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Light-house establishment.

Stationery.

Ordnance, &c.

ment.

For mapping, in cases pending in the supreme court of the United States, nine thousand dollars.

To supply deficiency in the appropriation for the support of the lighthouse establishment, fourteen thousand one hundred and fifty-six dollars and sixty-five cents.

For rebuilding light-house at Cape Charles, Virginia, twenty thousand dollars.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for stationery in the treasury department, twenty thousand dollars.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for ordnance, ordnance in navy depart- stores, labor, and contingent expenses in the bureau of ordnance of the navy department, two million seven hundred and forty thousand dollars: Provided, however, That no money shall be paid under this item of appropriation except for deficiencies actually existing upon contracts made by the navy department.

Proviso.

Naval hospitals and asylum. Post, p. 341. Post, pp. 466, 467.

Capitol police.

Miscellaneous, for Senate.

Payments from contingent fund, how alone made.

Officers, &c. of House of Representatives.

Transfer of balance for engraving, &c.

For erecting naval hospital at Kittery, Maine, twenty-five thousand dol

lars.

For extending naval asylum at Philadelphia, seventy-five thousand dollars.

For erecting naval hospital at Washington City, District of Columbia, twenty-five thousand dollars.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for capitol police for the Senate, four thousand and three dollars and seventy-five cents.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for stationery for the Senate, six thousand dollars.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for miscellaneous items for the Senate, twenty thousand dollars: Provided, That hereafter no payment shall be made from the contingent fund of either house of congress, unless sanctioned by the committee to audit and control the contingent expenses of the Senate, or the committee on accounts of the House of Representatives, respectively; and no transfer of balances of appropriations shall be made from one fund to another, except by law.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary in the employ of the House of Representatives, seven thousand three hundred and sixty-five dollars and nineteen cents.

To enable the librarian of congress to employ an additional laborer from February first to the end of the current fiscal year, two hundred and eight dollars.

For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz: For
clerks to committees, and temporary clerks in the office of the House of
Representatives, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six dollars.
For folding documents, forty thousand dollars.

For fuel and lights, including pay of engineers, firemen, and laborers, repairs and materials, six thousand five hundred dollars.

For furniture, repairs, and packing-boxes for members, eight thousand five hundred dollars.

For laborers, eight hundred and thirty-two dollars and seventy-eight

cents.

For stationery, nine thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the remainder or unexpended balance of twenty-one thousand two hundred and seven dollars and fiftysix cents, for engraving, electrotyping, and lithographing, be, and the same is hereby, transferred to the miscellaneous item of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives.

Additional asSEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the President shall appoint, in sistant secretary the treasury department, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an additional assistant secretary of the treasury, whose salary shall be three thousand dollars per annum, who shall perform all such duties

of the treasury.

ties.

in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, belonging to that depart- Salary and dument, as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, or as may be required by law; and the sum of two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be found necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of said salary for the current fiscal year.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That there be appropriated, to supply deficiencies for repair of the coal- and landing-wharf at Key West, to erect a crane thereon, and to cover the extension of the machine-shop at that point, ten thousand dollars.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That there be appropriated, for payment of letter-carriers to July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to be paid out of the revenues of the post-office department, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the clerical force now authorized by law, the following clerks and employees are hereby authorized in the several departments and offices hereinafter specified, to be employed and continue only during the rebellion, and for one year after its close, viz :

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In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, one clerk of class four, one of class three, eight of class two, and fourteen of class one.

In the construction branch of the treasury, one superintending architect, one assistant architect, two clerks of class four, four of class three, two of class one, and one messenger at an annual salary of six hundred dollars.

In the first comptroller's office, five clerks of class four, and one clerk of class four substituted for one of class one.

In the second comptroller's office, five clerks of class four, six of class three, ten of class two, and fifteen of class one.

In the first auditor's office, two clerks of class four, and one of class two.

Coal, &c., wharf at Key West.

Letter-carriers.

Additional

clerks.

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Second audi

In the second auditor's office, fifteen clerks of class three, fifty of class two, and one hundred and forty of class one, and one clerk at nine hun- tor. dred dollars per annum.

In the third auditor's office, two clerks of class four, two of class three, five of class two, twenty-four of class one, and one messenger at a salary of seven hundred dollars per annum, and two laborers at an annual salary of six hundred dollars each.

In the fourth auditor's office, five clerks of class four, nine of class three, nine of class two, thirty-five of class one, and one laborer at an annual salary of six hundred dollars.

In the fifth auditor's office, one clerk of class four, to be substituted for one of class three.

In the treasurer's office, four clerks of class four, two of class three, seventeen of class two, and six of class one.

In the register's office, four clerks of class four, six of class three, six of class two, eight of class one, and one messenger at a salary of seven hundred dollars per annum.

tor.

