The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-24
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fDngress ,oAieh sods beQu,s and held at the CITY
Washington, in the District Of Columbia, on
Thursday, the fom,ph day Of July, A. ID. 1851
and ,adcct on Tuesday,, the sirth day Of August
PUBLIC ACTS.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President. HANNIBAL HAM
LIN Vice President, and President OF the Sen
ate SOLOMON FoorE was elected President
of the Senate pro ten.pore, on the eighteen n,
dav of July, and continued so to act until the
close of the session. GALUsHA A. GROW
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHAPTER LXIII
An act to increase the Pay of the Privates in the
Regular Army and in the Volunteers in the scr
vice of the United States, and for other Pur
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and house of repre-
sentatvcs of the United States ofAmerica in Con
gress assembled, That the pay OF the prlVates IN
the regular army and volunteers in the service OF
the United States be thirteen dollars per month
for three years from and after the passage of this
act and until otherwise fixed by law.
Sec. > And be it further enacted, mat the pro-
visions of the act entitled IAN Act for the Re
lief of the Ohio and other Volunteers, approved
July twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred ana Sixty
one be and the same are hereby extended to all
volunteers mustered into the service OF the United
States whether for one, two, or three years, or
for and during the war
See 3. And be il further enacted, That all the
acts, procamations, and orders OF the President
of the United States after the fourth OF March,
eighteen hundred and siXty-one, respecting inc
army and navy of the United States, and calliI g
out or relating to the militia or volunteers from
the States are hereby approved and i'll all respect
legalized aud made valid, to the same intent ana
with the same effect if they had been issued
and done under the previous express authorl,
ty and direction of the Congress OF the United
States.
Approved, August 6, 1861.
CHAPTER LXIV.
An Act requiring an Oath of Allegiance, and to
Support the Constitution of the United States,
to be administered to certain Persons in the
Civil Service of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rescntatiVcS of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty OF
the heads of the several departments to cause to
be administered to each and every officer, clerk,
or cmDlovc. now in their respective departments,
or in any way connected Herewith, or who shall
hereafter III ans way become connected herewith,
the following oatA, viz: l do solemnly swear
Tor affirm, as the may be) that Will support
protect, and defend the Constitution and Govern
ment of the United States against all enemies,
whether domestic or foreign, and that Will bear
true faith, allegiance, and loyalty TO the same
my ordinance, resolution, or law of any State
Convention or Legislature to the contrary not
outstanding; and, further, that do this with
full determination, pledge, and purpose, without
any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever;
and, farther, that 1 will well and faithfully per-
form all the duties which may be required of me
by law. So help me God" And that each and
every such civil officer and employe, in the de-
partments aforesaid, or in any way connected
herewith, in the scr"ice employment of the
United States who shall refuse to take the oath
or affirmation herein provided, shall be imme-
diately dismissed and discharged from such ser
vice or employment
Sec p And be it further enacted, That the
oath or affirmation, herein provided for in the
first section ofthis act, may be taken before any
justice of the peace, or notary public, or other
person who is legally authorized to administer an
oath in the State or District where the same may
be administered. And that any violation of such
oath by any person or persons taking the same
shall subect the offender all the pains and pen
atics of wilful and corrupt perjury, who shall
be liable to be indicted and prosecuted to convic
ton for any court having competent jurisdiction
thereof And provided further, That such often
der shall be forthwith discharged from such
vice employment.
Approved, August 6, 1861.