The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-24
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der or other offices from depostng in the :ona banks
designated by the Secretary of the Treasury public de-
nositores to their credit as deputy postmasers
orders or other funds in their charge, under the
direction of the nor 70 prevent Their
NEGOTIATING drafts ORDERS other evidences Of debt
these banks they may be instructed or re-
ouired by the Postmaster General
SEC IL And be it further eaacted, ihat tne balance
which NAV remand unexpended Of the appropriation
Of hundred thousand dollars to meet any dehciences
in the proceeds Of the moneyorder system curing .e
present fiscal year. under the thirteenth section OF @
approved May seventeen, eighteen hunureu anu Sly
four NAV be used as far may be necessary 10 supply
deficiencies in the proceeds Of the aforesaid system u
ing the fiscal year commencing July FIRST eighteen hu-
dred and sxty-fve. 80, 1870
sac 49, And be It further enacted, That if any person
or persons shall wfully and malicously inure tear
down or destroy any etterbox, par-box, or other re-
established by authority Of the postmaster
General of the United States for the safe deposit oil matter
for the mails and for delivery; or shall wuiiy au ahu
assist In injurng tearing down. destroying any suen
box or boxes every such offender, being thereof duly
convicted SHALL for every such offence be fined not less
than hundred more than one thousand dollars
be imprisoned not less than one year nor more ta
three years BOTH according to the anu
aggrayations of the offence And if any clerk or other
person employed in any of the departments OF the post
office establishment shall wully and unlawfuy remove
from any letter posted at received In any pos0ce or
branch postoce established by authority Of the Post
master General of the United States any postagetamp
stamps affixed thereto in payment Of postage every
such offender being thereof duly convicted, SHALL for
every such offence, be fined not than hundred
dollars imprisoned not than six months accord
ing to the circumstances and aggravatons of tho offence
SEC H. And be ii further enacted That the yearly adj
versement for proposals carry the mails Of the United
States shall be published hereafter for period Of six
weeks in or more but not to exceed FIVE newspapers
printed In the state territory where the mail service Is
be performed which shall be printed at the seat
| of government of such state territory.
Sec 10. And be it further enacted That nothing CON
tanned in the entitled An act to amend the laws re-
lating to tho PostOhce Department" approved March
third eighteen hundred and sxythree shall be so con
rued to repeal modify the second section OF the
entitled An act making appropriations for the service
of the PostOce Department during the fiscal year end
ing the thirteth Of june eighteen hundred and sixty
one" for the delivery of letters aud other mail matter
from postoices where the system of free delivery by
carriers has not been establishes orided nevertheless
and is hereby further enacted That the system of free
delivery shall be established in every place containing
population of fifty thousand within the delivery Of the
office thereof such other places the Postmaster
General in his judgment shall direct: And prorded,
further, That the prepayment postage on dropetteIs IN
all places where free delivery is not established shall be
| one cent only.
SEC. 1e And be it further enacted, That no obscene
book pamphlet picture print or other publication OF
vulgar and indecent character shall be admitted into the
mails Of the United States any person persons who
shall deposit to be deposited any postoce
branch postce of the United States for mailing for
delivery, obscene book, pamphlet, picture, print OF
other publication knowing the to be of vulgar and
indecent character shall be deemed guilty Of msde
meanor and being duly convicted thereof shall for every
such offence be fined not than five hundred dollars
imprisoned not more than year. or BOTH according
to the circumstances and aggravatons of the offence
Approved, March 8, 1865.
AN Act to establish Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen
and Refugees.
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representative
OF the United States of America Congress assembled
That there is hereby established In the War Department
to continue during the present of rebellion and fol
year thereafter bureau of refugees freedmen ant
abandoned lands which shall be committed as herein
after provided the supervision and management of al
abandoned lands and the control of all subjects relating
to refugees and freedmen from rebel States from an,
district of country within tho territory embraced In thu
operations of the army under such rules and regulations
may be prescribed by the head of tho bureau and ap
proved by the President The said bureau shall be unde
the management and control of commissioner to DO an
pointed by the President, by and with the advice ant
consent of the Senate whose compensation shall be three
thousand dollars per aDnum and such number of clerk
MS may be assigned to him by the Secretary of War,
exceeding chief clerk two Of the fourth class
the third class and five of the first class And the com
missioner and all persons appointed under this act shall
before entering upon their duties take the oath OF oc,
prescribed In act entitled An prescribe an oatl
of Office and for other purposes" approved July second
eighteen hundred and sxty-two, and the commissioner
and the chief clerk SHALL before entering unpon the
Duties give bonds to the treasurer Of the United States
the former in the sum of fifty thousand dollars and the
latter in the of ten thousand dollars conditioned fol
the faithful discharge of their duties respectively ''.'
