The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-28
OFFICIAL.
AN ACT enlarge the Port of Entry and Delivery for the
District of PHILADELPHIA.

Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
ofe United States Of America IN Congress assembled, That
the port of entry and delivery for the district of Phade
pha shall be bounded the river Delaware by Frankfort
Creek, the north, and Broad Street, the south.
Sec And be further enacted That all acts or parts
of conflicting with the provisions of this act be- and
the same are hereby, repealed
Approved February 20, 1865.
AN ACT to repeal Act entitled "An Act to remove the
United States Arsenal from the City of Saint Louis, and
to provide for the Sale of the Lands which the same
| is located"
Be it enacted BY e Senate and House Of Representatives
ofHe United States Of america Congress assembled Tint
the act entitled San Act to remove the United States ar
senal from the city of Saint Louis and provide for the
sale of the lands which the located" approved
March second eighteen hundred and sixtyone be- and the
| same is hereby, repealed
Approved, February 20, 1865
AN ACT authorizing the President to appoint Second As
sistant Secretary of War.
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
ofthe United States of America Congress assembled That
the President be- and he is hereby authorized appoint
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for the
term of year from the passage of this act officer in
the War Department to be called the Assistant Secretary
of War; whose salary shall be three thousand dollars per
annum payable in the that of the Secrc
ary of War; who shall perform all such duties in the office
of the Secretary of War; belonging that Department
shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War; as may be
required by law.
Approved, February 90 1865.
AN Act to facilitate the Collection of certain Debt, due
the United States.
BE ii enacted By The Senate and House Of Representatives
ofte United States Of america IN Compress assembled
That in all where debts arc due from posns tcrs
macontrctors other officers, agents. or employees of
the PostOfce Department. who in default dclin-
giency, warrant of attachment may Issue against all
property real anu personal possessions and rights legal
equitable and contingent Belonging TO such officer and
and his sureties OF either of the in the following
First. When any such officer, agent, or employee, and
his surees or either OF them, has, within the meaning Of
the act ofJuly seventeen eighteen hundred and xtytwo
chapter hunrc, and ninety -livc and the pr0clana
| o tIp
twcntyfitb day Of July, eighteen hundred and sxtytwo
participated in aided, abeicd counenanccd any rebel
| lion against the United States
Second When such officer agent employee, aud his
sretics either oi them, is nonresident OF The district
where such officer was appointed, or has departed from
such district for the purpose of residing permanently
OF such district OF dclralng the United States, Of
| avoiding the service of civil process.
Third When such officer his suretics or either of
them has conveyed away about convey away his
property, any part thereof has removed is about
to remove his property orany part thereof irqm the dis
tct wherein the same situated with intent toefnud the
United States And where such removal las taken place,
certified copies of the warrant to the marshal of
any other district into Which such property may have been
removed under which certified copies it shall III lawful for
such marshal to seize such property and convey it
convenient point within the jurisdiction Of the from
which the warrant originally issued Alias warrants may
issue upon due application, and the validity of the
first issued snail continue until the day there
| OF.
SEC q And be ii further enacted That application for
such warrant may he made by any district attorney
stant district attorney any other person authorized
sence before any clerk ofany court of the United States
having original jurisdiction of the of action Such
application shall be made upon an affidavit of the app
can't or some other credible person. stating tho existence
of either of the grounds of attachment enumerated in the
first section of this act and upon production of legal evil
dence of the debt Upon such application and upon due
order Of judge of the court 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 if per-
sonai into his custody and hold the subject to all
| cerlocutory or final ordcrs of the court
SEC g. And be further enacted, That the party or par
ties whose property is attached may at any time within
twenty days before the day of the warrant on CIV
ing the district attorney notice of his intention file
plea in abatement taversng the allegations of the ada-
w.t. denying the ownership of the property attached in
the defendants either of them, in which the
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 case the court shall decide tho issues raised by the
affidavit and plea ANY party claiming ownership of the
property attached and specific return of the shall
be confined to the remedy afforded by this act but his
right to action of espass other action for damages
| shall not be impaired hereby.
