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174 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 200. 1866. Supervision Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the supervision and care of 1*}:**  Qing; said bureau shall extend to all loyal refugees and freedmen, so far as the ,,;fi:,,.,,;,i;;-ug,,,,,, same shall be necessary  enable them as speedily as practicable to beuud fr¤¤dr¤¤¤· come self-supporting citizens of the United States}a11d to and them in making the freedom conferred by proclamation o the commander-im chief, by emancipation under the laws of States, and by constitutional amendment, available to them and beneficial to the republic.

Two assistant Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That the 'Presidentshall, by and gT;¤;SS¤°;;*:d with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint two assistant commrs- PP°sioners, in addition to those authorized by the. act to which this is an ponds and amendment, who shall give like bonds and receive the same annual sal- “",;‘;&iS aries provided in said act, and each of the assistant commissioners of the bureau shall have charge of one district containing such refugees or freedmen, to be assigned him by the commissioner with the approval of the President. And the commissioner shall, under the direction of the President, and so far as the same shall be, in his judgment, necessary for the Agents, <=l¢rk¤, eiiicient and economical administration of the affairs of the bureau, appoint md ??s‘““"°“‘ such avents, clerks, and·assistants as may be required for the proper con- Mlhmy om- d t f, th b Mil'ta y officers or enlisted men may be deta'l d f' cers and men UC 0 8 ureall. I 1* i 8 Ot E:{°$:k;l;i¤u°d service and assigned to duty under this act; and the President may, if in ,,,,,,,,;,,,,},,,,,,1 his judgment safe and Jpdicious so to do, detail from thelarmy all the oiiiagentaotdbmeag cers and agents of this bureau; but no officer so assigned shall have m“Y ° ° M ° increase of a or allowances Each avent or clerk not heretofore authorr. b. P 7. . : · diggosizirsagg ized by law, not being a military officei, shall have an annual salary of <>f'§1y» &<=· t_ not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than twelve hundred dollars, A e;,;”f,°:,° according to the service required of him. And it shall be the duty of chrksr the commissioner, when it can be done consistently with public interest, ¤p§gl:;:;“w*g°l;° to appoint, as assistant commissioners, agents, and clerks, such men_as it 0,,,, b,, d0,,,,, have proved their loyalty by faithful service in the armies of the Union &¤- during the rebellion. And all persons appointed to service under this p0f;l:°%°f§Q;r“p` act and the act to which this is an, amendment, shall be so far deemed in this act to be the military service of the United States as to be under the military ju- risdiction, and entitled to the military protection of the government while in discharrre of the duties of their office.

“£f::;:3;"°i‘ Sec. 4.cAnd be it further enacted, That officers of the veteran reserve 0,,,.,,, ,,0,,, ,,, corps or of the volunteer service, now on duty in the Freedmen’s Bureau bureau may be as assistant commissioners, agents, medical officers, or in other capacities, '°°‘“"°d‘ whose regiments or corps have been or may hereafter be mustered out of service, may be retained upon such duty as officers of said bureau with the same compensation as is now provided by law for their respectivh grades; and the Secretary of War shall have power to fill vacancies until other officers can be detailed in their places without detriment to the public service.

Meqiealstoras, Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the second section of the act ?t‘(l’Pl‘°’*· *"d to which this is an amendment shall be deemed to authorize the Secre- tary of War to issue such medical stores or other supplies and transportation, and afford such medical or other aid as heremay be needful for the who not to be purposes named in said section: Provided, That no person shall be deemed aso¤ied_•·desti- " destitute,” " suffering," or " dependent upon the government for support," ??3, 0; jig;" within the meaning of this act, 'who is iable to find employment, and ,,,,'{,d°¤t’»» &c_ could, by proper industry or exertion, avoid such destitution, sudering, or dependence.

Sec. 6. Whereas, by the provisions of an act approved February sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, entitled “An act to amend an act Sm, ,,,,,,,6 to entitled ‘An act for the collection of direct taxes in insurrectionary dis- ‘fheads of fami- tricts within the United States, and for other purposes,’ approved June 2:;lfc:2°b$£Eg seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," certain lands in the parishes gaxcammss. of St. Helena and Saint Luke, South Carolina, were bid in by the United °¤<>¤m f°¤‘ Svutk States at public tax sales, and by the limitation of said act the time of