Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-22
IOFFICIAL.I
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at Second Session Of For y-nrst Con zrsss
tPUBLIc-No 1871

tPUBLIc-No 1871
NJ AL hlakihg appropriations for sundry civil ey
Penses Of the government for the v. AR eaaing In
sh ~ slgnteen hundred aud seventy one and u
- lcONTISUED IRON YESTERDAYS STAR.
80 AAd D. " JHT.4sT saoctef. That NJ alver-
Il the t'F or any iSr eT saI
~ r,o for sny office Herewith csnnected SHALL
pursuance 81 avTiiten authority for such rub lea
,ich iIom the head of such department. an no bill,
paid, unless there be nresented With sach bill a
y of ID. written auth 1rity azores ali.
Te'sIy 81 the Treasury be- and ne is hereby directed
auth re ;he Light .iouse )aTd TO properly mark
n,r.hsrn and northwestern lakes, wlea com
complehon or repairs b. the department in
charge OF such construct ton repairs, and
revenue cutters uron the northern and northwest
ern lakes he laid Is hereby repealed, aud as many
cIetion shall put ia c. mmission, shall be specis ly
charged with aiding vessels IN distress on said lakes,
snail be and il anthOrzed to sell two OF said
cutters. now on he Ecr thern aIes FOR sIch con-i
RAJ Ion and under such regulations as he map pre-
scribe, aid that the proceeds be covered lao tIe
Sac. 4 Ass be ., Cu,Aer taa-fsJ, That there i
hereby sPpr. priated the sum OF three thousand five
,o, III rsct7 :" ~ ,S -
o. monuments IN memory OF those representatives
said monuments be Of uniform size and style with
those prev iOusly erected; AMI this t. ba dis
tursed under the direction Of the Clerk of the
OF Representatives upon contracts made bv MIN with
~ lowest responsible bidders therefor, after due
SECS. And b titwfaer sHrrfed. That the mayor
81 the city Of Washington. the Secretary OF the In
terror, the Commissioner OF Public Bu.ldiugs and
Grounds: the Architect OF the Capitol Exteusion,
ana thelr success.rs IN Office together with two
Washington. by and with the advice and consent of
The board OF aldermen IF said city, are hereby ap
ton 'ity canal, either in whole or in part, TO be
dredged, or, if deemed best. dredgsd and narrowed
or arched and converted into a sewer and for tue
authorities OF the city OF ashinton hereby
tborze and directed to levy aud collect Of one
Hundred thousa and dollars upon all taxable proper
y IN sad city for defraying part of tine expenses
hereby appropriated OF any money in the treasu
y not otherwise appropriated for the purp, se
aud out OF any moneys arising from TIL the saie
Of any real estate. should any take place be.
frst be iidemniied for any moneys hereby ap,
proprlnted; the mproy ements Aforesaid to be paid
iwo-ihrds by the city As the work progresses. and
The Total shHspdturs not to exceed the amount
CSC. s; Aad . q Jsrltsr enacted. That the corpo
rstion Of Washington shall have power to issue GER
Iheates OF Indebtedness not to exceed in mt tw
hurdred thousand dollars in addition 10 the SUN
hereofore authorized. ard to bear inherent at ihe
rate OF seven and three tentLs per centum Der an
num- and TO be redeennable within five years froIa
ne ds,e OF issue The said certificates not to be OF
oeTvsble for taxes dine said corporation to such
amount SsaIy as S.id eorpora:ion may designate ~
amount due by any tax payer And said c. rtifcates
mail se Ised Tor 70 Other purpose than the paT
ration Of Washington 10 the 5th day OF June eigh-
Sac. 7. And Be- ~ tRrfher srar,.d, That the Ser-
geant- at Arms Cf the Senate be, and M is hereby
fans one engine. exhaust pi pes and forth for the
iho'sl OF ne pure air of the Senate chamber a1d
dollars to purchase the same. or so much tbsrenf y,
may be necessary: ProrId1f Thai The mnrose wa,.,
senate md that the Joint Committee on VentIst ine
he directed TO inquire into the practicabiy and
her and the hall OF the House Of as
wl'bring said chamber and hall to the exterior Of
src And ,, ,tETtas,, sHa,fsf. That the act ap-
proved March three eighteen .huhdred and sixty.
TIE tom house, court house and post of bnd
ing IN Knoxville. Eat Tennessee, was intended TO
include and revive. and shall he deemed and held 10
include ana revive all former Hnex pended appr1pri
atoms for the same object.
FOR transf ortatou OF public stores provided Tor ia
"A resolution for the relief of John e. Rees' de- !"
coroancei it'll the orders and cecrces OF the sunrems
court of the District Of Columbia.
tary of Wsr BE-, and he is hereby au n 1rized and
required to ascertain cause to be ascertained the
ritorisl authorities Of Montana for arms and sup
nhes OF the volunteer forces called 20 suppress
yesr eighteen hundred AMI sixty seven, and report
TO Congress at the next session the of the per
the facts and tums upon which sach report may DO
Sac IL. And BE- itGUia>r sna,isd, That the Score
tsry OF the Treasury is hereby authorized to pay
such persons were actually employed in the isur
TectIonary States in CONNECTION with the Treasury
Hepartme Mt, officers If the United States, during
the Year eighteen hundred and sixty five eighteen
hundred and sixty six. in connection vi n the reve
nues Of the government, com alton at the
ptOvifed by law for service render such officers
and an amount sufficient for that pur pose IL hereby
appropriate out Of any money not otherwise appro
pTisteu.
SEC. II. AHd Be ttfprthey ead ted, That two hun
dred and xenty five thcusa I'd dollars, or So much
thereof as may be Necessary, be. and the une il
hereby. appropriated TO cons ract a god an 4 sub
s'anria PIER OF stone or iron In the Delaware bay.
near Lewes in Sussex county, in the Stat of pl
aware, out of any money in the treasury not Other
wise appropriated, and tn be expended under the III
rection Of the Secretary Of War. !
SEC. l3- And be,fErthsT en1cfed. That II maT aud
shall be lawful for the president, directors, and
company OF the Junction and Breakwater RAILROAD
in the state OF Delaware. TO extend their railroad
upon and over said pier, and freely to said or
IN injection with their said road subject to such
regulations and charges for maintenance aud
Is the seeretsry Of War may adopt.
SEC. IA And Be ~ further sH1 ted, That the Score
ary Of the Interior is hereby directed to withhold
patents for any portion of the lands known as the
black b Indian lands in kansas and also to with
hold his APPROX al of all transfers Of said lands aud
10 permit peaceable occupancy by all settlers or
Indians now residing thereon, until further action
II Congress relation thereto without prejudice
existing rights. lApprOyod, July IS, 1870.