The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-02

the United States be and they are hereby, author.
lied to require before certifying any invoice or
invoices under the provisions of the first section
OF the act entitled Gan act to prevent and nm
ish frauds upon the revenue, to provide for the
more certain and speedy collection of claims in
favor of the United States, and for other nv, "
poses," approved March third, eighteen hundred
ana sixty three, satisfactory evidence either by
the oath OF the person or persons presenting such
invoices or otherwise, that such invoices are cor
rect and true; Provided, That in the exerciss NJ
the discretion hereby given, the said consular Off
GERS snall De governed by such general or special
regulations or Instructions as nav from tins IN
State. ' "''ie'a'y
Approved, March s, 1865 wv
An Actamendaiory of Gan ct to amend an Act
entitled IN "A ct to promote the Progress of the
usetal Arts approved March three. eiobteen
hundred and sixty-three." =
BE At enacted by the Senate and House of Renre.
sentattues of the United States of America an Con
gress assembled, That any person having an iptAr-
est in an Invention, whether as inventor nr as.
signee, for, which patent, was ordered 20 igsne
upon the payment of the final fee, as provided IA
section three of an act Approved March ttreAl
eighteen hundred and sixty.three! blu .ybr has
tailed 10 make payment OF the final fee as pro.
vided IN SAID act shall have the right to make an
application for patent for his invention he Same
az IN the case OF az original app icaton provided
such application be made within two years After
the date OF the allowance Of the original appli n
cation: froesdea Ihft nothing herein Shan be so
construed as to hold Responsible in damages ar,v
persons who have y Manniactqred Hssa sny -
orderedto issues This act shall apply to all easel
now in the patent-oice; and also to such'ss shal
heaeafter be filed. And a II acts or parts ofacts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed 100
Approved March2, 1885,,
An ACT to amend the third Section of an Act,
entitled Gap Act making Appropr iation Tor
sundry Civil Expenses of the Government for
the Year ending the thirtieth day of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty-five, aud io other
Purposes" so far as the same relates to Wit.
nesses in the Court Of the United States. r.
- Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatives Of tie United States Of Amea1ca IN
Congress- assembled, That the tbird section of an
act entitled IAN act making appropriations Tor
sundry civil expenses of the Government for the
year ending the thrtieth of June, eighteen hnn-
bred and sixty-fve, aud for other purposes" be,
and the same hereby is, amended by adding
thereto the following proviso: ProQidcd further,
That in actions by or against cntors, admin
istrators, or guardian, in which judeme may
be rendered for or against them neither D rty
shall be allowed to testify against the other az
10 any transaction with, or statement by the tesla.
tor, inte state, or ward unless called to testify
thereto by the opposite party, or required to les.
tify thereto by the court. ..It 49,
Approved March 8, 1866. I~. ..i{
AN ACT in Relation to the Naval Observatory.
Be 1t enacted By The Senate and House of Reps
resemtotiues Of the Unitet States, of america in
Congress assen, bled, That so much ot the first
section oil the act OF third August, one thou-
sand eight hundred and feItyseight, entitled 'sAn
&C. making appropr iations for the naval ser vice
for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-nine,"S re-.
tuires that the super ntendent of the naval OBJ
servatory at Washington city shall be o captain
scammander. or lieuten ant in the navy, be, andis
hereby, repealed, and no officer of the navy ems
poved as superintendent shall receive other than
the shore-duty pay of his grade.
AN A CT for the Relief of the Occupants of the
Lands of the Ex-miss1on of San Jose, in the
State of California.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Rep,
resenatiUes Of the United States Of America in Con.
gress assembled, That every person who has the
possession RICH tnlly as against all Others except
the United States, or, being out of possession. is
as against all others except as aforesaid entitled
to the possessirn o. anY portion The tract OF
lanA situate in the ioounkry of Almeda State of
California, known as the lands Of the ex-minission
of San Jose, as included in the map and, survey
thereof, made October, eighteen hundfed add
sixty -four, by e: dyer, deputy United States
survey or, shall have the fright and the right is
hereby grained to each and every such person,
teenter and purchase o the United States, at
the price OF one dollar and twenty five
cents per acre. such portion If said tract 80 right
fully possessed by him, her, or them, or to which
sion, whether such peraon claim the sameby con,
veyance from under Andres Pico and Juan b.
Alvarado, or either of them, or by possession
only: Proulded, hoaoeuer,, That any person ems
titled under this act to parcel of Less than eight
acres SD all in such pay ten dollors for the
same -HtN
Sec. 2. And be 1t faorther enacted, That every
person claiming any benefit under this act shall
in one year from the passage thereof, present to
the register and receiver of the United States
T.. az l.. 1ata
the portion OF said tract claimed by him, her, or
them, and which shall exhibit the quarter Sec
ton or sections or parts thereof included in said
plat, made by or under the direction of the UniS
t, States surveyors eneral for California, and
Herewith written statement setting forth the
right OF such claimant to enter and purchase such
portion under the provisions of this act, and
whether the said claimant h acquired the al.
legged title of said Pico Or Alvarado, or either OF
them thereto, or Ids by possession only /; and
thereupon such register and receiver shall, under
such rule as may be prescribed by the eomnisss
Toner of the general land-otice, proceed and take,
hear, and examine the evidence which may be
offered in support or against such claim, and,
upon the proofs being closed, shall determine
upon and decide the same Provided, That no
decision of said register and receiver shall be
final until approved by the commissioner ofthe
sand-otfice. -.,H.-.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted. That the
claimant in whose favor final decision has been
made, upon paying to the receiver otthe land
office at San Franclsc CO for the land embraced in
such lin al decision the therefor prescribed
in the first section ofthis act, shall be entitled to
a patent for such lard from the United States
conveying all the interest of the United States
therein 10 such claimant. - 5
Sec. A. And be 1t further enacted That npon all
process dings under this act being closed, and up
on tie appeal, taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States by f. l. Beard and others, claim
ants of said lands against the United States be,
ing dismissen or the decree appealed RON affirm
ed, the surveyorge general oil the United States for
California shall cause the lines of the public sur
veys to be extended over all portions of said land
which shall not have been disposed of under the
provisions thereof, and thereafter the same shall