PUBLIC ACTS OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. Passed at the second session, which was begun and holden at the City of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President. HANNIBAL HAMLIN, Vice-President, and President of the Senate. DANIEL CLARK was elected President of the Senate, pro tempore, on the ninth day of February, and so acted until and including the nineteenth day of that month. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHAP. I. — An Act in Addition to the "Act respecting Quarantines and Health Laws," approved February twenty-fifth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and for the better Execution of the third Section thereof. Dec. 15, 1864. 1799, ch. 12. Vol. i. p. 619. Warehouses to New York for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to purchase or erect suitable be erected in warehouses and other conveniences for the storage of goods and merchan- storage of imdise imported in any vessel subject to quarantine or other restraint, pur- ports in vessels suant to the health laws of the State of New York, at such convenient subject to quarplace or places within or near the port of New York as the safety of the public revenue and the observance of such health laws may require; and the sum of twenty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expense thereof. APPROVED, December 15, 1864. CHAP. II.—An Act authorizing the Holding of a special Session of the United States antine. Appropriation. Dec. 20, 1864. Special session Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a special session of the United States district court for the district of Indiana shall be holden at of district court the usual place of holding said court on the first Tuesday in January, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. in Indiana. Pending, &c., SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all suits and proceedings of a civil or criminal nature, now pending in or returnable to said court, shall process. be proceeded in, heard, tried, and determined by said court, at said special session, in the same manner as at a regular term of said court, and the judge Jurors. thereof is hereby empowered to order the empanelling of a petit and grand jury for said session. APPROVED, December 20, 1864. CHAP. III. — An Act to authorize the Purchase or Construction of Revenue Cutters on the Dec. 20, 1864. Six steam rev the lakes author Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to construct, or purchase and alter, not exceeding enue cutters for six steam revenue cutters, for service on the Lakes; and for that purpose ized. the sum of one million of dollars, or so much thereof as is necessary, is Appropriation. hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, December 20, 1864. admiral estab lished. Appointment, rank, &c. Dec. 21, 1864. CHAP. VI-An Act to establish the Grade of Vice-Admiral in the United States Navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Grade of vice- States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint one vice-admiral, who shall be selected from the list of active rear-admirals, and who shall be the ranking officer in the navy of the United States, and whose relative rank with officers of the army shall be that of lieutenant-general in the army. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the pay of the vice-admiral of the navy shall be seven thousand dollars when at sea, six thousand dollars when on shore duty, and five thousand dollars when waiting orders. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the first section of an act, apformer act not to proved December twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled apply hereto. "An act further to promote the efficiency of the navy," shall not be so 1861, ch. 1, § 1. Vol. xii. p. 329. construed as to apply to any one holding a commission as vice-admiral in the navy. Pay. Provision of APPROVED, December 21, 1864. CHAP. VIII. —An Act to amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide internal Revenue to support the Government, to pay Interest on the public Debt, and for other Purposes," approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section fifty-five of an act entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support the government, to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, be amended by striking out the word "February" wherever it occurs in said section, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the word January. APPROVED, December 22, 1864. Dec. 22, 1864. CHAP. IX. Jan. 10, 1865. Two regents of Smithsonian Institution need An Act to extend the Time allowed for the Withdrawal of certain Goods therein named from public Stores. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in computing the three years allowed by the twenty-first section of the act entitled "An act increasing temporarily the duties on imports, and for other purposes," approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, for the withdrawal of goods from any public store or bonded warehouse for exportation to foreign countries, or transshipment to any port of the Pacific or western coast of the United States, if such exportation or transshipment of any goods shall, either for the whole or any part of the said term of three years have been prevented by reason of any order of the President of the United States, the time during which such exportation or transshipment of such goods shall have been so prevented, as aforesaid, shall be excluded from the said computation. APPROVED, December 22, 1864. CHAP. XI.- An Act to repeal the Provision of Law requiring certain Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to be Members of the National Institute. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the act "To establish the Smithsonian Institution, for the increase and diffusion of not be members knowledge among men" as requires that two of the regents of said institution shall be members of the National Institute in the city of Washington, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. of National Institute. APPROVED, January 10, 1865. CHAP. XII. An Act making Appropriations for the Payment of invalid and other Pensions of the United States for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Jan. 11, 1865. Invalid. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, Pensions apand the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury propriation. not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of pensions for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six :For invalid pensions under various acts, four million dollars. For revolutionary pensions, per acts of March eighteenth, eighteen hundred and eighteen; May fifteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight; June seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-two; third section of act of July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight; March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three; June seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fortyfour; February second and July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and fortyeight; and second section [of] act of February third, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, two hundred and thirty thousand dollars. Revolutionary. 