Contents of comptroller's report to congress. Repeal of act of 1863, ch. 58. Vol. xii. p. 665. formation in relation to said associations as, in his judgment, may be useful. Second. A statement of the associations whose business has been closed during the year, with the amount of their circulation redeemed and the amount outstanding. Third. Any amendment to the laws relative to banking by which the system may be improved, and the security of the holders of its notes and other creditors may be increased. Fourth. The names and compensation of the clerks employed by him, and the whole amount of the expenses of the banking department during the year. And such report shall be made by or before the first day of December in each year, and the usual number of copies for the use of the senate and house, and one thousand copies for the use of the department, shall be printed by the public printer and in readiness for distribution at the first meeting of congress. SEC. 62. And be it further enacted, That the act entitled "An act to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, is hereby reSaving clauses. pealed: Provided, That such repeal shall not affect any appointments made, acts done, or proceedings had, or the organization, acts, or proceedings of any association organized or in the process of organization under the act aforesaid: And provided, also. That all such associations so organized or in process of organization shall enjoy all the rights and privileges granted, and be subject to all the duties, liabilities, and restrictions imposed by this act, and with the approval of the comptroller of the currency, in lieu of the name specified in their respective organization certificates, may take any other name preferred by them and duly certified to the comptroller, without prejudice to any right acquired under this act, or under the act hereby repealed; but no such change shall be made after six months from the passage of this act: Provided, also, That the circulation issued or to be issued by such association shall be considered as a part of the circulation provided for in this act. Executors, trustees, &c., holding stock, not to be personally liable. Act may be altered or re pealed. June 3, 1864. 1864, ch. 30. Ante, p. 25. Requisitions for printing, &c., to be made by assistants as well as by heads of departments. SEC. 63. And be it further enacted, That persons holding stock as executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees, shall not be personally subject to any liabilities as stockholders; but the estates and funds in their hands shall be liable in like manner and to the same extent as the testator, intestate, ward, or person interested in said trust-funds would be if they were respectively living and competent to act and hold the stock in their own names. SEC. 64. And be it further enacted, That congress may at any time amend, alter, or repeal this act. APPROVED, June 3, 1864. CHAP. CVIL An Act to amend an Act relative to the Public Printing. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That that part of the act entitled "An act to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and for other purposes," approved March fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, as provides "that hereafter no printing or binding shall be done or blank books be procured for any of the executive departments of the government without a written requisition on the superintendent of public printing from the head of such department," be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting after the word "department," where it is last above written, the following words, viz: “or his assistant or assistants," so that it will read "the head of such department or his assistant or as sistants." APPROVED, June 3, 1864. CHAP. CVIII.-An Act to repeal the first Section of the Joint Resolution relative to the Transfer of Persons in the Military Service to the Naval Service, approved February twenty-four, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. 15. June 3, 1864. Pub. Res. No. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Post, p. 402. States of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of the joint The direction resolution entitled a "Joint resolution relative to the transfer of persons in to the provostmarshal-general the military service to the naval service," approved February twenty- to enlist into the four, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. naval service, APPROVED, June 3, 1864. CHAP. CIX.-An Act to reëstablish the principal Port of Entry for the District of &c., repealed. June 3, 1864. Plattsburgh re established as the principal port of entry. 1863, ch. 87, § 3. Vol. xii. p. 761. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the third section of an act entitled "An act to equalize and establish the compensation of the collectors of the customs on the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, changing the port of entry for the district of Champlain from Plattsburgh to Rouse's Point, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and that Plattsburgh be, and the same is hereby, reëstablished as the principal port of entry for said district, at which the collector of customs shall reside. And a deputy collector shall reside at Rouse's Point, and be vested with all the power and authority given to deputy collectors collector and by law. APPROVED, June 3, 1864. CHAP. CX. — An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act making a Grant of alternate Sections of [the] Public Lands to the State of Michigan to aid in the Construction of certain Railroads in said State, and for other Purposes. Residence of deputy collector. June 7, 1864. 1856, ch. 44. Vol. xi. p. 21. 1865, ch. 108. Post, p. 530. Amendment of Location Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled “ An act making a grant of alternate sections of [the] public lands to the State of former act grantMichigan to aid in the construction of certain railroads in said state, and ing land to Michifor other purposes," be and the same is hereby, amended as follows, gan for railroads. namely: Substitute for the words "and from Grand Rapids to some point on or near Traverse Bay," contained in the first section of said act, these words: And from Fort Wayne, in the State of Indiana, to a point on the southern boundary line of the State of Michigan, in the township of changed. Sturgis, thence, by way of Grand Rapids, to some point on or near Traverse Bay. And the said act shall be, and is hereby, so amended as to substitute for the first clause of the first proviso in the first section thereof, so far as the same shall be applicable to the grant of lands made to aid in the construction of the railroad described by the foregoing amendment, these words: Provided, That the lands so to be selected shall in no case be further than twenty miles from the line of said road: Provided, fur- tion of lands. ther, That the time specified in the 4th section of the act hereby amended for the completion of said road shall not be extended. