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not less than one hundred, nor more than one thousand dollars, by any court competent to try the offence.

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Commission

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SEC. 24. And be it further enacted, That all able-bodied male colored persons, between the ages of twenty and forty-five years, resident in the persons to be United States, shall be enrolled according to the provisions of this act, form part of the and of the act to which this is an amendment, and form part of the na- national forces. tional forces; and when a slave of a loyal master shall be drafted and Slaves of loyal mastered into the service of the United States, his master shall have a certificate thereof, and thereupon such slave shall be free; and the boun- Bounty to ty of one hundred dollars, now payable by law for each drafted man, master. shall be paid to the person to whom such drafted person was owing service or labor at the time of his muster into the service of the United States. The Secretary of War shall appoint a commission in each of the slave States represented in Congress, charged to award to each loyal per- compensation to son to whom a colored volunteer may owe service a just compensation, not loyal masters of exceeding three hundred dollars, for each such colored volunteer, payable out of the fund derived from commutations, and every such colored volunteer on being mustered into the service shall be free. And in all cases where men of color have been heretofore enlisted or have volunteered in the military service of the United States, all the provisions of this act, so far as the payment of bounty and compensation are provided, shall be equally applicable as to those who may be hereafter recruited. But men of color, drafted or enlisted, or who may volunteer into the military ser- mustered into vice, while they shall be credited on the quotas of the several states, or subdivisions of states, wherein they are respectively drafted, enlisted, or shall volunteer, shall not be assigned as state troops, but shall be mustered into regiments or companies as United States colored troops.

colored volunteers.

How to be

service.

Penalty upon surgeon for making false report, or negligent inspection;

1863, ch. 75, § 15. Vol. xii. p.

734.

SEC. 25. And be it further enacted, That the fifteenth section of the act to which this is amendatory be so amended that it will read as follows: That any surgeon charged with the duty of such inspection, who shall receive from any person whomsoever any money or other valuable thing, or agree, directly or indirectly, to receive the same to his own or another's use, for making an imperfect inspection, or a false or incorrect report, or who shall wilfully neglect to make a faithful inspection and true report, and each member of the board of enrolment who shall wil- on member of fully agree to the discharge from service of any drafted person who is not board of enrolment for illegally legally and properly entitled to such discharge, shall be tried by a court- discharging martial, and, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not less than drafted persons. three hundred dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars, shall be imprisoned at the discretion of the court, and be cashiered and dismissed the service.

"Precinct " and "election district," how

SEC. 26. And be it further enacted, That the words "precinct" and "election district," as used in this act, shall not be construed to require any subdivision for purposes of enrolment and draft less than the wards into construed. which any city or village may be divided, or than the towns or townships into which any county may be divided.

visions.

SEC. 27. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act entitled Repeal of in"An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other consistent propurposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this act, is hereby repealed. APPROVED, February 24, 1864.

CHAP. XIV. - An Act reviving the Grade of Lieutenant-General in the United States
Army.

1863, ch. 75. Vol. xii. p. 731.

Feb. 29, 1864.

Grade of lieu

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the grade of lieutenantgeneral be and the same is hereby revived in the army of the United tenant-general revived, and States; and the President is hereby authorized, whenever he shall deem

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it expedient, to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, a lieutenant-general, to be selected from among those officers in the military service of the United States, not below the grade of major-general, most distinguished for courage, skill, and ability, who, being commissioned as lieutenant-general, may be authorized, under the direction, and during the pleasure of the President, to command the armies of the United States.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the lieutenant-general appointed as herein before provided shall be entitled to the pay, allowances, and staff specified in the fifth section of the act approved May twenty-eight, seventeen hundred and ninety-eight; and also the allowances described in the sixth section of the act approved August twenty-three, eighteen hundred and forty-two, granting additional rations to certain officers: Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed in any way to affect the rank, pay, or allowances of Winfield Scott, lieutenant-general by brevet, now on the retired list of the army.

APPROVED, February 29, 1864.

Feb. 29, 1864. CHAP. XV.-An Act to extend the Time for the Withdrawal of Goods from public Stores and bonded Warehouses, and for other Purposes.

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Feb. 29, 1864.

Warden of jail to be appointed.

Term, salary.

Report.

Power and

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all goods, wares, and merchandise, now in public stores or bonded warehouses, on which duties are unpaid, and which shall have been in bond more than one year, and less than three years, at the time of the passage of this act, may be entered for consumption, and the bonds cancelled at any time before the first day of September next, on payment of duties and charges according to law; and that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. This act to take effect from and after its passage.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the term "license," in the first proviso to the fifteenth section of the act entitled "An act increasing temporarily the duties on imports, and for other purposes," approved July fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, shall be held to extend to all vessels authorized by law to engage in the coasting trade, whether sailing under registers or enrolments and licenses. APPROVED, February 29, 1864.

CHAP. XVI.

