The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-25

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed ut the Second Session OF the
Fortieth Congress.

PCDLIC-No. u
An AcT to continue tho Bureau for the Relief
Of Freedmen and Refugees, and for other
purposes.
Be IL enacted by The !Ss,lite and Hca;c Of
Representatives., critic U,Ttci Sta'es Of Amer
CT ~ Congress assembled, That the act entitled
An act to establish Bureau for the Relief
Of Freedmen and Refugees, approved March
three, eighteen hundred and sixty five and the
act entitled IAN act to continue in force and
TO amend AN act to establish q Bureau for the
Relief Of Freedmen and Refugees, and for
other purposes, - passed on the sixteenth Of
July, Arno Domini eighteen hundred and
sxty.six, shall continue in force for the term
Of one year from and after the sixteenth Of
July in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty.eight, excepting so far as the same
shall 1e herein modified And the Secretary
Of War is hereby directed to re-establish said
bureau where the same has bsen wholly or in
part discontinued PyOvidsa, That he shall
be satisfied that the personal safety Of freed.
men shRll require 1t.
SEC. 2. Amt je IL FURTHER enacted, That 1t
shall be the duty Of tho Secretary Of War to
discontinue the operations Of the bureau In any
State whenever such State shall DO fully re-
etored in its constitutional relations with the
government Of the I itsd States, and shall DO
duiy represented in the Congress Of the United
states, unless, upon advising with the Com.
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liberation OF the condition Of freodnen's af.
ilirs in such State, the Secretary Of War shall
lie Of opinion that the further continuance Of
the bureau shall be necessary: Provided hotO.
Ger, That the educational division Of said bu.
reau shall not DO affected, or in any way inter
cred with until such State shall have made
suitable provision for the education Of tho
children Of freedmen within said State.
SEC. 3. And Be 1t JnrthG enacted, That IN.
al halanraa in ha ham of han n p,tnia
Toner, not required otherwise for the due OK.
.cutiOn Of the law may DO, in the discretion OF
no Commissioner, applied for the education of
reedmen and refugees, subject to tho proyi
ions of laws applicable thereto.
SEC. 4. AHa be a. further enacted, That Off
Gers Of the Veteran Reserve Corps or Of the
Iolunteer service, now on duty in tbs Freed.
mems Bureau as assistsntant commissioners,
gents medical officers, or in other capacities,
Who have been or may BIO mustered out Of ser
vice, may be retained by tho commissioner
when the same shall be required for the proper
execution Of the laws, as officers ofthe bureau.
upon such duty and with tho same pay, com.
pensation, and all allowances, frem the date Of
their appointment as now provided by law for
their resrectiyo grades and duties at tho dates
of their muster out and discharge; and sue b
officers SO retained shall have, respectively,
tho same authority and Jurisdiction as now
conferred upon "offcers Of the bureau" by act
uf Congress passed on the sixteenth of July, in
he year eighteen hundred and sixty.six.
SEC. 8. And be IL FURTHER enacted, That the
Commissioner is hereby empowered to sell for
sash or by installments with ample security,
school buildings and other buildings con.
itructed for refugees and freedmen by the
bureau, to tho associations, corporate bodies,
Or truBtees who now use them for purposes
Of education or relief Of want under suit
lblo guarantees that the purposes for which
ruch buildings were constructed shall be OBJ.
Jerved PyOvided. That all funds derived
.horofrom shall be returned to the bureau ap.
propriation and accounted for to the treasury
( the United States.
ScuulLER CULPAx,
Speaker Of the 10 ufo Of Representatives
B, +. WADE,
President Of the Senate yrO ttgyoys.
Endorsed by the President. Received juno
18th, 1858"
NOTE ny THE DEPARTMENT or STATE Tho
oregoing act having been presented to tho
President Oftho United States for his approval,
and not having been returned by him to the
house Of Congress in which II originated within
the timc prescribed by tho Constitution Of the
United States has become law without his
approval