board. SEC. 5582. The regents shall meet in the city of Washington and elect, Organization of one of their number as chancellor, who shall be the presiding officer of the Board of Regents, and called the chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution, and a suitable person as Secretary of the institution, who shall also be the secretary of the Board of Regents. The board shall also elect three of their own body as an executive committee, and the regents shall fix on the time for the regular meetings of the board; and, on application of any three of the regents to the Secretary of the institution, it shall be his duty to appoint a special meeting of the Board of Regents, of which he shall give notice, by letter, to each of the members; and, at any meeting of the board, five shall constitute a quorum to do business. Each member of the board shall be paid his necessary traveling and other actual expenses, in attending meetings of the board, which shall be audited by the executive committee, and recorded by the Secretary of the board; but his service as regent shall be gratuitous. retary. SEC. 5583. The Secretary of the Board of Regents shall take charge of Duties of Secthe building and property of the institution, and shall, under their direction, make a fair and accurate record of all their proceedings, to be preserved in the institution; and shall also discharge the duties of librarian and of keeper of the museum, and may, with the consent of the Board of Regents, employ assistants. SEC. 5586. Whenever suitable arrangements can be made from time to Reception and time for their reception, all objects of art and of foreign and curious re- arrangement of search, and all objects of natural history, plants, and geological and specimens and objects of art. mineralogical specimens, belonging to the United States, which may be in the city of Washington, in whosesoever custody they may be, shall be delivered to such persons as may be authorized by the Board of Regents to receive them, and shall be so arranged and classified in the building erected for the institution as best to facilitate the examination and study of them; and whenever new specimens in natural history, geology, or mineralogy are obtained for the museum of the institution, by exchanges of duplicate specimens, which the regents may in their discretion make, or by donation, which they may receive, or otherwise, the regents shall cause such new specimens to be appropriately classed and arranged. The minerals, books, manuscripts, and other property of James Smithson, which have been received by the Government of the United States, shall be preserved separate and apart from other property of the Institution. Sec. SUPPLIES. See CONTRACTS. STATE DEPARTMENT. See DEPARTMENT OF STATE. STATIONERY. See CONTRACTS. STORE-KEEPERS. See under CIVIL ENGINEERS. SUPREME COURT, &c. SURGEONS AND ASSISTANT SURGEONS. 5263. Use of public domain, &c. 5264. Use of materials from public lands. 5265. These rights not transferable. TELEGRAPHS. Sec. 5267. Government entitled to purchase lines. Title 65. Use of public SEC. 5263. Any telegraph company now organized, or which may hereafter be organized, under the laws of any State, shall have the right to construct, maintain, and operate lines of telegraph through and over domain, &c. any portion of the public domain of the United States, over and along Use of materi lands. any of the military or post roads of the United States which have been or may hereafter be declared such by law, and over, under, or across the navigable streams or waters of the United States; but such lines of telegraph shall be so constructed and maintained as not to obstruct the navigation of such streams and waters, or interfere with the ordinary travel on such military or post roads. SEC. 5264. Any telegraph company organized under the laws of any als from public State shall have the right to take and use from the public lands through which its lines of telegraph may pass, the necessary stone, timber, and other materials for its posts, piers, stations, and other needful uses in the construction, maintenance, and operation of its lines of telegraph, and may pre-empt and use such portion of the unoccupied public lands subject to pre-emption through which their lines of telegraph may be located as may be necessary for their stations, not exceeding forty acres for each station; but such stations shall not be within fifteen miles of each other. Government to These rights SEC. 5265. The rights and privileges granted under the provisions of not transferable. the act of July twenty-four, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," or under this Title, shall not be transferred by any company acting thereunder to any other corporation, association, or person. SEC. 5266. Telegrams between the several Departments of the Govhave priority in ernment and their officers and agents, in their transmission over the transmission of lines of any telegraph company to which has been given the right of way, timber, or station lands from the public domain shall have priority over all other business, at such rates as the Postmaster-General shall annually fix. And no part of any appropriation for the several Depart ments of the Government shall be paid to any company which neglects or refuses to transmit such telegrams in accordance with the provisions of this section. messages. Government chase lines. SEC. 5267. The United States may, for postal, military, or other purentitled to pur- poses, purchase all the telegraph lines, property, and effects of any or all companies acting under the provisions of the act of July twentyfourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," or under this Title, at an appraised value, to be ascertained by five competent, disinterested persons, two of whom shall be selected by the Postmaster-General of the United States, two by the company interested, and one by the four so previously selected. Acceptance of SEC. 5268. Before any telegraph company shall exercise any of the obligation to be powers or privileges conferred by law such company shall file their written acceptance with the Postmaster-General of the restrictions and