· An Act to authorize the Appointment of a Warden of the Jail in the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, some suitable person to be warden of the jail in the District of Columbia, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and who shall receive an annual salary of sixteen hundred dollars, which shall include all fees and emoluments. And said warden shall annually, in the month of November, make a detailed report to the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said warden shall have the duty of warden. exclusive supervision and control of the jails in said district, and be accountable for the safe-keeping of all the prisoners legally committed thereto, and shall have all the power and discharge all the duties heretofore legally exercised and discharged over said jails and the prisoners therein by the marshal of the said district.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the warden of the penitentiary Transportation in the said district, upon the order of the supreme court of said district or the Secretary of the Interior, shall transport all convicts sentenced

of convicts.

to imprisonment beyond the limits of said district to the place of confinement, receiving therefor the actual expenses of himself, guard, and of each convict. And in case of absence or other disability of said warden, the Absence or warden of said jail, having the custody of said convicts, shall, upon order disability of as aforesaid, transport them to the place of confinement, receiving therefor the compensation aforesaid.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That said warden shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, execute to the United States a bond for the faithful performance of the duties thereof in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, with sureties to be approved by some judge of the supreme court of said district.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts coming in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

APPROVED, February 29, 1864.

CHAP. XVII. - An Act supplementary to an Act entitled "An Act to provide Ways and Means for the Support of the Government," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.

warden.

Bond.

Repealing clause.

March 3, 1864.

1863, ch. 73. Vol. xii. p. 709. Secretary of the Treasury may borrow not

therefor five

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in lieu of so much of the loan authorized by the act of March third, eighteen hundred and sixtythree, to which this is supplementary, the Secretary of the Treasury is over $200,000, authorized to borrow, from time to time, on the credit of the United 000, and issue States, not exceeding two hundred millions of dollars during the current forty bonds or fiscal year, and to prepare and issue therefor coupon or registered bonds five per cent., of the United States, bearing date March first, eighteen hundred and principal and interest payable sixty-four, or any subsequent period, redeemable at the pleasure of the in coin. government after any period not less than five years, and payable at any period not more than forty years from date, in coin, and of such denominations as may be found expedient, not less than fifty dollars, bearing interest not exceeding six per centum a year, payable on bonds not over one hundred dollars, annually, and on all other bonds semi-annually, in coin; and he may dispose of such bonds at any time, on such terms as he may deem most advisable, for lawful money of the United States, or, at his discretion, for treasury notes, certificates of indebtedness, or certificates of deposit, issued under any act of congress; and all bonds issued under this act shall be exempt from taxation by or under state or municipal authority. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay the necessary expenses of the preparation, issue, and disposal of such bonds out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, but the amount so paid shall not exceed one half of one per centum of the amount of the bonds so issued and disposed of.

Denominations How disposed. Exempt from taxation.

bonds may be issued to certain subscribers.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury Five-twenty is hereby authorized to issue to persons who subscribed on or before the twenty-first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, for bonds redeemable after five years and payable twenty years from date, and have paid into the treasury the amount of their subscriptions, the bonds by them respectively subscribed for, not exceeding eleven millions of dollars, notwithstanding that such subscriptions may be in excess of five hundred millions of dollars; and the bonds so issued shall have the same force and effect as if issued under the provisions of the act to "authorize the issue of United States notes and for other purposes," approved February twenty-sixth [fifth], eighteen hundred and sixty-two. APPROVED, March 3, 1864.

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March 3, 1864. CHAP. XVIII. - An Act to provide for the Protection of Overland Emigration to the States and Territories of the Pacific.

protection of overland emigrants.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appropriation for States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the protection of emigrants by the overland route to the states and territories of the Pacific, the sum of forty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War: Provided, That ten thousand dollars of said appropriation shall be applied to the protection of emigrants on the route from Fort Abercrombie by Fort Benton, and the further sum of ten thousand dollars of said appropriation shall be applied to the protection of emigrants on the route from Niobrarah, on the Missouri River, by the valley of the Niobrarah and Gallatin, in Idaho. APPROVED, March 3, 1864.

Routes.

March 7, 1864.

Duty on spirits distilled and sold, &c.

1862, ch. 119, $41.

CHAP. XX.

An Act to increase the Internal Revenue, and for other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the pasof this act, in lieu of the duty provided for in section forty-one of sage an act entitled "An act to support the government and to pay interest on the public debt," approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and in addition to duties payable for licenses, there shall be levied, collected, Vol. xii. p. 447. and paid on all spirits that may be distilled and sold, or distilled and removed for consumption or sale previous to the first day of July next, of first proof, the duty of sixty cents on each and every gallon; and said duty shall be a lien and charge on such spirits, and also on the interest of all persons in default in the distillery used for distilling the same, with all the stills, vessels, fixtures, and tools therein, and in the lot or tract of land whereon the said distillery is situated, until the said duty shall be paid: Basis of collec- Provided, That the said duty on spirituous liquors, and all other spirituous ion of duty. beverages enumerated in this act, shall be collected at no lower rate than the basis of first proof, and shall be increased in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of first proof.

