PUBLIC ACTS OF THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the seventh day of December, 1885, and was adjourned without day on Thursday, the fifth day of August, 1886.
GROVER CLEVELAND, President; JOHN SHERMAN was elected President of the Senate pro tempore on the seventh day of December, 1885, and continued so to act until the end of the session; JOHN G. CARLISLE was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on the seventh day of December, 1885.
Chap. 3.—An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a duplicate certificate of deposit to the People’s National Bank of Lawrenceburgh, Indiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Duplicate certificate of deposit to People's National Bank, Lawrenceburgh, Ind.the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue and cause to be issued to the People’s National Bank of Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, a duplicate certificate of deposit numbered E thirty-five thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight, for the sum of ten thousand dollars, issued by the assistant treasurer of the United States at Cincinnati to the People’s National Bank of Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, upon such evidence of loss, and upon execution of such bonds of indemnity to the United States, and under such regulations in regard to issue and payment as he shall prescribe. Approved, January 19, 1886
Chap. 4.—An act to provide for the performance of the duties of the office of President in case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability both of the President and Vice-President.
Provision for Acting President should vacanccy occur in both offices.in case of removal, death, resignation, or inability of both the President and Vice-President of the United States, the Secretary of State, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Secretary of the Treasury, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Secretary of War, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Attorney-General, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Postmaster-General, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Secretary of the Navy, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Secretary of the Interior, shall act as President until the disability of the President or Vice-President is removed or a President shall be elected: Provided, Proviso.
That whenever the powers and duties of the office of President of the United States shall devolve upon any of the persons named herein, if Congress be not then in session, or if it would not meet in accordance with law within twenty days thereafter, it shall be the duty of the person upon whom said powers and duties shall devolve to issue a proclamation convening
