The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-15
OFFICIAL.

third eighteen hundred and sixty three shall be SO
strued to repeal modify the second section OF the
Of the Post0ce Department during the fiscal year end
ing the tirticth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty
one for the delivery of letters aud other mail matter
carriers has not been established orded erothsess,
and is hereby further enacted, That the system of free
delivery shall be established In every place containing
office thereof and at such other places Is the
General In his judgment shall direct: And provided,
further That the prepaym ut postage on dropetters IN
all places where free delivery not established shall be
one cent only. i.;tsI GtlF 5lt--Lt@s,it-f iii;-
sao. ID. And be it further enacted That no obscene
pamphlet print S ts he no
mails OF the United states any person or persons VINO
shall deposit to be Deposited In any postoee or
delivery an obscene book pamphlet picture print or
other publication knowing the same to be OF vulgar and
indecent character shall be deemed guilty q nisde-
such offence be fined not more than five hundred dollars,
imprisoned not more than one year. or BOTH according
to the circumstances and aggravations OF the offence
Approved, March 8, 1855
AN ACT esabsha Bureau for the Relief Of Freedmen
| and Refugees,
B. it enacted blythe Senate and House Of Representatives
ofthe United States of america in Congress assembled
That there Ia hereby established In the War Department
to continue during the present war Of rebellion and for
year thereafter bureau Of refugees, freedmen and
abandoned lands to which shall be committed herein
after provided the supervision and management OF all
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to refugees and freedmen from rebel states from any
district country within the territory embraced In the
operations OF the army under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the head Of the bureau and
proved by the President The said bureau shall be under
the management and control of commissioner to be ap-
pointed by the President by and with the advice and
OF the Senate whose shall be three
thousand dollars annum and such number Of clerks
as may be assigned to him by the Secretary of War; not
exceeding chief clerk two of the fourth Glass; two Of
the third class, and five Of the first class And the
missioner and all persons appointed under this act shall
before entering upon their dues take the oath Of Office
prescribed in act entitled San act to prescribe oath
Of Office and for other purposes approved July second
eighteen hundred and sxtytwo and the commissioner
and the chief clerk SHALL before entering unpon their
Duties give bonds to the treasurer Of the United States
the former In the sum of fifty thousand dollars and the
latter In the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned for
The faithful discharge Of their duties respectively with
securities to be approved sufficient by the Attorney
General which bonds shall be fled in the office of the
first comptroller of the treasury to be by him put in suit
9r the benefit Ct injured party upon any breach Of
SEC. 2. And it rhe, enacted That the Secretary Of
direct such issues Of provisions clothing, and
porary shelter and supply ef destitute and suffering
refugees and freedmen anther wives and children under
such rules and regulations rs he may direct. &
SEC. 3. And be Il further enacted, That tho President
may by and with the advice and of the Senate
appoint assistant commissioner for each of the states
declared to be in Instruction exceeding ten in num-
ber who SHALL under the direction OF the commissioner
aid In the execution Of the provisions Of this act and he
shall give bond to the treasurer of the United States in
the sum OF twenty thousand dollars in the form and
Nanner prescribed In the first section of this Each
Of said commissioners shall receive an annual salary Of
two thousand five hundred dollars In full compensation
Tor all Dis services And any military officer may be de-
tailed and assigned to duty under this act without in
crease OF pay or allowances The commissioner SHALL be-
fore the Of each regular session Of con-
gress make full report fhis proceedings with exhibits Of
the state Of his accounts to the President who shall
municate the same to congress- and shall also make
either az 70 ~ so
lssoners shall make quarterly reports Of their proceed
renorr. o. firm tir,a W. tIr NAV h - spe'
SEC T. Ind BE- h ErtSer snaetsd That the commits.
