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 656 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Suss. III. Ch. 43, 44, 45, 46. 1863. &Bridg¤ mins, For bridge trains and equipagc for armies in the field, five hundred °· thousand dollars. Defence of For completing fortifications and erecting new ones for the defence of W°·¤hi¤E*°¤· Washington, two hundred thousand dollars. APPROVED, February 20, 1863. - ‘ A ‘ o an Assislantin the °;::;,."5,,’*2B1;m,**.,:,::;,·[;];a;<;:;1¢E:,$*,Tv;4 www f t, W., wm,. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Prosidaug may States of America in 0'ongress assembled, That the Pxsesident be, and he T,§,:,g,? 6 the Senate, for the term of one year, an officer 19 the office of the Regis- Salary. ter of the Treasury, to be called the assistant rcg1stcr, at an annual salary of two thousand dollars. Duty. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the duties of said assistant shall be such as may be devolved on him by the Register of the Treasury, and, in the absence of the Register, said assistant shall acl: in hns place and stead; and any official record, certificate, or other document, excepting warrants, bonds, and drafts, if signed by the assistant register, shall have the same legal force and validity as if signed by the Register of the Treasur . Soliciwrofwm Sec. And be it further enacted, That the President ba, and he is D°P*”*m°“*· hereby authorized, to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an officer in the War Department, to be called the Solicitor of tho Svimy- War Department, at an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars. Appropriation. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the amount necessary to pay the salaries of the O`m(5(}I'S authorized to be appointed by this act, for the current and next fiscal years, be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. A1>1>1z0vm>, February 20, 1863. Feb. 20, 1863. CHAP. XLV. - An Act temporarily 2 suppIyCVumncim in the Executive Departments in ""’*""'”` brtain ases. Bc it enacted Ip; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Vacagmies in States of America in Congress assembled, That in case of the death, res- EXr*;°““‘;: 2* ignation, absence from the seat of Government, or sickness, of the head Eacgmn ’ °w of any Executive Department of the Government, or of any officer of either of the said Departments whose appointment is not in the head thereof, whereby they cannot perform the duties of their respective 0Hiccs, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, in casa he shall think it necessary, to authorize the head of any other Executive Department, or other officer in either of said Departments, whose appointment is vesbcd in the President, at his discretion, to pmform the duties of the said respective offices until a successor be appointed, or until such absence For what time. or inability by sickness shall cease: Provided, That no one vacancy shall be supplied in manner aforesaid for a longer term than six months. Repeaxing muse. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of acts incon- _ sistent with the provisions of this act; are hereby repealed. Ammovun, February 20, 1863. Feb. 20, 1868. Crmr. XLVI. -—- An Ae: eonigzuing [’argrq»s_u1;dC;a Remission of Penalties and Foreztures m zmma es. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United pa,.;,,,,, and States of America in Congress assembled, That (to remove doubts as to remission of pen- the true meaning of former laws) hereafter, whenever by the judgment ggfgm °""“"“I of any court or judicial officer of the United States, in any criminal
 * !;P9i;‘*A?,S*€l:*¤* is hereby authorized, to appoint, by aud with tI3e advice and consent {1f