The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-22
OFFICIAL.


positories to their own credit as deputy o.,
orders or other funds in their charge unaer =.
direction of the PostmasterG General nor 70 prsvsn @
negotiating drafts orders or other nstructed or
quired by the Postmaster General MT. .,s ho,anc
SEc r. And BE it further enacted, That .ne
which may remand unexpended OF the
of hundred thousand dollars 70 meet an ring N,
present fiscal year. under the thirteenth ~ ;xty
approved May seventeen, eighteen huholeu -. sunni,
four may be used far as may be necessary, " dr
deficiencies In the proceeds Of 1he a.. eighteen hun
ing the fiscal year commencing July nfs', eis
SEC 10. And be further enacted That If any Pefs sa
or persons shall wilully and maiicoas ,n o,her re-
down or destroy any leterbox pillarbox OF otner ~
ceyngboxes established by authority Of the
General of the United States for the safe deposit Vi
for the mails and for delivery; or shall Wiiu @ ci
assist in injurng tearing down, OF .,sranf dnl,
convicted SHALL for every such offence be naea n9t 10
than one hundred, more than one thousanu &
or be imprisoned nvt less than one year, nor oie
three Years or BOTH according to the a
agornyations of the offence And If any clerk or otne
person employed in any Of the departments ., e
Office establishment shall wilfully and unawIu y,
from any letter posted at or received In any
branch postotce established by authority oil the fos
master General of the United States any postagestaL
or stamps affixed thereto in payment OF postage
such offender, being thereof duly eonvlcteo sha o
every such offence, be fined not more thah one huh
ing to The circumstances and aggravaons OF the ohees
SEC H. And be it further enacted, That the yearly au
vertisement for proposals to carry the mails OF Ihe r
States shall be published hereafter for perlou Vi s
weeks in one or more but not to exceed nve
printed In the state territory where the mall
to be performed one ofwhch shall be printed az he se'
of government of such state or territory
Sec l5 And it further enacted Ihat aG. iaa ~
tanned In the act entitled An act to amend the laws
lating to tho PosOfice Department" approved M'uen
third eighteen hundred and sxtythree, shall De 30 cU
strued AZ to repeal modify the second section OF ne
act entitled An act making or te
of the Postce Department during the fiscal year end
ing the thirteth of June, eighteen hundred anu Shy
one" for the delivery of letters aud other mall matter
from post-oices where the system Of free delivery py
carriers has not been established: Provided nevertheless
and it is hereby further enacted That the system OF fee
delivery shall be established in every place containing
population of fifty thousand within the delivery OF the
office thereof and at such other places as the
General in his Judgment shall direct: Ana propioea
further, That the prepayment postage on drop,ieers ~
all places where free delivery Is not established snail DC
one cent only. -
book pamphlet picture, print or other publication OF
vulgar and indecent character shall be admitted into n
mails of the United Sates any person or persons WIN
shall deposit cause to be deposited, In any postomce
branch post-oce of the United States for mailing or 10
delivery, an obscene book pamphlet, picture, print
other publication knowing the to be of vulgar an
indecent character, shall be deemed guilty OF msa
meanor and being duly convicted thereof shall or ever
imprisoned not more than one year, or BOTH accord
to the circumstances and aggravations Of the offence
Approved, March 8, 1865.
AN ACT to establish Bureau for the Relief Of Freedms
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House Of Repvsentar
Of the United States Of America IN Congfss assemble
That there Ia hereby established in the War Department
to continue during the present war Of rebellion and Il
year thereafter, bureau of refugees freedmen al
abandoned lands to which shall be committed as here
after provided, the supervision and management OF
abandoned lands and the control OF all subjects relatn
to refugees and freedmen from rebel states or from az
district of country within the territory embraced in Il
operations of the army under such rules and regulation
may be prescribed by the head Of tho bureau and al
proved by the President The said bureau shall be nd
the management and control Of commissioner to be a
pointed by the President by and with the advice an
consent Of the Senate whose compensation shall be hlt
thousand dollars per annum and such number Of CLERK
may be assigned to him by the Secretary Of War; ne
exceeding chief Clerk two Of the fourth class
the third cass and tive of the hrst class And the CON
missioner and all person: appointed under this act sal
before entering upon their duties take the oath Of oc
prescribed In act entitled act to prescribe an oa
Of Office, and for other purposes approved July sscont
eighteen hundred and sixty-two and the commissions
and the chief clerk shall before entering unpon thei
duties give bonds to the of the United States
the former In the Of fifty thousand dollars, and til
latter In the OF ten thousand dollars conditioned 70
hs faithful discharge of their duties respecti'~u vie
securities to be approved sufficient by the Ut,
General which bonds shall be filed In the office Of tn
first comptroller of the treasury to bs by him put In sui
for the benefit Of any Injured party upon any breach
the conditions thereof
SEC. q And be it further enacted, That the Secretary
War may direct such issues Of provisions clothing
fuel he may deem needul for the immediate and ten
porary shelter aud supply ct destitute and sufern
refugees and freedmen and their wives and children undt
such rules and regulations as h. may direct.
