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by allowed shall not exceed ninety.one,
And paovided, further, That no further ap.
pointnients Of commanders shall be made
Un the active list till tho number by deaths,
dsmissals, designations, or otherwise, shall
be reduced to seventy-two.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
all payments heretofore made to any 0fi'
GERS in the navy ascaptains or commanders.
under the construction Of the law hereto
fore prevailing in the Navy Department,
be, and the same are hereby, ratified and
allowed, and the proper accounting officers
Of TIC treasury are hereby authorized and
instructed to allow the same, in the same
way and manner as If there were no ques.
tion as to the legality Of said appointments.
Approved, Juae 25, 1854.
AN Act to amend the act Of the twenty.
first December, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, entitled "An act to further
pronote the efficiency Of the navy"
Be IL enacted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives Of The United States Of
America /. Congress assembled, That tho
first section OF the act Of the twenty-first
Of December, ammo Domini eighteen hun.
dred and sixty one, entitled "An act to fur,
ther promote the efficiency Of the navy"
shall not be so construed rs to retire any
officer under the age Of sixty-two years,
and whose name shall not have been borne
upon the Navy Register for period Of
forty five years after he bad arrived at the
age Of sixteen years.
Approved, June 25, 1854. a7
JoIST RssoLurioS imposing q special in.
come duty.
Be IL resolved BY the Ssndts and House of
Representatives. Of the United States of
Americ1 iu Congress assembled, That, In
addition u the income duty already i'm.
posed by law, thers shall bslevied. 10 essed,
and collected on tn. first day Of October,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, sp cial
.neome duty upon the gains, profits, or In
come for the year ending the thirty-6rst
day Of December next preceding the time
herein named. BY levying, assessing, and
collecting SAID duty Of all persons residing
within the United States, or Of citizens ot
the United States residing abroad, at the
rate vf FIVE per centum on oil sums exceed
ing six hundred dollars, and the same shall
be levied, assessed, estimated, and collected,
except as to the rates according to the pro-
visions Of existing laws for the collection
Of an income duty, annually, where not in.
applicable hereto; and the Secretary Of
the Treasury is hereby authorized to make
such rules aud regulations as to time and
mode, or other matters, to enforce the col.
lection Of th. special income duty herein
provided for, as may be necessary: ProVi-
ded, That in estimating the ann,al gains,
profits, or income, as aforesaid, for the fore
going special income duty, no deductions
shall be made for dividends or interest re.
ceived from any association, corporation,
or company, nor shall any deduction b.
made for any salaiy or pay received.
Approved, July 4, 1864.
An Acr making an additional grant Of lands
to the State Of Kansas TO aid in the con.
struction Of railroad and telegraph lines.
Be IL enacted By The Senate and House Of Rep.
rsSntativss Of tie Uaited States Of Amcries in
Congress assembled, That there be, end hereby
l., granted to the State Of Kansas, TO and In
iins frnm Emnoria v,s cs,.c;i GroSs \,
point near Fort Riley, on the branch
Union Pacific Railroad, in said State, every
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nr,,v.S % March ,br.e a. sish,seD & h"TSr.d "a
lands m ,bs S,s,s NJ Kansss, in aItcrn.,.