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cOgaT uF spfclAL SESSIONS.
pelore Jnstl.es Kelly and no rlln

Before Justices Kelly and osliny.
The presiding Justices disposed OF forty 1ve cases,
prininaiy minor Offences. at tho Special Sessions yes
terdav, Which were "a folows-AsSan and battery l3
violations Of the Excise lar, infracons Of The HEALTH
ordinance, ~; petit larcenies TO-; picking pockes
obscene prin selling 2; cruelty 90 animals l, and three
Suspended cases IRON last Court dag.
Michael nsey, OF Fifty second street, between Fourth
and Madison avenues, for violation ~ the excise law
fined SO Patrick NeviDs Of Fogrln ayanpo, hc-
tween l3is aud l32d streets ami John Burn, ot No 81
East Ihir y-lblrd street, lor Like oleases were eacn
fined $40
The osher cases, which OF general importance,
were disposed Of according 10 their merits. and ihl
Court adjourned a. early hour until Saturday mornins
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COURT Or oYta AND TfRmlsEa.


The trial Of Charles O. Kelly, indicted for the Killing
Of negro named Charles Rogers, In tho month oi Au
gost ss. which set down for yesterday morning,
was postponed until Saturday, IN consequence OF The
over VII ch Judge Gilbert prosides he particulars "
ihe h0m eide, briefly stated, foows:t appears
uai ~ about hAlf clock the night OF salur.
day i1e .6n VI August last deosased standing In
'haNe toa' Nurb First street, f. ~, near Jnlon
alehae wnen Kelly Approached, followed oy number
~ oopan uns O1 beh0iang Rogers Il is alleged tit
tp9 accused made assault ap0n AIN wlth
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knife; before searched him he sa,d ~ don't think
tua nave rgnt se2rca tie slgeets' put NV
hand In his pocket AID took tue kuile ont; ssg
scate and al blows srsck; saw nothfne. bni heard
item argong: there lalnp naar hy, from tie
tme nly attracted nntii I cot "a The spot
where the parties were saw all that occurred; al tho
parties soleE t@ ks sfa
Iaomes hymn WIS calea but the hour OF adjourn
ment hning arrit ~ he was not examined Tie case
will be dashed today.
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SUPERIOR CauaI-pART 2.
Action TO Recover Wages for Changing q
Mariners Floating Chape, into Feed
Barge.

Action TO Recover Wages for Changing q
Mariners Floating Chapel into n Feed
Barge.
Wm Wood aud Christopher Wes, p& Le,yis F. Cyere-
Lrrd-The plaintiffs in this action ship carpenters
and aege that they performed work for the defendant
IN repairing certain feed barge and that they also
nished materials and paid out moneys for fitting the
same They claim compensation for these serv COS
81, ,l49 s6, out OF which they say they received $3.50
which left balance due them of 5000 So, for tho re-
coyery OF which they brought this 81 i.
The defendant alleged that he had employed the
plaintihs TO examine The vessel, which was tie old
ma uers floating church that lay a number og years
past the foot OF Pike street. East river and report
him " IL could be altered and repaired as DO t
Tor ,he OF grain that relying their iudgme
plaintiffs specially 70 enlarge her that she would have
capacity for stcrng 10000 bushels oil corn that
she OF enlarg pg and repairing er should
exceed 5000; that few DAYS after pan.iG delivered
placed eight thousand bushels Of board OF her
when she at once sunk, thereby damaging the gram
very badly.
In this statement OF the case the defendant demanded
diem issai OF tue suit and preferred counter claim
for Sb, 100.
Tho case is stlll on.
Alleged Injury TO Property.
james johnson Charles Lub.-Plaintid In this
chained 81, 900 damages Tor injury done his proprty
BY water flowing il from tho premises OF the de-
fendant, for want OF proper escape Defendant was
engaged the stono cutting business and tho overflow
Of the water used by hin for that purpose to pre-
miscs OF the plaintiff was the OF the present
ton The defendant claimed there was no evidence TO
thai johnson OF the premises occupied
by him, and that he had knowledge any damage
being done plaintiffs property The jury returned q
verdict for plaintiff for sII2
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TIE EXCISE LAW.


