The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-24
PUBLIC ACTS.
CHAP. XLVI.


CHAP. XLVI
An Act supplementary to Act entitled 60
Act to authorize National Loan, and for 9th,
Purposes -
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rel
rescntatives of the United States of America
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of t.
Treasury is hereby authorized to issue bonds
the United States, bearing interestat six per cen
per annum, and payable at the pleasure OF IL
United States after twenty years from date; AL
II any holder of Treasury notes, bearing lntere:
at the rate of seven and three-tenthS per centun
which may be issued under the authority OF Il
act to authorize national loan and for Otht
purposes, approved July seventeenth, eightet
hundred and sixty one, shall desire to cXchans
the same for said bonds, the Secretary of Il
Treasury may, ut any time before or at the m;
turity of said Treasury notes, issue to said holt
er, in payment thereof, an amount of said bono
equal to the amount which, at the time OF sue
payment or exchange, may be due on sad Urea
ury notes. but no such bonds shall be issued II
less sum than five hundred dollars, nor sha
the whole amount of such bonds exceed IL
whole amount of Treasury notes bearing scve
and three-tenths per cent. interest, issued und'
said act; and any part Of the Treasury notes pa:
able on demand authorized by'said act may
made payable by the Assistant Treasurer at Saii
Louis, or by the depositary at Cincinnati.
Scc3. And be it further enacted, That Il
Treasury notes issued under the provisions of Il
said act 20 authorize national loan, and for 9TH
purposes, OF any other act now in force autl
oriZing the issue of such notes, shall be signC
by the Treasurer of the United States, or by som
officer of the Treasury Department., designate
by the Secretary of the Treasury, for said Urea
uver, ard countersigned by the Register of Il
Treasury, or by some officer of the Treasury D.
p;rtmcIIt, designated by the Secretary OF tb
Treasury, for said Register, and no Treasury not
issued under any act, shall require the seal of L
Treasury Department.
See 3 And be it further enacted, That so muo
OF the act 10 which this is suppl, nentaryas limi
the denomination of portion of the Trcasu
notes authorized by said at not less than /,
dollars be and Is so modified as to authorize Il
Secretary of the Treasury 20 tlN the deEominatit
OF said notes at not less than five dollars.
Sec. i. And be it further enacted, That, in n
dition to the amount heretofore appropriated, II
sum Of one hundred thousand dollars, or so mu'
thereof may be necessary, be, and the same
hereby appropriated, out of any money i'll Il
Treasury not Otherwi: I appropriated, 10 pay sue
expenses, commissions, or compensation rs nj
be necessary, in the Judgment OF the Secretary
the Treasury, to carry into execution the prov
sicns OF this act, and of the act TO which this
supplementary.
Treasury notes authorized by the act to viii:
this is supplementary, of Il less denomination tn.
fifty dollars, payable on demand without intert
and not exceeding i'll amount the sum of iii
millions Of dollars, shall be receivable in payne
OF public dues.
See t. And be ii further enacted, That the pr
visions OF the act entitled An Act to provi,
for the better organization of the Treasury,
for the collection, SAT- keeping. transfer, and iii
burscmcnts OF the pubic revenue, pissed Augu
six eighteen hundred and torty-SN, be and Il
same are hereby susp ndcd, so far : 40 allow Il
Secretary OF the Trc.z ury to deposit any of II
moneys obtained on any of the loans now autho.
lied by law, to the crcuit OF the Treasurer Ut Il
United States. in such SOFT ciIt Spcciepayin% ban
IL he may select; and tie aid moneys so q
posted, may be withdrawn from such deposit 4
deposit with the regular authorized dcpusituric
or for the payment of public dues, or paid in I
dcmp.iOn OF the. notes authorized to be ISSUE
under mis- act the act 10 which this is suppl.
mcUtary, payable on demand, as may seem expo
dcnt TO, or be directed by, the Secretary OF III
Treasury.
retary OF the Treasury may sell or negotiate, 70
any portion or the loan provided for i'll the act It
which this Is supplementary, bonds payable no
more than twenty years from date, and bcarin-
payable seni-annually, at any rate not less than
the equivalent of par for the bonds bearing seven
per Ccntuin interest, authorized by said act.
Approved, August D, 1851
CHAP. NLVII.
An Act supplementary to an Act entitled " An
Act 10 increase the present Military Establish
mcnt of the United States,' approved July
twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and six-one.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rcsentutives OF the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That 1t shall be lawful for
the President of the United States, during the
existing instruction and rebellion, upon the
communication of the Lieutenant General com
manding The army OF the United States, of any
Major-General OF the regular army of the United
States, commanding forces Of the United States
i'll the field, to appoint such number OF aides-de
camp, in addition TO those low authorized by law
as the c-igcncies Of the service may, in the o)in-
ion of the President, require; such aides dc camp
to bear respectively the rank and authority of
captains, majors, observation-disclosures colonies
of the regular army lis the President may direct,
and to receive the pay and allowances as
are provided by existing laws for officers of cav
airy of corresponding rank. The President shall
cause all ades-de-canp appointed under this act
to be discharged whenever they shall cease to be
employed in active service, and he may reduce
the number so employed whenever he may deem
it expedicnt so to do. Any officers of the regular
army appointed aides-de-camp under this act anC
detached or assigned to duty for service as such
shall upon their discharge rtsumt their positions
in the regular army, and shall be entitled to the
same rant, and promotion as il they had continued
to serve in their regiments corps
Approved, August 5, 1861.