The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-12-20
CHAP. CXL-AN ACT to provide for tn,

CHAP. CXLD-AN ACT to provide for tn,
Revision aud Consolidation of the Statute
Laws Of the United States.
! Re enacted by he Senate and House Of Rep
resenfafircs Of he United States Of America IA
! Congrqss assembled. That the President of the
/ United States be, aud he Is hereby, author
/ izod. by aud with the advice aud consent OF
/ the Senate. to appoint three persons, learned
/ in the law. as commissioners, to revise, sim
| plify, arrange. aud consolidate all statutes
of the United States, general and permanent
/ in their nature, which shall he in force az
! the time such commissioners may mako the
final report of their doings
See 9 Aud be- u further enacted, That in
performing this duty, the commissioners
shall bring together al statutes aud parts OF
statutes which. from similarity " subject,
ought to be brought together, emitting re-
dnndant or obsolete cnactments, and max.
ing Such alterations rs may be necessary Ia
reconcile the contradictions, supply the
omissions aud amend the impcrirctions OF
the original text; aud they shall arrange
the same under titles chapters, and sections,
OF other suitable divisions aud subdivisions,
with hcad-notcs briefly expressive of the
matter contained In such divisions, also
with sido-notcs ~ drawn rs to point to the
contents of the text, aud with references Ia
the original text from which each section Is
compiled, aud 90 the decisions of the federal
oonrts, eNplainmgur cNpounding the same
and also to such decisions ofthe state courts
as they may deem eNpedirui and they
shall provide by temporary index. or other
eNprdient means, for an easy refcronc Ia
every portion Of their report.
See 3 AID h Il fHrthcr enacted, That
when the commissioners have coy pleted the
revision and consolidation of the Statut,S,as
aforesaid. they shall canse u copy of the
same. in print Co be submitted 20 Congress.
that the statutes So revised and consolidated
may he rc-enacted. IL Congress shall 80 de-
termine; and 40 the same time they shall
also suggest tu Congress such contradictions,
omissions, aud impcrfcctions as may appear
IN The original text. with the mode in which
they have recOncilcd, supplied, aud amended
the same: and they may also designate
such statutes or parts Of statutes rs, IN their
judgment. ought TO be repealed. with their
reasons for such repeal
Sec. 4 AEd D. Il fsrther cpacicsi, That the
commissioners shall hs authorized a. cause
their work TO De printed in parts 50 iasi as
10 may be- IL adv for the prcSs, aud 20 distrih-
ute eepies Of The same 20 members Of Con
gress. and % such other persons. in limited
numbers, as they may see TT, for the purpose
Of obtaining their suggestions; aud they
shall, from time 70 time. report 20 Congress
their progress ard doings.
Sec. . Aad bcu fuIsAsr oRacica. That the
statutes 20 revised and consolidated shall be
Imported 10 Congress as soon - praciical'ie,
and the whole work closed without auneces-
sary DELAY.
Sc. 6 Asf D. u fi'rthr eaeoiei. That the
commissioners shah each receive a. compen
safion for his services at the rate 81 i've
thousand dollars year for three yeass. with
tho reasonable expenses 81 clerical service
and other incidental matters. not h exceed
two Thousand dollars annually for such eN-
Peuses.
Approved, June q, 1866.