TrtnI Of LIQUOR UenIcrs Tor Vio'nffcu OF the
Law, nt Excise Headquarters.
The Board OF Excise held very lengthy session yostcr.
day--rom ten A. n. to four p Mat which the cases
Of nineteen persons accused by police officers Of hav
violated the Excise law in other particular were
disposed Of
The following are the and places OF business OF
the persons complained Of whose licenses not
voked:-
Henry Gcsse'lnc, c35 Canal street; Edward Kubudul,
90 Baysrd street; Charles n. Hamilton, a. Peck shp;
Charles seinen, 81 bavsrd street; James Hughes, 81
Amry street iaul Madden, 1el Hester street. Frnderck
jocks, 500 Bfoome street; John Mason, 375 Fourth
avenue; Jacob betnee ieS Stanton street; Dauie tup
nngh4in IL James street. Thp following the
Of hose peif"us whvss licenses were rovoked:-FrAns
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Rah'erch, IL Rayari street; Andrew Kopf llon rees,
between Third and Fourth avenues Richard O'neniy,
III Div don street; Nathaniel p Burne s12 Soltn sers
Paagus Wick, 263 fivipgton street, john oeo5nesstA
2Ct bird avenue: William Sfaith 160 East t"eito
street; Henry Bscn, is and 20 howard street; Nilia
Sloddard, 533 Greenwich street The case Erasl Was.
ters seventy ninth street Of Second avene vas
laid overas were several others the cornses ior me
accused not being seemin- 70 know
whether ne had or had not trst or second class
license whether II he hal second, he has or hss
rsnt 10 enjoy tho privileges allowed 70 holders
OF a lrst class license. m
BOARD or HEAT1L G
Tho Poars Of Health met Yesterday afternoon, but
owing TO the lengthy session o. the Excise Board had
but short sitting. The Superntendent's report which,
states that two hundred aGa seyenty-one tenement
houses and hundred and twelve private houses had
been during the past week, thirtyone OF the
former aud of the latter proving 10 have peen in
condition dermenaito heath was read and ordered on
ne resoui'on dscarnH llat hereafter In the code os
used IN section nineteen ohe health code 70 be con-
Strued Including cnoera yellow fever, small pox, snip
or yphus, typhoia and scarlet measles, vas
adopted. Tho Boari then adjourned.
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Defence OF JUDGE Claa0Lly.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TuE HERALD.
PoiLCg COURT, FOURTH DISTRICT,
NKW voRg Nnrrn u ISgI

nav yoRg, MARCH, II, 1861. I
Tho comments OF this mornings HgRALD on tho
charges OF Mr. superlut Ksanly against Justice
Connolly, momen. when he Ia bowed to the dust by
domestic aillcton thc being tbs day engaged in con-
signing 70 the grave the remains OF an almost idozcd
Ja ghterl deem u my duty, "a his behalf aud 10 tho
Of impartial Justice TO ask suspension ~ pub 10
opinion the questions at ssue, aud that may
be rrcjudgcd on the r p1r,e sa emcnis that have
been published fully confident from my own knowlcdre
OF the facts aud from tho Official jrds Ia my pos
session that the judges vndicaton will be clear con-
elusive and triumphant
JOHN D. LYNDON. Police Justices Clerk.
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STATEN yltsD MTsllIerscr.

Tnr Mrrnoprr ErisccrAL Cosrxasscs AT Torrxr.
utiE--The Methodist Episcopal Conference Of Newark
hed Their second session yesterday 81 Panls church,
Toaeayo, Ststcn Island, A missionary sermon was
preached by The Rev. W. runtsbn. thteo o'cacx ".
le SPEAKERS during the evening were the Rovs. j. y.