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the lands granted by the act amended by this act, and also by the provisions of this act, to aid in the construction of the railroad described in the foregoing section, shall be disposed of only in the following manner, that is to say, when the governor of the State of Michigan shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior that ten consecutive miles of said road have been completed in a good and substantial manner as a first-class railroad, indicating definitely where said completed section commences and where the same terminates, the said secretary shall cause patents to issue to said state for so much of said lands as are located opposite to, and coterminous with, said completed section of said road, and so from time to time for each completed section of ten miles of said road until the whole shall be completed. APPROVED, June 7, 1864. Limit of selec Time not to be extended. Lands granted, how only to be disposed of. June 7, 1864. Coal-heavers and firemen may CHAP. CXI.—An Act to provide for granting an honorable Discharge to Coal-heavers and Firemen in the Naval Service. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That honorable discharges may be honorably dis- be granted to coal-heavers and firemen in the naval service of the United charged. States in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as such discharges are now granted to seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys. June 8, 1864. APPROVED, June 7, 1864. CHAP. CXIII.-An Act to create an additional Supervising Inspector of Steamboats and two local Inspectors of Steamboats for the Collection District of Memphis, Tennessee, and two local Inspectors for the Collection District of Oregon, and for other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Additional su- States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be designated pervising inspector of steamboats and appointed, in the mode prescribed by law, and who shall be paid the and local inspec- same annual compensation as is now paid, one additional supervising intors in Oregon and Tennessee. spector of steamboats, and two local inspectors of steamboats, at Portland, in the collection district of Oregon, and two for the collection district of Memphis, Tennessee, at an annual compensation of seven hundred dollars, to be paid as provided by law, as in case of other like inspectors; and said inspectors shall perform the duties and be subject to the provisions of the steamboat act of August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. Pay and duties. 1852, ch. 106. Vol. x. p. 61. Authority for SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of said act as protwo local inspec- vides for the appointment of two local inspectors of steamboats in the tors at Wheeling, district of Wheeling, on the Ohio River, and for their compensation, is hereby repealed. repealed. Fee for license SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That each engineer and pilot, to engineers and licensed according to the provisions of said act, shall pay for every certifipilots. cate granted by any inspector or inspectors, the sum of ten dollars, to be accounted for in the mode provided by law. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the forty-second section of the act of August thirty, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, be so construed as to require the inspection of the hull and boiler, in the manner prescribed by that act, of every vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam, and engaged as a ferry-boat, tug or towing-boat, or canal-boat, in all cases where, under the laws of the United States, such vessels may be engaged in the commerce with foreign nations, or among the several states. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all engineers and pilots of ferry-boats, tug-boats, towing-boats, or canal-boats, subject to inspection by this act, shall be classified and licensed in the same manner as are pilots and engineers by said act of August thirty, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That, in lieu of the fees for inspection required by the thirty-first section of the act of August thirty, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, the following shall be paid: For each vessel of one hundred tons or under, twenty-five dollars, and in addition thereto for each one hundred tons, over the first one hundred tons, five dollars. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That all parts of the act aforesaid, which are suspended by or are inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed. APPROVED, June 8, 1864. CHAP. CXIV.-An Act to punish and prevent the Counterfeiting of Coin of the United Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the or persons, except as now authorized by law, shall hereafter make, or Penalty for cause to be made, or shall utter or pass, or attempt to utter or pass, any coin of the United counterfeiting coins of gold or silver, or other metals or alloys of metals, intended for States. the use and purpose of current money, whether in the resemblance of coins of the United States or of foreign countries, or of original design, every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both, at the discretion of the court, according to the aggravation of the offence. APPROVED, June 8, 1864. CHAP. CXV.-An Act to provide for the Payment of the second Regiment, third Brigade, June 8, 1864. Payment of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second regiment, third brigade, Ohio volunteer militia, mustered into the service of the United 2d Regiment, 3d Brigade, Ohio States at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the fourth day of September, eighteen hun- volunteers. dred and sixty-two, notwithstanding irregularity may have occurred in the manner of their mustering into the service of the United States, be paid for the time the officers and men were in the service, respectively, after being so mustered, not, however, to exceed the period of thirty days. APPROVED, June 8, 1864. CHAP. CXVI.-An Act to provide for the Execution of Treaties between the United States and foreign Nations respecting Consular Jurisdiction over the Crews of Vessels of such foreign Nations in the Waters and Ports of the United States. June 11, 1864. Treaty stipulations giving consuls, &c., jurisdiction over controversies be tween officers of effect. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in all cases where it may have been or shall hereafter be stipulated by treaty or convention between the United States and any foreign nation to the effect that the consul-general, consuls, vice-consuls, or consular or commercial agents of the two nations, respectively, shall have exclusive jurisdiction of contro- vessels and maversies, difficulties, or disorders arising at sea or in the waters or ports of riners, &c., how the one nation, between the master or other officer or officers and any of to be carried into the crew, or between any of these last themselves, of any ship or vessel belonging to the other nation, such stipulations shall be executed and enforced within the jurisdiction of the United States as hereinafter declared: Provided, That before this act shall take effect as to the ships and vessels of any particular nation having such treaty with the United States, the President of the United States shall have been satisfied that Other contractsimilar provisions have been made for the execution of such treaty by ing party to make similar provisthe other contracting party, and shall have issued his proclamation to that ions. effect, declaring this act to be in force as to such nation. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all cases within the pur- Consul, &c., to view of this act the consul-general, consul, or other consular or commer- apply to proper cial authority of such foreign nation charged with the appropriate duty ity. judicial authorin the particular case, may make application to any court of record of the Application to United States, or any judge thereof, or to any commissioner appointed state what, &c. under the laws of the United States, to take bail or affidavits, or for other judicial purposes whatsoever, setting forth that such controversy, difficulty, or disorder has arisen, briefly stating the nature thereof, and when and where the same occurred, and exhibiting a certified copy or extract of the shipping-articles, roll, or other proper paper of the ship or vessel, to the effect that the person in question is of the crew or ship's company of such ship or vessel; and further stating and certifying that such person has withdrawn himself, or is believed to be about to withdraw himself, from the control and discipline of the master and officers of the said ship VOL. XIII. PUB.-11 Warrant for arrest to issue. If person arrested is a citizen, he shall be discharged. or vessel, or that he has refused, or is about to refuse, to submit to and obey the lawful jurisdiction of such consular or commercial authority in the premises; and further stating and certifying that, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the officer certifying, such person is not a citizen of the United States, and thereupon such judge, commissioner, or other judicial officer, on inspection of such application, the same being in writing and duly authenticated by the consular or other sufficient official seal, shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the person so complained of, directed to the marshal of the United States for the appropriate district, or in his discretion to any person, being a citizen of the United States, whom he may specially depute for the purpose, requiring such person to be brought before him for examination at a certain time and place. And if, on such examination, it shall be made to appear that the person so arrested is a citizen of the United States, he shall be forthwith discharged from arrest, and shall be left to the ordinary course of law. But if this shall not be made to appear, and such judge, commissioner, or other judicial authority shall find, upon the papers hereinbefore referred to, a sufficient prima facie case that the matter concerns only the internal order and discipline of such foreign ship or vessel, or, whether in its nature civil or criminal, does not effect [affect] directly the execution of the laws of If not, &c., the United States, or the rights and duties of any citizen of the United person to be com- States, he shall forthwith, by his warrant, commit such person to prison, where prisoners under sentence of a court of the United States may be lawfully committed, or to the master or chief officer of such foreign ship or vessel, in his discretion, to be subject to the lawful orders, control, and discipline of the master or chief officer for the time being, of such ship, and to the jurisdiction of the consular or commercial authority of the nation to which such ship or vessel may belong, to the exclusion of any authority or jurisdiction in the premises of the United States or any state Expenses, how thereof: Provided, nevertheless, That the expenses of the arrest and the to be paid. detention of the person so arrested shall be paid by the consul-general, consuls, or vice-consuls: And provided, further, That no person shall be detained more than two months after his arrest, but at the end of that time shall be set at liberty and shall not again be arrested for the same cause. APPROVED, June 11, 1864. mitted. Limit of imprisonment. June 11, 1864. CHAP. CXVII. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to stipulate for the Release from Attachment or other Process, of Property claimed by the United States, and for other Purposes. be discharged. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Attachment in States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever any property judicial proceed-owned or held by the United States, or in which the United States have ing of property owned, &c., by or claim an interest, shall, in any judicial proceeding under the laws of the United any state, district, or territory, be seized, arrested, attached, or held for States, how may the security or satisfaction of any claim made against said property, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, to direct the solicitor of the treasury to cause a stipulation to be entered into by the proper district attorney for the discharge of such property from such seizure, arrest, attachment, or proceeding, to the effect that upon such discharge, the person asserting the claim against such property shall become entitled to all the benefits of this act; and in all cases where such stipulation shall be entered into, as aforesaid, and the property shall, in consequence thereof, be discharged as aforesaid, and final judgment shall be given in the court of last resort to which the Secretary of the Treasury may deem proper to cause such proceedings to be carried, affirming the claim for the security or satisfaction of which such proceedings shall have been instituted, and the right of the person asserting the same to enforce it against such property by means of such proceedings, notwithstanding the claims of the United States thereto, such final judg Effect of final judgment in such proceedings. |