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(ol 1o Lol Gheorguon, NLGUSTA, GA, MAY 16 1867. /“/-————‘___.__.__.._.____-“'—"-—-——;——-__——— ~SbHED BVERY MOKNING 57 THE LOYAL GEORGIAN pUB! ISHING ASSOCIATION, J L BRYANT - - . Kditor. r§oB. P. BEARD - - Agent. o 0 IEST of Globe Hotel, corner of Jacksen ol Ellis Streets, Augusta, Georgia. wfins OF 8§ RBSCRIPTION: FOR DAILY, ; w!flr......-...‘....-.......-...-'Gm GBS, o eshienn eea i 300 T;m!‘)fltvhs.......-..--...-........ 2m YOR WEEKLY, ¥ 'gh11'............................’300 ankme LG e e 175 W ante . L L L s e 100 ALWAYS IN ADVANCE. ;LE COPY, FIVE CENTS. RATES OF ADVERTISING., guare equals ten lines of minion type. gquare Itime.....oooiiinl L 8100 I e 150 WA e R e Vol e L o SEC L o SmonSRLL LBl i 1.8 o 0 Wle Sln S btoim wimi ov & IR i m seleid T L S yiberal deduction will be made for quarter, bt or whole columbs, yitns, “ Loyal Georgian,” Key Box 169, A:::v-_u'_;,‘(;f‘. OYYICIAL, PEVORTHE UNITED 2585 ExS, Jussed wt the Frrst Sessron of the Thor'y mn-k Con:yess CHAVTER X V 3. AnAee t 0 es abi-b e Tiain P ~t Roals, Boit caaeted by the Scnate v House f Repreontuirves of the United States o Ameriea 18 Congross assemb ed | 'hat te tiliowing be estabhished as [ost CALIFORNIA ‘ fem Rio Vista. vie Maiwe Prairie i ¢ Binghampton, 1o Silveyville. fom Red o lutty via the Upner Saee ave to liver Ro a 2 Springs, aud Shas a filer, to Y reka from Bed Ll, via Payne’s Croek, Vit Oreek, aud 1y Meadows to Susan il frm hiep, via Stony Creek and st Ravge, to Nome Cult, frm Cl verdale, via the Lakepert pitloverdale v acvon Ruad, to Lake ot COLORADO o C ntrad Uiy, via Georgetown, PArgentiie From God Dieete South B )der From t enver via M un V roon and lia vy to Kmpre Ciry P\KO'A Fou B rt Wadsw .rth 1o Der tis Lake. INDIANA P-nm “:»m--l'c . i Ols, ¥Via Bcawr L 5 Dueh, S ring am's Potet, and Plot Grove, wll 1 Newton count, tu dima, to Ad-iwner, hidiann, | fean Fulton, wvia Milvll L K cvawha ‘ IOW A, | From oonsbore’ t+ Pa-ora ; From Wintersot, via Qu ley, Clarinda, aid Marysvilie, to Sa: auna o, in Missouri Fou ludiwmola, via Lawrencebury and L!burty O nire, to Chartton. ' From Chariton, Lueas ecounty, via G irden Gr«-ve, to Lion From Marshal tvan vi Vienna, W.lf G ove, B.fiecn-Bile Ge ve._ sud Gruudy Cenre,to New Harttord | From Deenrah to Hesper in Wipnes sheik coupty, | Fiom West - Mitehell in Mitcheli | Gunty, by Piymouth a-d Ma<an ‘:i'ff o Clap Lake, in Ceiro Gordo county | From Postviile, via Librand and | l‘!h!-'w. to Waukon in Alam kev county, | KAN AS. From Humboidr, Kausas, via Osave, | Catuol . Mission, and Chetopa, to lort Gih.flnn. ! Fioom Plesaut Hill, Missonri. via Bl wing Grove, to Mound (‘.i'y. Kausus | Frmn Nens’lfl F. 18, Kun as, via! Belwo t, to Syracuse, in Wi son county | From Fort Scott, via Mill Cr, ek, Da\tm,, M gplq-t,nu, and Blae Mnunds, to | Garnett, t'y weckly. ‘ From V riigris Falls, via Viggil ! to Pieasan' Grove. Fron Xema to Walnu' Hilis \ From Couucil Grove to A.biline, From Neosha Falls, via Mount A ry, to Lilterty, in Woodson counry. From Ewporia, via Madison, Shell Rock, Plei.saut Grove, and Piast Qak, to F rt Roe. From Ottumwa, via - adison, Janes ville, Kureka, and Darley’s Mills, to Salt Spring. From Enterprise, via Ottumw», Sac and Fox Agency, Greenwcod, Ottawa, and Paola, to Harrisonwville, Mixsouri. From Cou: cil Grove to Marion C.ntre From Orrawa, via J mes Carroll’s, Jack-on Mark’s, aud Minera! Poiut, to Burlington. From Medina, via Oskaloosa, Win chester, and Kaston, to Leavenworth From Lawrence, via Oskalousa, to Grasshopper Falls, From Perryville, (leeated on the route «f the I'nion Pac'tic railroad,) via O-kalvosa aud kaston, ) Leaveuworth, MAINE. From Porter, via North Parsonfield, and North Newfield, to West Newficld, in York county. From North Acton, Maine, via Wakeficld, to Union, New Hampshire. From Woodman'’s Station, via New Glou cester and West Gloucester, to North Ray mond, in Cumberland county. From Poland to West i;oland, in An droscoggin county. MASSACHUSETTS. From North Falmouth, by latchville and East Falmouth, to Waquoit, MICHIGAN. From