obligations required by law. filed. SEC. 5269. Whenever any telegraph company, after having filed its Penalty for refusal to transmit written acceptance with the Postmaster-General of the restrictions and dispatches. obligations required by the act approved July tweny-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," or by this Title, shall, by its agents or employés, refuse or neglect to transmit any such telegraphic communications as are provided for by the aforesaid act, or by this Title, or by the provisions of section two hundred and twenty-one, Title "THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR," authorizing the Secretary of War to provide for taking meteorological observations at the military stations and other points of the interior of the continent, and for giving notice on the northern lakes and sea-board of the approach and force of storms, such telegraph company shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for each such refusal or neglect. Feb. 4, 1874. An act in relation to the lines of telegraph connecting the Capitol with the various Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the lines of telegraph, connecting the Capitol with the various Departments in Washington, constructed under and by virtue of the act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other pur- [From an act making an appropriation to pay the operators of the Government tele- Provided, That said lines of telegraph shall be for the use only of March 7, 1874, Senators, Members of Congress, Judges of the United States courts, and officers of Congress and of the Executive Departments, and solely on public business. Approved, March 7, 1874. Mileage. SEC. 1566. An allowance of ten cents a mile may be made to officers Title 15, Chap. 8. in the naval service, and store-keepers on foreign stations for traveling expenses when under orders. And an allowance may be made to officers traveling in foreign countries under orders, for expenses of transportation of baggage necessarily incurred. And no officer shall be paid mileage, except for travel actually performed at his own expense and in obedience to orders. [See acts infra.] An act making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending * * Provided, That only actual traveling expenses shall be allowed to any person holdir g employment or appointment under the United States, and all allowances for mileages and transportation in excess of the amount actually paid are hereby declared illegal; and no credit shall be allowed to any of the disbursing officers of the United States for payment or allowances in violation of this provision. Approved June 16, 1874. * * * An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes. * June 6, 1874. Traveling ex penses. Provided, That no allowance shall be made in the settlement of Jan. 18, 1875. any account for traveling expenses unless the same be incurred on the order of the Secretary of the Navy, or the allowance be approved by him. Approved January 18, 1875. Proviso. 5334. Inciting or engaging in rebellion or insurrection. 5335. Criminal correspondence with foreign gov. ernments. 5336. Seditious conspiracy. 5337. Recruiting soldiers or sailors to serve against the United States. 5333. Enlistment to serve against the United SEC. 1033. When any person is indicted of treason, a copy of the Title 13, Chap. 18. indictment and a list of the jury, and of the witnesses to be produced on the trial for proving the indictment, stating the place of abode of Copy of indicteach juror and witness, shall be delivered to him at least three entire jurors and wit ment and list of livered to pris nesses to be de- days before he is tried for the same. When any person is indicted of oner in capital any other capital offense, such copy of the indictment and list of the jurors and witnesses shall be delivered to him at least two entire days before the trial. cases. Persons indict SEC. 1034. Every person who is indicted of treason, or other capital ed for capital crime, shall be allowed to make his full defense by counsel learned in crimes entitled the law; and the court before which he is tried, or some judge thereof, to counsel and to shall immediately, upon his request, assign to him such counsel, not compel witnessexceeding two, as he may desire, and they shall have free access to him at all seasonable hours. He shall be allowed, in his defense, to make any proof that he can produce by lawful witnesses, and shall have the like process of the court to compel his witnesses to appear at his trial, as is usually granted to compel witnesses to appear on behalf of the prosecution. es. Title 28, Chap. 3. Sending seditious messages; penalty. SEC. 2111. Every person who sends any talk, speech, message, or letter to any Indian nation, tribe, chief, or individual, with an intent to produce a contravention or infraction of any treaty or law of the United States, or to disturb the peace and tranquillity of the United States, is liable to a penalty of two thousand dollars. Carrying sedi- SEC. 2112. Every person who carries or delivers any talk, message, tious messages; speech, or letter, intended to produce a contravention or infraction of penalty. any treaty or law of the United States, or to disturb the peace or tranquillity of the United States, knowing the contents thereof, to or from any Indian nation, tribe, chief, or individual, from or to any person or persons whatever, residing within the United States, or from or to any subject, citizen, or agent of any foreign power or state, is liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars. Indians to war; Correspondence SEC. 2113. Every person who carries on a correspondence, by letter with foreign na- or otherwise, with any foreign nation or power, with an intent to induce tions, to excite such foreign nation or power to excite any Indian nation, tribe, chief, or individual, to war against the United States, or to the violation of any existing treaty; or who alienates, or attempts to alienate, the confidence of any Indian or Indians from the Government of the United States, is liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars. [See § 5335.] penalty. Title 70, Chap. 