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 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 49, 50, 51, 52, 53. 1869. 281 with the rates of postage which are new, or may be hereafter, established mfmf *0 lv charged with by 1aW* postage. APPROVED, Marcli 1, 1869. CHAP. L. —An Act establishing the Term of Office ty' the Howe of Representatives, March 1, 1869. and providing for biennial Sessions of the legislative Assembly of the Ybrrilory of Moiitailu. Be it enacted by the Senate and fbuse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter the members of _Representathe house of representatives of the '1`erritory of Montana shall be elected 3)";;‘Q,g;f;5“E;_‘ for the term of two years, and the stated sessions of the legislative assein- two yam-S mid bly shall be biennial. And the said legislative assembly, at its first ses- gg3mi1st0S, °i)i_ sion after the passage of this act, shall provide by law for carrying this cnn,,,,? ° ° 1 act into eflect. Post, p. 800. A1>rnov1sD, March 1, 1869. CHAP. LI. -An Act granting a Portion of the ini/{tary Reservation <y" Sault Ste. Marie, March `l, 1869. Michigan, to the American Baptist Home Mission Society. _'"’”`_"" I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Q/` America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of 1Var is Pm"? of milk hereby authorized to convey to the American Baptist Home Mission S0- ;*Q”§Ya;°{:°£°‘°" ciety, by good and sufficient title, a portion of the military reservation at Marie to be con- Sault Ste. Marie, in the State of Michigan, not to exceed one acre, now ;‘:i;Xn*l‘° occupied by a mission building owned by said society. 1;,,},;,,,; flomc Approved, March ,1, 1869. Mission 5<>¤i¤ty- CHAP. LII. — An Act to amend the Act of April tenth, eighteen hundred and six, for M:u·ch1, 1860. establishing Rules and Articles fn- the Government of the Armies of the United States. '1`§t]{,f"QTi§i7gt[" Be it enacted Gy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United VOL H` p` 3GB' States of America in Congress assembled, That the sixty-first article of v,£§l{’;;lgl];‘;; "An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the ar- of bmvcw mics of the United States," approved April the tenth, eighteen hundred and six, be, and is hereby, repealed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That from and after the passage of Commissions this act commissions by brevet shall only be conlcrred in time of war, and 2gdl’;§;’Qf]h;;"i’; for distinguished conduct and public service in presence of the enemy. bg conferred and And all brevet commissions shall bear date from the particular action or *° bw? Wim service for which the officer was brevctted. dum Approved, March 1, 1869. CHAP. LIII. ——An Act autlwrizing certain Banks named therein to change their Names. March 1, 1869. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Oengress assembled, '1`hatthe name of the “City Name of City National Bank of New Orleans " shall be changed to the “Germania Na- tional Bank of New Orleans " whenever the board of directors of said shall bg C;,,,.,,,;;.; bank shall accept the new name by resolution of the board, and cause a *°»&¤·Wh¢¤.&¤· copy of such resolution, duly authenticated, to be filed with the comptroller of the currency: Provided, That such acceptance be made within Pmvisosix months after the passage of this act. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all the debts, demands, liabil- t_ Rights. li=¤l>iliities, rights, privileges, and powers of the “City National Bank of New 1;; tg f,,;°asl;g: Orleans" shall devolve upon and enure to the “Germania National Bank ciatien under the of New Orleans " whenever such change of name is effected. “°“’ “’"‘°· Sec. 3. And be it jitrt/ser enacted, That the name of the “Second Nameofsee- National Bank of P1nttsburgl1" shall be changed to the “Vilas National Bank of Plattsburgh " whenever the board ol' directors of said bank shall bmgh Sm,] bg accept the new name by resolution of the board, and cause a copy of such gmxgtigcw, see., '