Page [No. 68.] Musicians. A resolution explanatory of an act entitled "An Act to increase the pay of soldiers in the United States army, and for other purposes," approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. July 2, 1864. 416 [No. 75.] Matrons in Hospitals. A resolution to increase the compensation of matrons in the hospitals. July 4, 1864. 416 [No. 76.] Sufferers by Accident at Arsenal. Joint resolution for the relief of the sufferers by a late accident at the U. S. Arsenal in Washington, D. C. July 4, 1864... [No. 77.] Special Income Duty. Joint resolution imposing a special income duty. July 4, 1864. 417 [No. 78.] Staff-Officers of the Lieutenant-General. Joint resolution explanatory of a joint resolution relative to pay of staff-officers of the Lieutenant-General. July 4, 1864.. 416 417 STATUTE II. - 1864-5. Quarantine and Health Laws in New York. 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. December 15, 1864, ch. 1....... 419 District Courts in Indiana. An act authorizing the holding of a special session of the United States district court for the district of Indiana. December 20, 1864, ch. 2............. 419 Steam Revenue-Cutters for the Lakes. An act to authorize the purchase or construction of revenue-cutters on the lakes. December 20, 1864, ch. 3...... Grade of Vice-Admiral. An act to establish the grade of vice-admiral in the United States navy. December 21, 1864, ch. 6..... 419 420 Internal Revenue Act amended. 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. December 22, 1864, ch. 8... 420 Withdrawal of Goods from Public Stores. An act to extend the time allowed for the withdrawal of certain goods therein named from public stores. December 22, 1864, ch. 9.......... 420 Smithsonian Institution. An act to repeal the provision of law requiring certain regents of the Smithsonian Institution to be members of the National Institute. January 10, 1865, ch. 11...... 420 Pensions Appropriation. 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. January 11, 1865, ch. 12.... 421 Manslaughter in the District of Columbia. An act to amend an act entitled "An act for the punishment of crimes in the District of Columbia," approved March second, eighteen hundred and thirty-one. January 13, 1865, ch. 18... 421 Postage between Kansas and California. 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. January 20, 1865, ch. 16...... " Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation. An act making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. January 24, 1865, ch. 18... 421 422 Advance of Rank to Army and Navy Officers. An act to provide for an advance of rank to officers Oath of Attorneys and Counsellors. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to prescribe an oath of office, and for other purposes," approved July two, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. January 24, 1865, ch. 20.... of the navy and marine corps for distinguished merit. January 24, 1865, ch. 19........ 424 424 Treasury Notes may be issued in Lieu of Bonds. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide ways and means for the support of the government, and for other purposes," approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. January 28, 1865, ch. 22...... 425 Post-Office Appropriation. An act making appropriations for the service of the post-office department during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. January 28, 1865, ch. 23... 425 Washington Gas-Light Company. An act to amend the charter of the "Washington Gas-Light Company." January 30, 1865, ch. 24.. 426 Metropolitan Railroad Company. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Metropolitan Railroad Company in the District of Columbia," approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. January 30, 1865, ch. 25. 426 Franklin Insurance Company. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to amend and extend the charter of the Franklin Insurance Company," approved second March, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. January 30, 1865, ch. 26... 426 Paye Relief of certain Sioux Indians. An act for the relief of certain friendly Indians of the Sioux nation in Minnesota. February 9, 1865, ch. 29....... 427 Insane in the District of Columbia. An act to extend to certain persons in the employ of the government the benefits of the Asylum for the Insane in the District of Columbia. February 9, 1865, ch. 30..... 427 Acting Assistant Treasurers. An act to provide for acting assistant treasurers or depositaries of the United States in certain cases. February 13, 1865, ch. 32..... National Union Insurance Company. An act to incorporate the National Union Insurance Com 427 pany of Washington. February 14, 1865, ch. 34.... Collectors and Surveyors of Customs. An act for the relief of collectors and surveyors of the customs in certain cases. February 14, 1865, ch. 35..... Mail Service with China. An act to authorize the establishment of ocean mail-steamship service between the United States and China. February 17, 1865, ch. 37........ 