SEC, 8. And be 1t further enacted That the PresIder
may, by and with the advice and consent OF the Senat
appoint an assistant commissioner for each Of the stat
mt TAM
Der, who SHALL under the direction OF the commissions
aid in the execution Of the provisions Of this act and
shall give bond to the treasurer Of the United States
the sum Of twenty thousand dollars, In the form an
manner prescribed In the first section OF this act Fac
of said commissioners shall receive an annual salary
two thousand five hundred dollars In full compensate
for all his services And any military officer may be
tailed and assigned to duty under this act without
crease Of pay or allowances The commissioner SHALL b
fore the Of each regular session of col
gress make full report Of his proceedings with exhibits
the state Of his accounts to the President who shall
municate the same to congress, and shall also max
special reports whenever required to do by the Pres
dent or either house Of congress- and the assistant con
mssioners shall make quarterly reports Of their proceed
ings to the commissioner and also such other spec
reports as from time to time may be required
SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That the commi
sioner under the direction of the President shall hsy
authority TO set apart for the Of loyal refugees an
freedmen such tracts Of land within the nsurrestionar
states as shall have been abandoned or to which til
United states shall have acquired title by conscaton
sale, or otherwise and to every male citizen wheths
refugee or freedman as aforesaid there shall be assigne
not more than forty acres of such land aud the person
whom 1t was 80 assigned shall be protected in the use an
enjoyment Of the land for the term Of three years at
annual rent not exceeding six per csntu upon the vau
OF such land as 1t was appraised by the state authorize
In the year eighteen hundred and sixty for the purpos
OF taxation aud In case such appraisal can be fonnt
then the rental shall be base. upon the estimated vain
Of the land in said year, to be asceraned in such anne
as the commissioner may by regulation prescribe Al III
end OF "a Id tegm or any time during said term the occ
pants Of any parcels 30 assigned may purchase the Ian
and receive such title thereto the United States ca
convey upon paying therefor the value of the land
ascertaned and fixed for the purpose of determining III
annual rent aforesaid. VI
SEC s. And be it further enacted. That all nets mn
parts Of acts inconsistent with the provisions Of this ac
are hereby repealed,
Approved, March 8, 1855.
AN Act to incorporate national military and novo
Asylum Tor the Relief Of the totally disabled Officer
States. 'A' oni'e'
enacted BY the Senate and House of PeDyyssnt,,;,.
x me Cntted Mates Of america in CSaoyss assenb,sJ
mat ULYSSES s. Grant, David G. Farragut. Hamnh
stan.an andrew Johnson Salmon P Chase, Edwin NJ
SInton, dideon Welles John A. Dix George Rancroft
William y Sherman, John A. Andrew Andrew a. Curtin
9iver =. Morton, Benjamin F. Butler, George q Meade
9o9 n gfough Nathaniel Banks Joseph Hooker Samuel
Beecher Am iSass Rgss6y David Tod Henry Ward
n rknson william A. buckingham Carl Sehurz Oliver
Land 0w ward, Hamilton Tamil FISH Frank sge Francis Way
ridge Lowell H Rousseau Horace Greely Georga n Stm
M yosePh Henry John 9. Barnard, Henry j. RAYMOND
William asUr James Gordon Bennett IT. W. HaSss
erri,t SAITH r. nodgs william Eyarts James T. Brady
MGivane Galasha A. Grow Henry ". Bellows peIrgs
Wasb SSUs lay Cooke Oliver Wendell Holmes, Israel
nnan;n 'r icha6od Goodwin, Frederick smyth John
o." o1oacn, Chares Henry Davis William Cafiin. i Wi.
icy Eamands, Amos A. Lawrence Edward s. Tob w
Thomas Russell, Charles @. Lorng, George D. untos
Unasiss . o. Greenne s. Williams George G. Stan
marc, Henry NJ Rice Greeuville NJ. Dodge, Morton MINI
chael Thomas Webster James NJ Scoyel' Nathaniel M
Baker, Richard J. Field Henry G. Carey, John w Row
G Gsy Bishop am Simpson s. Griffith William Henry
Stewart, Barnabas Hobbs, Montgomery plsr a
Barnes q, b Ward Henry Bsnhsm Frank Moore Alfred