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 THIRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 22, 23. 1865. 425 Cgu. XXII. --Alt Ad to dmwdd?1 Act entitled "An Act to provide Ways and Means for Jam gg 1g6g_ the Sugoort of the Government, and for other Purposes," approved June thirticth, eighteen -··——-—J—— hundr and svlxtyjbur. Eg; Be it enacted by the Senate and Muse of Representatives of the United i States of America in Congress assembled, That in lieu of any bonds au- Tmasm~y notgg thm-ized to be issued by the first section of the act entitled "An act to may be iSS¤€d i¤ provide ways and means for the support of the government," approved hw °{ b°°d‘s' June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, that may remain unsold at the date of this act, the Secretary of the Treasury may issue, under ` the authority of said act, treasury notes of the description and character authorized by the second section of said act: Provided, That the whole amount of bonds authorized as aforesaid, and treasury notes issued and B<>¤dS Md to be issued in lieu thereof, shall not exceed the sum of four hundred €§;Qi;Q88g%§’560 millions of dollars; and suoh treasury notes may be disposed of for law- how digposéd ful money, or for any other treasury notes or certificates of indebtedness of; or certificates of deposit issued under any previous act of congress ; and gxgmpt from such notes shall be exempt from taxation by or under state or municipal *¤X¤*i<>¤· authorit. Sec.  And be it further enacted, That any bonds known as tive- Certain tivetwenties, issued under the act of twenty-fifth February, eighteen hundred ;m‘g“*‘°S may be and sixty-two, remaining unsold to an amount not exceeding four millions ]8`62 h 33 of dollars, may be disposed of by the Secretary of the Treasury in the VO1_’,§,_‘p_'é45_ United States, or, if he shall find it expedient, in Europe, at any time, on such terms as he may deem most advisable: Provided, That this act No additional shall not be so construed as to give any authority for the issue of any leg? ¤%¤d§F¤°*<>S legal tender notes, in any form, beyond the balance unissued of the ;;;€§€Z° amount apthorized by the second section of the act to which this is an “ amendment. Approved, January 28, 1865. Cntr. XXIII. -— An Act making Appropn`atimtsfor the Service of the Post-Office Depart _ Jan- 28. I865- ment during theyiscal Kaur ending the thirtieth ¢y" June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. "`“""`—""_' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, posmmce ap and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the service of the Post-Oihce PFoI>Fi¤@i<>¤· Department for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, out of any moneys in the treasury arising from the revenues of the said department, in conformity to the act of the second of July, eighteen hundred and thirt -six : — For transportation df the mails, (inland,) seven million eight hundred of Traesportation thousand dollars. '“‘E“ S" For ship, steamboat, and way letters, eight thousand dollars. m§?“p’ &°'*1°°` · For compensation to postmasters, three million one hundred and P0Sm,,,_Stm_ seventy-five thousand dollars. For clerks for post-offices, one million three hundred thousand dollars. Clerks. For payment to letter-carriers, four hundred thousand dollars. L&mr.ca¤;m_ For wrapping paper, seventy-five thousand dollars. wmppgng For twine, seventeen thousand dollars. paper, twine, For office stamps, six thousand dollars. st“mps* &°‘ For letter balances, two thousand ive hundred dollars. For oompensation to blank agents and assistants, seven thousand dol- & Blank agents, lars. °· For office furniture, two thousand dollars. For advertising, sixty-eight thousand dollars. Advertising. For postage stamps and stamped envelopes, two hundred and fifty Postage stamps thousand dollars. °·“d °“"°1°P“' For mail depredations and special agents, seventy thousand dollars. S1>¤¤i=¤i ¤g¤¤¥=¤· For mail-bags, sixty thousand dollars. Mail beep, For mail locks and keys, eight thousand dollars. l°°k* "“d °Y”· 36 *