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826 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. S s s . L C m 68 , 64. 1861.

-urityth be by the superintendent of police and by the sergeants of police, and for thegeyt6 ' taking by members of the police force of an oath of offie, and the regis-and astoan oath try of the same, which oath of office may be taken before any comwis-Of foe. sioner of police, who is hereby empowered to administer the same.

Appropriation. SzC. 28 . And be it furtAer enacted, That there be , and is hereby, ap-propriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

or the purpose of carrying this act into effect, including the payment ofsalaries and all other necessary charges and expenses of. the "Metro-politan Police," for the year eiling June thirty, eighteen hundred andsixty-two, in addition to the balance of the appropriation made by the

1861,cl. 4L act approved February twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty [one,)l "for theAnte,P. 144. compensation of the auxiliary. guard, and on e lieutenant, and for fuel, oil,

and lamps, and for twenty policemen," which balance is hereby directedto be applied to the purposes of this act, the sum of sixty thousanddollars.

reapng SEC. 29 . And be it .further enacted, That all statutes, parts of stat-utes, and provisions of law inconsistent with the provisions of this act,are hereby repealed.

APPROVED,August 6, 1861.

August 6, 1801. CH". LXIIL - An At t iCesas the f of the Privates in the BRcua Army and inthe olunteenin Ie Serviceof te nktd States, and for othe Pwposee.

Be it enacted &j tMe Senate and House of Representativesof te Uniedray of pivates States of America in Congress assembled, That the pay of the privates

ineia ary. in th e regular army and volunteers in the service of the United States bePat, p. 54 . thirteen dollars per month for three years from and after the passage of

this act and until otherwise fixed by law.When pa y of SEC. 2. And be it .furthler enacted, That the provisions of the act enti-

volunteea to fled "An Act for the Relief of the Ohio and other Volunteers," approvedeommenee. July twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty one, be and the same are

186, e is 6Awe, p. 27 . hereby extended to all volunteers mustered into the service of the UnitedStates, .whether for one, two, or three years, or for and during the war.

Aetproc a SEC. . And be it further enacted, That all the acts, proclamations,tio de:=_ and orders of the President of the United States after the fourth ofof the Prsdetlegled. March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, respecting the army and navy ofProl e. .. -7. the United States, and calling out or relating to the militia or volunteers

Post, pp. 1258- from the States, are hereby approved and in all respects legalized and3251. made valid, to the same intent and with the same effect as if they had

been issued and done under the previous express authority and directionof the Congress of the United States.

APPRovED, August 6, 1861.

Augsa 9,1861. CAP. LXIV.-An Atn r e q i , an Oath of Allace_, and taofwpcr the Cbanw-i o n f the United. 9tate, to be adoinisured to cetain Pereo" in civil rvice of

the Uid States.

Be it enacted & tAe Senate and Bouse of Representatives of the VnitedPeuao in the States gf America in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the

cvl serfeve o heads of the several departments to cause to be administered to each andt.t every offier, clerk, or employ6, now in their respective departments, or

,in any way connected therewith, or who shall hereafter in any way be-come connected therewith, the following oath, viz.: "I do solemnly swear

FPoa efetl. (o r affirm, as the case may be) that I will support, protect, and defendthe Constitution and Government of the United States against all ene-mies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, alle-

ie, and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution, or law of any

State Convention or Legislature to the contrary notwithstanding; and,further, that I do this with a full determination, pledge, and purpose,without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever; and, further, that

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