HurbuI s. Parsons and J. Hanop
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knife, and STABBED him Il lhe breast ihereu'a Roseri
nteret unli the follow ing uizhs, when d'ala IN e
Kelly VAS arrested and subsequently, iDilen2 sF atn.
Slaughter. ~ clriins fpr hrs Gllaftt ttat MlRe
passing deceaset made an attack upon in tni during
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panviIle tval PerlIer snys

A MrsrcAt MorsE Tho DanviIie tval Rcfiasr says
lady ot ,hat towe sitting IN her ohamoer singng
llanttve r 10 u 70 sleep her infant child when hers
appeafcn upou floor mouse which sho we'd axns of
Al delight al The muse Tho little creatur' dlncad
aud kppcd about, rolled upon IT. back aud whom ap-
pruached made efort % escape II was easily cap
inred npder small toy bucket and upon the removal
~ the hacket few minutes Afterwards u dead.
ls death vas no doubt the effect OF he a-ga which
the little fellow seemed 10 onioy intensely.
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twelve O'Clock and got home at six oclock nicholas
Hughes was on the morning tour; left the slip at six
and rot homo quarter O'Clock: after ae sun
per grocery and stayed about FIVE
minutes; went home aud did not out again. Mr. gh.s
came 10 my house about quarter 10 eight oc ock I;
II would take man about twenty minutes
70 so from my house TO Meserolo avenue;
he STAYED from twenty TO twenty-five Tnuies;
he left my house about quarter-rast eight O'Clock.
understand IL not over two books from where live
to where Hughes lives; he i in tho habit Of coming
inso my house: he did no, tell whore no hal been
did NOT tell me he bad 0cen to New York; the next
morning heard that Hughes arfesei Tor tae mur.
der tn ferry master OF the arder in the papers
on Tuesday night had conversation With Eushes
cnme 70 my house aud Ia bod: 70. up and asked
him why nc was arrested FOR mo MURDER when he told
me some one had spite asanss him; don't know
whether he was arrested Monday nght heard Of IL
about halfpas eight O'Clock tuesday morning. never
heard any one speak pad q Mr. Hughes. heard Of his
ge;tiug beat once did not hear who II was done ID am
acquainted with his brother; did not see linn on Mon
day; Mr. Hughes did not toll on Monday night wherc he
had been during the day, did Bot say where no had
come from; did 500 sr Hughes on slonday Nth.
after Ten minutes past eight O'Clock; hc did not tell
where he was gong.
TEsrixoSy or sAmRs JOHNSON.
James Johnson sworn. deposcdI reside at Hunter g.
Point, corner Of tflh street and West avenue;
qrained with Mr Hughes; be boards with me- aud has
so for the last Ave or ak Bonlhs was home on
Monday neht; got home about quarter past SIX or
seven oclook al quarter past nine O'Clock Hughes
vent 70 hs bed; looked at the clock; lac ef for
the next morning; he got up ut O'Clock; did
nocc him bringing home anything tho night before;
saw him when he came in; wound up the clock al q
quarter past nino o'clock and spoke to hughes a, tho
time don't know whether the policeman was at ms
house the samo night; Hughes bedroom l. about three
feet from mine he misht got up and 80 out without my
knowing u; cannot say whether Il would take man
three quarters Of an hour 10 como from my house
Grand srcct; might take me an hour 10 walk dom;
could ride down much quicker next saw Mr. Hughes
when DO came back with the policeman bad no con-
wrsat0n With him: went TO bed about ten
O'Clock he (Haghes cond not come ou
~ the house without my knowing ~; he
and PLAYED couple o. sans Of cards; Hughes dd not
have plane IN hs hsnd whom he came IN "a not soc
the proccssop; Mr. hughes did say anything me
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ng VRBKIT 1T OH
It will be seen that q eotton tax
has been reduced hslla CT per onnd.

Among the reflections BY the Senate,
we notice that Of Nh. E. r Owen, IS
Marshal for the Southern District Of
Mississippi
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S thif IS District 81 CoIun ) The road af0re.
