The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-01
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LAWS or THE UNITED STATES.
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STAIESi
PASSED a T THE SECOND SESSION u THE TTfIR-
8t'ta TEFO URTH CONGRESS-. F.
AN Acr to provide for the Payment OF the Value of certain
Lands and improvements OF private Citizens, appropr
ated by the United States for Indian Reservations In the
he Il enacted Ly he Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America N Congress assembled, That
the eighteen thousand six hundred and eleven dol
lars and sixtywo cents much thereof may be
cessary hereby appropriated out of money in tho
treasury otherwise appropriated for the purpose pay
ing for the lands andnprovements ofprate citizens taken
and appropriated 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 ofhe value OF the property as shall DO prescribed
by the Secretary of the Interior.
Approved, February ~, 1860.
AN ACT TO facilitate the Collection of certain Debts due
the United States 49,
Be ii enacted by The Senate and House Of Representatives
of the United States of Aeriea IN Congress assembled
That in all cases where debts due from posnasers,
mail-couctors other officers, agents. employees Of
the PostOnice Department, who are in default de-
quency 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 sueties either of Them in the following
First When any such officer agent, or employee and
his surees either of them has within the meaning OF
the act Of July seventeen eighteen hundred ndsixtwo
chapter hundred and ninety-fye and the procama-
twentyfth day Of July, eighteen hundred and sxytwo,
participated in aided abeted or countenanced any rebel
Second. When such officer agent employee and his
surstes, either of hem is nonresident of the district
where such officer was appointed has departed from
such district for the purpose OF residing permanently out
of such district OF deaudng the United States or Of
avoiding the service Of civil process ~ 4lt .e
Third. When such officer his sureties, either of
them has conveyed away or is about to convey away his
property any part thereof or has removed is about
to remove his property orany part thereof from the dis
trct wherein the same situated with intent to deud the
United States. And where such removal has taken place
certified comics OF the may the marshal of
any other district into which such property may have been
removed under which certified copies shall be lawful for
such marshal to seize such property and conveyt
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 war
rant fret issued shall continue until the return day
Of .-.,. .-
Sec O. And De ii further enacted That application for
such warrant may be made by district attorney or
Fstant district attorney, any other person authorized
by the Posmos General before any judge or in his alb.
sence before any clerk OF any court of the United States
having original jurisdiction Of the of action Such
application shall be made upon affidavit OF the appli-
can't other credible person. stating the existence
Of either of the grounds OF attachment enumerated in the
nrst section OF this act and upon production OF legal evil
dence Of the debt Upon such application and upon due
order Of any judge of the court or in the absence OF any
Judge without such Order the clerk shall issue warrant
for the attachment OF all the property of any kind belong
ing to the party or parties specified in the affidavit which
warrant shall be executed with all possible despatch by
the marshal who shall take the property attached ii per-
sOna into his custody and hold the subject all in
csElocutory or final orders of the court ltt L.
SEC g. 1nd De 1t further enacted, That the party par
ties whose property is attached may at any time within
twenty days before the return day the warrant on Civ
Ing TO thodsct attorney notice of his Intention file
plea in abatement trayersng the allegations OF the ada
Wit or denying the ownership of the property attached in
the defendants either OF hem in which tue court
may upon application Of either 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
which the court shall decide the issues raised by the
affidavit and plea Any party claiming ownership OF the
property attached and specific return of the same shall
be confined to the remedy afforded by this act hut his
right to action of espass other action for Asss
shall not he Impaired hereby.
attached shall be sold any ntoroeutor order OF the
court when it shall be producing any revenue the mo-
ney arising from such sale or revenue shall 10 invested in
securities OF the United States under tho order Of the
court and all aecreions shall be hold subject to the order
Of the court
sEc s. And be IL tut.er enacted That immediately mn
on the execution OF tho warrant of attachment The mar
shal shall cause due publication oil such attachment to be
made in the case OF ascondng debtors adherents of
the rebellion for two months and in of no-resdons
for four months Such publication shall be made in some
Newspaper newspapers within the district where the
property attached s smted, and the details Of such pub
LEGATION shall DO regulated 10 each by the order under
which the warrant is issued.
