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 2 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Suss. I. Ch. 4, 5, 6. 1867. Gl¤*l**9H» Mw Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, •'1`hat such clothing shall be de. °°b° d°hv"°d` livered to the managers of such institutions upon their requisition therefor, accompanied with such certificates as to numbers and condition as the Secretary of War may prescribe. Approved, March 22, 1867. March 22, 1867. CHAP. V. —An Ad in Relation to a certain Tract of Land in Burhngton, Iowa. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenlqlives of the United An ordinance States of America in Congress assembled, That a certain ordinance adopt- “d°P”°d by *h° ed by the city council of the city of Burlington, in the State of Iowa, of my °°""°n°f D'ht h d ed nd sixt -six en- 1;,,,;,,,8,,,,,, date of December tenth, anno omim eng een un r . a · y, Iowa, made1e- titled "An ordinance devoting Market Square to certain public purposes, "L and providing for the location of certain railroad tracks upon certain streets, and for other purposes," is hereby ratified, approved, and made legal and valid, so far as relates to said public square; and that said ordi- UIP?,"°§:a°f um nance shall operate to convey to the Burlington and Missouri River Railiumiyymkctm road Company all right and interest of the United States in the premi- ?quare,Bur1Ln€(ses known as llefnrket Square, in the said city of Burlington, upon the ,_g';*§g:H:§0n terms and conditions and for the purposes and uses therein des1gnated, and Missouri and shall have the same force, operation, and effect as if the fee~simple Bi"? B- R- C0- title to said Market Square and streets were owned by said city at the date of said ordinance. Approved, March 22, 1867. March 28, 1867· Oli;?. Vg. — An Act sugplamag to an Act :2111 Act to pmvide {or  more -Ygdi-lh. 163. e cient "overnment 0 the tales" s ar second eighteen un and Vet xw. p. 428. sixty-seven, and ¢ofac£tate Restoration., pas l g T J . 14 _ _ _ 29, s(:,Q1Fgg,y3: Be at enacted by the Senate and House of Representahves of the United mgvgismtiop States of America in Oongress assembled, That before the first day of Sepm,,_:i:‘m,3°°cm_ tember, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, the commanding general in mens of each each district defined by an act entitled "An act to provide for the more g';};f;’5écd'::*;f* eilicient government of the rebel States," passed March second, eighteen be, 1,186];, hundred and sixty-seven, shall cause a. registration to {be made of the toincilude resi- male citizens of the United States, twenty-one years of nge and upwards, ggggégrggfggz: resident in·each county or parish in the State or States included in his and pdpwardg, district, which registration shall include only those persons who are quali- 2;¤l;6l;;n*:;;¤*° fied to vote for delegates by the act aforesaid, and who shall have taken and who huf, and subscribed the following oath or ailirmation: “I, —, do solemnmrpen thetputlh. ly swear (or aflirm), m the presence of Almighty God, that I am a citi- 0m£"“ ° “ ° zen of the State of -————; that I have resided in said State for -——-- months neurt preceding this day, and now reside in the county of -——-, Post, p. 16. or the parish of ——-—, in said State (as the case may be) ; that I am twenty-one years old; that I have not been disfranchised for participation in any rebellion or civil war against the United States, nor for felony committed against the laws of any State or of the United States; that I have neyerl been a member of any State legislature, nor held any executive or Judicial office in any State and afterwards engaged in insurrection or. rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that I have never taken an oath as a member of Congress of the United States, or as an officer of the United States, or as a memher of any State legislature, orias an executive or judicial officer of any {state, to support the Constitution of the United States, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given md orconnfbrt to the enemies thereof; that I will faithfully support the Constitution and obey the laws of the United States, and will, to the best mx; of my ability, encourage others so to do, so help rue God"; which oath om, or ailirmauon may be administered by any reg1stering officer. Suc. 2. And be at further enacted, That after the completion of the