Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-10-18

approved, June ~, I6bO
AN ACT to amend nm Act entitled "An Act for
giving Effect TO certain Treaty Sti Julations be.
tween this aud Foreign 90 vernuients for the
Apprehension and Delivery up Of certain OiTen.
ders"
BE Il enacted Jy he Senate and House
Of Representatives. of lie United States Of
Americo IN Congress assembled, That in
all cnses where any depositions warrants, or 9th.
er popers, copies thereof shall be offered in evi.
dence upon the hearing OF an extradition case un.
der the second section OF the act entitled IAN act
tor giving effect TO certain treaty stipulniions be
tween this and foreign govsrnmenis for the appre.
hension aud delivery up ofcertoin offenders" np.
proved August twelfth, eighteen hundred and
forty -eght, such depostions, warrants, and other
papers, or copies thereof, shall be admitted and
received tor the purposes mentioned in the said
section, il they shall be properly and legally su.
hentcated. so as to enttle them to be received
for similar purposes by thetribunas of the foreign
country from which the accused party shall have
escaped and the certiicat, OF the principal diplo.
matte or consular officer Of the United States resi-
dent in such foreign country shall be proof that
any paper or other document so offered Is outheA.
tcated in the manner required by this act
Approved, June %, 1860.
AN ACT to authorize the reissue of land war
rants in certain cases, and for other purposes
BE enacted by Me Senate and House Of Repre.
sentatiUes of Hc United States Of America in Con.
gress assembled, That whenever it shall appear
that any certificate warrant issued in pursuance
of any law Of the United States granting bounty
land, has been lost or DESTROYED whether the same
had been sold or assigned by the warrantee not,
the Secretary of the Interior shall be, and he is
hereby authorized and requaired to cause a new
certificate or warrant OF like tenor to be issued in
lieu thereof; which new certificate or warrant
may be assigned, located and patented in like
manner as other certificates Or warrants for boun-
ty land are now authorized by law TO be assigned,
located aud patented, and in all cases where war.
rants have been, or NAV hereafter be- reissued the
original warrant in whosoever hands it NAV be-
shall be deemed and held 20 be null and void and
the assignment thereof if any there be, fraudu
lent; and no patent shall ever issue for anv land
located herewith, unless such presumption of
fraud in the assignment be removed by due proof
that the same was executed by the warrantee in
good faith and for a valuable consideration.
SEC. 9. And be 1t further enacted, That the said
Secretary of the Interior shall be- and he is here
by, authorized and required to prescribe such
rules and regulations for carrying this act into ef
feet as he may deem necessary and proper in Or
der to protect the government against imposition
and fraud by persons claiming the benefit of this
act; and all laws and parts of laws for the punish
ment of false swearing and frauds against the
United States are hereby made applicable to false
swearing and frauds under this act.
Approved, June %, 1860.