The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-08-12
The i'rtfdmsn's Bureau.


misnrnrchonfIpn IN The public mind
IN reference 10 the Objects for which
the frccdmans Bureau wa tgrnn,
ized, We copy The Law for is eslab.
lishment, as Iollowsi
An nc, to establish q Bureau for the
relief Of Freedmen and Refugees.
| ; BE II enacted by the Senate ana
House Of Representatives of the
| nitcd States of America in Con.
grcss assembled. Tha, there il here.
| by established ia the War Depart
part, to continue during the prcscu,
war Of rebellion, mud for Que year
thereafter, Bureau Of Refugees,
Freedmen aud Abandoned Lands. to
which shall be committed, ~ herein
after provided, the supervision, mud
management Of MI abandoned lands.
and the control Of all subjects tcla.
ting to refugees and freedmen from
rebel States, or from any district OF
country within the territory embraced
in the operations Of the army, under
such rules and regulations a, may tc
prescribed by the head Of the bureau
and approved by the President, By
aud with the advice and conscn: Of
the Senate. whose compensation shall
be three thousand dollars per annum,
aud such number Of clerks ~ may be-
assigned to him by the Secretary Of
War. not exceeding one chicf.clerk,
two Of the fourth class. two Of the
third class and FIVE Of the first class.
And the commissioner anil MI per.
sons appointed under this net shall,
before entering upon their duties,
take the oath Of Office prescribed IN
an act Untitled IAN act to pre-.
scribe an oath Of Office, aud for other
purposes approved July 2, 1862.
And the commissioner and chief clerk
shall. before entering upon their da.
ties, give bonds to the Treas ircr Of
the United States, the former in the
sum Of fifty thousand dollars. aud the
latter in the sum Of ten thousand
dollars, conditioned lor the faithful
discharged their ,!u,ies respectively,
with securities to b. approved as sur.
iicictt BY the Attorney General.
which bond. shall be filled in the of.
fee Of the First Comptroller Of the
Treasury, to be by him put in sui,
for the benefit sf any injured party.
upon any breach Of the condition.
thereof.
See. ?. And BE- il further enact.
cd, Tia, the Secretary of War may
iircc, such issues Of provisions,
>'lo,hing aud fuel ~ he may deem
nccdful for the immediate ami TEN.
porary shelter and supply Of ie-ti.
tutc suffering refugees aud freed.
men, and their wives and children
under such rules and regulations as
he may direct.
Soc. 3.-Ani be i further enacted,
That the Prcsi,cn, may and with the
advice and conscn, Of the Senate,
appoint an assistant commissioner for
each State declared to be in insur-
rccticn, not exceeding ten in number.
who shall, under the direction Of the
commissioner, aid in the execution Of
the provisions Of this act. and be
shap give bond to the Treasurer Of
the Unite i States In the sum Of twcn.
ty thousand dollars, in the form and
manner prescribed in the 6rsi section
Of this act. Elch Of sail commits
sioners shall receive and annual sal
ary Of two thousand and Eve hun.
drei dollars. in full compensation for
all his services. And any military
officer may be detailed and assigned
to duty un1cr this act wishoat in.
crease Of pay or allowances. The
commissioner shall before the CON.
m,n-emcns Of each <neulsr ee..ion
Of Congress, make fdII report II his
proceedings. with exhibits Of the
state Of his accounts to the President.
who shall communicate the same to
Congress, and shall also make special
reports whenever required to DO 50
by the President or either House Of
Consress. And the assistant com.
missioners shall make quarterly re-
ports Of their proceedings to the CON.
missioner, and also such other special
reports as from time to time may be
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