Discretionary power conferred ping and disciplining, and for the transportation and subsistence of the militia of this Commonwealth, or in any way connected therewith, are hereby ratified and confirmed, and all acts done by the governor and the council, or under his or their direction, are hereby approved, ratified and confirmed. SECTION 2. The governor, with the advice of the counupon executive. cil, is hereby vested with full power and authority to take such measures as may be deemed best to provide for the arming, equipping and disciplining, and for the transportation and subsistence of so much of the military force of this Commonwealth as may, in his judgment, be needed for defending, sustaining and maintaining in its full integrity, the authority of the government of the United States, and the constitution and laws thereof; and to this end he may, with the advice of the council, appoint and commission all needful officers and agents, and may fix their rank and pay. May appoint needful officers. Powers to negotiate with United SECTION 3. The governor and council are hereby authoStates, conferred. rized and empowered to negotiate, adjust and settle all questions, accounts, matters and things between this Commonwealth and the United States, in any way arising from or growing out of the contracts and expenditures in the preceding sections mentioned, and out of the expenditures which may be made under the provisions of any act to provide for the public defence, or for the discipline and instruction of a military force. May pay troops and arrange for remuneration with U. States. Union Fund, cre ation of, and issue of scrip authorized. SECTION 4. The governor, with the advice of the council, is hereby authorized to pay out of the fund created under this act, any of the troops of this Commonwealth which have been or may be mustered into the service of the United States, during the whole or any part of the time of such service, and to make any arrangements for the reimburse ment of such payments out of the treasury of the United States, as may be agreed upon between him and the federal government. SECTION 5. For the purpose of meeting the expenses incurred and to be incurred under this act, and any act to provide for the public defence, or for the discipline and instruction of a military force, in the third section of this act mentioned, there shall be created a fund which shall be called the Union Fund; and the treasurer of the Commonwealth is hereby authorized to issue scrip or certificates of debt, in the name and on behalf of the Commonwealth, and under his signature and the seal of the Commonwealth, to an amount not exceeding three millions of dollars; and the proceeds of such scrip so issued shall be passed to the credit and how paya of said Union Fund, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying all liabilities incurred or to be incurred under this act and the acts herein mentioned; and the governor is authorized, from time to time, to draw his warrant upon the treasurer for so much as may be needed. SECTION 6. Such scrip or certificates of debt shall bear Interest, rate of interest not exceeding six per cent. per annum, payable be semi-annually, on the first days of January and July in each year, and may be issued at such times and in pieces of such amount, as shall be fixed by the governor and council. All such scrip issued in pieces of five hundred dollars or over, shall have interest warrants attached thereto signed by the treasurer. Scrip for smaller sums shall be issued without such warrants, but bearing interest payable semiannually on presentment to the treasurer. Such scrip or Redemption of certificates of debt shall be redeemable in not less than ten scrip. nor more than thirty years from the first day of July, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and not more than five. hundred thousand dollars shall be redeemable in any one year; and the same shall be countersigned by the governor, and be deemed a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth; the treasurer may, from time to time, dispose Disposal, treasof so much of the same as shall be required, under the for proposals. direction of the governor and council, and for that purpose shall advertise for proposals for so much of the same as may be needed, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per SECTION 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage. urer to advertise AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAINTENANCE Chap. 217 OF THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION. Whereas, The people of Massachusetts regard with like Loyalty affirmed. feelings of loyalty and affection the government of the United States, and that of their own Commonwealth, and deem it fit that the arm of each should be strengthened by all which the other can give: templated. And whereas, Some emergency may arise, during the Emergency conrecess of the legislature, in which the aid of Massachusetts may be of service to the general government in its financial arrangements: therefore Be it enacted, &c., as follows: at any payable in Lon SECTION 1. The governor, with the advice of the council, Governor may ditime during the recess of the legislature should such rect issue of scrip, emergency arise, is hereby authorized to direct the treasurer don or Boston. and receiver-general of the Commonwealth to issue scrip or May loan to, or exchange scrip ernment. certificates of debt in the name and on behalf of the Commonwealth, and under his signature and the seal of the Commonwealth, for such sums not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of seven millions of dollars, payable at such times and with such interest, not exceeding six per cent. per annum, as the governor, with the advice of the council, may direct. Said scrip or certificates of debt may be expressed in the currency of Great Britain or of the United States, and made payable in London or Boston, as the governor, with the advice of the council, shall direct; the interest shall be payable semi-annually, and interestwarrants, signed by the treasurer and receiver-general shall be attached thereto. Said scrip shall be countersigned by the governor of the Commonwealth, and be deemed a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth for the redemption thereof. SECTION 2. The scrip to be so issued may be sold in such with, U. 8. gov- manner as the governor shall direct, and the proceeds thereof loaned to the government of the United States, or expended in purchasing from the government of the United States its treasury notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, or said scrip may be delivered to the secretary of the treasury of the United States in exchange for obligations of the United States government of corresponding amount. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. OF THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION. Chap. 218 AN ACT IN FURTHER ADDITION TO AN ACT FOR THE MAINTENANCE Be it enacted, &c., as follows: Pay of troops. Chaplains. Powers of executive defined. SECTION 1. The governor, with the advice of the council, is hereby authorized to pay out of the Union Fund any of the troops of this Commonwealth, which have been mustered into the service of the United States during the time which elapsed from their reporting themselves for service, in pursuance of the order of the governor, and the time when they were actually mustered into the service of the United States; such pay shall be the same as that of the same troops in the service of the United States. He shall also have authority to pay such chaplains as have been or may be appointed to any of the regiments of the troops of Massachusetts which have been or may be mustered into the service of the United States, such pay to be the same allowed in the United States service. SECTION 2. The governor and council shall have the same powers with regard to the expenditures provided in |