The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-09-25


70 anv person except upon satisfactory proof
that the claimant has firmly and faithfully
maintained his or her adherrnce and allegl-
anee to the Government of the United States,
by defending its cause against the Govern
ment and forces ST the so-ealled Confederate
States OF America, in all suitable and prac-
ticahle ways, and according To his or her
ability and opportunity; Proridcd, That no
money shall be paid under the foregoing
provision until the final report of the Com
missioners under the act aforesaid shall have
been made on all the claims embraced in the +
twentyfourth section of said act.
SEC. ). 1Rd BE- 1t further enacted, That so /
so much OF An act making additional APP /
preparations, and To supply deficiencies In
the appropriations, for sundry civil expenses /
of the government for the fiscal wear ending /
the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and
siXty-slX, and for other purposes" approved !
April seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty
SIX, rs provides for compensation of the
revenue agent stationed ut New York, in adj
dition to the sum authorized by act of June
thirtletA, eighteen hundred and SiXty-hve,
including one Thousand dollars for the cnr-
rent fiscal year two thousand dollars" be,
and the same are hereby, repealed
SEC. 4. Ind be it further enacted, That
nine hundred and twenty-five thousand dot
lars, or so much thereof as shall be necesSa-
ry, Is hereby appropriated out OF the reVe-
nues of the Post Office Department to sup
PLY the deficiency for the mail service of the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and siXty-six.
SEC. ). 1Rd Be It .fisrtber enacted, That
each Waterman in the public buildings and
grounds under the Commissioners of Public
Buildings, whose pay Is less than one thou
sand dollars a year, shall, from the first day
/ of July, eighteen hundred and SiXty-siN, IT,
/ eeive Il compensation OF nine hundred dol
/ lars per annum.
I SEC g. Ind BE- il further enacted, That from
and after the thirticth day of June, eighteen
hundred and siXty-siX, the compensation OF
the Metropolitan police force of the District
OF Columbia be, and the same is hereby, IN
creased as follows, viz: Twenty dollars per
! month and the necessary sum required Is
/ hereby appropriated also an additional IN
] crease of ten dollars month, SAID addltlontl
/ Increase to he borne by the cities OF wash
/ iumtou and Georgetown, and the county Oh
Washington, in the District of Columbia, in
/ the proportion equal to the number OF pa
trolInen allotted seyerally to the city OF
1 Washington, to the city of Georgetown, and
I county of Washington outside OF the corpo-
rate limits; aud the cities of Washington
and Georgetown, and the levy court OF SAID
county, be, and they are hereby, authorized
and empowered to levy a special tax not eA-
ceeding oue-quarter of one per centum ioI
the purpose aforesaid, and for no other pur-
pose whatsoever.
SEC. I. Ind be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Navy be, and he Is hereby
authorized to dispose OF the property savTd
from the rebel steamer Florida, and dlStflo'
ute the proceeds thereof as other pre- mo-
ney is required by law to be distributed:
SEC :. AHd be 1t further enacted, Iha'
midshipmen and acting midshipmen IN thu
Navy of the United States, shall he entitled
to one ration, communication therefor
SEC. O. And be it further enacted, That
]. 80 Il .,.f N~AIM
eighteen hundred and siXty-three, entitled
AN act making appropriations for sundrl
civil expenses of the Government for The
year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, and for the year ending th'
thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred ah'
sixty-three, and for other purposes, as ap
proDriates three thousand seven hundred
and fifty dollars for a minister resident IL
. Greece he and the same is hereby, repealed
SEC. I0 Ind be it FURTHER enacted, Ina
there is hereby appropriated for the paylneh
of travelling expenses of the members OF TN
first regiment of Michigan cavalry from III
. place, in Utah Territory, where they wer
, mustered out of service III the year eIghteel
hundred and siXty-SiN, to the place OF thti
enrolment a sum sufficient to allow eacl
member three hundred and twenty-five do
! lars detlucting thcretrom the amount pan
to each for computation OF travel, pay, an
, subsistence by the government, when TIM
mustered out, and that the accounts be sci
, tied and paid under the direction OF the See
rotary of War.
