The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-17

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any color Of title in possessors for mining purposes as
| against the government of the United States.
Approved March 5, 1895.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled San Act to amend an
Act entitled an Act making Grant of alternate Sec
ions of Public Lands to the State of Michigan to aid
IN the Construction OF certain Railroads in said State
/ ana for other purposes'o Hh
BE enacted 6y e Senate and House Of Representatives
81 ne United States Of america in Congress assembled
That section one of entitled An act to amend an
act entitled An act making of alternate sections
OF pubc ands to the State of Michigan to aid in the CON
structon OF certain railroads in said State and for other
| purposes, which said amendatory act was annroyed
June sevenp' eighteen hundred and sxty-four be- and
the same hereby amended make the last pro
vsO in said section to read follows to witt Jo,Ied
further That the time specified in the fourth section OF
the act hereby amended for the completion of said road
shall be, and the same Is hereby extended eight wears
| Approved March ), 1856.
AN ACT regulating Proceedings in criminal Cases, and
| for other Purposes .
Be ut enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
q ne United States q Ame'Tca IN Congress assembled
circuit court of the United States inquire into and pre
sentiment make of public offences against the United
States committed trabe within the district for ,rc
the court holden shall consist of not less than
and not exceeding twentyhree persons If of tho nor
sons summoned less than sixteen attend they shall be
placed on the grand jury and the court shall order the
marshal to summon either Immediately or for day fixed
from the body of the district and not from the bysand
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Jury And whenever challenge an individual grand
juror allowed and there other Jurors in attend
ance sufficient to complete the grand jury court shall
make like order to the marshal to summon sufficient
number OF persons for that purpose No indictment shall
be found nor any presentmen be made without tho
Oh az least twelve grand jurors From the per-
sons summoned and accepted grand Jurors the court
shall appoint the foreman who shall have the to
administer oaths and airmaons witnesses appearing
before the grand jury. III 7 Z -
SEC 2 And Be further enacted That when the offence
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be entitled to twenty and the United States to five
enptory Challenges On trial for any other offence In
defendant shall be entitled to ten and tie United States
two perempery challenges. All challenges whether To
the array or panel or to individual jurors for cause Or
avor Shall be tried by the court without the aid of triers
SEC. g. And De ii further enacted, That every case
where any person convicted of any offence against the
United States shall be sentenced to Imprisonment for
PERIOD longer than one year. IL shall be lawful for the
court by which the sentence passed to order the
TO be executed In any state prison penenary within
the district or state where such court is held the use of
which prison or penentiary allowed by the Legislature
Oh such state 1or such purposes and the expenses attend
ant upon the execution of such sentence shall be paid by
| the United States r.
SEC And be At further enacted That issues Of fact in
civil cases In any circuit court of the United States may
DC tired and determined by the without the inter
vention Of jury whenever the parties or their attor
neys oil record, file stipulation in writing with the clerk
OF the court waving jury The finding of the court
upon the facts which finding may be either general or
special shall have the effect the verdict of jury
The rulings of the Court in the caso in the pro-
gress of the trial. when excepted to at the time NAV be
reviewed by the supreme of the United States upon
writ OF error or upon appeal, provided the rulings be
duly presented by bill OF exceptions. When tho find.
ing is special the review may also extend to the etei
nation OF the sufciency Of the actsiound to support
judgment.
Sec g. And be farther enacted That all acts and parts
Of acts in conflict with this act be- and the same here
| by, repealed.
Sec g. And be ii further enacted That this act shall
take object ON the first day OF june thousand eight
hundred and sixty-fve
Approved, March 8, 1865
AN Acr to provide for Chief of staff to the Lieutenant
General Commanding the Armies of the United States
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tues Of the United States of America in Congress
bd That the President of the United States may by and
with the advice and of the Senate appoint
chief of staff to the lieutenant general commanding the
armies of the United States who shall have the rank
pay and allowances of brigadergeneral In the United
| States army. va
| Approved, March 8, 1865.
| AN Act relating to the Postal Laws.
Be enacted By The Senate and House of Representatives
of The United &ates Of 1yaerca IN C5igress assembled
That ali domestic letters except letters lawfully ranked
and duly certified letters of soldiers and mariners
! in the service Of the United States. which are
United States, on which the postage is unpaid,
shall be sent by the postmaster to the deadletter
Office washington; and all letters deposited
ing paid only in part shall be forwarded to destination,
charged with the unpaid rate, to DO collected on de-
livery:
SEC. O. And be 1t further enacted, That the provisions
of the act entitled An act for the relief of postmaster
who have been robbed by confederate forces or rebel
guerrillas approved April twenty-nne, eighteen hun
dred and sxtyour be- and the hereby extended
of loyal posmaster where by of the pre-
senco of armed forces postoce is destroyed and the
postmaster loses the fixtures and furniture or postage
stamps and stamped envelopes; and also to cases where
such losses occasoned by armed forces other than
those of the so-called Confederate States.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That in addition
the items of rent fuel light and clerks enumerated in
the fifth section of the act approved July FIRST eighteen
hundred and sixty four the postmasterene al be- aud
he is hereby authorized to allow at his discretion outo
the Of the office ut New York. and of offices OF
the first second third and fourth classes just and rea
sonabe the necessary cost in whole or in part
we'll of the foregoing items as OF furniture, stationery
printing and other items 81 o 0
hibit of the cts and that he be authorized to pay out
Of the proceeds of the business the cost OF
stationery and such other incidental expenses as are me-
cessary for the transaction OF that business.
src4 Andbs u further enacted, That the seventh
ton of the act entitled An act To amend tle laws felat
inc to the Post-Ofice Department" approved March
three, eighteen hundred and ne anu 'ne s
is hereby, amended so as to authorize the fostas'e
General 70 allow for the publication in newspapers OF
the list of nondevered letters at any post'onlG COM
pansaton at rate not to exceed two cents Tor each letter
| SO advertised. Tloi4i,.l t4h3t
SEC s. And be ii further enacted That the seventeenth
section of the entitled AN act to establish salaries
for postmaster and for other purposes approved Jn
one eighteen hundred and be- ana me same ".
sage to the special agent of the Postofce Department
in the Pacific States and Territories, his regular salary
two thousand five hundred dollars per annun under me
act of March two eighteen hundred and slxtyone, WIN
an allowance in addition thereto of sum not exceed
FIVE dollars per diem to provide io ns Snoved II
the service And the Postmaster teneia Is nerepy au
tborized to appoint additional special agent or te