Coopersville to Squire’s Ferry. From Coopersville, via Mansfieic{ Mills, Ravenna, Slocum’s Grove, W hitney’s Mill, and Moreland, to Squire’s Ferry. MINNESOTA. From Paynesville, by Norway Lake, to Six-mile Timber, on Chippeway river. ¥rom Hastings, via Cannon Falls, to Kenyon, v From BSaint Cloud to Ifort Ripley, on the west bauk of the Mississipni river, Irom Watertown to Glencoe. Fromm Bilue Earth ciiy, Minncsota, to Yaukton, Dakota Territory. ' From Jlutchinson, via Cedar, Greenleaf, Kandigoli, and Irving, to Torah. From Henderson, by Arlington, New Auburn, Witadan Lake, and Fort Wads worth, in Dakota Termritory, to Fort Rice, on Missouri river. NEBRASKA. From West Point, Cuzsiming county, to Rock Creek, in said county, ten miles. From Pawnee City, via Frieces Mills, Nebraska, to Seneca, in Kansas. From Dakota City, via West Point, to Columbus. I'rom Brownsville, Nebraska, to Rockport, MMissouri. From Big Sandy, Jones county, to Rose Creek, Nuckolls county. From Plattsmouth, via Glendale, South Bend, Ashland, Salt Creek. Rock Creek, Lancaster, Saline City, Saltillo, Centreville, Qiive Bras:ch, Clatona, to Beatrice, From Plattsmouth, via 8 Mile Grove, to Weeping Water. From Decatur, via Logan Valley, West Point, St. Charles, and Jalapa, to I'remont. From De Sota, via Arizonia, to Decatur. NEVADA. From Carson, by way of Ophir, Washoe Ciry, and Steamboat Springs, to iiuffaker’s Ranch, all in Nevada. From lone, by way of Cannon City, to Austin, all in Nevada. From Austin to Cortez, in Nevada. From Austin, by way of Kingston, Twin river, and San Antonio District, to Silver Peak, all in Nevada. From Virginia, by way of Sacramento District, Unionville, Star, Dunglen, and Paradise Valley, in Nevada, to Boise City, in Idaho. NEW YORK. From Unadilla, in the countfy of Otsego, via Sidney, Tompkins, and Masonville, to Cannonsville, in the County of Delaware. The roaa from South New Berlin, in the connty of Chenango, to Morris, in the county of Otsego, in the State of New York, 1s hereby geclared to be a post road. OHIO. From New Carlisle, via Brant, to Dayton. OREGON. From Auburn to Clarksville. Erom Dalles City, on the Columbia river, to Umatilla Umatilla county. From Umatilla, by Le Grand, in Union county to Baker City, in Baker county. PENNSYLVANIA. Erom Tylersport, in Montgomery county, to Seller’s Tavern, in Bucks county, VERMONT. From Rassumpsie, via South Danville, to Danville. From South Danville te West Danville. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. From Wallula. by Antorie Plants, Peru, D'Orville Lake, and Hell Gate, to Helena, Montana Tcrritor,}". WEST VIRGINIA. Change route numbered four thousand one hundreg and twenty-five, (4,125,) from Mid dletown, in Tyler county, to Ellenboro’, in Ritchie comnty; and route Sisterville, in Tyler county, to Twiggs, in Pleasant county. WISCONSIN. From Watome, Waushara county, to Grand Rapids, Wood counst& AprrroveED, March 14, 18066. CHAPTER XVIL , An act to extend the Time for the Withdrawal og; Goods. jor Consumption from public ore and bonded W{;rdwuse, and for other Piurposes. | Be it enacted by the Senate and Houss of ‘Augusta, Ga,, Thursday, M*a;fl“(-i,—fqi?. , | dvepresentatives ¢f the United Slates ((lg‘AmtrLc(. tn Congress assembled, That on and after the 1 ga.ssage of this act, and until the first day of lay, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, an(f + | goods, wares, or merchardise urder bond in any public or private bonded warehouse .| upon which the duties are unpaid, w withdrawn for consumption, and the -bend: ? | cancelled, on payment of the duties &n¢ charges prescribed by law; and anfiogoads » | wares, or merchandise deposited in bond, ir any public or g)rivate bonded warehouse, or ' | and after the first day of May aforesaid, anc ' | all goods, wares, or merchandise remaining in warehouse, under bond, on said first da) , | of May; may be withdrawn for consumptior ) | within one year from the date of origina importation, on gayment of the duties anc charges to which they may be Subg.fit by law at the time of such withdrawal} ard after the