The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-03

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An ACT to provide the Payment of the Value OF certain
Lands and Improvements OF private Citizens appropr-
sted by the United States for Indian Reservations in the
Territory of Washington. - =.
BE 10 enacted By the Senate dnd lfotse q eprssenasoes
of The United States of America IN congress dsssnoed Iat
the sum of eighteen thousand six hundred and eleven dol
lara and sxtytwo cents or so much thereon as may be ne
ressory s hereby appropriated out of any money IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated theprpose
ipgfor the lands improvements citizens taken
and appropriately by order Of the Department of the In
terror for Indian reservations and uses in the Territory of
Washington and the claims herein provided to be paid
shall be allowed and paid in such manner and upon such
proofs Of the value Of the property as shall be prescribed
, by the Secretary of the Interior. tUsEi4. .s- be-.
Approved, February %, 1865. .a V. a..
AN ACT to facilitate the Collection of certain Debts due
- thelUnited States.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and Hose Of Representatives
efMe United States Of America IN Congress assembled,
THAT In all cases where debts due from postmasters,
mail contractors other eJeer agents. or employees OF
the PostOiiee Department who are in default den-
auency warrant of attachment may issue against all
property real and personal possessions and rights legal
equitable and contingent belonging to such officer and
and his sureties either of hem in the following
First When any such officer, agent or employee, and
his surete either of them has, within the meaning of
the act of July seventeen eighteen hundred and
chapter hundred and nnetyive, and the procama-
ton of the President In pursuance thereof dated the
twentyfh day of july eighteen hundred and sixytwO,
participated n aided abetted or countenanced any rebel
lion against the United States
Second When such officer agent II employee and his
retes either Of them is nonresident Of the district
where such officer was appointed or has departed from
such district for the purpose of residing permanently out
Of such district OF eraudng the United States Of
avoiding the service of civil process. }.lE
Third. When such officer his sureties either of
them has conveyed away Is about to convey away his
property any part thereof or has removed IL about
to remove his property orany part thereof from the dis
tict wherein thesam situated with intent odefraud the
United States And where such removal has taken place.
certified copies Of the warrant may to the marshal of
any other district into which such property have been
removed under which certified copies it shall be lawful for
such marshal to seize such property and convey it to
convenient point within the jurisdiction OF the court from
which the warrant originally issued Alias warrants may
issue upon due application and the validity of the
rant first issued shall continue until the return day there
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such warrant may be made by district attorney
stant district attorney any other person authorized
by the General before any judge in his alb
eence before any clerk oany court OF the United States
having original jurisdiction OF the of action Such
application shall be made upon affidavit Of the app
can't other credible person. stating the existence
Of either of the grounds Of attachment enumerated IN tho
first section of this act and upon production of legal evil
dence Of the debt Upon such application and upon due
order of my Judge OF the conrt in the absence OF
judge without such order the clerk shall issue warrant
for the attachment Of all the property Of any kind belong
Ing to the party parties specified in the affidavit which
warrant shall be executed with all possible despatch by
the marshal who shall take the property attached if per-
sonal into his custody and hold the same subject to all In
ceriocutory or final orders of the court. 'Hi OIL.