Third auditor.

Fourth audi

Fifth auditor.

Treasurer's

office.

Register.

In the office of the commissioner of customs, one clerk of class three, Commissioner three of class two, and four of class one.

In the office of the Secretary of the Navy, two clerks of class four. In the office of the adjutant-general, two clerks of class four, eight of class three, nineteen of class two, and seventy-four of class one.

of customs.

Secretary of Navy.

Adjutant-gen

eral.

Quartermaster

In the office of the quartermaster-general, fifteen clerks of class three, thirty-five of class two, one hundred and ten of class one, and six labor- general. ers at an annual salary of six hundred dollars each.

In the paymaster-general's office, nine clerks of class three, twenty- Paymastersix of class two, seventy-five of class one, three messengers at an annual general. salary of eight hundred and forty dollars each, and four watchmen at an annual salary of six hundred dollars each.

Commissary

general.

Chief of ord

nance.

Chief engi

neer.

for salaries.

Females may be employed.

In the commissary-general's office, ten clerks of class two, and thirty of class one.

In the office of the chief of ordnance, two clerks of class four, seven of class three, eleven of class two, seventy-four of class one, and nine laborers at an annual salary of six hundred dollars each.

In the office of the chief engineer, one clerk of class four, and one of class two.

And the several clerks and employees authorized by this section shall Appointment. be appointed by the heads of the departments to which they are severally attached, and the amount necessary to pay their salaries from the time Appropriation of their appointment to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, is hereby appropriated therefor; and the heads of the said several departments are hereby authorized to employ females instead of any of the clerks hereinbefore designated, at an annual compensation not exceeding six hundred dollars per year, whenever, in their opinion, the same can be done consistently with the interests of the public service: This to include Provided, however, That the clerks hereby authorized in the Treasury former temporary Department and its bureaus shall not be in addition to the temporary clerks now employed therein, under former appropriations for that purpose, but shall include the same.

clerks.

Limit of office

ter of treasury to

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act entitled of assistant regis- ❝ An act to provide for the appointment of an assistant register of the Treasury Department, and a solicitor for the War Department, and for other purposes," approved February twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, as limits the office of the assistant register of the Treasury to a term of one year, is hereby repealed.

one year repealed.

1863, ch. 44.

Vol. xii. p. 656.

March 14, 1864. University lands in Washington Territory. Preamble.

1850, ch. 76. Vol. ix. p. 496.

§ 4.

1854, ch. 84,

Vol. x. p. 305.

APPROVED, March 14, 1864.

CHAP. XXXI. An Act in Relation to University Lands in Washington Territory. WHEREAS it is declared in the fourth section of the act of congress approved July seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, amendatory of the act approved September twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty, creating the office of surveyor-general of the public lands in Oregon, etc.," that in lieu of the two townships of land granted to the Territory of Oregon, by the tenth section of the act of eighteen hundred and fifty, for universities, there shall be reserved to each of the Territories of Washington and Oregon, two townships of land of thirtysix sections each, to be selected in legal subdivisions, for university purposes, under the direction of the legislatures of said territories, respectively;" and whereas it is represented that sales have been made by territorial authorities of lands selected in virtue of the terms of said act of seventeenth July, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, authorizing selections to be "reserved," merely under the conviction that they had the power to dispose of the same as a fee-simple grant: Therefore,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Bona fide sales States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases of sales made approved. to individuals by the territorial authorities prior to the passage of this act, in which it may be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior, that such sales were bona fide and of the class hereinbefore mentioned, and that the tracts so sold are selections in all other respects regular and proper, it shall and may be lawful for the said Secretary to approve such selection as a grant in fee-simple, and a transcript, certified under the seal of the general land-office by the commissioner thereof, of such approval, shall vest the title in the territory and in its bona fide vendees.

APPROVED, March 14, 1864.

CHAP. XXXIII.- An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to preserve Peace on the Frontiers," approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four.

March 15, 1864.

1834, ch. 161,

§ 20.
Vol. iv. p. 732,

Proviso.