~; 81 Bueh point or points terminI o. ter
Flini may be agreed upon be|FeC lie said
or ~ and the corporation O " <'lingt0u
ln &N1tect o. 4 road within the Ismfts G
VA IIhgton, and betMee1 the k1.E com
pany and the corporation i. ReofS teNnyas
town. Anfdl the sold Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company are hereby authorized 70
have and exercise the EaUa poweEs, rights,
and prfyileges and shall be subjectto The same
restrictions, IN the extension aud construction
q the said road, into and within, the said Dis
or are subject e wild within the STATE o.
Maryland, under and By virtue Of their charter
qr act nf incorporation from The state a. Mary
land; and shall be entitled 10 the nHn0o franz:
clllses, rlghfe, compensation, beueftb, md Ina
mgn.ti e e ne rss q ths said road y are pro-
Sec. p And be Il further enacted, That pIl.
the proVisi0ns Of the several acts 81 Congress
relatlng 10 the lateral road Authorized 70 be.
built into and within the District az Columbia
by an net passed March second, eighteen him.
a a.,s ssd and entitled aAn set e
OF lateral branoh ~ Che Baltimore and Ohio
Road int0and within the District Of Columbia,
mad the supplements thereto be- and they nre
hereby declared 70 apply to the Raltimere md
ss9ssa hsrSsa GSpP Y e T e hey
ton, and b. the said company 81 The road now
authorizsd % BE Constructed into and within
the said District wAsk - " III ssssSfEaYs N y
Sec. 8 And be itfurther enacted, That the
said fallfoad company shall 60mmenc6t the con-
structi0n Of said extension of said road within
one year, and complete the same within three
years after the passage of this act; and on fail
ure TO DO SO, the privileges granted By this act
shall be forfeited by said COMPANY
Approved. July 25,-IS96
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So - i u.
UnI The thern opl rough
eir - go nnent Ell gigor.
asly md s. mad I'D The
business Of securing labor Tor the
cultivation Of their waste lands, they
VIII pnqaestionably suffer the eonse
quences which have resulted from
precipitate emancipation IN other
countries.
aison, ths Dritlsh hieterian. Pc.
SCENTS some instFuctIse st&tissics d Tie
predictions Of Jamaica ii ne year
inmediately succeeding tie Elnanci.
patton Act, Is compared with TIE
years which preeeded IS and adds;
ct Il evident that Notwithstanding N
u,icomnonly me season and tie
vigorous exertions Of Che stipendiary
magistrstes, the produce of the Island
has fallen ofsin one year nsarly q foarfh
oyits tosal aasoast. y The historian also
quotes the address Of the Parliament
Of Jamaica TO the Governor Of the
Island, IN August 10th, 1885, Is fol-
lows: aThere never was . finer sea
son or more promising appearances Of
eanes,nsbnti nevertheless the crop il
greatly de6sciens, and many Britishships
in consequence have returned with
half cargoes, some with none at all.
Ina few cases the apprentices do work
for wages, but the opposite disposition
SO immeasureably preponderatessthat
no confidence whatever can be placed
on their voluntary labor 9. s's e
It must be remembered that these
consequences resulted, to the Island,
notwithstanding the British Govern
ment made an appropriations of one
hundred millions ofsflollars tor the
planters :as q compensatioha for their
slaves and 10 assist Them through the
difficulties which were occasioned by
the. Act Of Emancipation. - - ].
"A correspondent of the London
" -" = ~ 49, =. - -
5ears alses 'ne passage - sne As'' ~
awenn ~ eas lsn 3 ai,on .le o IN
a,elon % sne as.anu snoglns s1as Jug
gloolniess anslclpA'lons y ene p,anss,s
naa oseh feali1eu' voseises saas i's,a
the sugar es'a.es anu more ore .'han nan
.ne conee pian ',ss naso son ~ 90 :
in'o : ssase = na.ule' ana
p0r'ion q .poss "no als nov $500
eans = .a.aa''4' a.e i,s.svns,"lo1ass .
y Doa - sns esssses 'o- .s'.o a.ao =
eae oo''o' - 'ie a' DoAels 'Ao ~. -
suns. sess..a. - Il ..s,.s..zse.. g.,
We cite these examples not to dis
courage our people, but to warn them
Of the dangers of istless inactivity.
