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338 THIR'PY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. 1862. Febrruury12, 1862. CHAP- XX.-An Act to authorize an additional Issue of United States Notes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States- of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the $10,000,000 of Treasury, in addition to the fifty millions of notes payable on demand g§";¤‘£‘;(,:"£:_’ °° of denominations not less than five dollars, heretofore authorized by the 18u1,•:n.5 Ga 40. acts of July seventeenth and August Hlth, eighteen hundred and sixty- -4*% PP- *5% one, be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue like notes, and for like 8m' purposes, to the amount of ten millions of dollars, and said notes shall Post, p.a10. be deemed part of the loan of two hundred and fifty millions of dollars authorized by said acts. Approved, February 12, 1862. February12d8GB. CHAP. XXI.-Anid authorizing the getail of Naval O_§fcers_fbr the Service of the War ‘-""‘***— epartment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United toliavgl <>Q¢:¤‘¤ States of America in 0'ongress assembled, That: the President of the i,,,,,:,,, °t§;,;p,,: United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to temporarily detail vessels for Wai- three competent naval ohicers for the service of the War Department D°P“'““°“*» °· in the inspection of transport vessels, and for such other services as may be desienated by the Secretary of War. · Approved, February 12, 1862. F¤l>*'¤¤¥‘y13J862· Cxur. XXII. —An Act makzlggegey eumhme of Cbutmqnd Tobacco Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United b C¤¢t¤¤ ami ¢¤- States of America in Ovmgrm assembled, That there be, and is hereby p:§;‘Q,:§$m{;°P‘ appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropnmhgse lbr dis- printed, the sum of three thousand dollars, For the purchase of cotton

  • "b““°¤· seed, and one thousand dollars for the purchase of tobacco seed, under

thelsuperintendence of the Secretary of the Interior, for general distribution: Provtded, That the said cotton seed shall be purchased from plejes where cgtton is grown 8as2 far north as practicable. rrnovnn, ebruary 13, 1 6 . F¤\>f¤¤¤‘y1$,i862· Cnr. XXIII.-—An Act to authorize themC'cnstruction of twenty Iron-dad Ste¤m_ Gunts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Ir§n—¢Y¤¤ mum States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy $““ °“°“‘ is hereby authorized and empowered to cause to be constructed, by contract or otherwise, as he shall deem best for the public interest, not elfcepyding ugemy iron-clad steam gunboats for the use of the navy of t e nited rates. _ I Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of ten million dol- APP¤‘¤P¤¤¤¤¤· Iars be, and hereby is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purpose of this act. Approved, February 13, 1862. Feb n 13, 1802. Cnr. XXIV.-—An Aettoamend At 'led“A A la ,. ' “`m***_‘Utercmmss with the Indian Trnlnzc, andnto Peaeeylm get;l·:%?er.$’:l1}p‘nd·;vc;dllIdhe thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirtyyimr. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United &ates of America in Congress assembled, That the twentieth section of g€84,¤¤·161, the “Act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and ’ v;,,_,‘,_p_.,32_ to preserve penee 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 :~——