Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1857-07-30
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AN ACT for the construction Of Wagon
Road from Fort Kearney via the South Pass
of the Rocky Mountains and Great Salt
Lake Valley. to the eastern portion Of tue
State of California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by tie Senate and House of Rep
resentati0es Of the United States of America
IN Congress assembled, That the sum of three
hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby
appropriated, out of any moneys in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, for the con-
structiOn of wagon road from Fort Kearney,
in the Territory of Nebraska, via the South
Pass of the Rocky Mountains, to the eastern
boundary Of the State OF California near Honey
Lake to be expended under the direction OF
the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to con-
tracts to be madeby him-said road to connect
with and fOrman extension of the road already
authorized from Fort Ridgely to the aforesaid
South Pass
Sec. 2. And be itfurther enacted, That the
sum Of two hundred thousand dollars, OF as
much thereof as may be necessary, be and the
same Is hereby appropriated OUT Of anV iniHioy
in the treasury not otherwise approprhtsd. fog
the construction Of q wagon road from Fl li,rio.
osl tAe RIO Cirande, 70 fors Yumi, atti ul5uth
Of the Gila River to be expended rrileF tbs
direction Of the Secretary Of Tie interior pur-
suant te contracts to be made by him.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That a
sum of fifty thousand dollars be and the same
is hereby appropriated cut of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the
construction of a wagon road from Fort De-
iance in the Territory Of New Mexico. to the
Colorado River, near the mouth Of tho MOha-
va River.
Approved February II, 1857.
An act making Appropriations for the compile
ton Of Military Roads in Oregon Territory.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the nited States cf Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That the following
sums of money be and the same are hereby
appropriated for the completion Of military
roads now in the course of construction in che
Territory of Oregon, to wit for the compile
ton of the road from Astoria to Salem, thu
sum Of ten thousand dollars; for the compile
ton of the road from Myrtle Creek to Camp
Stewart, the sum Of thirty thousand dollars;
and for the completion Of the road from Myr-
tie Creek to Scottsburg, the sum Of thirty thoh-
sand dollars; the same to be done underth
direction Of the Secretary Of War
Approved, March 2, 1887. a
An act to establish Augusta, in the State Of
Georgia, Port Of Delivery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the nited States OF Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That Augusta, in
the State of Georgia, within the collection dis
trict Of Savannah, be and the same is heTeIy
declared to be port of delivery, within the
said collection district, and there shall be ap-
pointed a surveyor Of customs, to reside at said
port Of Augusta, who shall perform similar du-
ties towards, and in connection with, the col
lcctor at the pOrtOf entry, as are prescribed FOR
surveyors of the ports of Pittsburg, Wheeling,
Cincinnati, Louisyill, St. Louis, mIG Nashville,
by the act Of Congress approved March, eigh-
teen hundred and thirty-one, being entitled
'An act allowing the duties on fpus;gn mer-
| chandize imported into Pttsburg. Wheeling,
| Cincinnati, louisville, ST. Louis, Nashville,
and Natchez, to be secured and Eaid at those
places" the duties Ofthe collector at Savannah
in reference 10 all foreign merchandise enter-
ed for the port Of Augusta, and to te shipped
/ from Savannah TO Augusta, either BY the river
or railroad, shall be the same as those prescri
| bed Tor the collector at New Orleans, in refer
ence to merchandise entered Ly an importer
or his agent there for the ports sab5ye mention
ed in said act. And impoFtations Of foreign
merchandise to Augusta may b,sfhade thr0agf
the port of Savannah in the Same way, and
under like einstructions, Ir,striotois, penalties,
and forfeitures, as by the said Ie they are al
lowed to be made to the places above meuiiou-
ed through the port Of New Orleans.
Approved, March, 2, 1851.
An act to amend the tweiy-eighth Section O
the act Of Congress approved the thrtieth o.
August one thousand eight hundred uf
forty-two, entitled can act to provide Rev
enue from Imports and to change and lnodf,
existing laws imposing Duties on Import,
and for other purposes, '--prohibiting th,
Importation of obscene and iudocentarticles
so asmore ehectually to accomplish the pur-
poses for which thar Provision was enacted
Sec. Z. Aud be It further nnacted, 1ha
when any person confined IN said hospital, char
ged with crime and subject TO be tired therefor
or convicted ofcrime aid Hndergl'ing sentence
therefor, shah b5 restored to sNliiiy, The super
inlendtatofth the hospital sls.d s =, lriice there
tieI roper prccapt.