The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-01


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 "An act to prevent and pun-
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 pur-
poses" approved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty-three, satisfactory evidence either BY
the oath OF the person persons present ting such
invoices or otherwise, that such invoices are
rect and true Provided, That in the exercise of
the discretion hereby given, the said consular Off
GERS shall be governed by such general or special
regulations or Instructions as may from time to
time be established or given by the Secretary o
State. u s..s5l.59 . ~ .r-
Approved, March 8, 1866. ea .ao..5
AN Act amendaor of Gan Act to amend an Act
entitled an Act to promote the Progress of the
| usetgl Arts approved March three, eighteen
hundred and sixty. three A-ittT rss-
BE II enacted By The Senate and Houss of Repre-
sentdtiUes of the United States of America in Con.
gress assembled That any person having an in ter
est in an Invention, whether as inventor or as.
signee, for which apatent was ordered to issue
upon the payment of the fnal fee, provided in
section three of an act approved March three,J
eighteen hundred and sixsy-three, but who has
failed to make payment of the final fee pro.
vided in said act, shall have the right to make sn
application for patent for bis invention the same
as in the of M original application provided
such application be made within two years after
| the date of the allowance of the original appli
cation: Provided That nophing herein shallbe SO
construed as to hold responsible in damages any
persons who have manufactured used any arr
| ticle or thing Tor which patent Aforesaid was
ordered to issue. This act shall apply to all easel
now in the patentSoffce; and also to Such sha
heaeafter be fled And III acts or parts facts
1 inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.
| Approved March 2, 1885, ri $50
| AN AcT to amend she third Section of an Act
entitled "An Act making Appropr iation for
sundry Civil Expenses of the Government for
l. the Year ending the thirtieth day Of June,
,rl,a1 Ss.,k A.
| Purposes" SO far as the same relates to Wit.
nesses 10 the Court of the United States.
4 Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives Of Tie United States Of America IN
Congress, assembled That the third SECTION of an
act entitled "An act NAL king appropriations Tor
sundry civil expenses Of the Government for Tie
i year ending the thirtieth of June eight hum
4 dred and sixty-fve, and for other purposes" be,
and the same hereby is, amended by adding
thereto the following proviso Provided further
That in actions by or against txecutors, admin
istrators, or guardian, in which jude men5 may
be rendered forsor against them, neither % rty
| shall be allowed To testify agagst the other as
to any transaction with, or statement by the tests.
tor, intestaie, or ward, unless called to testify
thereto by the opposite party, or required tes,
| tifv thereto by the court. 55fIg,-i- \
| Approved March 8, 1865. s- lsI sfly
| AN ACT 10 Relation to the Naval Observatory.
| Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Reps
resentotiuea of the United States of America IN
Congress assem- bled, That SO much OF the first
| section of the act of third o August, one thou-
sand eight hundred and forty entitled can
| &C. making .approprat for the nava service
| for the year ending he thirtieth Of June one
| thousand eight hundred AID forty-nine," IS re-
tuires that the superintendent of the naval obs
servatory ut Washington city shall be a captain,
! scammander. or lieutenant in the navy, be, ands
| hereby, repealed, and no officer of the navy ems
poved superint endeut shall receive otei' tAan
th1c hnrn- 6,1tu & 30 dc
-ss,- - 49,. - - - afa
| An a OF for the Relief of the Occupants of the
Lands of the sfIx-mssions of San Jose, in the
Be Il enacted b. The Senate and House of Rep.
resemtaives ofthe United iStatesof america IN cons
g'ess assembled, That every person who has the
possession rghtfully as againsta others except
the United States, or, being out of possession il
as against all others except as aforesa id entitled
to the possessirn of any portion the tract of
land situate IN the country OF Almeds, State of
California, knows the lands Of the ex-minission
OF San Jose, as Included in the map yand survey
iihereof,l made October, eighteen hundred aud
sixty-fuarp by E; e.. Dyer, deputy United States
surveyor, shall have the right and tina right is
hereby granted to- each and every such person, |
| to enter and purchase the United States, at
| the sum or price of one dollar and twenty. five |
cents per acre, such portion of said tract so right.
fully possessed by him, hi r, or them, to which
he, she or they may SO have such right of possess
sion whether such person claim the same by cor,
vsyance from or under Audres Rieoan Juan B. |
AIvaradh,n or either ofntiem, or by possession
only: Prooiaed, however, That any person ems
titled under this act to parcel of lss than eight
acres shall in such pay ten dolors for the
same. gu y .cM ri 524g
SEC. 2. sAfd be 1t further enacted That avery /
person claiming any benefit under this act shall,
IL one year from tbe passage thereof pressht,tol|
the register and receiver ut the United States |
land office at San Francisco asatvey or plat of
the portion of said tract claimed by him. Her or
them, and which shall exhibit the quarter Sec
ton sections, parts thereof, included in said
| plat, made by or under the direction of the Uns |
y States surveyors eneral for California, and
| Herewith awritten statement setting forth the
right of such claimant to enter and purchase euch
portion under the provisions of this act, and
whether the said claimant b acquired the al.
legged title of said Pco Alvarado, or either OF
them thereto, holds by possession only and
thereupon such register and receiver shall, under
such rule 8 as may be prescribed by the ccmmisss
ioner of the general land-ofce, proceed and take,
hear, and examine the evidence which may be
offered in support OF against such claim, and,
upon the proofs being closed, shall determine
upon and decide the same Prsvided, That no
decision of said register and receiver shall be
final until apr owed by the comm ssioner of the
sand-otice. , -
Sec. 8. And be IT further enacted, That the
claimant in whose favor final decision has been |
made, upon paying to the receiver OF the land
office at San Francisco for the land embraced in
| such final decision the the efor prescribed |
in the first section of this act shall be entitled to
patent for such lar from the United states
conveying sill the interest of the United States |
therein to such claimant. }f
Sec. A. And be 1t further enacted, That npon all
proceedings under this act being closed, and up
on tie appeal taken to the Supreme Court of the |
United States by b. L Beard and others, claim.
ants of said lands against the United States be,
ing dismissen or ths scree appealed ron affirm
ed, the surveyor.genera OF the United States for
California shal cause the lines of the public sur |
veys to be exte nded all portions of said land
which shall not have been disposed of under the
nvioinno tharenf and tharaa ea,o, ~