The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-31

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the year one-thousand eight hundred and lhir-
teen, shall extend and apply to the master or
skipper and seamep of vessels OF the bu then OF
twenty tons or upwards, qualified according to
law for carr wing on the msckersl fisheries, bound
from port ia ths United States To De employed
10 such fisheries, IN the same way rs il such fish
cries had been embraced ia said act: Provided,
That the sgresment named in said section shall be
duly made, Endorsed ard couutersigGed
Approved, March g. 1865.
AN AoT to incorporate the Cslored Union Be
nevoIent Association.
Be Il enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of Ame RIGA in Con.
gress assembled. That Gurden SsowdeD, Charles
Brown. famed Wright, Sandy Alexander, Henry
Logan, Charles Wilson, Henry Brooks John
Shorter, Joseph Shorter and their associates
and successors, be, 8ed they hereby, consti
tuted and declared to be 8 body polite and COR
porate, by the name and title of the Colored
Union Benevolent Associate 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 impleed and be i'm
pleaded, in any court OF the United States or of
the District of Columbia, of competent jurisdic
ton; to receive subscriptions, gifts and benefits,
and to make such rules and bylaws shall be
deemed necessary and expedient tor the govern.
menL of the association, and to alter the same,
from time to time, in such mode as shall be pres
scribed therein: Provided, altodys, That such
rules and byrlaws shall be in nowlse inconsistent
With the constitution and laws of the United
States, or. with the objects of the association.
The objects OF the association hereby declare
ed to be to provide for the care and comfort of
such members as shall be sick, disabled, OF des
pendent and of the families of such members as
cases where the proper officers of the association
sha II deem il expedieHt, and also to provide for
the decent interment of such persons as may die
in membership OF the association or belonging to
the lau,ilies of such members. .rs'
| SEC. 2. Aad be 1t further enacted That said
association shall have power to hold real estate
or personal and mixed estate, by purchase, gift,
| or devise, for the purposes OF such association
and no other, and to lease, sell, or convey such
real astate, or mixed estate, personal property
as NAV be devised or donated to such association
and the leasing sale of which will promote the
interests of said association. aa
SEC. 8. And be 1t flrth er enacted, That Con-
gress shall have the right at any time, to modify,
amend or repeal this act.
Approved, March 8, 1865
AN ACT to increase the pay of Midshipmen and
others.l
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep,
| resentdtives of the United States Of Americo IN
Congress assembled, That mldshpmen, after their
| final academic examination and until their pro-
motion to the grade of ensign, shall be paid at
the rate of eight hundred dollars per annum,
| while on sea service.
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 be it further enacted, That here
after m stes may be rated under authority of the
| Secretary OF the Navy, from seamen and ordinary
| seamen, who have enlisted in the Baval service
for not less than two years and such r@.iee 81 sn
/ enlisted man, bis appoiHtment as 80 3gii2ar,
/ shall not discharge him from his erli tsOant
| SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted, .Aat no yer~
son appointed or rated officer or clerk in The
navy shall receive any bounty while holding an
appointment.
SEC. 5. And be further enacted, That all acts
| or paris of acts which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
SEc. 6. And be 1t further enacted, That acting
passed assistant surgeons and acting surgeons
mayssno appointed in the same manner IS acting
assistant surgeons now appointed, who sh all
receive the compensation OF their respective
grades. "a orr h-
Approved, March 8, 1865.
Ar ACT authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to lease or sell certain Property Of the Unied
States situated at Bath, in tn State of Maine
Be 1T enacted By the Senate and House Of RepTeo
sentatiues of the United States of An,eraca in
lo@qress Assembled, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury is hereby authorised to lease the W harf
property belonging to the United States situated
Ut Bath, in the State of Maine, for a term of
years, the lessee making all repairs thereupen ;
or he may sell the same at his discretion il it is
no longer in use required for the public
wee, and be is eby authorized to make, exc
cute and deliver all needful conveyances to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof
Approved, March 8, 1865.