Penalty for having for purposes of sale, in fraud of the revenue, spirits or other articles,&c.,

seized.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all spirits or other articles on which duties are imposed by the provisions of this act, or of the act referred to in the first section of this act and amendments thereto, which shall be found in the possession or custody or within the control of any person and same may be or persons, for the purpose of being sold by such person or persons, in fraud of the internal revenue laws, as heretofore referred to, or with design to avoid payment of said duties, may be seized by any collector or deputy collector who shall have reason to believe that the same are possessed, had, or held for the purpose or design aforesaid, that the same shall be forfeited to the United States; and also all articles of raw materials found in the possession of any person or persons intending to manufacture the same for the purpose of being sold by them, in fraud of said laws, or with design to evade the payment of said duties, and also all tools, implements, instruments, and personal property whatsoever used in the place or building, or within any yard or enclosure where such articles on which duties are imposed, as aforesaid, shall be found, may also be seized by any collector or deputy collector, as aforesaid, and the same shall be forfeited as aforesaid; and the proceedings to enforce said forfeiture shall be in the nature of a proceeding in rem in the circuit or district court of the United States for the district where such seizure is made, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction; and any person who shall have in his custody or possession any such spirits or other articles, subject to duty as aforesaid, for the purpose of selling the same with the design of avoiding payment of the duties imposed thereon, shall be liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars, or not less than double the amount of duties fraudulently

Proceedings in rem.

Provision in

case of perishable property.

attempted to be evaded, to be recovered and applied as other penalties provided by the act heretofore mentioned. And the spirits and other ar- Custody of ticles which shall be so seized by any collector or deputy collector shall, property during pendency of produring the pendency of such proceedings, be delivered to the marshal of ceedings. said district, and remain in his care and custody, and under his control, until final judgment in such proceedings shall be rendered: Provided, however, That when the property so seized may be liable to perish or become greatly reduced in value by keeping, or when it cannot be kept without great expense, the owner thereof or the marshal of the district may apply to the assessor of the district to examine said property; and if, in the opinion of said assessor, it shall be necessary that the said property should be sold to prevent such waste or expense, he shall appraise the same; and the owner thereupon shall have said property returned to him upon giving boud in such form as may be prescribed by the commissioner of internal revenue, and in an amount equal to the appraised value, with such sureties as the said appraiser shall deem good and sufficient, to abide the final order, decree, or judgment of the court having cognizance of the case, and to pay the amount of said appraised value to the marshal or otherwise, as he may be ordered and directed by the court, which bond shall be filed by said appraiser with the commissioner of internal revenue. But if said owner shall neglect or refuse to give said bond, the appraiser shall issue to the marshal aforesaid an order to sell the same. And the said marshal shall thereupon advertise and sell the said property at public auction in the same manner as goods may be sold on final execution in said district. And the proceeds of the sale, after deducting the reasonable costs of the seizure and sale, shall be paid to the court aforesaid, to abide its final order, decree, or judgment.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all distilled spirits upon which Certain disan excise duty is imposed by law may be exported without payment of tilled spirits may be exported said duty, and, when the same is intended for exportation, may, without without payment being charged with duty, be removed under such rules and regulations of duty. and upon the execution of such transportation bonds or other security as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe; said bonds or other security to be taken by the collector of internal revenue of the district from which such removal is made: Provided, That the said spirits shall be transported directly from the distillery or a bonded warehouse to a bonded warehouse established in conformity with the law and treasury regulations, at a port of entry of the United States, and used for the storage of distilled spirits, and be placed in charge of a proper officer of the customs, who, together with the owner and proprietor of the warehouse, shall have the joint custody of all the distilled spirits stored in said warehouse. And all the labor on the goods so stored shall be performed by the owner or proprietor of the warehouse, under the supervision of the officer of the customs in charge of the same, and at the expense of the said owner or proprietor; and the said spirits shall also be subject to the same rules and regulations, and be chargeable with the same costs and expenses, in all respects, to which other goods that are deposited in public store for exportation from the United States may be subject. And no drawback shall in any case be allowed on any distilled spirits upon which an excise duty allowed, &c. shall have been paid either before or after it shall have been placed in a bonded warehouse as aforesaid; but no provision of this act shall be con- Certain laws strued to repeal existing laws which provide that distilled spirits may be not repealed hereby. removed from the place of manufacture or bonded warehouse for the purpose of being redistilled for exportation, or which provide for the manufacture for exportation of medicines, preparations, compositions, perfumery, and cosmetics; or which provide for an allowance or drawback on cordials and other liquors when exported.

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SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, in lieu of the duties provided in the act referred to in the first ton.

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