1818, ch. 19. 1828, ch. 53. 1832, ch. 126. 1838, ch. 189. 1843, ch. 102. 1844, ch. 102. 1848, ch. 8, 120. 1853, ch. 41. Widows, chil 1836, ch. 362. 1848, ch. 108. 1853, ch. 41. For pensions to widows, mothers, children, and sisters, under the first section of the act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six; act of July dren, &c. twenty first, eighteen hundred and forty-eight; first section of the act of February third, eighteen hundred and fifty-three; June third, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight; and July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty- 1858, ch. 85. two, seven million dollars. 1862, ch. 166. Deficiency ap SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to supply deficiencies in the appropriations propriation. for the present fiscal year: for the payment of pensions under the acts of March eighteenth, eighteen hundred and eighteen; May fifteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight; June seventh, eighteen hundred and thirtytwo; third section of act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six; July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight; January [June] seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty-four; March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three; February second and July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight; and second section of act of February third, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, sixty-five thousand dollars. For the payment of pensions under the first section of the act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six; act of July twenty-first, eighteen. hundred and forty-eight; first section of the act of February third, eighteen hundred and fifty-three; June third, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight; and July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, three million five hundred thousand dollars. APPROVED, January 11, 1865. CHAP. XIII.- An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act for the Punishment of Crimes Jan. 13, 1865. in the District of Columbia," approved March second, eighteen hundred and thirty-one. 1831, ch. 37, § 2. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Vol. iv. p. 448. Punishment of States of America in Congress assembled, That the second section of an manslaughter, act entitled "An act for the punishment of crimes in the District of &c., in the DisColumbia," approved March second, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, be, trict of Columbia. and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: That every person duly convicted of manslaughter, or of any assault with intent to kill, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labor, for the first offence, for a period not less than two nor more than eight years, for the second offence, for a period not less than six nor more than fifteen years. APPROVED, January 13, 1865. CHAP. XVI.-An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for carrying the Mails from the United States to Foreign Ports, and for other Purposes," approved March twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fourth section of an VOL. XIII. PUB.-36 Ante, p. 36. Postage on mail matter beand California. tween Kansas act entitled "An act to provide for carrying the mails from the United States to foreign ports, and for other purposes," approved March twentyfifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, be so amended as to insert in the proviso in said section, after the word "newspapers," the words "periodicals, magazines, and exchanges," so that it will read: Provided, That this section shall not be held to extend to the transmission by mail of newspapers, periodicals, magazines, and exchanges, from a known office of publication, to bona fide subscribers, not exceeding one copy to each subscriber from any one office. APPROVED, January 20, 1865. - Jan. 24, 1865. CHAP. XVIII. — An Act making Appropriations for the Consular and Diplomatic Expenses of the Government for the Year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty Consular and diplomatic appropriation. Envoys, ministers, and commissioners. Secretaries of legation and assistants. Interpreters. Contingent expenses. ers. Barbary Pow Consulates in six. 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 the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, namely: For salaries of envoys extraordinary, ministers, and commissioners of the United States at Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Austria, Brazil, Republic of Mexico, China, Italy, Chili, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, Rome, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Turkey, New Granada, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Sandwich Islands, Costa Rica, Honduras, Argentine Confederation, Paraguay, Japan, and Salvador, three hundred and eight thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of secretaries of legation, thirty thousand dollars. For salaries of assistant secretaries of legation at London and Paris, three thousand dollars. For salary of the interpreter to the legation to China, five thousand dollars. For salary of the secretary of legation to Turkey, acting as interpreter, three thousand dollars. For salary of the interpreter to the legation to Japan, two thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, sixty thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, eighty thousand dollars. For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary Powers, three thousand dollars. For expenses of the consulates in the Turkish dominions, namely: inTurkish domin- terpreters, guards, and other expenses of the consulates at Constantinople, Smyrna, Candia, Alexandria, and Beirut, two thousand five hundred dollars. ions. American sea men. Rescuing sea men. Blank-books, stationery, &c. Office rent. Consuls-gen For the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, two hundred thousand dollars. For expenses which may be incurred in acknowledging the services of the masters and crews of foreign vessels in rescuing citizens of the United States from shipwreck, seven thousand dollars. For the purchase of blank-books, stationery, bookcases, arms of the United States, seals, presses, and flags, and for the payment of postages and miscellaneous expenses of the consuls of the United States, including loss by exchange, fifty-five thousand dollars. For office rent for those consuls-general, consuls, and commercial agents who are not allowed to trade, including loss by exchange thereon, fifty thousand dollars. For salaries of consuls-general, consuls, commercial agents, and thirteen eral, consuls, &c. consular clerks, namely: — |