New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-09
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First Congress.
TPrBLIc-No. 81.
AN ACT TO regulate the salaries OF che
justices and associate justices In the Ter
ritOries.
Be it enated by the Senate and House o
Representatives of the United States o.
America in Congress assembled. That from
and after the passage of this act the sala
ries of the chief justices and associate jus
tees Of the Territories Of New Mexico
Washington, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado
Montana. Idaho, Dakota and Utah. shall be
three thousand dollars each per annum.
Approved, June II, 1870.
(PUDLIC-No. s..
AN ACT exempting from taxes certain
property in the District Of Columbia. and
to amend the ''Act to provide for the ere
alton of corporations in the District Of
Columbia by general law"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That from
and after the passage of this act all
churches and schOOl-houses. and all build
ings. grounds and property appurtenant
thereto, and Used. in connection Herewith
in the District of Columbia, shall beexempi
from any and all taxes or assessments, ma
tiOnal. municipal or county.
See. 9. And be it further enacted. That
savings banks may be organized within the
District of Columbia under the provisions
of section four of an act - to provide for the
creation of corporations in the District OF
Columbia by general law" and the limita
ton of twenty years provided for in said
section for the existence of corporations
created under and by virtue of the provis
ions of said section shall not apply to cor
porations formed only for the purpose OF
life insurance.
Approved, June II. 1870.
fPCBLIC-NO. IS.
AN ACT to provide for furnishing artificial
limbs to disabled soldiers.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That every
soldier who was disabled during the late
war for the suppression of the rebellion, and
who was furnished by the War Department
with an artificial limb or apparatus for re-
section shall be entitled to receive a new
limb or apparatus as soon after the passage
of this act as the same can practically [practi-
cably] furnished. and at the expiration of
every five years thereafter, under such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by the Surgeon
General of the army: Provided. That the
soldier may, if he so elect, receive, instead
of said limb or apparatus. the. money value
thereof. at the following rates, viz: For arti-
fetal legs, seventy-tive dollars; for arms,
fifty dollars for feet, fifty dollars; for APP
paratus for resection, fifty dollars.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That
the Surgeon General shall certify to the
Commissioner of Pensions, list of all sol
diers who have elected to receive money
Communication instead Of limbs or apparatus,
with the amount due to each, and the Com
to be paid to such soldiers in the same man
ner as pensions are now or hereafter may
be paid.
SEC 3. And be it further enacted. That
every soldier who lost a limb during the
late war, but from the nature of his injury
was not able to Use an artificial limb, and
consequently received none from the GOV
eminent. shall be entitled to the benefits of
this act and shall receive money commute
ton as hereinbefore provided
Approved June Il, 1870.
[PUBLIC-NO. 81.
AN ACT to establish police court for the
District of Columbia and for other pur
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That there
shall be established in the District of Column
bia a court to be called the Police Court of
the District of Columbia, which shall have
original and exclusive jurisdiction of all of
lenses against the United States committed
in the District of Columbia, not deemed
capital or otherwise infamous crimes, that
is to say. of all simple assaults and batteries,
and all other misdemeanOrs not punishable
by imprisonment in the penitentiary: and
of all offenses against any Of the ordinances
of the city Of Washington. or of the city of
Georgetown, or laws of the levy court of
the county of Washington. 1t shall be
Of one judge, who shall be
a man learned in the law, and
who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, and
shall hold the office for the term of six
years. Before entering upon the duties of
his office he shall take the oath prescribed
for Judges of the courts of the United
States.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted. That
the salary of said judge shall be three thou
sand dollars per annum. The said court
shall have power to appoint clerk at a
salary Of two thousand dollars per annum,
who shall hold his Office during the pleasure
of said court. He may appoint one deputy,
with the consent of the court, if the busi-
ness shall require it, to be paid such compen-
sation as may be allowed by the court, not
one thousand dollars per annuIm.
Said clerk shall give bond with surety. and
take the oath of office as precribed by law for
clerks of district courts of the United
States. He shall have power to administer
aths and atfrmatiOns, and in his absence his
deputy may administer the same.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That
in said police court shall be by
under oath, without indictment
by grand jury or trial by petit jury; but any
party deeming himself aggrieved by the
Judgment of said court may appeal to the
criminal court held by a justice of the
supreme court of the District of Column ia.
and in such case the appeal shall be tried on
the information filed in the court below, GER
titled to said criminal court by a jury in at
tendance thereat, as though the case had
originated therein.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That
said police court shall hold term on the
first Monday of every month, and continue
the same from day to day as long as may be
necessary for the transaction of its business.
Said Judge shall have power to issue process
for the arrest of persOns against whom intor-
nation may be filed, or complaint under oath
be made, to compel the attendance of wit
nesses; and said court may enforce any of
its jud gments or sentences by fine or impris-
onment, or by both. In cases arising ont of
violations of any of the ordinances of either
of said cities, or of the laws of said levy
court, such process shall be directed to the
chief of the Mctropolita police of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, who shall execute the
same, and make return thereof, in like man
ner as in other cases; but in cases now cog
nizable in the said criminal court the pro-
cess shall be directed to the marshal of said