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 66 THIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 123, 124, 126, 127. 1866. same ma be aid out of the fund for the relief of refugees and freed— Y P _ _ men, on the approval of the commissioner of the bureau of refugees and freedmen. Approved, June 15, 1866. June 15, 1868. CHAP. CXXIV. -An Act to jixcilitate commercial, postal, and mz'lita1y Communication Preamble. Whereas the Constitution of the United States confers upon Congress, in express terms, the power to regulate commerce among the several States, to establish post roads, and to raise and support armies: Therefore: — . Steam mil- Be it enacted b the Senate and House 0 Re resentatives 0 the United .9 . P. '°“dsJ'“}Y °"$’Y States of America m Congress assembled, That every railroad company ggggwgélsrilgd in the United States, whose road is operated by steam, its successors and freight from one assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to carry upon and over its road, Sggtgofalgafllgg boats, bridges, and ferries, all passengers, troops, government supplies, roads of other mails frei¤ht. and property on their way from any State to another State, stm? *0 bpm and to redeive compensation therefor, and to connect with roads of Gther °°°mm°us um` States so as to form continuous lines for the transportation of the same to the place of destination : Provided, That this act shall not aitect any stipulatralggigagcggg tion between the government of the United States and any railroad commns not at-_ pany for transportation or fares without compensation, nor impair or chanve fected. the conditions imposed by the terms of any act granting lands to any sugh company to aid in the construction of its road, nor shall it be construed to New_roads_not authorize any railroad company to build any new road or connection with
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from sms, connection may be proposed. This act may Sec. 2. And be tt further enacted, That Congress may at any time b° "·m°“d°d¤&°· alter, amend, or repeal this act. Approved, June 15, 1866. June 18, 1866 CHAP. CXXVI. -A.n Act to authorize the C'ommz'ss1`0ner of Patents to pay those employed as Examiners and Assistant Examiners the Salary fixed by Law for the Dutim perybrmed by t/tem. kay of those Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ozited igtggfsgsg  States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner of sistant exam- patents IS hereby authorized to pay thoselemployed in the patent office
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' August, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, as examiners and assistant examiners of pa.tents, at the rates fixed by law for these respective To be taken grades; Provzded, That the same be paid out of the patent office fund, £'&’:°P;1*;g* gw and that the compensation thus paid shall not exceed that received by those ’ duly enrolled as examiners and assistant examiners of patents for the same period. Approved, June 18, 1866. ·l¤¤¤ 21, 1866- CHAP. CXXVII. -—-An Actifbr the Djposal of the Public Lands for Homestead Actual Settlement ln the States of labama, * ississtppi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida. mfag ¥:l;g>min S Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the [/Tzited Sum to be diy tales of America, in Oangress assembled, That from and after the passage posedofonlyac- of this act all the public lands in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, glibc Louisana, Arkansas, and Florida shall be disposed of according to the £,,m€m,,d;,,“._ stipulations of the homestead law of twentieth May, eighteen hundred V1€62._9h· 7;:32 and sixty-two, entitled "An act to secure homesteads to actual settlers on {’S;,:‘;,f‘38_ ‘ the public domain," and the act supplemental thereto, approved twenty- Vol. xiii. p. 35. first of lllarch, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, but with this restriction, that until the expiration of two years from and after the passage of this as