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 THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 238, 239, 240. 1864. 381 CHAP. CCXXXVIII. —-— An Act to repeal u. Joint Resolution entitled “Joint Resolution July _4, 186-L to yrant additional Rooms to the Agricultural Department," and jbr other Purposes. 13;}; 1Q;` }m§_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §gQ,££i£5‘ States of America in Oongress assembled, That the joint resolution entitled g,-,,,5,6 mmsm “Joint resolution to grant additional rooms to the agricultural depart- gh<·= ¤z\‘i9¤l§¤¥¤l ment," be, and the same is hereby, repealed. pggifgum m` Sec. 2. And be it fi4riIicr· enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to assign for the temporary use of the commissioner of agriculture such rooms in the Interior Depart- Rcognq for the ment suitable for the business of said commissioner, and necessary to ena- ‘;;£“\:lf:¥;‘_°’ °f ble him to perform ehiciently the business of said office, as can be so appropriated with the least inconvenience to the transaction of other public business. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the commissioner of agricul- Ccmmissioner ture is authorized to rent suitable rooms for the accommodation of his ’““Y *'°”* s““" . . able rooms for his omce, and to make necessary improvements, and to pay the rent of the Omm same for one year, the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars is AppF¤Pfi¤¥·i0H hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap- M ’°“°‘ propriated: Provided, Such rooms shall not be rented for a period longer pmvsm. than three years. A1>1=R0v1c1>, July 4, 1864. Cnr. CCXXXIX.—-An Act making an Apprtyiriation to amy into Eject "An Act to July 4, 1864, prevent Smugg mg." ·j*··—···· Bc it enacted ln] the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of fifteen thousand Appropriation dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the *‘{hl;'°"°“t smug` treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Secretary of the Treas- g g` ury to carry into effect an act entitled "An act to prevent smuggling, and 1864, eh_ 1% for other purp0ses,” passed at the present session of congress. Am, p. 197. APPROVED, July 4, 1864. CHAP. CCXL. —An Act to restrict the Jurisdiction of the Court of Claim, and to ovide July 4, 1864. for the Payment of certain Dememdsfor Quartermasterf Stores and Subsistence éltzvplies '"_;"’ jhmished to the Army of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mme of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the jurisdiction of the Jurisdiction of court of claims shall not extend to or include any claim against the United ;%‘:’:0°;x°:é‘;’5‘“w States growing out of the destruction or appropriation of, or damage to, cgmgu qlgimg, property by the army or navy, or any part of the army or navy, engaged in the suppression of the rebellion, from the cémmencement to the close tbereofl Sec. 2. And bait further enacted, That all claims of loyal citizens in Claims vfgerstates not in rebellion, for quartermasters' stores actually furnished to the }Q;“,;§gljLfft"°”' army of the United States, and receipted for by the proper omcer receiv- mastery stores, ing the same, or which may have been taken by such omcers without h°*'*°l’°°°*“°*l• giving such receipt, may be submitted to the quartermastengeneral of the United States, accompanied with such proofs as each claimant can present of the facts in his case; and it shall be the duty of the quartermastergeneral to cause such claim to be examined, and, if convinced that it is just, and of the loyalty of the claimant, and that the stores have been actually received or taken for the use of and used by said army, then to report each case to the third auditor of the treasury, with a recommendation for settlement. SEO. 3. And be it further enacted, That all claims of loyal citizens in Qlaims cfm- Btates not in rebellion, for subsistence actually furnished to said army, an-d gg2g'?,, wb_ receipted for by the proper officer receiving the same, or which may have sigtgneg squashed