Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-16
PUBLIC No. l41


AN ACT to amend an act entitled -. An act to
provide ways and means for the support Of
the Government and for other purposes.''
approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and sixty -four.
BE enacted by he Senate and House Of Reprs.
sentatires Of the United States Of America in Con.
gress assembled, That in lieu of any bonds au.
thorized to be issued by the first section OF tho
act entitled :" An act to provide WAYS and
means for the support of the Government"
approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
sixty -four, that may remain unsold at the
date OF this act, the Secretary of the Treasury
may issue, under the authority of said act.
Treasury notes of the description and charac-
ter authorized by the second section of said
act: Prouided, That the whole amount Of
bonds authorized as aforesaid, and Treasury
notes issued and to he issued in lieu thereof
shall not exceed the sum Of four hundred mill
lions of dollars and such Treasury notes may
be disposed of for lawful money, or for any
other Treasury notes or certificates of indebt.
edness or certificates of deposit issued under
any previous act of Congress and such notes
shall be exempt from taxation by or under
State or municipal authority.
Sec. 2. ARd be IL further enacted, That any
bonds known as five-twenties, issued under tho
act of twenty-hfth February. eighteen hundred
and sixty-two, remaining unsold to an amount
not exceeding four millions of dollars may be-
disposed OF by the Secretary of the Treasury
in the United States, or, If he shall find it ex-
pedient, in Europe, at any time, on such terms
as he may deem most advisable: Prorided,
That this act shall not be SO construed as to
give any authority for the issue of any legal
tender notes. in any form, beyond the balance
unissued of the amount authorized 10y the Sec
ond section OF the act to which this il an
amendment.
Approved, January %. 1865.
PfBLIc-No l51
AN ACT making appropriations for the service
of the Post Office Department during the
fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-six.
Be IL enacted Jy The Senate and House of Reprs-
sentatires Of the Unted States Of Ameriea in Cbn-
gress assembled, That the following sums be,
and the same are hereby, appropriated, tor tho
service of the Post Office Department for the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and sixty six, out of any moneys in the treas
ury arising from the revenues of the said de-
| partment, in conformity to the act of the Sec
ond of July, eighteen hundred and thirty.six
For transportation of the mails, tinland) J
seven million eight hundred thousand dollars.
For ship, steamboat, and way letters, eight
Thousand dollars.
For compensation to postmasters, three mil
lion one hundred and seventy five thousand
| dollars
For clerks for post Offices, one million three
hundred thousand dollars.
For payment to letter carriers, four hundred
| thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, sevcnty-fve thousand
dollars.
For twiHe, seventeen thousand dollars.
For office stamps, six thousand dollars.
For letter balances two thousand five hum
dred dollars.
/ For compensation to blank agents and assis-
| tants, seven Thousand dollars.
For Office furniture, two thousand dollars.
! For advertising, sixty eight thousand dol
lars.
For postage stamps and stamped envelopes,
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
| For mail depredations and special agents.
seventy thousand dollars.
| For mail-bags, sixty thousand dollars.
For mail locks and keys, eight thousand dol
lars.
| For payment of balances due to foreign
countries, three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
For miscellaneous payments. two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
Approved, January %, 1865.
/ lPuBLIc- No. l6
| AN ACT to amend the charter Of the +" Wash
ington Gas-light Company"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That so much Of
the acts of June twenty-five, eighteen hun
dred and sixty, and July eleven, eighteen hum
dred and sixty-two, as relate to the price OF
gas furnished by the Washington Gas.light
Company, be, and tho same are hereby re-
/ Id and hn ar IN tt,,~ i ~
ington Gas-light Company" is hereby 60
amended as to prohibit the said company from
receiving, on and after the first day Of Decen-
| Der, eighteen hundred and sixty four, for the