SEC. H. Ind be il further enacted, Tha
] the provisions of the act To carry into eftec
!, the treaties between the United States an
China, Japan, Siam, Persia, and other couI
! tries, giving certain judicial powers to mn
listers and cOnsulS. or other functiOnareS
: the United States, in those countries, and ft
+ other purposes, approved June twenty-se'
+ Dnd, eighteen hundred and sixty, shall e
P tend to Egypt; and the Consul general :
= Alexandria shall have the power provide
4 by section twenty-five of such act Tor tt
a Consul general or consul residing at IL
+ capital OF country where th"re is no mil
d lister
SEC 70 ind be it furthe. enacted, Th'
. each and every soldier who enlisted into Il
# army of the United States, after the min
e teeHth day of April, eighteen hundred an
* siXty-one, for Il period of not less than thr'
4 years. and having served the time of his c
e listment has been honorably discharged, al
4 who has received or who is entitled to L
ceivc from the United States under cNistir
e laws a bounty OF one hundred dollars, al
!. no more, and any such soldier enlisted Il
i not less than three years, who has been ho
orably discharged on account of wounds I
Is ceiVed in the line of duty, and the WldO'
e minor children or parents in the ord
- named, of any such soldier who died IN Il
e service of the United States or of disease
Il wounds contracted while in the service, al
Il in the line of duty, shall be paid the ado
tional bounty of one hundred dollars hcrel
IS authorized.
n SEC. I3. Ind be it further enacted, TIL
= to each and every soldier who enlisted in
,s the army of the United States, after Il
N fourteenth day of April, eighteen hundr'
and SXty-One, for period of not less thu
IS two years and who is not included III Il
Of foregoing section, and has been honorab
n. discharged after serving two years, and vi
= has received or Is entitled to receive fro
~ the United States, under existing laws,
of bounty of one hundred dollars and no MOI
l. shall be paid an additional bounty OF fit
dollars, and any such soldier enlisted for II
10 less than two Years who has been honoTab
Y. discharged on account of wounds recelV
s. in the line of duty, and the widow, MN
b. children or parents, III the order named,
any such soldier who died in the service
IS the United States, or of disease, or woun
contracted while in the service, and III {
n line of duty, shall be paid the addition
bounty of fifty dollars hereby authorized.
,d SEC. il. Ind be it further enacted Th
any soldier who shall have bartcred, sol
H. asst gned, transferred, loaned, exchanged
given away his final discharge papers, or a
&c interest in the bounty provided by this
any other act of Congress, shall not be {
NJ titled to receive any additional bounty VIII
ever; and when application Is made by a
{. soldier for said bounty, he shall be requir
il under the pains and penalties of perjury,
make oath or affirmation OF his identity, a
= that he has not so bartered, sold, assiCnt
al transfer ed, exchanged, loaned or Civ
away either his discharge papers, or any
< terest in any bounty as aforesaid. And
claim for such bounty shall be entertain
ye by the Paymaster General, or other accom-
ing or discussing officer except upon recei
II. of the claimants discharge papers. acco
panied by the statement under oath, as
al this section provided
SEC. 10. lad be it further enacted That
~ the payment OF the additional bounty here
provided for, it shall be the duty of the Pa
i. master General under such rules and regu
tions as may be prescribed by the Secreta
,t Of War to cause to be examined, the accouu
of each and every soldier who makes app
n cation therefor, and if found entitled there
shall pay such bounties
20 SEC. 16 Ind be It further enacted, That
the reception. examination, settlement, n
IL payment of claims for said additional bonn
due the wild avs or heirs of deceased soldie
d. Il, Of the 'TrRa Sf,.