Indian agents,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the twentieth section of the "Act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes and to preserve peace on the frontiers," approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows, to wit: "SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall sell, exchange, give, barter, or dispose of any spirituous liquors or wine to any Indian under the charge of any Indian superintendent or Indian agent appointed by the United States, or shall introduce or attempt Penalty for to introduce any spirituous liquor or wine into the Indian country, such selling or giving, person, on conviction thereof, before the proper district or circuit court of &c., spirituous liquors to certain the United States, shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding two Indians. years, and shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars: Provided, however, That it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge of introducing or attempting to introduce liquor into the Indian country if it be proved to be done by order of the War Department, or any officer duly authorized thereunto by the War Department. And if any superintendent of Indian affairs, Indian agent, or sub-agent, or commanding officer of a military &c., may search post, has reason to suspect or is informed that any white person or Indian &c. is about to introduce or has introduced any spirituous liquor or wine into the Indian country in violation of the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful for such superintendent, agent, sub-agent, or commanding officer, to cause the boats, stores, packages, wagons, sleds, and places of deposit of such person to be searched; and if any such liquor is found therein, the same, together with the boats, teams, wagons, and sleds used in convey- feited. ing the same, and also the goods, packages, and peltries of such person shall be seized and delivered to the proper officer, and shall be proceeded against, by libel in the proper court, and forfeited, one half to the informer and the other half to the use of the United States; and if such person be a trader, his license shall be revoked and his bond put in suit. And it shall moreover be the duty for any person in the service of the United States, or for any Indian, to take and destroy any ardent spirits or wine found in the Indian country, except such as may be introduced therein by the War Department. And in all cases arising under this act Indians shall be competent witnesses." APPROVED, March 15, 1864.

boats, packages,

Liquors, boats, &c., to be for

Ardent spirits to be destroyed.

Indians competent witnesses.

CHAP. XXXIV. — An Act making Appropriations for the Service of the Post-Office De- March 16, 1864. partment during the Fiscal Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixtyfive.

for Post-Office

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and Appropriations the same are hereby, appropriated, for the service of the Post-Office Department. Department for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, out of any money's in the treasury arising from the revenues of the said department, in conformity to the act of the second of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six :

For transportation of the mails, (inland,) seven million eight hundred and forty-nine thousand dollars.

For foreign mail transportation, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For ship, steamboat, and way letters, eight thousand dollars.
For compensation to postmasters, three million one hundred thousand
dollars.

Transportation

of mails.

Ship, &c., let

ters.

Postmasters.

For clerks for post offices, one million one hundred and sixty-eight Clerks. thousand dollars.

For payments to letter-carriers, six hundred and forty thousand dollars.

Letter-carriers.

Light-house establishment.

Stationery.

Ordnance, &c.

ment.

For mapping, in cases pending in the supreme court of the United States, nine thousand dollars.

To supply deficiency in the appropriation for the support of the lighthouse establishment, fourteen thousand one hundred and fifty-six dollars and sixty-five cents.

For rebuilding light-house at Cape Charles, Virginia, twenty thousand dollars.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for stationery in the treasury department, twenty thousand dollars.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for ordnance, ordnance in navy depart- stores, labor, and contingent expenses in the bureau of ordnance of the navy department, two million seven hundred and forty thousand dollars: Provided, however, That no money shall be paid under this item of appropriation except for deficiencies actually existing upon contracts made by the navy department.

Proviso.

Naval hospitals and asylum.

Post, p. 341. Post, pp. 466, 467.

Capitol police.

Miscellaneous, for Senate.

Payments from contingent fund, how alone made.

Officers, &c. of House of Representatives.

Transfer of balance for engraving, &c.

For erecting naval hospital at Kittery, Maine, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For extending naval asylum at Philadelphia, seventy-five thousand dollars.

For erecting naval hospital at Washington City, District of Columbia, twenty-five thousand dollars.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for capitol police for the Senate, four thousand and three dollars and seventy-five cents.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for stationery for the Senate, six thousand dollars.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for miscellaneous items for the Senate, twenty thousand dollars: Provided, That hereafter no payment shall be made from the contingent fund of either house of congress, unless sanctioned by the committee to audit and control the contingent expenses of the Senate, or the committee on accounts of the House of Representatives, respectively; and no transfer of balances of appropriations shall be made from one fund to another, except by law.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary in the employ of the House of Representatives, seven thousand three hundred and sixty-five dollars and nineteen cents.

To enable the librarian of congress to employ an additional laborer from February first to the end of the current fiscal year, two hundred and eight dollars.

For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz: For
clerks to committees, and temporary clerks in the office of the House of
Representatives, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six dollars.
For folding documents, forty thousand dollars.

For fuel and lights, including pay of engineers, firemen, and laborers, repairs and materials, six thousand five hundred dollars.

For furniture, repairs, and packing-boxes for members, eight thousand five hundred dollars.

For laborers, eight hundred and thirty-two dollars and seventy-eight

cents.

For stationery, nine thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the remainder or unexpended balance of twenty-one thousand two hundred and seven dollars and fiftysix cents, for engraving, electrotyping, and lithographing, be, and the same is hereby, transferred to the miscellaneous item of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives.

Additional asSEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the President shall appoint, in sistant secretary the treasury department, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an additional assistant secretary of the treasury, whose salary shall be three thousand dollars per annum, who shall perform all such duties

of the treasury.

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