ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS
OF THE
FIRST SESSION
OF THE
PROVISIONAL CONGRESS
OF THE
CONFEDERATE STATES,
HELD AT MONTGOMERY , ALA.
RICHMOND
ENQUIRER BOOK AND JOB PRESS.
BY TYLER, WISE, ALLEGRE & SMITH.
1861.
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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS.
No. 1.] A RESOLUTION
To appoint Messrs. Reid
& Shorter Printers to the Congress.
Resolved,
That Messrs. Reid & Shorter be appointed printers to this Congress while it
holds its sessions in Montgomery; and that all the work to be done, shall, in
style and quality, equal that done for the State of Alabama, and shall be paid
for at the same proportionate rates of compensation.
ADOPTED
No. 2] A RESOLUTION
Accepting the
appropriation of Five hundred Thousand
Dollars, made by the General Assembly of the State of
Alabama
1st. Resolved
by the Confederate States of America in Congress assembled, That this
Congress accept the liberal offer of the General Assembly of the State of
Alabama, to place at the disposal of this body the sum of five hundred thousand
dollars as a loan to the Government of the Confederacy now being formed.
2d. Resolved by
the authority aforesaid, That this Congress place
the highest appreciation upon this generous, patriotic and considerate action
of the State of
ADOPTED
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No. 3.] A RESOLUTION
For the preservation of
the Records of Congress.
WHEREAS, It is
necessary that the records of this Congress be placed in a condition of safety,
and those pertaining to proceedings with closed doors in a condition of secrecy,
therefore,
Resolved by the
Confederate States of
ADOPTED
No. 4.] A RESOLUTION
In regard to the State
of North Carolina
from said State to this Congress.
WHEREAS, The people of
Be it therefore
resolved, That this Congress receive with pleasure
the Commissioners from the State of
ADOPTED
No. 5.] AN ACT
To continue in force
certain laws of the United States of
America
America
Be it enacted
by the Confederate States of
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on the first day of November last, and not
inconsistent with the Constitution of the Confederate States, be and the same
are hereby continued in force until altered or repealed by the Congress.
ADOPTED
No. 6.] A RESOLUTION
In relation to the
occupation of the Forts and Arsenals, &c.
Resolved by the
Congress of the Confederate States of America, That this Government takes
under its charge the questions and difficulties now existing between the
several States of this Confederacy, and the Government of the United States of
America, relating to the occupation of forts, arsenals, navy yards, and other
public establishments; and that the President of the Congress be directed to
communicate this resolution to the several States of this Confederacy through
the respective Governors thereof.
ADOPTED
No. 9.] A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the
Secretary of Congress to arrange for Publication
the Provisional Constitution for the Government
of the Confederate States of America
Signatures of Members of Congress, &c.
Resolved by the
Confederate States of
ADOPTED
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No. 11.] A RESOLUTION
To authorize the Judiciary Committee to
have such matter
printed as they may desire to lay before the Congress.
Resolved by the
Confederate States of
ADOPTED
No. 12] AN ACT
To continue in office the Officers
connected with the Collection
of the Customs in the Confederate States of America
SECTION
1. Be it enacted by the Confederate States of America in Congress
assembled, That the several officers who, at the time of the adoption of
the Constitution of the Provisional Government of these States, held and
exercised any office connected with the collection of the customs, duties and
imports in the several States of this Confederacy, or as assistant treasurers
entrusted with keeping the moneys arising therefrom,
are hereby appointed to the several offices which at the said date they
respectively held; and they shall have the same powers, be subject to the same
duties, and be entitled to the same salaries, fees and emoluments as are set
forth and provided in and by the laws of the United States of America, until
the first day of April next: Provided, That the maximum of compensation
which each collector shall receive from all sources shall not exceed the rate
of five thousand dollars per annum.
SEC.
2. Each collector so appointed, shall within two weeks from the date of
this act, execute to the Confederate States of America, a bond in the same
amount and subject to a like condition with his last bond to the United States
of America, with sureties to be approved by a judge of any superior or circuit
court of the State where such collector is located. And each of the other
officers shall, within one week after the collector shall have entered upon the
discharge of his duties, execute to the Confederate States of
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SEC.
3. The said several officers shall take an oath before a magistrate,
well and faithfully to discharge the duties of his office, and to support the
Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of
America, which said oath shall be endorsed upon the bond; and the bond shall be
filed in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, or in such other place as
he may direct.
ADOPTED
No. 13.] A RESOLUTION
To continue in office
the Officers of the Customs.
Resolved by the
Confederate States of America in Congress assembled, That until otherwise
provided, the several officers connected with the collection of the customs,
duties and imposts in the several States of this Confederacy, be and they are
hereby confirmed and continued as officers of the Government of the Confederate
States of America, with their present salaries and emoluments, until the first
day of April next; and that the Secretary of the Treasury be instructed to
report to Congress a plan, to go into effect at the said date, whereby the
expenses of collecting the revenue at each custom house shall be diminished at
least fifty per cent.
ADOPTED
No. 14.] A RESOLUTION
Giving certain powers
to the Committee of Naval Affairs.
Resolved by the
Confederate States of
ADOPTED
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No. 15.] A RESOLUTION
To provide for Printing
for the Committees of the Congress.
Resolved by the
Confederate States of
ADOPTED