The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-13

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of the amount of said bonds at the par value thereof
bearing interest at rate not less than five per cenum
per annum and the amount OF said circulating notes to
be furnished to each association shall be in proportion to
its padup capital follows and no more To each as
ISOLATION whose capital shall not exceed five hundred
thousand dollars ninety per centum OF such capita to
each association whose capital exceeds five hundred thou
sand dollars but does not exceed million dollars
eighty per centum of such c0pal to each association
whose capital exceeds million dollars but does not
exceed three millions of dollars seyentyve per eentum
of such capital; TO each association whose capital ex-
ceeds three millions of dollars sixty per cent OF such cap
ita And that one hundred and fifty millions OF dollars
of the entire amount of circulating notes authorized to
be issued shall be apporoned to associations IN the
States in the District of Columbia and in the territories
according representative population and the remainder
shall be apportoned by the Secretary OF the Treasury
among associations formed in the several States in the
District of Columbia and in the territories, having due
regard to the existing banking capital resources ana
business of such States district, and territories
Approved March 8, 1866.
An Act to prevent the Enlistment of Persons charged
with Crime in the District OF Columoia as sups.nte
vent Frauds in the District JAIL in the City Of wash
ington
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House Of Rcp,eanta-
tipes Of the United States of America in Congress assem-
bed That from and after the passage of this act 1t shall
be unlawful for any person, with knowledge OF the hct
to present offer to any recruiting agent or ofcer or
musteTin officer in the United States military or ma
val service either volunteer or as substitute ior any
person. person charged with the commission OF any
criminal offence and confined or held on bail Tor the tal
of such offence, within the District Of Columbia and 1t
shall in like be unlawful for any person. In any
way manner to abet aid, assist in procuring the
offer acceptance of person SO charged or hed or
trial. released bail and awaiting trial, either as
volunteer substitute for any person drafted or la
BILE to draft in the military naval service Of the United
States whether the person so drafted or liable 70 draft
reside elsewhere. And any person who shall knowingly
offend against the provisions of this section, either of
such provisions shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
shall thereof n
competent jurisdiction in said district be punished by
fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and
not more than thousand dollars and by mprison-
men in the district prison for term not less than six
months nor more than one year.
SEC. q And be ii further enacted That any officer of the
district Jail of the District of Columbia, any guard
thereof any atache employee connected with said
Jail who shall demand directly indirectly receive,
any compensation fec reward gratuity for any inform
alton given in respect to any prisoner confined therein
awaiting trial upon ball. or for any SERVICE assistance
influence rendered. given exerted with any view in
tent purpose of having such person thus charged
held for trial. or held in on bail to await trial. taken,
offered, used either volunteer substitute for
any other in the military naval SERVICE who shall
corrupy receive for act done by virtue of his Office
employment, any fee compensation, reward graui
ty, shall be deemed guilty Of isdemeanor misdemean-
or land shall conviction thereof in any district court
OF competent jurisdiction, be punished by fine of not
less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not than
thousand dollars and by imprisonment in the district
prison for term not less than three months nor more
than one year.
Approved, March - 1868
AN ACT supplementary to the several Acts relating to
Pensions.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States OF america Congress assembled,
That invalid pensioner now or hereafter in the service
of the United States shall be entitled to draw pension
for any period of time during which he Is shall be ent
tied to the full pay salary which abeboded person
dschargng like duties to the government is allowed by
Sec O. And be ii further enacted That acting assistant
contract surgeons disabled by any wound received
disease contracted while actually performing the duties of
assistant surgeons acting assistant surgeons, with any
military forces in the field or in transtu shall be entitled
to the benefits of the pension laws in the
# they had actually been mustered into the service with
the rank of assistant surgeon and the widows minor
children the dependents of acting assistant surgeons
dying while performing the duty aforesaid shall in like
mannerbe entitled to the benefits of the pension
laws as if the deceased had been actually mustered into
the service as assistant surgeons. I..
Sec Andbe IL further enacted, That all persons now
by law entitled to less pension than hereafter specified
who shall have lost and one hand in the military
service of the United States and in the line of his ther
duty, shall be entitled to twenty dollars per month.
Sc And be further enacted, That If any officer or
other person named in the first section of act entitled
San act TO grant pensions" approved July fourteen
eighteen hundred and sixtywo has died since the fourth
day of March, eighteen hundred and sxy-one shall
hereafter die by of wound received disease
contracted while in the service of the United States and
in the line of duty, his widew there be widow
or in case Of her death or marriage without payment to
her of part OF the pension hereinafter mentioned his
child or children under Sixteen Of age shall be
titled to receive the pension the husband faith
would have been entitled to under said act had he been
totally disabled to commence from the death of the hus
band or father and to continue to the widow during
widowhood, or to the child children until they
ally attain to the age of sixteen years. and longer:
Ir0rided, That when such pension has been or shall
hereafter be, paid to the widow, such child or children
shall only be entitled to receive the pension, to
from the death marriage of such widow and tol con-
tinue aforesaid P,orided, further, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to repeal or modify
the tenth section of act entitled An act supplement-
AIRY to An act to grant pensons approved July four
teenth eighteen hundred and sixtytwo approved July
fourth eighteen hundred and tyfour and said section
hereby declared to be in full force and effect in oil
arising under this which said section applicable
saving and excepting such embraced in the
preceding proviso.
Approved March 8, 1866. -
AN ACT to provide for Chief of Staff to the Lieutenant
General Commanding the Armies of the United statos
Be enacted by The Senate and House of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of america Congress assem-
bd That the President Of the United States may by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint
chief of staff 10 the lieutenant general commanding the
armies Of the United States, who shall have the rank,
pay, and allowances of brgadegcneral in the United
States army.
Approved, March 8, 1865. $500 - .sFf-l
AN Act regulating Proceedings in criminal Cases. and
for other Purposes.
Be- enacted by he Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of america Congress assembled
That every grand jury mpanelled before any district
circuit of the United States inquire into and pre-
sentiment mako of public offences against the United
States committed abe within the district for which
the court holden shall consist of not less than sixteen
and exceeding twentythree persons If Of the per-
sons summoned less than sixteen attend they shall be
placed the grand jury and the shall order the
marshal summon either Immediately or for day fixed
from the body of the district and not from the bystand
ers sufficient number of persons to complete the grand
Jury. And whenever challenge to individual grand
Juror is allowed and there are not other Jurors in attend
sufficient to complete the grand jury the court shall
make like order the marshal to summon sufficient
number of persons for that purpose No indictment shall
he found any presentmen be made without the
currence of at least twelve grand jurors. From the
sons summoned and accepted grand jurors the court
shall appoint the foreman who shall have the power to
administer oaths and armatons to witnesses appearing
before the grand jury. ....-
Sec q And be ii further enacted That when the offence
charged capital offence the defendant shall
be entitled to twenty and the United States five per-
cmptory challenges On trial for any other offence in
which the right of peremptoy challenge exists the
defendant shall be entitled to ten and the United States to
two peremptory challenges All challenges, whether to
the array or panel TO individual jurors for cause or
favor shall be tried by the court without the aid OF riers
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, That every case
where any person convicted Of any offence against the
United States shall be sentenced to Imprisonment for
period longer than one year. 1t shall be lawful for the
court by which the sentence is passed to order the same
the district state where such court held the use
which prison penentiary Is allowed by helegsature
of such state for such purposes and
ant upon the execution of such sentence shall be paid by
the United states 'a
SEC L. And be IL further enacted That issues of fact in
civil cases any circuit court OF the United States may
he tried and determined by the court without the inter-
onton of iurv whenever the parties, their attor-