Year: 1868

As everybody will likely want to read the tenure
Of Office law. in order to learn wherein President
johnson has offended, IL he has offended st all, we
publish the law, which is as follows:


SECTION 1. Persons holding OF appointed to any
civil Office by and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, shall be entitled to hold such Office
until a successor shsll have been in like manner
appointed and daily qualified. The secretaries Of
state of the treasury Of war, Of the navy, and Of
the Interior the postmaster general and the at
torDey general shall hold their Offices respectively
for and during the term OF the president BY whom
they may have been appointed and for one month
thereafter subject to removal by and with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate.


SIC. 2. When civil officers, excepting judges Of
the United States courts shall during q recess Of
the Senate, be shown. by evidence satisfactory to
the president TO be guilty Of misconduct in office,
or for any reason shall become incapable or
legally disqualified to perform his duties in such
case the president may suspend such officer and
designate some suitable person to perform tem-
porarily the duties Of such Office until the next
meeting of the Senate, and until the case shall be
acted upon by the Senate. Such persons shall
take the oath osths and give the bonds required by
president, within twenty days after the meeting
Of the Senate, to report to the Senate such SUI.
pension, with the evidence and reasons for his
action in the case, and the name of the person 50
designated to perform the duties OF such Office. II
the senate concurs the president may remove the
officer and appoint successor. II the Senate
does not concur the suspended officer resumes his
office, and receives again the official salary and
emoluments. The president. in case he shall
become satisfied that the suspension by him OF
civil officer made on insufficient grounds,
shall be authorized, at any time before reporting
the suspension to the Senate, to revoke the sps-
pension and reinstate the officer in the perfofm-
ance Of the duties Of his Office.


SEo., 3. The president shall have p0wef to Gil
all vacancies which may happen during tie recess
Of the Senate, by reason Of death or resignation,
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the end of their next session. And IL no appoint
ment by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, shall be made to such Office vacant or
temporarily filed during the next session Of the
Senate, the Office shall remain Ia sbeyance. with
out any salary, fees, or emoluments attached
thereto, until it shall be filed by appointment
there, by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate; and during such time all the powers aud
duties belonging 10 the Office shall be exercised
by such other officer as may by law exercise such
powers and duties in case of vacancy in such
Office.


SEC. A. No term Of Office, the duration of which
Is limited by law shall be extended by this act.


sEo. 5. Persons accepting OF exercising Office
contrary to tiis act are declared to be guilty of q
high misdemeanor, and. upon trial and conviction
thereof, shall be punished by 6ne not exceeding
$4,000, or by Imprisonment not exceeding five


sEC. 6. Every removal, appointment, or en-
ployment, made, had or exercised. or contrary to
the provisions Of this act, and the making sign-
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commission or letter OF authority for in respect
TO any such appointment or employment, are de-
clared TO be high misdemean0rs, and, upon trial
and conviction thereof, persons guilty thereof
shall be punished by fine not exceeding $4,000,
or by imprisonment not exceeding five years. or
both provided, that the president shall have
the power TO make out aud deliver, after the ad
j0urnmeDt OF the Senate. commissions for all ohi-
GERS whose appointment shall have been advised
and consented 10 by the Senate. -


SEC. Z. IL shall be the duty of the secretary Of
the Senate at the close Of each session, to deliver
10 the secretary Of the treasury, and to each of
his assistants, and to each Of the auditors and to
each Of the cqptrOers In the treasury, and 70 the
treasurer, and TO the register of the treasury, q
full and complete list. duly certified of all the
persons who shall have been nominated TO and re-
Jected by the Senate during such session. and 3
Ike list OF all the Offices to which nominations
shall have been made and not confirmed and filed
at such session.


SIC. s. The president shall notify the secretary
OF the treasury when he has made an appointment
TO Office without the consent Of the Senate and it
shall be the duty Of the secretary of the treasury
therupon to communicate such notice to all the
proper accounting and disbursing officers Of his
department.


SIC. .. No money shall be paid or received from
the treasury, or paid or received from OF retained
out OF any public moneys or funds Of the United
States, TO or by or for the benefit Of any person
appointed to or authorized to act in or holding or
exercising the duties or functions of any office
contrary TO the provisions OF this act nor sh ali
any claim, account or other instrument provided
for or relating 70 such payment, receipt or reten.
ton be presented, passed, allowed, approved,
certified or paid by any officer Of the United
States, or by asy person exercising the functions
or performing the duties Of any Office or place Of
trust under the United States for or In respect TO
such office, or the exercising or performing the
functions or dutiess thereof and persons who
shall violate any Of the provisions Of this section
shall be deemed guilty Of high misdemeanor,
and, upon trial and conviction thereof, shall be
punished therefor by fine not exceeding $40 900,
or by Imprisonment not exceeding ten years or
both. THE bill wss passed over the presidents
veto, March 2. 1871