expiration of three years from'said ) | date, any foods. wares, or merchandise, in bond as aforesaid, may be withdrawn for consumption on payment of the duties ‘| assessed on the original entry and charges | and an additioral duty of ten per centum of the amount of such duties and charges. | Skc. 2. And be it further enacted, That | neither this nor any other act shall . | operate to prevent the exportation of bonded ! Emdq. wares, or merchandise from ware ouse within three years from the date '|of original importation, nor their trans | purtation in bon(? trom the port into Wwhich | thev were originally imported to any®o’ er | port or ports for the purpose of exportation ; land all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. | APPROVED, March 14, 1866. CHAPTER XVIIL - An Act to further secure American Citizens certain Privileges under jhe Treaty of ‘ Washington. ' | _Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ‘ Representatives of the Untied States of Atnerica {in Uongress assembled, 'That the produce of | the forests of the State of Maine upon the | Saint John river and its tributaries, owned by American citizens, and sawed or hewed l’m the Province of New Brungwicki by 1 American citizens, (the same bein? urmanu foetured in whole or in part,) which is pow | admitted into the ports of the United States free of duty, shall continue to be so admitted i under such regulations as the Sccfixy of |the Treasury shall from time = dime | prescribe, | BEcC. 2. And be it further enncled, That | this act shall take eficct from and after the i seventeenth dey of March, eighteen hundied and sixty-six. APPROVED, March 16, 1866. CHAPTER XIX. An Act in Relation to the Court of Claima. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fourteenth section of an act approved the third d:g/rof March, anno Domini eighteen hundred | and sixty-thiee, entitled ‘“An act to amend % an act to establish a court for the investiga | tion of claims against the United States,” rappreved February twent{;-fourth, eighteen f{lfll!}drtdj and fifty-five, be, and the same | is hereby repealed ; and from the firal judg !nwnt, or decree, in all cases heretofore de cided by the Court of Claims, of the charac | ter mentioned in the fifth section of said act ' of March third, eighteen hundred and sixty | three, an appeal shall be allowed to the ' Supreme Court of the United States, at any | time within ninety days after the passage of Ithis act, except in such cases where the | amounts found due by said Court have been | paid at the treasury. SEC. 2. And be it ffm'flm' enacted, That the regular sessson of the Court of Claims shall hereafter commence on the first Mon § day of December in each year. . Brc. 3. And be it further enacted, That at ' the end of every term of the Court of Claims, the Clerk of said Court transmit a copy of ' the decisions thereof to the heads of Depart ments; to the Solicitor, Comptrollers, and 'Auditors of the 'l‘reasurfr; to the Commis 'sioners of the General Land Office and of Indian Affairs; to the Chiefs of Bureaus; | and to other officers charied with adjusting claims agains the United States. : ~ APrrQVED, March 17, 1866. CHAPTER XX. An Aect to amend ar Act to extend the Char ter of the President and Directors of the Fireman's Insurauce Company of Wash ington and Georgetown in the Listricet of Columbia Be it enac’ed by the Senate and FHouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 'That the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sections ot the act to incorporate the president and di rectors of the F}i)rcmen’s Insurance Company of Washington and Georgetown in the District of Columbia, approved March third. eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and which wasextended by theactapproved Feb ruary seventh, eighteen hundred and fiftg seven, be and the same hereby are, repealed; the fire companies which existed at the fime of the passage of said acts, and upon which existence said sections were based, having ceased to exist. ;; ; Sec. 2. And be it further enaved, That the stock of said Firemen's