2. Treason. treason. Mis prision treason. of Inciting or en lion or insurrec tion. SEC. 5331. Every person owing allegiance to the United States who levies war against them, or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason. SEC. 5332. Every person guilty of treason shall suffer death; or, at the discretion of the court, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five years, and fined not less than ten thousand dollars, to be levied on and collected out of any or all of his property, real and personal, of which he was the owner at the time of committing such treason, any sale or conveyance to the contrary notwithstanding; and every person so convicted of treason shall, moreover, be incapable of holding any office under the United States. SEC. 5333. Every person, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, who conceals, and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President or to some judge of the United States, or to the governor, or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of misprision of treason, and shall be imprisoned not more than seven years, and fined not more than one thousand dollars. SEC. 5334. Every person who incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages gaging in rebel- in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States, or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be punished by imprisonment not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by both of such punish ments; and shall, moreover, be incapable of holding any office under the United States. [See §§ 5297-5322, INSURRECTION.] ments. Criminal correSEC. 5335. Every citizen of the United States, whether actually resispondence with dent or abiding within the same, or in any foreign country, who, withforeign govern- out the permission or authority of the Government, directly or indirectly, commences or carries on any verbal or written correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government, or any officer or agent thereof, with an intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government, or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the Government of the United States; and every person, being a citizen of, or resident within, the United States, and not duly authorized, who counsels, advises, or assists in any such correspondence, with such intent, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment during a term not less than six months, nor more than three years; but nothing in this section shall be construed to abridge the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government, or any of its agents or subjects. [See § 1738 DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS, and § 2113.] SEC. 5336. If two or more persons in any State or Territory conspire Seditious to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the spiracy. United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof; or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States; or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof; each of them shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars; or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for a period not less than six mouths, nor more than six years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. [See § 5518, INSURRECTION.] con SEC. 5337. Every person who recruits soldiers or sailors within the Recruiting solUnited States to engage in armed hostility against the same, or who diers or sailors to opens within the United States a recruiting station for the enlisment United States. serve against the of such soldiers or sailors, to serve in any manner in armed hostility against the United States, shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned not less than one year, nor more than five years. Enlistment to SEC. 5338. Every soldier or sailor enlisted or engaged within the United States, with intent to serve in armed hostility against the same, serve against the shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment not less than one year, nor more than three years. United States. 3591. The Treasury of the United States. 3592. Certain mints and assay-offices to be deposit ories. 3593. Public moneys subject to draft of Treasurer. 3595. Assistant treasurers at other places than Washington. 5153. National banks as depositories. Treasurer. SEC. 301. There shall be in the Department of the Treasury a Treas- Title 7, Chap. 5. urer of the United States, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be entitled to a salary of six thousand five hundred dollars a year. SEC. 302. The Treasurer shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give bond, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and by the First Comptroller, in the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, payable to the United States, with condition for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and for the fidelity of the persons to be by him employed, which bond shall be lodged in the office of the First Comptroller. SEC. 303. There shall be in the Department of the Treasury an Assist- Assistant Treasant Treasurer of the United States, who shall be appointed by the urer. President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be entitled to a salary of two thousand eight hundred dollars a year.* SEC. 304. The Treasurer may, in his discretion, with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, authorize the Assistant Treasurer to act ant Treasurer in the place and discharge any or all the duties of the Treasurer of the United States. When Assist may act as Treas urer. Duties of the SEC. 305. The Treasurer shall receive and keep the moneys of the United States, and disburse the same upon warrants drawn by the Sec- Treasurer. retary of the Treasury, countersigned by either Comptroller, and recorded by the Register, and not otherwise. He shall take receipts for all moneys paid by him, and shall give receipts for all moneys received by him; and all receipts for moneys received by him shall be indorsed upon warrants signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, without which Now three thousand eight hundred dollars. |