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 378 'I‘HIRTY—-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 54, 55. 1862. Appropriation Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of carrying °*` $1:000:000- this act into efect there is hereby appropriated, out of any money m the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not exceeding one million of dollars. Kidnapping, Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That any person or persons who §”°·· h°“' Pu"' shall kidnap, or in any manner transport or procure to be taken out of uhm said District, any person or persons discharged and freed by the provisions of this act, or any free person or persons with intent to re-enslave or sell such person or persons into slavery, or shall re-enslave any of said freed persons, the person or persons so offending shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction in said District, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than Eve nor more than twenty years. Owners, &c.,w Sec. 9. And be it _/iarther enacted, That within twenty days, or within me ¤*¤*°m°'¤*¤ °f such further time as the commissioners herein provided for shall limit, §;l°i,:2m after the passage of this act, a statement in writing or schedule shall be in twenty days. i filed with the clerk of the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, by the several owners or claimants to the services of the persons made free · or manumitted by this act, setting forth the names, ages, sex, and par- Dllpy of clerk, ticular description of such persons, severally; and the said clerk shall receive and record, in a book by him to be provided and kept for that purpose, the said statements or schedules on receiving fifty cents each Penalty for ue- therefor, and no claim shall be allowed to any claimant or owner who gl°°”· shall neglect this requirement. Clerk of circuit Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the said clerk and his suof°"’“° d‘*l""“` cessors in office shall, from time to time, on demand, and on receiving o those made . . me certincates twenty-five cents therefor, prepare, sign, and deliver to each person made setting out the name, age, and description of such person, and stating that such person was duly manumitted and set free by this act. gmopgc ap. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred vY¤P¤‘f¤¤¤$l tvfid thousand dollars, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- °°|°mz°u°°‘ '°' priated, is hereby appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the President of the United States, to aid in the colonization and settlement of such free persons of African descent now residing in said District, including those to be liberated by this act, as may desire to emigrate to the Republics of Hayti or Liberia, or such other country beyond the limits of the United States as the President may determine: Provided, Not over $100 The expenditure for this purpose shall not exceed one hundred dollars °°“°h °""g"°°‘ for each emigrant. Repcalofin- S1·:.c. 12. And be it further enacted, That all acts of Congress and all
 * h¤¤-=<>f- free or manumitted by this act, a certificate under the seal of said court,
 * ‘&*::;l:a£‘c';: laws of the State of Maryland in force in said District, and all ordinances

` of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. Approved, April 16, 1862. April 16, 1862. Gun. LV. -—-An Act to reorganize and increase the E_#i'¢icncy of the Medical Depart- `i'-"`" ment of the Army. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House q/' Representatives of the United mxlgéflgggg of States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be added to tké army, suv_ the present medical corps of the army ten surgeons and ten assistant germs, assistant surgeons, to be promoted and appointed under existing laws; twenty
 * ’;§f1‘£;;":§*d°*s· medical cadets, and as many hospital stewards as the surgeon general may

stewards, consider necessary for the public service, and that their pay and that of all hospital stewards in the volunteer as well as the regular service shall' be thirty dollars per month, to be computed from the passage of this act. Cadets to have And all medical cadets in the service shall, in addition to their pay, re- °"° ’“*‘°"· ceive one ration per day either in kind or commutation.