, 1864-11-07

Of, the proper naval appropriation, or appropri-
alton for the marine corps
Approved July I, 1864.
An AcT to establish Portland, in the State Of
Oregon, and IIeavenwOrth, in the State OF
Kansas, ports of delivery.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That Portland, in the
State Of Oregon, and within the collection
district Of Oregon, and LeIvenworth, in the
State Of Kansas, and within the collection dis
trct Of Mississippi, be, and hereby are, de-
clarcd to be ports of delivery within their res
pectiye collection districts. And there shall he
appointed a surveyor Of customs, to reside at
each Of said ports, who shall perform the du
ties and receive the compensation and emoIu
ments prescribed in the act Of Congress ap-
proved March the second. eighteen hundred
and thirty .one, being " An act allowing the du-
ties on foreign merchandise imported into Pitts.
burg, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, St.
Louis, Nashville, and Natchcz to be secured
and paid at those places"
Approved, July l, 1864.
An Act to compensate the officers and crew of
the iron.clad gnnboat Essex for the destruc-
tion of tho rebel ram Arkansas.
Be enacted 5u the Senate and House Of Rep
resentdtioes Of tie United States Of america in
Congress assembled, That the sum Of twenty
five ouSand doll RS be, and the same is here
BY, appropriated, out Of any mon,y in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable
the Secretary Of the Navy to pay to the officers
and crew Of the iron.clad gunboat Essex, for
the destruction Of the rebel ram Arkansas, the
hountv nrovided by the fourth section Of the
art entitled {" An act for the better government
Of Of the Sn navy Of tbs United States, approved
'uy 'e'e"'e'
I,,roved Ju,v 1 1864.
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An Acr prescribing the punishment for entic-
irg or aidiag seamen to desert the naval ser.
vice Of the United States.
RI y .nncts1 bv he Senaie and House Of
Do ,'t t"" .,'s b." To,sJ S,otss of In,Sric1
~ N" cnv,,y ~ress Gsscm6led That any person who
:" u.s. ,recnro or at,an,1, nr enieavor
suan t".'so =. $1,000 ~, " san,on nr hcr mr..
'''''.S ~ y, .oH s,,".' ~ IN" Irn,,sa St,t.s
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" wiz ,hasS,v .nS ~ VII sh,II i, nav wisc Ali
"s,elt 49, .a"n,a, ar other ,prsnn in
ar,;,',, as =, n ,,,Smn,n, IN deser, rom said
49, s, a4,,, ~ " o. r,,r sh,ll harbor cooccal.
,'''o.o., , ar n az wiS. ,sS;s, ,nv such seaman
I.os..o 49,. " :" ~" ~, n,sv havs deserted Grn
-, ,.d, sss.;. Lno,.;,,g him 10 have do.
s".u ~ .ho Snail r.f,se IA rive
so',su 80 a., M, Isn.oS or
Wy a"l y, us.Nsi ss:.. ~ ,a, To- ,,;,o Shan bo
a"y o.he.I au.ussa ,'','.,u ~ no, i"ss ,t"n s;s
pun'Ineu p.a =" mp ,,,o,' ,hs.. vcsrS and hv sn,,
lr"nU"s ~ "o' ~ ., ' ,,' ,n',,snd S,IIars 70 hc
OF NOT usore Inan Mo t"I ,S. Ii,';,aS S,",.s n.,.
ehIoscen y, any sVu'' VI Wv
ing Jurisucuo% ,es,
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ta ,a ~
AN ACT Ior tnc u,sp'sa' " .,1',;o vI S"n,a;n
"w" p'oPe'v :" '"e PNo"S n
BE ne'sdcted BY the Senate ana House q htP,
resentdtires @ Me Cntted Sf"teS y aMeIaod 30
Congress assembled, That where any uac.s s.n
bracin coal.beds or coa''hsIds, CONSUMING
portions Of the public domain ana wnlen. y
mines, are excluded from s"s pre-e'nP.y,
act Of eighteen hundred ana iorty'one, auu
which uader past. .legIsaron ars hot Nap'e W
ordinary private entry, y sGan anu u'ay W
lawful ior the fressdeot 70 c"use eusn uSS.s'
in suitable legal sunAiV'slons, ~ "e one.eI as
pubic sale 10 inc h'shss. ouusI, a"e, pnvs'
notice Of not less than three montls' a.. wn','
mum price OF twenty dollars yer acre. anu
l say seAs'AS wv 49, - !. 4. t......N
be liable to private entry ~ saiu nlh,nr,n ~,
Sec. 2. And De- % frther endesea, ina. u
any case In which parles nave alreauy Iounueu,
or may hereafter desire to iOunu, acty 0, towu
on the public lands, lt shall anu may oe Iaw,ul
for them to cause to be hled win inc recoraer
for the county 10 which the same is S'ua.su,
plat thereof, Tor not exceeuing sA ounureu a,lu !;
forty acres, describing ITS exterior oounaaIleS
according to the lnes Of tue puohc surveys
where such surveys have oeen executed J also
giving the name ot such Guy OF ,own, anu "a
hibiting the streets, squares DOCKS, lOts, Nin
alleys, the size Of the same WIN mSasGrsne%.s .h
aud area oi eacn mun'c'pa' suo'u,V,s'o", e e"O
lots In which shall each mol exceed Iour tnvu'
sand two hundred square ieet, win sla.e,
ment Of the extent aud gc,Ieral eaarSsaSr ,a,a ~
tho improvements; the sGu map anu ssa'e"."s
to be verified under oath oy tne parry as.'"s
iov, and in behalf o. .ae persons P'oPvSs ~ rS
estaol sn such Guy VI 'owui ~na u w.. ~ '..nS. W."
month after suen nnng snC.e snan az ~ t.a"s.
mltted TO the general iahu'oice Ne'''iSu 49,
cIipt Of such map and statement, acSSu'pan'es
by the testimony o' Two WITNESSES 'has suS' y,
city or town has been estaonsnea " sovu ;a,u ~
and when the premises are wI!n'n .he ,"n 's snd VI
an organized lana District su.'as ~. Mp I "J
statement shali oe nIeu Win n'lo an, ~ ~
receiver, and at any ums altei tno n;,os -
such map, statement ana 'esu'nony m', t,s
general land.otiice, II sha'' ana may oo 'aMIu,
for the President TO cause tue io's euioIaSsu \.
| within the limits oil such city or town 10 oe