SEC. And be further enacted, That when the proper
V attached shall be sold any ntcrloeuory order the
court when it shall he producing any revenue the
ney arising from such sale shall be invested in
an s Hes s subject s he of da aS
| of the court.
Sec. s. And be further enacted That Immediately up
on the execution of the warrant of attachment tho mar
shall shall due publication of such attachment to be
made in the case of abscondng debtors adherens of
the rebellion for two months and in of nonresdents
for four months. Such publication shall be made in some
newspaper newspapers within the district where the
property attached is situated, and the details Of such pu
Gataa sq Be Iesiaea IN each case by the order under
Sec. c. And be further enacted That after the first
publication of such notice of attachment in all the
papers required by this any subsequent act every per-
indebted to the defendants either of them and hav
ing knowledge Of such notice. whose Drpperty Is liable
attaclme and eyeiy peisuh having possession of any
property belonging to such defendants either of them
and having knowledge aforesaid shall account and am
for the amount of such debt and for the value of such
property and any disposal Or attempt to dispose Of any
such property to the injury of the United States shall be
illegal and void When the person a pe.sons SO indebted
to having possession Of property of such defendants,
or either of Them shall be known to the district attorney
OF the marshal ii shall be the duty such officer to see
that personal notice of such attachment is served upon
such persons in cases of garnhees but the want of
such notice shall not inyatlae the attachment,
seq Z. And be IL fHrer C,aotstt That upon applica-
ton of the party whose property has been attached the
attachment the property of the applicant: Prorled
That such applicant shall enter into and execute to the
United States good and sufficient penal bond in dp6c
the amount Of the yaNe Of tho property attached cond-
toned for the return OF said property, to any
judgment which may be rendered by the court in the
promises which bond shall bo approved by the court
any Judge thereof.
SEC. s. Ind be IL further enacted That the fees costs
and expenses of issuing and serving the warrants of at
tachment authorized by this act shall bo Regulated far
possible by tho existing laws of the United States and
the rules of court made in pursuance thereof In the
of preliminary trials the validity of the attachment
the right property clerks and marsals fees shall be
the rs in ordinary cases. and the docket fec of the
| district attorney shalt be ten dollars.
SEC. o. And be further enacted That this act shall
not he construed rs limit or abIidsc in any manner
such rights Of the United States have accrued been
allowed in district under the former practice Of the
United States courts the adoption of State laws by said
| courts.
Approved, February 81 1865.
AN ACT to amend Act entitled AN Act 10 amend an
Act to incorporate the Inhabitants of the City of Wash
ington passed May fifteen, eighteen hundred aud TWEEN
ty," approved May nfth eighteen hundred and sixty
four.
Be enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Representatives
QfMc United States Of Ip,erica in Cbngrcss assembled
That the act, approved May fifth, eighteen hundred
and siNty-our entitled "An act to amend An act TO
incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington
passed May fifteen, eighteen hundred and twenty" DO
construed amended to read follows That the said
corporation shall have full power and authority TO lay
particular wards parts or sections ot the city,
for their particular local improvements and to Cause
tho curbstoncs he set, the foot and carriage ways
50 much hcrcofas they may deem best to be graded and
pve introduce the necessary sewerage and drainage
facilities under upon the whole any portion of any
avenue street. alley; 10 cause the same to &c suitably
paved and repaired and at all times propey cleaned and
waered to lamps to be erected therein, and to
light the and to pay the cost thereof tho corpora
ton of Washington il hereby authorized to lay and col
LETT upon all property bordering upon each street
alley that may be paved severed, lighted, cleaned,
wltered by said corporation in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act And also to lay, or cause to be laid
| simultaneously with the grading or paving of any
avenue, street. alley in which main water-pipe or
main els-pipe main may have been laid water
or Gas service pipes lateral house drains, from such
water or gas main main to one foot within the