THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Srsss. I. Ch. 179, 180. 1860. 79 ferred by the provisions of the seventh and eighth sections of this act for trial of offences or misdemeanors. SEC· 31. And be it further enacted, That all marriages in the presence Mmi¤g¢¤ 0f any consular oilioer in s foreign country, between persons who would Qggffzfurjgu be authorized to marry if residing in the District of Columbia, shall have omesr. the same force and eitect, and shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as if the said marriage had been solemnized within the United States. And in all cases of marriage before any consular officer, the said consular officer shall give to each of the parties s. certificate of such marriage, and Certificate shall also send a certificate thereof to the Department of State, there to *h°”°°’i be kept; which certiicate shall specify the names of the parties, their ages, places of birth, and residence. SEO. 32. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts in- Repeeliug consistent with the provisions of this act shall be, and the same are here- °l“““· by, repealed. SEO. 33. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect on When swtw the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty. t°‘k° °K°°°’ Approved, June 22, 1860. Crux-. CLXXX.——-An Act authorizing a Lap? and providing for the Redemption of Treas- June 22, 1860. ury vtes. ;"""_' Be it enacted by the Se nate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and hereby is, authorized, at any time within twelve $21»°°°»°°° months from the passage of this act, to borrow, on the credit of the United g°1,’;g;el,:;>Yry°;;vai.,°} States, a sum not exceeding twenty-one millions of dollars, or so much urynotes,&o. thereof as, in his opinion, the exigencies of the public service may require, to be used in the redemption of Treasury notes now outstanding and to replace in the Treasury any amount of said notes which shall have been paid and received for public dues, and for no other purposes. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That stock shall be issued for the Stock tons isamount so borrowed, bearing interest, not exceeding six per centum per *;}*2 annum, and to be reimbursed within a period not beyond twenty years 38:%,,; I and not less than ten years; and the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is Certificates. hereby authorized, with the consent of the President, to cause certificates of stock to be prepared, which shall be signed by the Register, and sealed with the seal of the Treasury Department, for the amount so borrowed, in favor of the parties lending the same, or their assigns, which certificates may be transferred on the books of the Treasury, under such regulations as may be established by the Secretary of the Treasury; Provided, That no certificate shall be issued for a less sum than one thousand dollars; Tube in sums And provided also, That, whenever required, the Secretary of the Treas- ;§‘})‘Q’Ol°s° thm ury may cause coupons of semiannual interest payable thereon to be {vm; coupons attached to certificates issued under this act; and any certificate with such X;¤<i¤ ¤>q¤i¥¤d· coupons of interest attached may be assigned and transferred by delivery th;.`§?,{°°°° of the same, instead of being transferred on the books of the treasury. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That before awarding said loan, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to be inserted in two of the public newspapers of the city of Washington, and in one or more public pmpowsmbe newspapers in other cities of the United States, public notice that sealed ¤dV¢¤’*i¤¢d forproposals for such loan will be received until a certain day, to be specified in such notice, not less than thirty days from its first insertion in a Washington newspaper; and such notice shall state the amount of the loan, at what periods the money shall be paid, if by instalments, and at what places. Such sealed proposals shall be opened, on the day appointed in when fp bg the notice, in the presence of such persons as may choose to attend, and €§>§;¤;i(;¤*;eg¤* the proposals decided by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall accept P ' the most favorable offered by responsible bidders for said stock. And the