428 429 430 Bridge made a Post-road. An act supplementary to an act approved July fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled "An act to establish certain post-roads." February 17, 1865, ch. 38... Bridge made a Post-road. An act to establish a bridge across the Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, a post-road. February 17, 1865, ch. 39..... 431 431 Second Assistant Secretary of War. An act authorizing the President to appoint a Second Assist ant Secretary of War. February 20, 1865, ch. 41..... 431 Port of Entry, &c., at Philadelphia. An act to enlarge the port of entry and delivery for the dis trict of Philadelphia. February 20, 1865, ch. 42... 431 Arsenal at St. Louis. An act to repeal an act entitled "An act to remove the United States arsenal from the city of Saint Louis and to provide for the sale of the lands on which the same is located." February 20, 1865, ch. 43... 432 Indian Title to Lands in Utah. An act to extinguish the Indian title to lands in the territory of Utah suitable for agricultural and mineral purposes. February 23, 1865, ch. 45........ 432 Lands taken for Indian Reservations. An act to provide for the payment of the value of certain lands and improvements of private citizens appropriated by the United States for Indian reservations, in the Territory of Washington. February 23, 1865, ch. 46.............. 432 Collection of Debts due the United States. An act to facilitate the collection of certain debts due the United States. February 23, 1865, ch. 47...... Sisters of Mercy incorporated. An act to incorporate the Sisters of Mercy in the District of Columbia. February 23, 1865, ch. 49..... City Charter of Washington amended. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington, passed May fifteen, eighteen hundred and twenty," approved May fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. February 23, 1865, ch. 48.... 432 434 435 Columbia Institution, &c. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind," approved February sixteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven. February 23, 1865, ch. 50..... 436 Interference in Elections prohibited. An act to prevent officers of the army and navy, and other persons engaged in the military and naval service of the United States, from interfering in elections in the states. February 25, 1865, ch. 52...... 437 Medical Corps of the Army. An act to increase the efficiency of the medical corps of the army. 437 State of New York. February 26, 1865, ch. 54.... 438 Collection District of New York. An act supplemental to an act entitled "An act to annex a part of the State of New Jersey to the collection district of New York, and to appoint an assistant collector to reside at Jersey City," approved February 21, 1863. February 25, 1865, ch. 55...... 438 Georgetown, DC. An act to authorize the corporation of Georgetown to levy certain taxes. 439 February 25, 1865, ch. 57....... 439 Libel, Prosecutions for. An act in reference to prosecutions for libel in the District of Columbia. February 25, 1865, ch. 58....... 439 Circuit Courts in Virginia. An act for changing the time for holding the circuit courts in the district of Virginia. February 25, 1865, ch. 59....... 440 Circuit and District Courts in Nevada. An act providing for a district and a circuit court of the United States for the district of Nevada, and for other purposes. February 27, 1865, ch. 64.... 440 Page Smuggling, Seizure of smuggled Goods, &c. An act to revive certain provisions of the act entitled "An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," approved March three, eighteen hundred and fifteen, and for other purposes. February 28, 1865, ch. 67..... 441 Fortifications Appropriation. An act making appropriations for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. February 28, 1865, ch. 68....... Enrolment and License of Vessels. An act relating to the enrolment and license of certain vessels. February 28, 1865, ch. 69.. Admeasurement of Tonnage of Vessels. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to regulate the admeasurement of tonnage of ships and vessels of the United States," approved May sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. February 28, 1865, ch. 70............... .... Salem and Beverly Collection District, Offices abolished. An act concerning the collection district of Salem and Beverly, in Massachusetts. February 28, 1865, ch. 71...... Michigan City Harbor Company. An act granting to the Michigan City Harbor Company the use of government piers in said harbor for the purpose of protecting said harbor. February 28, 1865, ch. 72.... Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation. An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and additional appropriations for the current fiscal year. March 2, 1865, ch. 78.... Navy Appropriation. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. March 2, 1865, ch. 74..... Military Academy. An act making appropriations for the support of the military academy for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. March 2, 1865, ch. 75........ Solicitor and Naval Judge Advocate-General. An act to establish the office of Solicitor and Naval 442 444 444 444 445 445 462 467 468 468 Internal Revenue. An act to amend 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. March 3, 1865, ch. 78....... 469 Enrolment and Calling out of the National Forces. An act to amend the several acts heretofore passed to provide for the enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes. March 3, 1865, ch. 79.... Duties on Imports. An act amendatory of certain acts imposing duties upon foreign importations. March 3, 1865, ch. 80.. Army Appropriation. An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year 487 491 ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. March 3, 1865, ch. 81... 495 National Currency. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof." March 8, 1865, ch. 82... 498 499 Enlistments in the District of Columbia. An act to prevent the enlistment of persons charged with crime in the District of Columbia as substitute[s] or as volunteers in the army or navy, and to prevent frauds at the district jail in the city of Washington. March 3, 1865, ch. 83 498 Pensions. An act supplementary to the several acts relating to pensions. March 3, 1865, ch. 84...... Chief of Staff to Lieutenant-General. An act to provide for a chief of staff to the lieutenantgeneral commanding the armies of the United States. March 3, 1865, ch. 85......... Criminal Procedure, Grand Jury, &c. An act regulating proceedings in criminal cases, and for other purposes. March 3, 1865, ch. 86... Direct Taxes in Insurrectionary Districts, Conveyances, &c. An act further to amend an act entitled "An act for the collection of direct taxes in the insurrectionary districts within the United States, and for other purposes," approved June seven, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. March 3, 1865, ch. 87... Central, Western, and Union Pacific Railroad Companies. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and to amend an act amendatory thereof, approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixtyfour. March 3, 1865, ch. 88...... Postal Laws. An act relating to the postal laws. March 3, 1865, ch. 89....... 500 500 501 504 504 Paye Freedmen and Refugees. An act to establish a bureau for the relief of freedmen and refugees. March 3, 1865, ch. 90..... National Military and Naval Asylum. An act to incorporate a national military and naval asylum for the relief of the totally disabled officers and men of the volunteer forces of the United States. March 3, 1865, ch. 91....... 509 Company. March 3, 1866, ch. 92 Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. An act to incorporate the Freedman's Savings and Trust Subsistence Department. An act for the better organization of the subsistence department. 510 March 3, 1865, ch. 93.... 513 Inspectors of Steamboats. An act to provide for two assistant local inspectors of steamboats in the city of New York, and for two local inspectors at Galena, Illinois, and to reestablish the board of local inspectors at Wheeling; and also to amend the act approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled "An act to create an additional inspector of steamboats for collection districts of Memphis and Oregon, and for other purposes." March 3, 1865, ch. 94 8, 1865, ch. 96......... Opinions of the Attorneys-General. An act to provide for the publication of the opinions of the 514 514 515 515 office, and to fix the compensation of his assistant and clerks. March 3,1865, ch. 98... 516 Wagon-Roads. An act to provide for the construction of certain wagon-roads in the territories of Idaho, Montana, Dakota, and Nebraska. March 3, 1865, ch. 99..... Coinage of Three-cent Pieces. An act to authorize the coinage of three-cent pieces, and for other 516 purposes. March 3, 1865, ch. 100... 517 Fees of Custom-house Officers. An act to regulate the fees of custom-house officers on the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers of the United States. March 3, 1865, ch. 101...... 518 Land-Grant to Michigan. An act granting land to the State of Michigan, to aid in building a harbor and ship-canal at Portage Lake, Kawenaw Point, Lake Superior. March 3, 1865, ch. 102..... 519 Extension of Time for completing certain Railroads. An act to extend the time for the completion of certain railroads to which land-grants have been made in the States of Michigan and Wisconsin. March 3, 1865, ch. 103... Post-Roads. An act to establish certain post-roads. March 3, 1865, ch. 104.... Extension of Time for completing certain Railroads. An act extending the time for the completion of certain land-grant railroads in the States of Minnesota and Iowa, and for other purposes. March 3, 1865, ch. 105 520 522 Depositions in Criminal Cases in the District of Columbia. An act to regulate the taking of depositions in certain cases. March 3, 1865, ch. 106........ Coal Lands. An act supplemental to the act approved first July, eighteen hundred and sixtyfour, "for the disposal of coal lands and of town property, in the public domain." March 3, 1865, ch. 107.... Land-Grant to Michigan. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act making a grant of alternate sections of public lands to the State of Michigan, to aid in the construction of certain railroads in said state, and for other purposes." March 3, 1865, ch. 108.. Patents for Lands in Stockbridge, Wisconsin. An act to authorize the issuing of patents for certain lands in the town of Stockbridge, State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes. March 3, 1865, ch 109 526 528 529 520 530 531 Quieting of Land-Titles. An act to quiet titles in favor of parties in actual possession of lands situated in the District of Columbia. March 3, 1865, ch. 110..... Verification of Invoices. An act further to provide for the verification of invoices. March 3, 1865, ch. 111 532 Copyrights for Photographs. An act amendatory of "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to promote the progress of the useful arts,' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three." March 3, 1865, ch. 112... 533 Witnesses in Courts of the United States. An act to amend the third section of an act entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and for other pur poses," so far as the same relates to witnesses in the courts of the United States. March 3, 1865, ch. 113.. Page 533 Naval Observatory. An act in relation to the Naval Observatory. March 3, 1865, ch. 114..... 533 534 Kansas. An act to enable the accounting officers of the treasury to settle the claim of the State of Kansas. March 3, 1865, ch. 116..... 535 Mackerel Fisheries. An act to extend the provisions of the first section of "An act for the government of persons in certain fisheries," approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and thirteen. March 3, 1865, ch. 117......... 535 Colored Union Benevolent Association. An act to incorporate the Colored Union Benevolent Asso ciation. March 3, 1865, ch. 118..... 535 Metropolitan Railroad Company. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Metropolitan Railroad Company in the District of Columbia." March 3, 1865, ch. 119.. 536 Continental Hotel Company. An act to incorporate the Continental Hotel Company of the city of Washington. March 3, 1865, ch. 120... 537 Juvenile Offenders. An act providing for the confinement of juvenile offenders against the laws of the United States in houses of refuge. March 3, 1865, ch. 121... Appropriation to pay Settlers in Hoopa Valley for their Improvements on the Indian Reservation. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the better organization of Indian affairs in California." March 3, 1865, ch. 122... 538 538 Wharf at Bath, Maine. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to lease or sell certain property of the United States at Bath, in the State of Maine. March 3, 1865, ch. 123... 539 Midshipmen in the Navy. An act to increase the pay of midshipmen and others. March 3, 1865, ch. 124 539 Capitol Hotel Company. An act to incorporate the "Capitol Hotel Company," in Washington City, District of Columbia. March 3, 1865, ch. 125.... Copyright. An act supplemental to an act entitled "An act to amend the several acts respecting copyright," approved February 3d, 1831, and to the acts in addition thereto and amendment thereof. March 3, 1865, ch. 126... 539 540 Indian Appropriation. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and for other purposes. March 3, 1865, ch. 127 541 PUBLIC RESOLUTIONS. [No. 1.] Contingent Fund. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to expend a portion of the contingent fund for enlarging the Navy Department building. December 15, 1864.. [No, 3.] Thanks of Congress to Captain John A. Winslow and others. A resolution tendering the thanks of congress to Captain John A. Winslow, United States navy, and to the officers and men under his command on board the United States steamer Kearsarge, in the conflict with the piratical craft the "Alabama"; in compliance with the President's recommendation to congress of the fifth of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. December 20, 1864.... 565 565 [No. 4.] Thanks to Lieutenant Cushing and others. A resolution tendering the thanks of congress to Lieutenant William B. Cushing, of the United States navy, and to the officers and men who assisted him in his gallant and perilous achievement in destroying the rebel steamer "Albemarle," in compliance with the President's recommendation to congress of the fifth of December, eighteen hundred [and] sixty-four, December 20, 1864... 565 [No. 5.] Thanks to Major-General Sherman and others. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of the people and of congress to Major-General William T. Sherman and the officers and soldiers of his command for their gallant conduct in their late brilliant movement through Georgia. January 10, 1865. 565 [No. 6.] Reciprocity Treaty. Joint resolution providing for the termination of the reciprocity treaty of fifth June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, between the United States and Great Britain. January 18, 1865.... 566 [No. 7.] Thanks, &c., to General Terry and others. A resolution to present the thanks of congress to Brevet Major-General Alfred H. Terry, and the officers and men under his command. January 24, 1865. 566 |