Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 12.djvu/622

 592 THIR'I`Y—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 195, 196, 197. 1862. P¤i°¤ld°¤* ****5; Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United 1z€cg¥,%°°;s$3,° States is authorized to employ as many persons of African descent as tpsuppx-ess rebel- he may deem necessary and proper For the suppression of this rebell‘°”‘ lion, and for this purpose he may organize and use them in such manner as he may judge best for the public welfare. (3,,;,,,,;,,5,,,, of Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United freed slaves. States is hereby authorized to make provision for the transportation, colo— nization, and settlement, in some tropical country beyond the limits of the United States, of such persons of the African race, made free by the provisions of this act, as may be willing to emigrate, having first obtained the consent of the government of said country to their protection and scttlcment within the same, with all the rights and privileges of freemen. Pmsidem, may Sec. 13. And be itjin ther enacted, That the President is hereby au vf¤¤l¤lm ¤m¤¢¤ty thorized, at anytime hereafter, by proclamation, to extend to persons °”d p"d°"‘ who may have participated in the existing rebellion in any State or part thereof; pardon and amnesty, with such eicceptions and at such time and on such conditions as he may deem expedient for the public welfare. 00,,,.,, m,,yis_ Sisc. 14. And be it farther enacted, That the courts of the United sue process to States shall have full power to institute proceedings, make orders and éi;;_“°“ detcreeis, issue process, and do all other things necessary to carry this act in 0 e ec. APPROVED, July 17, 1862. __...~r ¤· °*‘·*· °X°“·*.;~"t;:: °.1}‘7'2§C””rL’°»em1°‘?¥.Z'fiZCf  P*°’·"’" "‘""’**’*0" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United POEMS, ,,,,,1 States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the other stamps_to Treasury be, and he is hereby directed to furnish to the Assistant United smc, be by him selected, in such sums as he may deem expedient, the postage notes; and other stamps of the United States, to be exchanged by them, on application, for United States notes; and from and after the first day and my be ,.6, of August next such stamps shall be receivable in payment of all dues ccivcd for dues to to the United States less than five dollars, and shall be received in iélégfxggwms exchange for United States notes when presented to any Assistant Treasurer or any designated depositary selected as aforesaid in sums not less than five dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day Circulation, of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, no private corporation, &c.,of notes less banking association, firm, or individual shall make, issue, circulate, or thjm $1»,°$`* §°¤‘ pay any note, check, memorandum, token, or other obligation, for a °"pr°mbit°less sum than one dollar, intended to circulate as money or to be received or used in lieu of lawful money of the United States; and every person so ofending shall, on conviction thereof in any district Penalty- or circuit court of the United States, be punished by iine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both, at the option of the court. Approved, July 17, 1862. J¤ly17, 1862- Gunn CXCVII.—·An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘f An Act to amend an Act en- titled ‘ An Act in Addition to the Acts prohibiting the Slave Trade.' " ‘;*§égiiéJ’·1g:;?· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United A,,,e;,,_',w_States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be The President lawful for the President of the United States to enter into arrangement, 5’1‘;Yc’mjg)€:__;‘:'t by contract or otherwise, with one or more foreign governments having &e., in the Wed possessions in the West Indies or other tropical regions, or with their Indies, &e., for duly constituted agent or agents, to receive from the United States, for a
 * ’,‘;£;:;;";.g_‘“ Treasurers, and such designated depositaries of the United States as may