Under the infiuen ace OF the patrlarcnai
eelatlens Wnfen sapslssea DesWeen 2.
master ana save e tzlsze stazes' g g
petser clemens y tpe nature g ne
negro we're aeFelopeo ana eulllVaseq
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The thirty-ninth Congress has died
leaving many bitter memories sorry
the advent OF lis successor cannot be
contemplated with sense of relief.

We must congratulate the public On
the passage Of the Bankrupt Bill. II
will lift heavy load from the should
ers Of many who otherwise never
would have thrown ii OF. This just
and humane measure gives them the
opportunity ofdoing soand . taking 4
new start in the struggle life.
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will lift q heavy load from the should
ers Of many who Otherwise never
would have thrown il OF. This just
and humane measure gives them the
opportunity ofdoing soand . taking 4
new start in the struggle Of life. 90
By the passage Of the Military bill
male negroes twenty one years Of age,
who have been resident in the State
one year, win be entitled to vote s.in
all elections to any Office" The fol
lowing persons are prohibited from
holding Office under the State Pro-
visional) Government !: All Con-
federates who had ever taken the oath
to support the Constitution of the
United States as member OF Con-
gress, or as an officer of the United
States, or . member Of any State Legis-
lature or as an executive or judicial
officer of any State. This. includes,
besides members of Congress and of
State Legislatures, postmasters, col
lectors of customs, officers Of the
United States army and navy, judges
and magistrates, and ex-governors.
It does not include lawyers, clerks.
sheriffs, constables, commissioners in
chaneery, commissioners of revenue,
tax assessors, surveyors, militia Off
GERS, members of councils, and per.
haps others who have taken the oath
for these are either not officers at
all, or are merely ministerial officers,
not embraced in the term "executiye
or Judicial. e =
Under this clause the limits from
which State officers, are to be elected.
win be materially restricted.
The question will at once arise.
does the act vacate the offices under
the present State Government It's
language seems 10 imply not tits as
follows:
i" In all elections to any office under
such provisional government all per
sons shall be entitled to vote, and none
other, who are entitled to vote under
the provisions OF, the fifth section of
this act, and person shall be eligible
TO any Offices under such prUvisioHsI!
government who would be Disqualified
from holding off1ee under the pr0vi4
sions of the third article Of said con-
stitntionaf amendment. 2
The English holders Of the Confederate
cotton loan are still e1ldeavoring to give
themselves the h6pe that the United States
may pay it. Their latest movement was to
presents, on February 9th, memorial to the
British Gov eminent, asking its interpo
in behalf of their claim The fact that their
loan had special hypothecation Of cotton,
which was afterwards aptured BIZ the North
they consider, placed their stock in = differ
emit position from IN ordinary Confederate
loan. $ 49,
VIENNA, February 25 1857. The, restore
ton of the Constitution Of 1913 to Hungary
by the Emperor Francis Joseph has Ilad the,
effect to removes the troubles heretofore exc
listing in that country. The people are now
quiet and contented.
The Senate of Missauri, IN The 18th mss,
passed q bill by q yote6f ninesssn % seven,
70 tlle people s tbe next gone
ralelectipn, an amendment to the eonstita-
ton to strike cut the word awhite.e A sim
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An Act amendatory to an act entitled an
act to authorize the Board of Trustees for
the Deaf and Dumb Institute of the State
of Mississippi to make . contract with the
T agent for the Deaf and Dumb Institute, of
Louisiana, or any other Southern State,
approved Nov. 4, 1865.
Section I. Be It enacted by the Legisla-
tnre of the State Of Mississippi, That the pro-
visions of this act be extended for the term.
oftWo years, unless. otherwise provided for
by the Legislature Of this State
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage. @
Approved Feb IL 1867.
