Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-02-02
IS1 DCOT, IOWA DA1.EBRUAN
NUMBER 5.

said district shall from time to time appoint
| by notice of at least twenty days. to he pub
| lished in the State paper of the State of New
York, and also in one newspaper published at
| the place where the said court is to be held
which term shall be held only for the trial of
ISSUES of fact arising within the said counties
but nothing herein contained shall prevent
the judge of said court from holding special
terms thereof at the places above specified. or
at any other places fn said district. in addition
to said reg'iI;s;:. terms he shall deem neressary
Sec. 2 And be II further enacted. That in
stead of the times aud places now provided by
law for holding the terms of the circuit court
of the United States for the northern district
Of New York, the said circuit court shall be-
held AZ the times and places following. that Is
to say: at the village of Canandaigua on the
third Tuesday in June: mt the city OF ALBANY
on the second Tuesday in October; and the
term of said court appointed by this act to bg
held at the city of Albany in October shall,
when II is adjourned lie adjourned to meet i'm
the city of Albany the third TUESDAY in Janu-
airy, and that the adjournment of said adjourn
ed term shall he further adjourned TO meet at
the city of Utica on the thiri Tuesday In
March, and the said adjourned term shall be
held for the transaction of civil business only
and no jury shall be drawn for service therein
exclusively, but the jury drawn to serve in The
district court at the same time aud place of
the said adjourned terms of said circuit shalt
be used for the trial of issues Of fact arising in
civil causes in said circuit court and the YER
diets Of said jury and all proceedings upon the
trial of said issues shall be as vali and of the
same effect as II the said jury had been drawn
to serve in the said circuit court.
Sec. 8 And be it further enlcte,l, That no
process issued or proceedings pending in either
Of said courts shall be avoided or impaired hv
the change of time and place of holding sach
court but all process bail bonds, and recog-
nzinces returnable at the next term of either
Of said courts, shall be returnabfe and return
ed to the said court next held according t.
this act, in the same manner as if SO made
retuYnabe on the face thereof, and shall have
full effect accordingly and all contiiruances
may be made to conform to the provisions of
this act.
Sec. 4. And be It further enacted, That in
place and in lieu of the salary now paid to the
Judge of the district court of the United States
for the northern district of New York, there
shall be allowed and paid quarterly To said
Judge. out of the Treasury Of the United
States, the sum of three thousand five hun
dred dollars per year.
Approved, July 4, 1864.
[PUBLIc No 2i6
AN ACT to encourage Immigration
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ame-
rica in Congress assembled, That the Presi-
dent Of the United States is hereby authoriz-
ell 10y and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, To appoint commissioner of immi-
grafton, who shall be subject To the direction
Of the Department of State, shall hold his
Office for four years, and shall receive a salary
at the rate Of two thousand five hundred dol
lars year. The said commissioner may en-
ploy not more than three clerks, of such
grade as the Secretary of State shall designate,
to be appointed bv him, with the approval OF
the Secretary of State, and 10 hold their Off
ces at his pleasure.
Sec =. And be il further enacted. That
all contracts shall be made by emigrants To
the United States in foreign countries, in con-
fornfty To regulations that may be establish
ed by the said commissioner. whereby emf
grants shall pledge the wages Of their labor f.r
a term not exceeding twelve months. or repay
the expenses of their emigration, shall be held
To be valid in law, and may he enforced ia tho
courts of the United States, or of the several
states aud territories and such advances, il
stipulated in the contract, and the contract
be recorded in the recorders office in the coun-
ty where the emiyrant shall settle. shall ope-
rate rs a lien upon any land thereafter acquir-
ell by the emigrant, whether under the home
stead law when the title is cousummated, or
bu property btUSlN4sc hAlulttI uHtA
tel hy the emigrant; but nothing herein con-
tiined shall be deemed to authorize any con-
tract contravening the Constitution of the
United States, or creating in any way the re-
lation of slavery or scrvitude.
Sec g. And be il further enacted That
no emigrant TO the United States who shall
arrive after the passage of this act shall hc
compulsiveiy enrolled for military service du-
ring the existing iusurreccion, unless such
am shan ypiuntarilv Ft11.r
oath his allegiance to the country of his birth,
and declare lis intention to become citizen
of the United States
See 4 And be it further enacted, That
there shall be established in the city Of New
York an Office to be known as the United
States Emigrant Office and there shall be
appointed, by and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate. an officer for said city, 70
be known rs superintendent of immigration,
at an annual salary of three thousand dollars,
and the said superintendent may employ n
clerk of the first class f; and such superintend-
ent shall, under the direction of the commits
Sioner of immigration, make contracts with
the different railroads and transportation COM
panies Of the United States for transportation
tickets TO be furnished 10 such immigrants,
and to be paid for by them, and shall under
such rules as may be prescribed by the COM
missioner of immigration, protect such imml-
grants from imposition and fraud, and shall
furnish them such information and facilities
rs will enable them to proceed in the cheapest
and most expeditions manner 10 the place of
their destination. And such superintendent
| of immigration shall perform such other du-
ties as may be prescribed by the commissioner
of immigration Proridea, That the duties
hereby imposed upon the superintendent in
the city of New York shall not be held to ef-
feet the powers and duties of the commission
er of immigration of the State of New York
and il shall be the duty of said superintend-
ent in the city of New York to see that the
provisions of the act commonly known as the
passenger act are strictly complied with, and
all bre lches thereof punished according to
law.
Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That
no person shall he qualified to ill any office
under this act who shall be directly or indi-
recty interested in any corporation having
lands for sale To immigrants, or IN the carry
ing or transportation of immigrants, either
| from foreign countries to the United States
and its territories, or To any part thereof, or
| who shall receive any fee or reward, or the
promise thereof, for any service performed, OF
amy benefit rendered, to any person or persons
! in the line Of his duty under this act. And if
any officer provided for by this act shall re-
ceive from any person or company any fee or
reward, or promise thereof, for any services
| performed or any benefit rendered To any per-
| son or persons in the line of his duty under
| this act. he shall, upon conviction, he fined
one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned, not
to exceed three years, at the discretion OF "a
court of competent jurisdiction, and forever
after be ineligible to hold any Office OF honor,
trust, or profit in the United States.
| Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That
| the said commissioner of immigration shall.
| at the commencement of each annual meeting
OF congress, submit detailed report OF the
/ foreign immigration during the preceding
/ year, and detailed account of all expendi-
lures under this act.
/ Sec. g. And be ii further enacted, That
the sum of twenty five thousand dollars, OF so