Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-02-28
rHE FREEDMAN'S BUREAU BILL
AND ITS VETO.

for APPROVAL
Section /. That the act TO establish
a. bureau for the relief Of freedmen and
refugees, approved March 3, 1865, shall
continue in force until otherwise provided
by law; shall extend to refugees in Ger.
tain parts of the United States: and the
President may divide the section of conn
try containing such refugees and freedmen
into districts, each containing one or more
States. not to exceed twelve III number {;
and by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, APPOINT an assistant Com.
missioner for each of said districts, VIII"
shall give like bonds and receive the Same
compensation and perform the SINE du
ties prescribed by this and the act to
which this is an amendment; or said bu
reau may. in the discretion Of the Prcs'.
dent be placed under a commissioner aud
assistant m,nissioLer to be detailed
from the mmy; in which event each Of
icer so assigned to duty shall serve with
out increase of pay or allowances.
Sec 2 That the Commissioner, with
the approval of the President. shall di.
vide each district into number of sub,
districts, not to exceed the number of
counties or parishes in each State, and
shall assign to each sub district at least
one agent, either citizen. oliccr Of the
army or an enlisted man. who. if an of
ticer. snail serve without additional COM
pensation or allowance; and if citizen
or enlisted man shall receive salary not
exceeding $500 per annnm. aud such
agent shall. before entering on the duties
of his Office. take the oath prescribed IN
the first section Of the act to which this is
an amendment. Each assistant commis
sioner may employ not exceeding six
clerks. one of the third class and five Of
the first class; aud each agent of sub.
district may employ two clerks of the first
class Aud the President of the United
States. through the War Department and
the Commissioner. shall extend military
jurisdiction and protection over all the
employees, agents and officers of this hu-
reau in the exercise of the duties imposed
or authorized by this act or the act to
which this act is supplementary
Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War
may direct such issues of provisions. cloth.
ing fuel aud other supplies. including
medical stores and transportation, and af
lord such aid medical or otherwise, as he
may deem nccdful for the temporary shell.
ter and supply of destitute and suffering
refugees and freedmen aud their wives
and children, under such rules and regu
lations Us he may direct
Sec t. That the President be author.
lied TO reserve from sale or from settle.
ment, under the homestead or Ire emp
ton laws, AID to set apart for the use of
freedmen and loyal refugees, unocupied
lands in Florida, Mississippi and A,kan-
sas, not exceeding in all three millions of
acres OF good land sud the Commission.
err, under the direction of the President.
shall cause the SINE from time to time. te
be allotted and assigned. 10 reels not
exceeding forty acres each u the loyal
refugees and freedmen. who shall be . ~
tected III the use and enjoyment ther, Of
for such term Of time and at such aunu |
rent as my be agreed upon between the
Commissioner and the refugees aud freeze.
men. The itnt shall To based npnn q
valuation of the land. to he ascei tanned in
such manner AS the Commissioner NAV.
under direction of the President. by reg.
ulation prescribe. at the end of such tenn,
or sooner if the Commissioner shall assen,
thereto. The occupants of any parcels
SO assigned may purchase land and re.
ceivc the title thereto from the Uuited
States in fee npon paying thereof the val
ne of the lind. ascertained rs azores id.
Sec 5 Ih,t the occupants of land un.
der Maj General Sberman's specil field
order, dated at Savannah. Jan l6. 1861
arc hereby confirmed IN their possession
for the period of three years from III.
date ofsAid order. and no person shall b,
disturbed 10 or oasted from said posses
sions- during said three years. unless
settlement shall be made with the saic
occupant by the owner satisfactory to tn,
Commissioner of the Freedmeu's Bureau.