The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-20


my color of title in possessors for mining purposes
against the government of the United States
Approved, March 5, 1865
An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an
Act entitled an Act making Grant Of alternate Sec
tons of Public Lands the State of Michigan to aid
in the Construction of certain Railroads in said State
and for other purposes" -.s...f
Be enacted By he Senate and House Of Representatives.
IF The United States Of America an Congress assembled,
That section one of anact entitled An act to amend
act entitled Anact making grant of alternate sections
pubcl ands to the State Michigan 10 aid in the
strcton OF certain railroads in said State and for other
PURPOSES which said amendatory act was approved
June seventh, eighteen hundred and sixtyour be- and
the same hereby amended make the last pro
yiso In said section to read follows wit rocded
further, That the time specified In tho fourth section OF
the act hereby amended for the completion of said road
shall be, and the same is hereby extended eight years
Approved, March, 1869 .,-t
AN ACT regulating Proceedings in criminal Cases. and
for other Purposes.
BE enacted By e Senate and House of Representatives
Of he United States Of america Congress assembled
That every grand jury mpanelled before any district or
circuit court of the United States to inquire into and pre-
sentiment make of public offences against the United
States, committed uabe within the district for which
the court Is holden shall consist of less than sixteen
and exceeding twentytree pcrsons If of the ner
sons summoned less than sixteen attend, they shall be
placed on the grand jury and the shall order the
marshal TO summon, either Immediately for day fixed
from the bouy OF the district and not from the bystand-
ers sufficient number of PERSONS complete the grand
jury. And whenevera challenge to an individual grand
juror allowed and there are other jurors attend
sufficient complete the grand jury the court shall
make like order to the marshal to summon sufficient
number OF persons for that purpose No indictment shall
be ound nor any presentment be made, without the
currence OF at least twelve grand jurors From the per-
sons summoned and accepted grand Jurors the court
shall appoint the foreman who shall have the power TO
administer oaths and armations to witnesses appearing
before the grand jury.
SEC. q And be ii further enacted That when the offence
charged De treason capital offence the defendant shall
be entitled TO twenty and the United States i've poi-
emptory challenges On trial for any other offence in
which the right of perempory challenge exists the
defendant shall be entitled to ten and the United States
two peremptory challenges All challenges, whether to
the array or panel to individual jurors for cause or
avor shall be tried by the court without the aid of er
Sec 3. And be 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. it shall be lawful for the
court by which the sentence is passed to order the
to be executed in any state prison penitenary within
the district state where such court held the use of
which prison or penitentiay is allowed by the legislature
OF such state for such purposes and the expenses attend
ant upon the execution of such sentence shall be paid by
the United States
civil cases in any circuit court of the United States
be tried and determined by the without the inter
venton OF jury, whenever the parties or their ator-
neys OF record file stipulation in writing with the cer,
OF the court waving Jury. The finding of the court
upon the facts which finding may be either general OF
special shall have the same effect as the verdict of Jury
The rulings of the court in tile court cause in the pro
gress of the trial. when excepted to at the Time may be
reviewed by the supreme court of the United States
writ of error upon appeal provided the rulings be
duly presented by bill of exceptions. When the find
ing is special the review may also extend to deermi
nation of the sucency of the facts found support the
judgment. II
of acts in conflict with this act be- and the same here
by, repealed.
SEC 8. Aad be Il further enacted, That this act shall
take effect on the first day OF june thousand eish
hundred and siXty-fve.
Approved, March3, 1865. =...
AN Act to provide for Chief of staff to the Lieutenant
General Commanding the Armies of the United States.
Be it enacted by The Senate and House Of Representa-
tues Of The United States Of America in Congress
bte That the President of the United States may, by
with the advice aud consent of the Senate, appoint
chief of staff to the lieutenant. general commanding tn
armies of the United States, who shall have the ran,
pay, and allowances of brigadiergeneral in the Unite
| States army
Approved March g. 1865.
