Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-08-10

the officers and soldiers under his com
mand for their skill and dauntless
courage, by which the rebel army un
der General Hood was signally defeat
ed and driven from the State of Ten
nessee.
Approved, March 3, 1865.
[PuBLIc REsoLUrIoN-No. rs.
A Resolution to encourage enlistments
and to promote the efficiency of the
military forces of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
That, for the purpose of encouraging
enlistments and promoting the efficien.
cy Of the military and naval forces OF
the United States, it is hereby enacted
that the wife and children, If any he
have, of any person that has been, or
may be, mustered into the military or
naval service of tho United States,
shall, from and after the passage of
this act, be forever free, any law, u.s.
age, or custom whatsoever to the con.
trary Notwithstanding; and in deter.
mining who is or was the wife and
who are the children of the enlisted
person herein mentioned, evidence
that he and the woman claimed to be
his wife have cohabitated together, or
associated as husband and wife, and
90 continued to cohabit or associate
at the time Of the enlistment, or EVIL
dence that form or ceremony of mar.
rage, whether such marriage was or
was not authorized or recognized by
law, has been entered into or celebra'
ted by them. and that the parties there
to thereafter lived together, or associa
ted or cohabitated as husband and
wife, and so continued to live, coha bit.
or associate at the time of the enlist.
ment, shall be deemed sufficient proof
of marriage for the purposes Of this
act, and the children born Of any such
marriage shall be deemed and taken
to be the children embraced within
the provisions Of this act. whether
such marriage shall or shall not have
been dissolved at the time of such en-
listment.
Approved, March 8, 1865.
GPrBIrc REsoLuTIoN-No. &c.
A RESOLUTION to authorize and di.
rect an inventory of articles in the
Quartermaster's depots of the Uni.
ted States, and in the possession Of
the naval storekeepers of the Uni.
ted States.
Resoired By the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States of
america IN Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of War be, and is here
by, directed to cause strict inspec.
ton to be made Of the Quartermaster's
as soon as practicable az
ter the passage of this resolution, and
a comparison to be made between the
reports of the officers in charge of the
depots at New York,
Philadelphia. Cincinnati, Saint Louis,
and Louisville, aud the articles on
hand.
Sec. 2. And be Il further resolved.
That the Secretary of the Navy, in
like manner, be directed to cause an
inventory to be made of all the prop.
erty of the United States, in possess.
ion of the several naval storekeepers
of the United States.
Approved, March 3, 1865.
PuBuc REsolurIoN-No. q.
A RESOLUTION relating to interna'
tional exhibitions at Bergen, in Nor
way, and Oporto, in Portugal, du'
ring the summer of eighteen hun
bred and sixty-ive.
Whereas tho governments Of tbs
Kingdom of Sweden and Norway, and
of the Kingdom Of Portugal. have
communicated to the government oil
the United States the programmes Of
two international exhibitions to be held
respectively at Bergen. in Norway,
and at Oporto, in Portugal, during the
summer of eighteen hundred aud six
ty-five: Therefore,
Resoired By the Senate and House
of Representatives. cfMe United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States is here.
by charged with the duty Of making
known to the people of the United
States, by proclamation, or otherwise,
as shall to him seem best, the facts in
bis possession relating to the interna.
tional exhibitions proposed to be held
at Bergen, Norway, and Oporto, Por.
tugal, during the summer of eighteen
hundred and sixty-fve. and of inviting
their participation therein: Prorided,
That no expense shall he incurred for
any agency with regard to such exhi.
bition; nor shall any claim Of any
agent of our government be hereafter
recognized.
Approved, March 8, 1866.
PUBLIC REsoLUrIoN-No. %.
JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the
joint resolution entitled Joint reso.
Luton in relation to the Public Print
ing" approved June twenty-third,
eighteen hundred and sixty.
BE IL yesolred By the Senate and House
IF Representatives Of the United States q
america IN Congress assembled, That
the Superintendent of Public Printing
shall be, and he il hereby, authorized
to purchase the paper required for the
public printing by accepting the seal
ID proposals Of the lowest bidder or
bidders for any specific portion or por-
lions of the whole amount of any par
ticular kind Of paper required, for Ell
Their three months, six months, or one
year, the minimum portion to be spec
fed by the Superintendent in his ad-
vertismcnt for proposals, and to be as
low az will, in his judgment, most in