SEC 8. aRd be further enacted, That after the first
publication OF such notice OF aachmentin all the news
papers required by this or any subsequent net every per-
son IN iobt cd 10 the defendants either of te aud hay
ing knowledge OF such nouec, whose properly Ii liable TO
and every person having posse sion OF any
property belonging " such defendants tr of them
and having knowledge as aforesaid shah account and an
swer for the amount Of such debt ur the value Of such
property and any disposal attempt to d nose of any
such property to the injury of the United St les shall be
illegal and void Whom the person persons indebted
10 or having possession OF the property OF suchdeiendants
either Of them shall 10 known to the district attorney
or the marshal II shall be the duty Of s officer 10 sec
that personal notice OF such attachment is served upon
such persons as IN cases OF garhecs but tho want OF
such notice shall not invalidae the attachment.
SEC 7. And be IL FURTHER enacted That upon appca-
tion Of the party whose property has been attached the
court or any judge thereof may discharge the warrant OF
In In anti
That such applicant shall enter into aud execute TO the
United States good and sufficient penal bond In double
the amount OF the value OF the property attached cond
TONED for tho return OF said property to answer any
Judgment which may be rendered by the court in the
premises which bond shall be approved by the court
any Judge thereof
SEQ. g. And BE- IL Further enacted That the fees costs
and expenses fissnng and serving the warrants of at
authorized by this act shall be regulated
possible by the existing laws Of tho United States and
the rules Of court made in pursuance thereof In the
Of preliminary trials as to the validity OF the attachment
Or the right property clerks and marshas fees shall be
the same in ordinary and the docket fec of the
district attorney shall be ten dollars
SEC. o. And be ii further enacted, That this act shall
not be construed 80 as to limit abridge any manner
such rights of the United States have accrued been
allowed in any district under the former practice of the
United States courts the adoption OF State laws by ead
courts tlt 49, 10 .t... =
Approved, February %, 1866. iii la i
AN Acr to amend Act entitled "An Act to amend an
Act TO incorporate tho Inhabitants of the y of wash
ngton passed May fifteen eighteen hundred and TWEEN
ty approved May fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty sixty
Be Il enacted BY he Senate and House of Representative,
Of The United STATES Of America IN Congress assembled
That the act approved May fifth, eighteen hundred
md sixty-fotr, entitled "An act to amend AN ACT 10
incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington
passed May fifteen eighteen hundred and twenty be
construed amended to read follows That the said
corporation shall have full power and authority to Law
laxes particular wards parts sections of the city
pr thor particular local improvements and cause
the curbStones to be set the foot and carriage ways
% much thereof as they may deem best to degraded and
paved to Introduce the necessary sewerage and drainage
facilities under and upon the whole any portion of any
avenue street, alley; to the to suitably
paved and repaired and at all times propey cleaned and
watered TO cause Lamps to be erected therein and TO
light the same and to pay the cost thereof the corpora
lion OF Washington Is hereby authorized 10 Law and col
lect tax upon all property bordering upon each street or
allsy that may be paved, severed lighted cleaned or
watered by said corporation in accordance with HE n
visions of this act And also to y cause TO be l,id
simultaneously with the grading paving Of any
main gas-ppe main sewer may have been laid water
gas service pipes lateral house drains from such
water gas main main sewer TO foot within the
curb line In front Of every lot subdiyeOna part of
to which gas service pipe house drain may
not have been already laid and topay theCo thereof shall
havefn power and authority to lay and collect special
tax on every such lot or sullvisional part of lot
Approved, February %, 1865.
An Acr to incorporate the Sisters of Mercy in the Dis
ltHJ- tIict of Columbia. b..
Be enacted by Lhe Senate and House of RepYeseatd-
hpes Of the United States Of Ase,ica Congress assem-
6led, That Isabel Atkinson Elizabeth Medcalf Teresa
Byrns Ellen Matthews, Mary Duffy, Teresa Moran, and
Ellen Wynne, aud their successors hereafter to become
Sisters OF Mercy and to be appointed according TO the
rules and regulations that have been or may hereafter be
established by their association be- and they hereby