The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-16


the year one-thousand eight hundred and thir-
| teen shall extend and apply to the master or
| skipper and seamen of vessels of the burthen OF
| twenty tons or upwards, qualified according to
law for carr ying on the mackersl fisheries, bound
| from port in the United States to be employed
In such fisheries, in the same way as if such fish
| cries had been embraced in said act: Provided
That the agreement named in said section shall be
duly made, Endorsed and countersigned
Approved, March g. 1861 q .'7''@ % ..,s-
| AN ACT to incorporate the GelOred Union Be
nevolent Association. a. .,.. sgry
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
senatGtives of the United States Of Ane ric an Com
gress assembled. That Gurden Snowden, Charles
| Brown. J AIMED Wright, Sandy Alexander, He nry
Logan, Charles Wilson, Henry Brooks, John
Shorter, Joseph Shorter, and their associates
and successors, be, asd they are hereby, consti-
| tuted and declared TO be a body polite and cor
1 porate, by the name and title of the Coored
Union Benevolent Associa ton located in the City
of Washington, and by its corporate name said
association shall have perpetual succession with
power to sue and be sued, to mplead and be im-
pleaded, In any conrt of the United States or of
the District of Columbia, of competent jurisdc
| ton: to receive subscriptions gifts and benefits
| and to make such rules and bylaws shall be
deemed necessary and expedient for the govern
| ment of this association, and to alter the same,
from time to time, in such mode as ban be pres
scribed therein: Provided. aI,Oays, That such
rues and bylaws shall be in nowse incoL sistent
with the constitution and laws of the United
| States, or with the objects of the association.
The objects OF the association are hereby deelar'
ed to be to provide for the care and comfort of
such members as shall be sick, disabled, or des
pendent and of the, families of such members as
cases where the proper officers of the association
shall deem IL expedent, and also to pr6vide for
the decent internent ofsueh persons as, may die
in membership of the association or belonging to
the families of such members. '''i 7.-4 N-D
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That said
association shall have pbwef TO hold real estate,
or perronal and mixed estate, By purchase, Gift,
or devise, for the purposes OF such sssociaiHn
and no other, and to lease, sell, or convey such
real astate, or mixed estat6 or persona property
as may be devised or donated to such associa ion
| and the leasing sale of which viii promote the
interests of said association i -t -t-'
SEQ. 8. And be It further enacted, That Con.
gress shall have the right at any time, to modify,
/ amend or repeal this act. -
Approved, March 8, 1866.
I.D. DBL. I'd 4.'a sue 81 =d; .-f 90 H3 go
An ACT to increase tie pay of Midshipmeh and
others .. .
Be Il enacted By the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatives of the United States of An,erica IN
Congress assembled, That midshipmen, after tbeir
final academic EXAMINATION and until their pro-
motion to the grade of ensign, shall be paid al
the rate of eight hundred dollars per annum
while on sea service. $1,000, Il
masters mates shall be styled mates and the Sec
rotary of the Navy is hereby authorized to in
crease their pay to sum not exceeding sixty
dollars per month.
Sec. s. And b., 1t further enacted, That here
after mates may be rated. under aathorty OF the
Secretary of the Navy, from seamen and ordinary
seamen, who have enlisted in the naval service
for not less than two years. and such rating OF an
: enlisied man, or his appointment as an officer,
shall not discharge him from his enlistment 9i
SEc 4. And be 1t further enacted, That noper-
son appointed or rated officer or clerk in the
navy shall receive any bounty while holding an
appointment. Y a. 4ldA 6
SEQ. 5. And be 1t further enacted, That all acts
or parts of acts5 which are Inconsistent with the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed. ..t
Il SEQ. 6. And be 1t further enacted, That acting
passed assistant surgeons and acting surgeons
may no appointed 10 the same manner as acting
assistant snrgeons are now appointed, who shall
receive the compensation Of their respective
I grades. so s,,',-e., 49, s36 H.. 4q,s9 s4
- - r.rarAA March s 1855. ,,g W. a. LEE
AN Aor authorizing heiSecretaryaof the Treasury
to lease or sell certain Property ofathe9 United
States situated at Bath, in ths State of Maine.
/ Be 1t enacted By the Senate and Houseof Repre-
| sentatiues of the United States of Anerdco IN
| Congress Assembled, That the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorised to lease the W harf
property belonging to the United States situated
at Bath in the State of Maine,a for a. term of
years, the lessee making all repairs thereupon;
or he may sell the same at his discretion if it is
NO longer in use or required for the public ser .
vice, and he is her ebyo authorized to make, exe-
cute and deliver all needful cany ances to the
| purchaser or purchasers thereof sis n1fes
4 Approved, March 8, 1856. haS s5i'2isf - iIa