AN ACT relating to the Postal Laws.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representative
Of the United States Of america IN Congress assembled
That all domestic letters, except letters lawfully franed
and duly certified letters of soldiers and mariner
| in the service of the United States, which ar
deposited for mailing in any post-olice OF tn
United States, which the postage is UNPAID
shall be sent by the postmaster to the dead-lette
office in Washington; and all letters deposited for mail
ing paid only part shall be forwarded to destination
charged with the unpaid rate, to be collected ON de
| livery.
SEC 2 And be ii further enacted, That the provision
of the act entitled An for the relief Of postmaster
who have been robbed by confederate forces or rebt
guerrlas" approved April twenty-nne, eighteen hun
ded and sxtyour be- and the are hereby extende
to of loyal postmaster where by reason OF the pr'
sence of armed forces postoce Is destroyed and tn
postmaster loses the fixtures and furniture or postag
stamps and stamped envelopes; and also to cases whcr
such losses occasioned by armed forces other tina
those of the socalled Confederate States.
| SEC g. And be it further enacted That, In additio
to the items of rent fuel light and clerks enumerated
the fifth section of the act approved July first, eghtee
hundred and sixty -four, the Posmasterenelal be, an
he Is hereby authorized to allow at his discretion out
the revenues of the Office New York, and of offices
the first second third, and fourth classes, Just and re'
sonable for the necessary cost in whole or IN part
well of the foregoing items of furniture stationery
printing, and other items of expenditure required at oil
of those classes to be adjusted upon satisfactory e'
hbt of the facts and that he be authorized to pay on
of the proceeds of the moneyorder business the cost
stationery and such other incidental expenses as are NJ
cessary for the transaction of that business
SEC A. Andbe IL further enacted, That the seventh SCI
ton of the act entitled San act to amend the laws rea
ing to the Post-Of Department." approved Marc
three eighteen hundred and sixty three be- and the sam
is hereby, amended so rs to authorize the Postmaste
General to allow for the publication, in newspapers
the list OF n0n-delifereu letters NJ any post-oce co
pensaton rate not to exceed two cents for each ettt
| SO advertised.
SEC e. and be ii further enacted That the seventeent
section of the act entitled "An establish saare
for postmasters and for other purposes approved Jul
one eighteen hundred and sixty four be- and the same
hereby amended to restore from the date oil ITS pa
sage to the special agent of the PostOhice Department
in the Pacific States and Territories his regular salary
two thousand five hundred dollars per annum, under tn
act of March two eighteen hundred and sixtyone, VII
an allowance in addition thereto, OF sum not exceed
ing five dollars per dem to provide or ms actua trVe
ling and incidental expenses while actively employed
the service. And the Postmastereneral IS hereby au
tborzed TO appoint additional special agent for til
Pacific States aud Territories and two additional specla
agents superntend postal matters connected WIN IN
railway mail service of the United States, who shall
ceye the same salary and per diem allowance Tor trave
ling and incidental expenses, to be paid out OF the al
| preparation for mail transportation.
SEC 6. And be it further enacted That hereafter spt
cial agents of the Post Office Department, other tina
those appointed for the Pacific States and Territories,
those APPOINTED under the authority of the precedin
section Of this act to superinteld postal matters connece
with the railway service Of the United States shall
allowed for their necessary travelling and incidental eS
penses while actively employed in the service sum no
| exceeding five dollars per diem
Src T. And be 10 further enacted, That the Postmaster
General be- and he is hereby, authorized to pay out
tbe appropriation for miscellaneous expenses the sum
ron thousand dollars, much thereof as may be re
uired for defraying the necessary expense of preparn
| and publishing set of post-route maps arranged b.
states and groups of States and showing all the permo
mont mail routes distances, and post-olices thereon
the limited States with other statistical lnforllation
$50 K And be ii further enacted That for the purpos
of asserting and distributing letters ana other mail mai
ter in railway postoices the PostmasterGeneral may
from time to time appoint clerks, who shall be paid on
of the appropriation for mail trahspofaon' frosideo
nnved shall not exceed fourteen hundred dollars per
nun and that the salary of other clerks shall not eX