Insurince Com- | pany shall be issued, sold, transiered, and | hvlc{ in the same manner that the same might have been issued, sold, thrgsferred. and held had those sections never ¢xisted. | APPROVED, March 17, 1866. ! e 3 CHAPTER XXIL | } An Actto amend an Aet entifled ‘An Act to | incorporate a national military &ynd _naval | Asylum, for the Relig‘eof the totddy disabled Officers and Men of voluntedt Forces of the United States. k. | Be # enacted by the Senate arfl House of | Represertatic. s of the U nat a.o ares o America \in Congress ¢:sembled, That the Fresident of !the United S ates, Secreiary of War, Chief | Justice of the United States, and such other ns as from time to time may hereafter E:m:ssociated with them, according to the provisions of this act, are hereby constituted ard established a board of mana%m of an establishment for the care and relief of the disubled volunteers of the United States army, to be known bK the name and stf'le of “The National Asylum for Disabled | Volunteer Soldiers,” ard have Eergetual Isuccession, with powers to take, hold, and convey real and personal properg'. establish |8 common scal, and to sue and be sued in lcourts of law and exiuity; and to make by- Jaws. rules, and regulations for carrying on the business and goverrment of the asylum, and affix penalties tl ereto: Preeiled, That such by-laws, rules, and regulations are not inconsistent with the laws of the United States. - SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That the business of said asylum shall te managed bly a board of twelve maragers. who shall elect from their own number a pres dent who shall be the chief executive offi er of the board, two vice-presidents, and a secre tary; ard seven of Sxe board. of whom the president or one of the vice-presidents shall be one, shall form a quorum for the transac tion of busiess at any meeting of the board. ' SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the board of managers shall be comj osed of the President and Secretary of War and Chief Justice of the United States, ex officio, during their terms of ofi’ce, together with nine other citizers ot the Uniwa Sta es, not members of Corgress, no two of whom shall be residents of the same State, but who shall all be recidents of States which furnished crganized bodies of soldiers to aid in the late war for the suppression of the rebellion. (no person being ever eligible who gave aid or countenance to the rebellion,) to be selec ted by joint resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives immediatelg' after the i)assafe of this act, The term of oflice shall be for six years, and until others are appointed in their places, after the first elec- | tion, which shall be of three for six years, three for four vears, and three for two years, to be determined by the order in which they shall be named in the resolution. New elections shail be made by joint resolution of Congress. snd vacancies by death, resigna tion, or otherwise, to be filled in like man ner. No member of the board of managers shall receive ary compensation ag such mem ber; but his travelling and other actual ex penses While upon the busiress of the asy lum may be paid. But any member of the beard having other duties connected with the assyluin may receive a reasonable com- Eenssation therefor, to be determined by the oar SEC. 4. And de st further enacted, That the board of managers shall have authority to procure for early uce at suitable -places, sites for military asylums for all persons sérvirg in the army of the United States at any time in the war of the rebellion not pro vided for bfy existing laws. who have been or may hereafter be disqualified for procuring their own maintenance and support by reason of wounds received or sickness con tracted while in the line of their duty during the present rebellion, and to have the neces sary buildings erected, having due regard to the health of location, facility of access, and (:aé)acity to accommodate the persons provi vided for in this act. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That for the establichment ard support of this asylum there shall be appropriated all st(;F pages or fines adjudged against any such ofli cers and soldiers by sentence of court-mar ti]al or military commission, over ard above the amounts necessary for the reimburse ment of the Goverument or of individuals; all forfeitures on account of desertion from such service; and all moneys due such' de ceased officers and soldiers, which now are or may be unclaimed for thrbe years after the death of &uch officers and soldiers, to be repaid on the demand of the heirs or legal ref»resentatives of such deceased officers or soldiers. And the said board of manragers are hereby authorized to receive all dona tions of money or property made by any person or persons for the benefit of the asylum, and to hold or dispose of the came | for ita sole and exclugive use. | SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That | the officers of the asylum shall consist of :xf governor, a deputy goverror, a secretary, and | a treasurer. and such other officers as 'hei board of maragers may deem necessary, to| be apgmimed from disabled officers serv g as before mentior d, ard they may be ap- | pointed and removed from time to time, 1s | the interests of the msuiutoL ay require, by | the board of managers. { SEC. 7. And beit further enacted, That the following persons only shall be entitled | to the benct{gts of the asylum, and may be admitted thereto, upon the recommerndation of three of the board of managers, ngmelgz ‘ All officers and soldiers who served in 1t e‘ late war for the suppression of the rebellion, | and not provided fI(J)r by existing lJaws, who have been or may be disabled b{) wounds | received or sickness contracted in the line of | their duty; ard such of these as have neither | wife, child, nor parent dependent uponl them, on becoming inmates of this asylum, or receiving relie% therefrom, shall aSSI%D thereto their pensions when required by the board of managers, during the time they shall remain therein or receive its benefits. SEC. 8 And be if further enacted, That the board of managers shall make an annual re- | port of the condition of the asylum to Con cTess on the first Monday of every January | after the passage of this act; and it shall be | the duty of the said board to’ examine and audit the-accounts of the treasurer and visit the asylum quarterly. - . - | flfiyo:v;lgdbcfi%rfln enacied, Thal all | NTR T T TSN g T NOERER ST WA N . AN, Y SR | Lereby, made subject to the rules and articies ot war, ard will be governed thereby in the same mani ¢r as if they werein the ammy of the United States. BEc. 10. And de it further enacted, That the margers of the asylum shall have power and authori'% to aid persons who are entitled to its benefits by out-door relief in such manrer and to such extentas they may deem J)roper. provided such relief shall ot ! exceed the average cost of maintaining an inmate of the asgrlfim. SEc, 11. And be it {uflhflmacled. That so much of the act to which this is an amexd ment as provids for the establishment of a naval in cornection with a military asylum ard s 6 much of said act as provides that all stoppages of fines adjudged agairst naval oflicers and scemien by sentence of courts martial or military commission, all forfei-. fures on account of desertiors from the raval service. and all moreys due to de ceased naval cfficers ar.d seamen which are or may be nnclaimed for three years after the death of such oflicers or seamen, <hall be, appropriated for the establishment of the asylum and provided for by (his att ard the act of which it is amendatory; be, and the same is hereby, repealed. SEc. 12. And be 3! {mflzefr enaeted. That all the property of the United States now at loint EO{)kont. St. Mary's eotnty, Mary lay d; <hall be ard becomeé the ;l)roperly of the asylum so soon as a title to the catisfac tion_u¥ the board of managers shall be made to the asylum of at least atin-t-. hundred acres . of lard, including that on which said prop erty of the Urited States I 8 now built and mantained or held. ; SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That Congress may at any time hereafter alter, amenrd, or repleal this aét, ArrroveD, March 21, 18686, CHAPTER XXIIL An Act quieting Doubls in relation to the Validity of certain Locations of Landsin the State of Missouri, made by Virtue of . Certificates issued under the A{;t of . Con grem of February the seventeenth cighteen wndred and er‘tem. De it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all locations of lands in the State of Missouri, purporting to Lave been made by virtae of certificates istued urder the act of Congress, epproved February the seventeenth, eighteen fnur;dred ard fifteen, entitled “*Ar act for the lelief of the inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid, in the Missouri 'Territory, who suffered by earth};uakes.” which are invalid in cous«guenceo having beern made or lo cated after the expiration of the time specificd by law for making said locations, shall be, and the same are hereby declared to be, as valid, ard as birding, as if the said locations had been made ang fully com pleted within the time prescribed by law, provided said locatiors shall be according fo law in all other respects; but the foregoing provisiovrs of this section shall not apply to, compreherd, irclide, or exterd to any lard within township fosty-five, north of the base line, in range seven, east of the fifth Erincipal meridian lize in said Siate of lissouri. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the United States dohereby grant. relinquish, and convey, in fee simple, and in full proj:- erty, to James Y. O’Carroll; or his legal representatives, all of the right, title, aid interest of the United States in and to all of the land within survey number Iwo thousand four hundred and nivety-eight, in townchip forty-five, north of the base fine in range seven @ast of the fifth principal meridian line, in the State of xclissouri. being the same land that was located by virtue of certificate number one hundred ard fifty, issued to the said James Y. (o’Carrol), - or his legal representatives, urder tlié act of Congress approved February the seventeenth, eighiteen hundred and fifteen, entitled *“*An act for the relief of the inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid, in the Missouri - Territory, who suffered h?r ealthquakes”: Provided, however, 'lhat notiiing in this sec tion shall grant, relinquish, or convey the whole or any part of any lot, tract, piece, or parcel of land in said township, wlich has been heretofore confirmed by theé Urited States to any person or persons, or to the legal representatives of duiy person or per- - sons: And provided further, That nothing in this act shall be =0 construed as to invalidate or impair any patent heretofore issued by the United States, or shall in anv manner abridge, divest, impair, injure, o prejudice any valid adverse right, “title. o 1 Interest Or any Person or persors i or to aiy portion of part of the aforesaid lard whicl 12 granted, reliLquished, and conveyed by this get, ‘ e : APPROVED, March 21, 1864 CHAPTER XXIV. An Act more effectually to provide for the Puniskment of certain Crimes against the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and Howse of Representatives of the United States of Americ in Congress assembled, That if any ‘person or persons shall faisely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit; or cause or procureto be falcely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited; or willingly aid or assist in the false making, altering. forging, or counterféiting any bord, bid, proposal, guarantee: security, official bond. public record, affidavit, or other writing for the purpose of defratidirg” the United States; or shall utter or Bub]’sh . as true, or cause 1o be uttered or published, as true, any such false, forged, altered or counterfeited bond, bid, proposals, guaran tee, security, official bend, public revord, aflidavit, or other Wfiting-for the of defranding the United States, knbglng the . sathe to be false, forged, altered, or coun s Mnudm"MPon i 1\0.3 3