The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-04-02
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tion Of postal conventions made With foreign
countries
n, IL resolved bp ts Sssats and House Of Repre-
ssatatiVes Of tia United Sfatss Of Imsriea IN Con.
grsss assembled, That the Secretary OF state be
authorized and directed 20 cause the several postal
conventions made with foreign countries undef
the act OF March third, eighteen hundred and my
iissed In the same manner and upon the ..ms
terms as IL prescribed for the publication Of the
treaties and laws OF the United States.
Approved, March !, 1862
AN ACT n allow deputy collectors OF internal
reyenu6 acting as collectors the pay OF col
lectors, and for other purposes.
re u ,paef,d By ks Senate and House Of Repre-
,,Hiaiises Of tAs ynhsd States Of <moiea IN Con-
gr,s' as'embied, That any deputy collector OF In
ternai revenue who has performed, or may heresf.
ter perform, under authority or requirement Of
Law. the duties Of collector OF internal revenue IN
consequence OF any vacancy In the once OF such
collector shall be entitled 10 and receive so much
Of the same pay and conversation as + provided provided
shall In any case be made whom the collector has
received or Is entitled 10 receive compensation Tor
services rendered during the same period Of time
persoI who held the once Of distllery Inspector
on the recond Of March, eighteen hundred and
sixty seven, and who continued TO perform the du-
statute creating It. DO paid ut the rate OF Ave dol
lars per day for such time prior TO April hnt,
eighteen hundred and sixty.seven, ~ they were
proved by the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue,
and paid out OF the appropriation for assessing
and collecting the internal revenue.
Approved, March l, 1869,
JOINT RESOLUTION gralulting the consent Of
Congress provided for In section ten OF the act
Incorporating the Northern Pacific ha ,it,osa
Company, approved July second eighteen
hundred and sixty-four.
he 10 resolved by hs Senate and House Of Repre-
ssptafipes Of As Usiisd States or 1msriea IN Con-
grs,s a.,,mbi.d, That the consent OF the CoSsr ss
ern Pacific Railroad Company to issue It's bcnds'
and 10 secure the same by mortgage upon ", ran,
road and rs telegraph line, Tor the p, PSIPGie q
and telegraph line between Lake Superior and
Puget sound, and also upon Its branch TO point
at or near Portland Oregon and the term raEe,
waters connected with the straits OF Juan do Fuca
within the territory OF the United states.
Approved, March /, 1869,
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the
Constitution OF the United States.
RESOLVED BY tAs Senate and Hosss OF R,pr,'.nta-
tires Of As Urifsd States Of america ~ Congrs,
assembled, (tiro tApds Of botA houses eonesrring)
That the following article be proposed " the Leg
slatures OF the several states a. an amendment 10
ratified by threefourths OF said legislatures. shall
be valid as part Of the Constitution. namely
ARTICLE XIV.
SECTION I. The right OF citizens Of the United
States 10 vote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or any State on account OF race
color, or previous condition or servitnde.
SECTION . The Congress shall have power TO
enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Speaker Of ths House Of ReprsseHtatipts,
ID. y. WADE,
PrssidsHf Of Ae SENATE pro fempors.
RDwD. MCPHERsoN,
cI,yk Of House Of Representatives.. .
GEo. T.. GORHAN,
Sse'y Of Senate u. 3.
Received at Department Of state February az
1863.
AN ACT 10 give an additional term OF the United
States circuit court for the eastern district OF
Arkansas.
D.,, ,.,.,,y A., N, S,,at, and Hous, of R,p,,-