The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1868-10-03

lifait 81. N!.
Az ANi ljtm,lorlc the Temporarily -n4iy-
IN. Dt vacau"i IN tW ENccUiiyc Drnari-
nent.
~ i, nat,rd by ill.,. s,,marr aud l.ousc IL
Representatives. oi the nitcd States o.. Alncri.
60 N Congress a,srmbod That Ia c,,>n OF
the death, designations absence. or sickness of
the heat ol ANY executive department Of lie
governments tic first OF sole assistant tilcr,oi
sai, unless otherwise directed by ld rro.;.
drni OF Tie nitcd States rs is li"lcinattar no
vidca. perform tbs dNi,- al such httd until Il
,uccrtsor hr appointed N such Absence or
sickness ltail cease,
S'c :. Ani lr il further enacted That in
caSe Of the death. resignation, absence, 81,
sickness ni tile Chi"t o. any burcau. o any oili-
ccr thereof except Commi> >iuncr ut Patents,
Whose appointment Is 40, in the head ot an y
executive department.. the deputy ui SUCH chief
ct ol SU' officer ~ il there hr ITO deputy.
thcn the chc clerk 81; tcll Bureau. shall III
lcSs otherwise directed hv the President OF tle
United STATES, ~ is hrrciuaftcr provided. pcr.
torn Tic dnt'rs oi snch clerk OF Of Suc officer
nn!l Il successor b. appointed OF shcli ABSENCE
or SchnrS$ slial cease And NJ appointments
designation, or rs signmcnt otherwise than IS is
licCtn provided, in tiln c;ts.S mentioned in ili,.
iir,t, second, and lhird sections ot this ac, !.
shall be made except 10 I'LL Il vacancy llpi,.i-
lng during the recess of the Senate.
See 3 Md b" il further enacted 1l; IN
any nl TIC cases hcrclnbcOrc mentioned ii
Shall BE- Lawful Tor the President uf The United
states, IN li, discretion, To authorize and Iii
rrc liic mead ~ any other executive dcnait-
incnt or othcr officer in either of those ncpart-
| mcntS Whose appointment is, bv and Wiil The
advice and c"nScn, Of the Senate, vested in the
President to perform III" duties OF The ol!icr
vacant rs aforesaid until Il Successor lo az.
POINTED, OF 10" sickness absence oi tic IN
cumbrni yhai cease: Provided rha, mothin.
III tlus 9ct >ihil authorize ljc supplying *
aforesaid u vacancy for u longer lcriod than
ten day wien such vacancy shall lie occasion
cd ny death or resignation, and the officer 50
prinrmln. The duties oi the Office tcnporarilv
vacant shall MOI BE- entitled 20 extra cnmpcnSti-
ton thcfci,h: And provided also THAT in
IN ca>c ~ ~" death. resignation, absenrc, o.
Scknc>> "i ih' Commissioned OF Patents tlt,
duties ~ SAID Commissioner, until successor
pr appointed or such absence ur sickness shall
cease, !iail dcyolvc upon tie examiner in chief
N said "ilrc Oldest in length al commission.
SEQ. I. And be il further enacted. That ali
acts hcrrotor" passed un the SUBJECT Oi tempo
raiy SUPPLYING vacancies in The executive de-
pariiheniS. or Which empower the 'rc>idcn; 10
aNlhnrlIe any priSVm on persons 10 perform
The dul'rS ~ the head oi anv executive de-
rariincri ot OF any officer in either of the de
partncniS, IN case ot vacancy illc,cin or ina
hility ni such lead OF department o, officer
70 discharge 'hn duties OF his oIiicc. and ali
laws inconsistent with tine provisions al This
act. BE- and ,lr same al, hereby. rc,calc.l,
Apprpyrd July 23. 1865
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