St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-08-13

the entire principle OF SAID bonds, then
from that time forward the interest OF
said bonds shall be paid out Of the in
come of such sinking fund, and the prln-
opal thereof out of the same fund at
their maturity. And all postage earned
after the time when said sinking fund
hall he made mp to the amount atore-
said. shall Belong to and be paid quarter
" to the said company by the Postmas-
ter G. neral Of the United States.
SEC. ). And he it further enacted,
Tnat the aforesaid mail steamship, shall
he commanded and differed only by citi
zcus OF the United States, shall mount
AN armament, if required, of two guns
each, and shall have at least one apprcn-
tice 10 bc instructed in engineering. sea-
manship, and navigation, tor every two
hundred tons of registered tonnage for
each steamships and the government OF
the United States shall have the power
to take and Use the aforesaid mail steam
ships as transports or for ships OF war
whenever, in the opinion of the Presi-
| dent, the cXigencieS of the | nited States
may require them, who Is authorized, III
such an event, to take SAID mail steamers
and pay said company a Just and equlta-
/ Bile sum for their use, or purchase the
same, as may be deemed most for the in
tcrcst OF the | nitcd States said pay
memt, whether for purchase or use,
to be made To the Postmaster General,
who shall pay TO said navigation compa-
ny whatever balance be due them, after
deducting sufficient Tor payment for all
the hetorenamcl registered bonds, the
amount of which in this event shall be
paid to the holders thereof at maturity OF
| the same.
SIC e. And be it further enacted,
That the foreign mail agents of the GOV
eminent Of the United States shall have
free paS~age on the ships OF the said
Commercial Navigation Company when
ever the Postmaster General to such for
ci4n mail agents issues passes certifying
to the said company dat such is their
official character.
Sc. :. And be it further enacted,
That the said navigation company shall
keep up and maintain for Il period Of
| twenty years. for the SAID 'nitcd States
mail service, at least the SAID number Of
seven tir>t-cla~- steamships.
SO. 5. And he it further enacted,
That the rights and privileges herewith
granted shall be and remain to this com
pauv. and in no event shall this company
transfer or assign the rights and privi-
le",S herein granted. nor shall ii he law
tul Tor any officer of the government
hereafter to recognize any assignment or
transfer, ii being the intent and meaning
OF this act To secure an American line OF
steam Vessels tor the transportation OF
mails and the proper conveyance of emf
grant passengers between the port OF
New York and the European ports above
named and Congress may at any time
hereafter, duriu. the period OF fifteen
wears, terminate or abandon any con
tract oil the United States made with
such company. and, having Il due regard
to the accrued rights OF the said compa-
ny. alter. repeal or amend tI~ act. and
it shall take effect and he IN force from
and after liz passage.
Approved. Iuiy -, lSGS.
An Act makluL appropriations tor the
service of the Columbia Institution for
the INSTRUCTION of Dat and Dumb.
and establishing additional regulations
for the government of tn, institution.
and tor otter purposes.
BE it enacted hv the Senate and Hons.
of REPRESENTATIVE. of the Tinted STATE.
Of America in Conrr, :, assembled. That
the following sums he, and the same ar,
hereby. appropriated, out OF any mon
cys in the treasury not otherwise aupro-
priated, for the benefit of the Columbia
Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf
anl Dumb
For the support Of the institution. in
addition to the existing appropriatiun to
meet the increased rxpcns. of mainiain-
iug pupils whose admission wa. author
izcd by an act of Cofcress. aunrnveJ
March second. ciuhtpru hundred and s:v-
tv->cycn. three tl,ou-rnd dollar,
For continuin. the work upon build-
ms ofthc institution. in accordance with
the plans heretofore submitted to Con-
.re~~, torty-ciaht thousand dollars.
SEC. , And bc it further enacted
That in addition to the directors who's,
appointment has heretofore been proviI-
ed for bv law. there shall he three other
directors appointed in the i1liowiuu mau-
ner: One senator by the President Of the
Senate. and two representatives by the
Speaker OF the House; these directors, TO
hold their offices Iur the term of Il sinrl,
| CONGRESS. and to be cl!gihlc to a reap
poinimcnt