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 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 164, 165. 1860. 69 President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. , That the commissioners from the Senate shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, those from the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House, and those from the army by the President of the r United States. , SEO. 9. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifteen hundred Expenses of dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the °°mm*S¤l°¤· . treasur n t the w'd to defra the ex enses of said ‘P°’t’ p'125' I y' 0 o r ise appropriate, y p commission. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the lot of land in the city of Lot of land in San Antonio, Texas, given to the United States on the fifth day of March, :?2‘;';£“°°"‘°# eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, as a site for an arsenal and barracks, ` but for which it has been found to be unsuitable, be, and the same is, reconveyed to the said city of San Antonio. Approved, June 21, 1860. CHAP. CLXIV.-An Act providing for the Pumkhment ¢y`Marsha7s and Deputy Marshalls June 21, 1860. of the _United States, or other Ministerial O_§£cers,forpermitti12y the Escape of Prisoners '“"""_“"*’ m tftetr Custody. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ht)ZLS6’Of Represevztatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever any marshal, deputy marshal, or other ministerial officer, shall have in his custody any prisoner by virtue of process issued under the laws of the United States by any court, judge, or commissioner, and such marshal, deputy marshal, or other ministerial officer, shall voluntarily suffer such prisoner to escape, Voluntary M_ the officer so 0H`ending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, aud, cape; or prisoner upon conviction thereof in any district or circuit court of the United States, gy m¤’Sh§*§»g¤°·» shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, according to the discretion of the °w Puma ° ` court in which such conviction shall take place, having respect to the nature of the crime with which the escaped prisoner shall have been charged, in a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, and for a term not exceeding two years. This act shall be taken and construed to apply not only to cases in which the prisoner who escaped was charged, or found To what wm guilty of an offence against the laws of the United States, but also to ms ,,cm,apP;y_ cases in which a prisoner may be in custody charged with offences against any foreign government with whom the United States have treaties of extradition. 'Approved, June 21, 1860. CHAP. CLXV.-An Act to establish a Mail six Itmes a. Week from Sacramento, in June 21, 1860. Calmzrnia, to Olympia, in the Territory cy" Washi1zgton. “‘°;"*" Bc it enacted ly the Senate and Hams of Representatives of the United States ofAmc·rica in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-General be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, to so modify the contract with the contractors now performing services on routes twelve thousand Eve Mail service hundred and forty-three and twelve thousand five hundred and fifty-five b?*W°°¤ G¥*H_Y°!'· so as to provide for the conveyance of the entire United States mail, in ?$;:?£,gr\XgSr?3"g` four—horse stages, daily, at a. schedule of seven days, from April first to December first, and twelve days the remainder of the year, from Sacramento, via Yreka, Jacksonville, Roseburg, Oakland, and Salem, to Portland, Oregon, for a. compensation of ninety thousand dollars per year, the contract to expire September fifteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-four; and that the Postmaster-General be, and is hereby, authorized and directed, to establish a service six times a week, at a schedule of thirty-six hours throughout the year, from Portland, Oregon, via Vancouver, Saint Helen’s, and Monticello, to Olympia, in Washington Territory, by a contract, at a rate of compensation not to exceed the rate per mile allowed from Sacra·