sthoy to set aa p E s 81 lnvs snam n anS
freedmen such tracts of land within the insurrestouarv
states as shall have been Abandoned or to which the
sale, or otherwise and to every male Citizen ,rhstber
refugee or freedman as aforesaid there shall he assigned
not more than forty acres Of such land and The TO
whom il was 90 he IN ~ so and
enioyment of The lana far the torn of thr va u,v y,
annual rent not exceeding sx per centu upon the value
o such land ms II was anSrsed bv Tho s,ata antbor.
in the year eighteen hnSrd and sisty for III nnr,os.
of taxation and i'm case no nlcb annisai can bs fopnd
then the rental shall be based upon the estimated value
of the land in said year to be ascertned IN sc mannsr
as tho Commissioned may bv remiaton nrascrie A. th
end Of sa term or anv time during Iii farm tn ncc
pants of any parcels so NAV nurehsse tha lana
convey mon having thsetr The v.a " ,bs la,a =.
ascersined and ixed for tho pnrnos of dssarmn bs
annual rent aforesaid. p"s'' Y '''' 'A'' " ivy
SEQ s. And BE- II fuythsr euaesed That all acts ana
parts of acts Inconsistent with Tho nrov,s;ons ~ tb;s act
are hereby repeaed "''A 'A' s'''''~A' VI "A' w.
Approved. March q. 1895. faa r. ffr9-~l rfz
az Ayr 10 incorporate national military And naval
Ayia,n lot inc Relief OF the totally disabled Officers
anu Men OF the volunteer Forces Of tina United
et'es' ~ -tl5ei7.l5f1r5i tf5 aoT.f a
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States of america in C5nqrsss asserbLed
That ULYSSES s. Grant, David g. Farragut Hannib /
IIamn. Andrew Johnson, Salmon p Chase Edwin nj
Stanton, Gideon Welles, John A. Dix George Bancroft
William T. Sherman, John A. Andrew Andrew a. Curtin
Oliver y Norton Benjamin F. Butler, George g. Meade
John Brough Nathaniel Banks Joseph Hooker Samuel
r. Curtis, Richard j. 0glesby, David Tod Henry Ward
Beecher Ambrose Z. Burnside John A. Logan, Daniel s.
Dickinson, William A. Buckingham Carl Schurz Oliver
0. Howard, Hamilton Fish Frank sigel, Francis WAY
land Austin Blair, Thomas Fletcher Robert Breckn
ridge Lowell Rousseau Horace Greedy, George II. Stu
art Joseph Henry John q. Barnard, Henry j. Raymond
William Astor, James Gordon Bennett H. W. Halleek
William IT, Dodge, William NJ Eyarts, James 7. Brady
Gerrtt smith, Reuben e. Fenton, Bethany Storer George
I. Me!ivaine, aausha A. Grow, Henry w. Bellows, s.
Z. Aboott Jay Cooke, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Israel
Mashpurn Jr Ichabod GOODWIN Frederick Smyth, John
u Goodrch Charles Henry Davis, William Clafin J. WI
icy Edmands Amos A. Lawrence, Edward g. Tobey
Charles IT, Greene, J. M. s. Williams George g. Stan
nafa Henry NJ Rce, Greenville Nj. Dodge, Morton NJ Mi
chael Thomas Webster, James NJ. Scovel Nathaniel B.
Baker, Richard JField, Henry c. Carey, John W. For
Charming, james u. Yeatman, Dwight Durkee A. 4
Stewart Barnabas Hobbs, Montgomery Blair Joseph R.
Barnes, T. B. Ward Henry Benham Frank Moore Alfred
Lee, Edward Solomon, Thomas c. Bryan, B. B. French
Samuel ], Crawford, James T. Pratt, Alfred H. Terry
Edward Tompkins Moses T. Odell and their
duly chosen hereby constituted and created body
corporate In the District Of Columbia. H45.
SEC, = Ana oe JurMer enacted, That the said cor.
poraton heTepy constituted shall consist Of one hundred
rrentod ~ daat rssa s powe. 20 M al vacancies