, 1864-09-12

lie lands to the State Of Michigan to aid in
the construction Of certain railroads in said
State, and for other purposes"
Be 10 enacted bythe Senate and House Of Rep
reSeRtdtires Of the United States Of Ameried in
Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An
act making grant Of alternate sections Of pub
lie lands to the State Of Michigan to aid in tho
construction Of certain railroads in said State,
and for other purposes" be and the same is
hereby amended as follows, namely: Substitute
for the words "and from Grand Rapids to some
point on or near Traverse Bay" contained in
the first section Of said act, these words: And
from Fort Wayne, in the State Of Indiana, to
a point on the southern boundary line Of the
State Of Michigan, in the township Of Sturgis,
thence, by way Of Grand Rapids to some point
on or near Traverse Bay. And the said act
shall be and is hereby SO amended as to substi-
tute for the first clause Of the first proviso in
the first section thereof SO far the same shall
be applicable to the grant Of lands made to aid
in the construction Of the railroad described
BY the foregoing amendment, these words:
PrOrided. That the lands so to be selected shall
10 no case be further than twenty miles from
the line Of said road Proridei, further, That
the line specified in the fourth section Of the
act hereby amended for the completion Of said
road shall not be extended.
Sec. 2. ARd be Il further enacted, That the
lands granted by the act amended by this act,
and also by the provisions Of this act, TO aid in
the construction Of the railroad described in
the foregoing section, shall be disposed Of only
in the following manner, that is to say, when
the Governor Of the State Of Michigan shall
certify to the Secretary Of the Interior that ten
consecutive miles Of said road has been com
lpletcd in 4 good and substantial manner as a
first class railroad, indicating definitely where
said completed section commences and aherc
the same terminates, the said Secretary shall
cause patents to issue to said State for so much
Of said lands rs are located opposite to and CO.
terminous with said completed section Of said
read, and so from time to time for each CON-
pleted section Of ten miles Of said road until the
whole shall be completed.
Approved, June Z, 1864
An AcT to provide for granting an honorable
discharge to coal beavers snd firemen in the
naval service.
Be IL enacted By tke Senate and House Of Rep.
resentdtires Of tie United States Of AEaeTiea in
Congress assembled, That honorable discharges
may be granted to coal-heavers and firemcn in
the naval service Of the United States in the
same manner and subject to the same condi.
tons rs such discharges are now granted 10
seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, and
boys.
Approved, June Z, 1864.
AN Acr to create an additional supervising in
spcct0r Of steamboats, and two local inspec-
. tors Of steamboats, for tho collection district
Of Memphis, Tennessee, and two local inspcc.
tors for the collection district Of Oregon, and
for other purposes.
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
rsseatatires Of tie United States Of America IN
Congress assembled, That there shall be desig
1ated and appointed in the mode prescribed by
law, and who shall be paid the same annual
compensation as Is now paid, one additional
supervising inspector Of steamboats,, and two
local inspectors Of steamboats,, at Portland, In
tho collection district Of Oregon, and two for
the collection district Of Memphis, Tennessee,
ut an annual compensation Of seven hundred
dollars, to be paid as provided BY law, as In
case Of other like inspectors; and said inspec-
tors shall perform the duties and be subject to
the provisions of the steamboat act Of August
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and filty-two.
Sec. 2. And Be- it further enacted, That so
much Of said act as provides for the appoint
ment Of two local inspectors Of steamboats, in
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for their compensation, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. ARd BE- 10 further enacted, That each
engineer and pilot, licensed according 10 the
provisions Of said act, shall pay for every GER
tiiicate granted BY any inspector or inspectors
the sum Of ten dollars, to be accounted for in
tho mode provided by law.
Sec. 4. Aad Be 10 further enacted, That the
forty second section Of the act Of August thirty
eighteen hundred and lifly 1.-TWO, be so construed
as to require the inspection Of tho hull and
boiler, In the manner prescribed by that act, Of
every vessel propelled In whole or In part by
steam, and engaged as ferry boat, tugor tow
ling boat or canal boat IN all cases where, under
the laws Of the United States, such vessels may
be engaged in the commerce with foreign ma
tons, or among the several States
Sec. o. And bs IL further enacted, That all
Iengineers and pilots Of ferry boats, tug boats,
towing boats, or canal boats, subject to inspec-
ton by this act shall be classified and licensed
in the Same manner as are pilots and engineers
BY said act Of August thirty, eighteen hundred
and iily.two.
Sec. &. And b Il further enacted, That, in
Ilicu Of the fees for inspection required by the
thirty-ii section Of the act Of August thirty,
eighteen hundred and fiily-two, the following
shall be paid: For each vessel Of ono hundred
tons or under, twenty-five dollars, and in addi
ton thereto fsr each one hundred tons, over
the first one hundred tons, five dollars.
Sec. z. And be 10 further enacted, That all
parts Of the act Aforesaid, which are suspended
by or are inconsistent With this act, are hereby
repealed.
Approved. June 9. 1894.
An Acr to punish and prevent the counterfeit
ing Of coin Of tho Uaited States.
Be 10 endctsi By tho Senate and House Of
Representatives Of he United States of Anaerica