y breach of the conditions thereof.

"SEC. 2. _And be it further enacted_, That the Secretary of War
may direct such issues of provisions, clothing, and fuel as he
may deem needful for the immediate and temporary shelter and
supply of destitute and suffering refugees and freedmen, and
their wives and children, under such rules and regulations as he
may direct.

"SEC. 3. _And be it further enacted_, That the President may, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an
assistant commissioner for each of the States declared to be in
insurrection, not exceeding ten in number, who shall, under the
direction of the commissioner, aid in the execution of the
provisions of this act, and he shall give a bond to the Treasurer
of the United States in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, in
the form and manner prescribed in the first section of this act.
Each of said assistant commissioners shall receive an annual
salary of two thousand and five hundred dollars, in full
compensation for all his services. And any military officer may
be detailed and assigned to duty under this act without increase
of pay or allowances. The commissioner shall, before the
commencement of each regular session of Congress, make full
report of his proceedings, with exhibits of the state of his
accounts, to the President, who shall communicate the same to
Congress, and shall also make special reports whenever required
to do so by the President, or either house of Congress. And the
assistant commissioners shall make quarterly reports of their
proceedings to the commissioner, and also such other special
reports as from time to time may be required.

"SEC. 4. _And be it further enacted_, That the commissioner,
under the direction of the President, shall have authority to set
apart for the use of loyal refugees and freedmen such tracts of
land, within the insurrectionary States, as shall have been
abandoned, or to which the United States shall have acquired
title by confiscation, or sale, or otherwise. And to every male
citizen, whether refugee or freedman, as aforesaid, there shall
be assigned not more than forty acres of such land, and the
person to whom it is so assigned shall be protected in the use
and enjoyment of the land for the term of three years, at a