securities to be approved as sufficient by the
General which bonds shall DO filed in the office Of thu
first comptroller of the treasury to be by him put In sui
for the benefit Of any injured party upon any breach
the conditions thereof
SEC z And be Further enacted, That the Secretary
War may direct such issues Of provisions clothing,
fuel he may deem needul for the immediate and tenn
porary shelter and supply Ct destitute and suffering
refugees and freedmen and their wives and children under
| such rules and regulations as he may direct.
SEQ 3. And DC further enacted, That the President
may by and with tho advice and consent of tho
appoint an assistant commissioner for each of the states
declared to be in Instruction exceeding ten In mum
ber who SHALL under the direction of the
aid in the execution of the provisions Of this and h,
shall give bond to the treasurer of the United States In
she of twonty thousand dollars in the form and
prescribed in the first section of this act Each
of said commissioners shall receive annual salary OF
two thousand five hundred dollars in full compensation
for all his 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
fore the of each regular session of con-
gress make full report of his proceedings with exhibits
the state OF his accounts to the President who shall
muncas the same to congress- and shall also make
dent or either house OF congress and the assistant
missoners shall make quarterly reports of their proceed
ngs to the commissioner and also such other special
reports as from time to time may be required.
SEC. 4. Aad be it further enacted That the commits
soner under the direction of the President shall have
authority to set apart for the of loyal refugees and
freedmen such tracts of land within the insurresonary
states as shall have been abandoned to which the
United States shall have acquired title by conscation
refugee freedman aforesaid there shall be assigned
not more than forty of such land and the person
whom it assigned shall be protected in the use and
enjoyment of the land for the of three years at
Of such land as 1t appraised by the state authorities
In the year eighteen hundred and sixty for the purpose
of taxation and In case such appraisal be found
then the rental snail be based upon the estimated value
of the land in said to be asceraned In such
as the commissioner may by regulation prescribe At the
end Of said TERM any time during said term the occu
pants Of parcels assigned may purchase the land
and receive such title thereto the United States can
convey upon paying therefor the value of the land as
ascertaned and fixed for the purpose of determining tbe
annual rent aforesaid
SEC g. And be ii further enacted That all acts and
parts OF acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act
Approved, March 8, 1896
AN Acr to incorporate national military and navo,
Asylum for the Relief Of the totally disabled icers
States.
Be enacted BY the Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES
0 the United States Of America IN Congress assembled
That ULYSSES 8. Grant, David G. Farragut Hannibal
liamlin. Andrew johnson, Salmon P. Chase Edwin NJ
stanton, Gideon Welles, John A. Dix, George Bancroft
Oliver r. Morton, Benjamin f. Butler, George G. Meade
John Brough, Nathaniel p Banks Joseph Hooker Samuel
H. Curtis Richard j. Oglesby, David Tod, Henry Ward
Beecher, Ambrose T. Burnside John A. Logan Daniel 8.
Dickinson William A. buckingham, Carl Schurz Oliver
o. Howard Hamilton Fish, Frank Sigel, Francis Way
land, Austin Blair Thomas c. Fletcher Robert Brecki
ridge, Lowell H. Rousseau Horace Greedy George H. Stu
art Joseph Henry John G. Barnard, Henry j. Raymond
William b. Aston, James Gordon Bennett II. w Haeek
William f. Dodge William NJ Evarts James T. Brady
Gerrtt Smith, Reuben Il. Fenton Beamy Storer George
7. Mcllvane, Galusha A. Grow, Henry W. Bellows j s.
G. Abbott, Jay Cooke, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Israel
Washburn Jr., Ichabod Goodwin Frederick Smyth john
Goodrich, Charles Henry Davis, William Clan, WI
Thomas RUSSELL Charles G. Loring, George b. Upton
Charles @. Greene, ]. NJ s. Williams, George G. Stan
nard Henry NJ Rice Greenville NJ. Dodge, Morton MIMI
chael, Thomas Webster, James NJ Scovel Nathaniel b.
naISa I'd CiaId n,vI For