The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-26
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M A r CHI 90, 1867.

and no more, and such soldier enlisted for not
less than three years, who has been honorably
discharged on account of wounds received in the
line OF duty, and the widow, minor children or
parents in the order named, of any such soldier
who died in the service Of the United States of
disease or wounds contracted while in the service
and in the line of duty, shall be paid the addition
al bounty OF one hundred dollars hereby author
lied.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That to
| each aud every soldier who enlisted into the ar
my of the United States after the fourteenth day
| OF April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, for q
Feriod of not less than two years and who is not
included in the foregoing section and been hon
orably discharged after serving two years, and
who has received or Is entitled to receive from
| the United States, under existing laws, bounty
OF one hundred dollars and no more, shall be paid
an additional bounty of fifty dollaIs, and any such
soldier enlisted for not less than two years who
| has been honorably discharged on account of
wounds received in thellne of duty, and the Wild
| ow, minor chiaren, or parents, in the order
| named, of any soldier who died in the service of
| the United States, or disease, or wounds con-
tracted whlie IN the service, and in the line OF
duty, shall be paid the additional bounty of fifty
| dollars hereby authorized.
Sec. ID. And be it further endcted That nny
soldier who shall heve bartered, sold, assigned,
transferred, loaned, exchanged, orgiven away his
| final discharge papers, or any interest in the
bounty provided by this or any other act of Con-
gress, shall pot be entitled to receive and addi,
| !lonal bounty whatever; and when application
! is made by any soldier for said bounty, he shall
required, under the pain and penalties ofperjury,
| to make oath or affirmation of his identity and
that he has not SO bartered sold, assigned, trans
| 1errcd, exchanged, loaned, or givcd away either
his dlscharge papers, or any interest in any boun
| ty as aforesaid And no claim for such bounty
shall be entertained by the paymester-general, OF
| other accounting or disbursing ufficer except up
| on receipt of the claimants discharge papers, &C
companied by the statement under oath, as by
this section provided.
| Sec. 49, And be it further enacted, That in the
| on bonn har I'D
for, it shall be the duty of the mastergeneral
| under such rules and regulations as may be pre-
| scribed by the Secretary of War, to cause to be
examined the accounts of each aad every soldier
who makes application therefor, and if found en-.
] titled thereto shall pay said bountes.
| Sec. 16 And be it further enacted, That in the
| reception, examination, settlement, and payment
| of claims for said additional bounty due the wild
ows or heirs of decebsed soldiers, the accounting
officers of the treasury shall be governed by the
restrictions prescribed for the paymaster-gensral
by the Secretary of War, and the payment shall
be made in like manner under the direction of
the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted That the
compensation of each senator, representative, and
delegate in Congress shall be five thousand dol
lars per annum, to be computed from the first
day of the present Congress, and in addition
thereto mileage at the rate of twenty cents per
mile, to be estimated by the nearest route usual
ly travelled in going to and returning from each
regular session; but nothing herein contained
shall affect mileage accounts already accrued un-
der existing laws: PROVIDED, Ihat hereafter mile
age accounts Of senators shall be certified by the
president of the Senate, and those Of represents
tives and delegates by the speaker of the House
of Representatives: And provided further, That
the pay of the speaker shall be eight Thousand
polars per annum.
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted, That there
be allowed and paid to the officers, clerks, COM
mittee clerks, messengers, and all other en-
ployees of the Seeate and House Of Representa-
tives, and to the Globe and official reporters of
each house, and the stenographer of the House,
and to the capitol police, and to the three super
intendcnts Of the public gardens, their clerks
and assistants, and to the librarian, assistant IL
brarians, messengers and other employees Of the
congressional library. an addition of twenty per
cent on their present pay, to commence with the
present Congress; and the amount necessary to
pay this allowance is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated.
Sec. l9. And be it further enacted, That the
sum Of eight thousand dollars is hereby appro-
priated, out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the preservation of
the harbor of Provincetown, Massachusetts, the
same to be expended under the supervision of a
commission or board of officers to be appointed
by the Secretary of War.
Approved, July 2S, 1866.