SEc g. And be ii further enacted, That the party or par
ties whose property is attached may, at any time within
twenty days before the return day the warrant on CIV
plea In abatement ravesing the allegations OF the ada
Wit denying the ownership of the property attached In
the defendants either OF Them in which the court
may upon application Of party order immediate
trial by jury of the issue raised by the affidavit and plea
But the parties may BY consent wave trial By jury IN
affidavit and plea Any party claiming ownership of the
property attached and specific return Of the shall
be confined TO the remedy afforded by this act but his
right action of trespass other action for damages
shall not be impaired hereby. 40
sre A. And b IL further enacted That when the proper
Al
court when 1t shall be producing any revenue the
ney arising from such sale shall be invested
co and oil aecretons shall = held subject 70 the order
Sec s. and M ttrtfs, enacted, That immediately up
the execution of the warrant of attachment the mar
shal shall due publication of such attachment be
made In the case ofbscondng debtors adherents Of
the rebellion for two months and In case OF non-rcsidens
for four monthsa Such publication shall be made some
newspaper newspapers within the district where the
property s.ssasa is stusGa and t4sss 0ssh pub
see O. And De % Jotser enacted That after the first
publication of such notice OF attachment in all the news
papers required by this or any subsequent act every per-
indebted to tho defendant either of hem and hav
ing knowledge OF such notice. whose property liable to
amd every person HAVING possession Of any
and having knowledge aforesaid shall account and an
swer for the amount of such debt and for the value Of such
property and any disposal attempt to dispose of any
such property to the injury of the United Suites shall be
illegal and void. When the person persons indebted
to or having OF the property OF such defendants
either OF them shall be known to the district attorney
the marshal it shall be the duty of such officer SEQ
that personal notice of such attachment is served upon
such persons, in OF garnishees but the of
such notice shall not nvalidate the attachment. Jo
Sc 7. Aud be ii further enacted That upon applica
ton of the party whose property has been attached the
any judge thereof may discharge the warrant of
attachment as to the property Of the applicant Provided
That such applicant shall enter into and execute to the
United States good and sufficient penal bond in double
the amount of the value Of the property attached, condi
toned for the return Of said property, to any
judgment which may be rendered by the court in the
premises which bond shall be approved by the court or
SIC g. And Dc IL the, enacted. That the fees, costs,
and expenses eftssuing and serving the warrants of
tachment authorized by this act shall be regulated far
~ possible by the existing laws Of the United States and
the rules Of court made in pursuance thereof III the
of preliminary trials to the validity OF the attachment
the right Of property clerks and arshs fees shall be
the ordinary cases. and the docket fec of the
district attorney shall be ten dollars. FL
SEC 8. And be it further enacted That this act shall
not be construed to limit abrdge in any manner
such rights of the United States have accrued or been
allowed in any district under the former practice of the
United States courts the adoption Of State laws by said
courts. .... .r .,= -..s.-s ..
Approved, February %, 1885. a.,
AN Act to amend Act entitled Gan Act 10 amend an
Act to incorporate the Inhabitants of the City of WASH
ington passed May fifteen eighteen hundred and twen
fSar approved May fhh' eighteen hundred and sixty
Be enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of america in Congress assembled
That the act, approved May fifth, eighteen hundred
and slxtyour entitled San act to amend San ACT IN
incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washingon
passed May fifteen, eighteen hundred and twenty be
construed amended to read follows That the said
corporation shall have full power and authority to lay
taxes particular wards parts or sections of the city,
for their particular local improvements and to
the curbstones to be SET the foot and carriage
much thereof they may deem best to be graded and
paved to introduce the necessary sewerage and drainage
facilities under and upon the whole any portion of any
avenue street. or alley; to cause the same to 5e suitably
paved and repaired and at all times propey cleaned and
In In ha aud
light the and to pay the cost thereof the corpora
on OF washington hereby authorized TO lay and col
ect tax upon all property bordering upon each street OF
alley that may be paved severed lighted cleaned or
watered by SAID corporation in accordance with the nr
visions of this act And also Law or cause 10 ba J
simultaneously with the grading or paving Of anS
avenue street. alley in which main water-n;ne az
main gas-ppe main sewer may have been laid water
or gas service pipes lateral house drains from snri
water gas main main to foot within the
curb line in front of every lot subdiysonal part of
lot which may bound such avenue street. alley and
to which gas water service pipe or house drain may
not have been already laid and opay the thereof shall
hayefull power and authority to lay aud collect special
tax every such lot or sub divisional part Of lot.
Approved, February %, 1866.
AN Aor to incorporate the Sisters of Mercy in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Be u enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
Died, That Isabel Atkinson Elizabeth Medcaf Teresa
Byrne, Ellen Matthews, Mary Duffy, Teresa Moran and
Ellen Wynne and their successors hereafter to become
Sisters Of Mercy and to be appointed according to the
rules and regulations that have been may hereafter he
established by their association be- and they hereby
made Declared, and constituted corporation or body
polftc In law aud in fact to have continuance forever by
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