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j. Slbley and Others, Trustees, to sell and
convey Lot Number nine, in Square Number
seVentF-six, In the City Of Washington.
Whereas loGnumber nine, i'm said squarenum-
Der seyenty-six, in the said city Of Washington,
was conveyed by j. III. MBlair to w. y. sfbley,
Z Ro. tickets, Z. w. Bates, B. =. Sanders,
Benjamin MCoy, and @. Spoarder. i'm trust, to
erect thereon place Of worship for the useO
the people Of color, members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the United States; and
whereas the said trustees have not had the
means OF erecting such church, and the ur.
pose has been abandoned, and another church,
called the Asbury Chapel, has been erected in
or near the neighborhood OF the saddles which
the said trustees desire to self and apply the
proceeds to the benefit Of the congregation
Worshipping in said Asbury Chapel, purpose
which the said j. FL. M'Blair, as far as he had
any interest therein, has approved by his SUBJ.
sequent deed made TO the said trustees: there
fore, ~ CO..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That the said w. j.
Sibley, 70. Ricketts,, 3. w. Bates, r. L. Sanders,
BENJAMIN M,Coy, and g. Spoarder, trustees OF
&c them, be, and flley re hereby, authorized
and empowered 20 sell aud convey fhe said lot
number nine, in square number seventy six.
~ 3k6f1Id city Of Washington Tor such price
!; g 80 ..' s|' s'y proI'sl 2. e
g .'. tAs.a 49,. =. e. tseassy
trust upon which the SAM n . q 8 r. con
Keyed 70 them, a1ldfp apply tie proeot.'s AZ
isle to the beneIt II ill6 con xenafi5l {Rof<,'
ping n the sid AkburF Chapel Is the pro1eS
and legal authority thereof NAV deem exne-
dent, and 1or no ofher purpose whatever.
Approved, July IS. 1866.
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CRAP. Cell j aoB - aufl6rizs Ne TX
tensions GonsfrQettons md Use ~ Tie BATH
more and CHIC Railroad Comp my ct 81 Rail-
road rom between knox 6 and the Mono
ncaey Junction INTO md hin tho DISCREET
Of Goiulnhia. ..ss
~ hereas Il s represented % this present
Congress thatEthe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, Incorporated bY tie State 81 Maxy-
land, nTa des{reus of xfenlino the road 81
thorIzed to BE- built by them bf I'D get 81 The
general Assembly 81 Thai State, sat Led 4 An
act ~ artlorize he B lrfpre and ofio HALL
read Company to hlli ~ q ri Irpad hona q point.
0Il the line d its road between A6xsi Lle and.
th6 Nollccacy Jnnctlon. f'3fOegl 1ellSlIek md
Montgomery counties "a the kRllndal.y of the.
District 81 Golun,b biz, 90 ~ 70 n|a'Ee . direct
int6 aad 90 st a qllssnbia
therefore, s. s.
Be it enacted by tl1e senale ard House of|
Represent rez a fle 8 4 af INeIiea
IRE hereby, authorized ID extend into and
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CHAP, CCLIY.-An Act IN Relation TO the
unlawful Tapping of Government Water

lnlaWIuI Trapping Of d0Yefnment Water
Pipes.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House 81
kepresentativeso Of the United States OF America
in CongFess assembled, That the unlawful
tapping Of any water pipe laid down in the
District .of Coiumbia BY authority Of the
United States Is hereby declared to be mis-.
demeanor and indictable offence; and any per-
son who may be indicted fof and convicted Of
such offence in the criminal court Of tile
District Of Columbia shall be subject
to such fine as the court may think
proper to impose, not exceeding I've hundred
dollars. or to imprisonment for tsrm not ex.
ceeding one year. And 1t is hereby made the
special duty Of the commissioner Of public
buildings to bring to the notice Of the Attor-
ney Of the United States for the District Of
Of this law.
Approved, July %, 1856.