The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-03-07

| but shall be constructed with continuous or
/ hnbr0ken spans, and subject TO these condi-
lions: First, that the lowest part of the bridge
| pr bottom chord shall not be less than fifty
| feet ab0ye the city directrix at It's greatest
| span. Second, that it shall have at least one
| spans i've hundred feet in efhe clear, or two
| span Of three hundred and fifty feet in the
| clear Of abutments. If the two latter spans be
used, the one over the.main steamboat channel
shall be fifty feet above the city drectrix
measured TO the lowest part of the bridge at
the centre Of, the span. Third, no span over
the water at iow-Water mark. shall be less than
| two hundred feet in, the clear of abutmenis
Sec. -. And be IL further enacted. That
the right TO alter or amend this net, so as to
prevent or remove all material Instructions 10
the navigation Of said river by the construction
| of bridges, Is hereby expressly reserved.
Approved, July %, 1886. -
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CHAP. CCXLVIIT.-An act providing for the
/ Appointment Of a. Commission to examine
and report upon certain Claims Of. the State
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the President of
the United States be, and he hereby is, atlthori-
zed and required to appoint commissioner
Whose duty 1t shall befto examine and report
on or before the first day q. December next
Transportation, subsistence, and clothing fur
nished by said State to certain volunteers Of
said State, who, under the command Of Colo
nels Morledge and Edwards, and at the re-
quest Of certain officers commanding troops of
the United States in the State of Missouri,
marched into the State Of Missouri to co-ope-
rate with the troops of the United States I'm
that State IN suppressing the rebellion. Also
the claim of the State Of Iowa for repayment
Of certain moneys paid by said State il iring,,
arming, equipping, paying, and subsfsclng Ger.
tain troops of the State maintained by the
State on the southern and northwestern bor-
ders thereof during the late rebellion, for the
purpose Of defending the State against attacks
by bughwhackers and Indians. And also the
claim of said State for compensation for certain
forage procured and barracks built by the
State ON the northwestern border thereof, and
turned over by the State to and used by the
Approved, July %, 1896. gz .a
CHAP. CCXLIX.=-An act to incorporate "The
National Soldiers and Sailors Orphan
Home"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That Mrs. Julia b,
Grant, Mrs. Ellen E. Sherman, Mrs. II. u.
Cooke, Mrs. Margaret Fahnestock, Mrs. Kath-
leen Carlisle, Miss Charlotte Taylor, Mrs. Jane
Speed, Mrs. Mary j. Wells. Mrs. A. c. Harlan,
Mrs. Jane l.. Smith, Mrs. Mary X. Lewis, Mrs.
Jane Farnham, Mrs. Eliza NJ. Morris, Mrs.
Cecilia s. Sherman, Mrs. Ellen Boyer, Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Howard, Mrs. Kate G.. Sprague
Mrs. Elsie b. Nye, Mrs. Annie Rouse, Mrs.
Kate L. Plants, Mrs. Elizabeth q. Todd, Mrs.
Abby e. Hall, Mrs. j. N. Trumbull, Miss
Sarah Wood, Mrs. Jane Annie Pirtle, Miss
Elizabeth Howard, and their successors, are
constituted a body corporate in the District of
COlumbia, by the name Of the National Sol
diers and Sailors Orphan Home, and by that
name may sue and be sued in any court of the
CniCed oCaces; CO q, .tLeit ,,I.,5
persons named in the first section of this act,
together with such as may be elected according
to the form Of the constitution under this act,
shall be the first trustees Of the corporation;
and all vacancies caused by death, resignation
or otherwise, in the office Of trustee, shall be
necessary delay, as may be provided in the
constitution and bylaws ofthe corporation.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That said
corporation shall have power to provide
home for, and to support and educate the des-
titpte orphans of soldiers or sailors who have
died in the late war in behalf of the Union of
these States, from whatever State or Territory
they may have entered the national service, or
their orphans may apply to enter the Home.
and purpose of said corporation; and to such
end and for such use, the said corporation
may take and hold property real or personal
to an amount necessary for the support and
of the Home and the orphans par
taking of its benefits. iaaas, .,,ss--y--.-
Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That the
affairs Of this corporation shall be managed by
q board of directors consisting of not less than
seventeen representing the District of Column
bia, and Of seven each. from the respective
States and Territories, to be chosen in such
as the constitution and bylaws Of said
corporation shall direct; and that the said
directors shall have power to make bylaws
the duties Of the officers Of said
their term Of Office, and to make
all other rules and regulations for said corpo-
ration and the management of its affairs, SUBJ
lect to the provisions Of this act. 40 .-...-r
Sec. B. And be 1t further enacted, That said
corporation shall have power to receive under
its charge for support and education any minor
child Of any such s0ldierSor sailor il so placed
in its charge by its surviving parent or gusT-
dian, or, In the absence Of either, by any per-
son having the care or custody of such orphan;
and while such child remains underrits care,
and until Withdrawn as hereinafter pro-
vided, or discharged according to- the
regulations Of said corporation, it shall be sub
ect to the same power and control by said cor
pOTatiOn rs any father or lawful guardian has
by law over or relating TO such minor child.
I See. g. And belt further enacted, That no
such orphan child shall ever be bound out by
said corporation.
surviving parent OF, legal guardian of any
child placed under charge Of said corpora
fon may at any time be by them Withdrawn
therefrom !; and any minor over sixteen years
u age, upon MS, or her own request In writing,
shall be discharged 'therefrOm. eucht 3siF
Z Sec. s. And be il further enacted, That any
minor child so withdrawn or discharged as
provided IN the preceding section of this act
shall nevertheless continue until majority
under charge or said corporation TO such an
extent az that the said corporation shall haye
he control and management, of any moneys
which may be due to such minor from the
government OF the United States by virtue of
Ihe9serviceR of the fathers Of such minor chill
1ren, paying to, such minor child or children
,nlyksuch amount thereof as In the Judgment of
aid corporation shall be necessary and bene-
icial for such minor. ~, rt-s.,. N fA,.,....,N
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
property Of said corporation, held or occupied
~ them for the uses and purposes Of their IN
shall be exempt from all taxes to
Oe levied under the authority Of the Congress
II the United States, or any mti1icipal corpo-
alton within the DistrictOf Columbia. and no
'erson shall lose or acquire a legal settlement
~ residence In the Home TO be established by
aid corporation. 2jf1 us5u3mk -
Sec. 10 And be il further enacted, That Con-
'ress may at any time hereafter repeal, alter,
" amend this act e;f -
Approved July IS, 1853. y lti19 q "
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