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 382 THIRTY—EIGH'I`H CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 2¢1, 242. 1864. to the army how bccu taken by such officcrs without giving such receipt, may be submitted each claimant may have to 0H'cr; and it shall be the duty of the commissary-gcncral of subsistence to cause each claim to be examined, aud, if convinced thpt 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 casa for payment to the third auditor of the treasury with a, recommendation for scttlcment. APPROVED, July 4, 1864. July 4, 1864. CHAP. CCXLI. - An Act to correct a clerical Error in the Law of J'unc thirtieth, ”_" i_‘ hundred and sixtyrfbur, relating to the Post-Ofice Department. Pm 0, act of Be it enacted  the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 1864,ch.197,§}6, States of America an Congress assembled, That so much of the act of thometh §.I};2};’;§ l;:**‘°“ June, [first of July] eighteen hundred sixty-four, as repeals the seven- ,,pmed_ ’ tccnth, eighteenth, thirtygijih, thirty-ninth, and fortyjirst sections of the Am, p- 339- act of March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, entitled “Au act V1§63»,$>h· [161 to amend the laws relating to the Post-Office D€P3l`l1mCHf,,’ bc, and the ° ‘ X"' p'' same is hereby, repealed. ‘Ar1=110vm>, July 4, 1864. July 4, ]864- C2u1·.CCXLII.-An Act to establish a Branch Mint of the United States at Dalles Ozty, ""`"_"__"` in the State of Oregon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represematz'ves of the United Branch mint States of America in Congress assembled, That a branch of the mint of §;‘*”bl‘sh‘?d at the United States be located and established at Dalles City, in the State alles City, . . ORS0n_ of Oregon, for the coinage of gold and silver. Sm. 2. And be it further enacted, That, for carrying on the business Umm of the of the said branch, the following ofhccrs shall be appointed, as s00n as bwmh mint- the public interest shall require their service, upon the nomination of the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, namely: one superintendent, one assaycr, and one mcltcr and rciiner, and one coincr; Clerksqvork- and the superintendent shall employ as many clerks, subordinate workm€¤» &°· men and laborers, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, Salaries- as may be required. The salaries of the said officers and clerks shall bc as follows: T0 the superintendent, the sum of two thousand dollars; to the assaycr, the sum of eighteen hundred dollars; to the mcltcr and rsfiner, eighteen hundred dollars; to the clerks, subordinate workmen, and laborers, such wagcsand allowances as arc customary, according to their respective stations and occupations. Omom,&<:.,to S1-:0. 3. And be it further enacted, That the officers and clerks to bc t“k° °“lh‘ appointed under this act, before entering upon the execution of their ofliccs, shall take an oath or ahirmation before some judge of the United States or of the supreme court of said state, fhithfully and diligently to perform the duties of their offices, and shall each become bound to the United States of America, with one or more surcties,to the satisfaction 0f the director of the mint or tho district judge of the United States for the district of Oregon and of the Sccrctary of the Treasury, with the condition of the faithful performance of the duties of their officcs. Branch to be Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the general direction of the §;d°;;l;;;%m;l¤ business of said branch mint of the United States shall be under the tor`}; the mint, wntrol and regulation of the director of the mint at Philadelphia, subject to the approbation of the Secretary of the Treasury; and for that pur- Rumandmgu. pose it shall be the duty of the said director to prescribe such regulal¤*i°¤¤· tions, and to require such returns, periodically and occasionally, and to ostablish such charges for parting, assaying, refining, and coining, as shall appear to him to be uccessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the
 * ° b° ’°“l°d· to the commissary-general of subsistence, accompanied with such proof as