OF the money embez-
zled. And upon the trial Of any indictment
against any person for embezzlng public money
under the provisions Of this act it shall be prima
facie evidence for the purpose Of showing bal.
ance against such person TO produce transcript
from the money order account books Of the Au-
ditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Depart
ment and such transcript, when certified by
said Auditor under his seal Of Office, shall bC
admitted as evidence in the courts Of the United
States.
Sec. l2. And be it further enacted, That
any person shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit
falsely made, forged, cOuntcrfeitcd, engraved, or
printed, or willingly aid or assist in falsely max.
ing, forging, cOunterfeitng, engraving, or print
ing any order in imitation OF or purpOrting to
lie a money order issued by one postmaster upon
another postmaster; or shall falsely alter or cause
or procure to be altered or willingly aid or assist
in falsely altering, any money order issued rs
aforesaid; or shall pass, utter, or publish, or
attempt TO pass, utter, or publish, as true, any
false. forged, or counterfeited order, purporting
to be money order as aforesaid, knowing the
same to be falsely forged or cOunterfeited; or
shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass
utter, or publish, as true, any falsely altered
money order, issued US aforesaid, knowing the
SAME to be falsely altered, with an intent to de-
fraud. every such person shall be deemed and
adjudged guilty Of felony, and being thereof
convicted, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned
and kept at hard labor for period Of not less
than three years, nor more than en- years, and
be fined ina sum not exceeding Eve thousand
dollars.
Sec. Is. And Be ii further enacted, That for
the purpose Of carrying on the business Of the
money order Offices and keeping and set ling their
acco Ints, the Postmaster General may appoint, in
his Department one superintendent Of the money
order system, at an annual salary Of twenty-five
hundred dollars, and three clerks, to wit one Ol
class four and two Of class three. And the Sec
retary Of the Treasury may, from time to time,
appoint in the Office Of the Auditor Of the Trea-
sury for the Post Office Department, the neces-
sary clerks, in all not to exceed six, to wit one
Of class four and FIVE Of class two. And TO pro-
vide for the compensation Of the said snperin-
tendent and clerks for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred aud sixty-fivV, the
sum of seventeen thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated, out of any money IN the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated. And the Postmaster
General is further authorized TO cause such addi-
tionGl clerks to be employed in the money order
Offices US he may find necessary for conducting
the operations Of the morey order system, whose
compensation shall be paid out Of the proceeds
Of the money order business Pr0rided, hoacereT,
That to mcefany deficiency that may arise in the
amount Of such proceeds during the first year,
the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars. or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated, out Of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, May II, 1864.
JolxT Resolution for the payment of volunteers
called out for not less than one hundred days
Be IL resOlred by The Senate and House q
Representatives Of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled. That the sum Of twenty.
five millions Of dollars be and the same is hereby
appropriated out Of any moneys in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated for arming, equip.
ping, clothing, subsisting, transporting, and
paying volunteers that may he received by the
President for any term not less than one hundred
days.
Approved, May G, 1864.
Az ACT relating to appointments in the naval
service and cOurtsmartial
Be il enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rep
TeseRtGtirGs Of the United States IF America In
Congress assembled, That hereafter all appoint.
menis in the volunteer naval service Of the Unit
States, above the rank Of acting master, shall
be submitted 10 the Senate for confirmation, in
the same way and manner as appointments in
the regular navy arc. required to be Submitted.
Ssc.2 3. AIld Be it further enacted, That naval
courts-martial shall have power TO sentence off,
GERS who shall absent themselves from their con-
mands without leave to be reduced to the rating
Of ordinary scamcn.
Approved, May lG, 1864.
Az ACT to appoint certain officers Of the navy.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House o,
Representatives Of the Uaited Stotes Of America
in Congress assembled, That, for and during the
present iusurrection, the President, by and with
the advice aud consent Of the Senate, is hereby