New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-30
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conflicting with its provisions are hereby repealed
Approved June 81, 1870.
[PuBLlc-No. 93.I
AN ACT to make legal certain act of the Council:
of the city of W ashingtOn.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repro
sentatiyes of the United States OF America in Con
gress assembled, That certain act of the Councils
Of the city. Of Washington. approved the twenty
nine, and entitled IAN act for. the relief of the
trustees of the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church" be, and is hereby, declared to be legal
corporate authorities Of the city of Washington; and
they are hereby empowered and directed to pay to
said trustees the sum of four hundred dollars and
twenty cents, in accordance with the amount
appropriated by said act.
Approved June Il, 1870
[PUBLc-No. 9s.l
AN ACT relating to the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
gress assembled, That the several general terms
and special terms OF the circuit courts, district
courts and criminal courts authorized by the act
approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, entitled An act to reOrganize the courts IN
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes"
Which have been OF MAY De held s t De- an@ ARE
court of the District of Columbian and the judg
ments, DEGREES, sentences, orders proceedings, and
acts of said general terms special terms, circuit
courts district courts and criminal courts hereto
fore hereafter rendered, made, or had, shall be
deemed judgments, DEGREES, sentences, orders. pro
ceedings and acts OF said supreme court; Provided
that nothing herein contained shall affect the right
OF appeal as provided by law.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the SUI
preme court of the District of Columbia shall here.
after consist of chief Justice and four associate
justices; and for this purpose there snail be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, an additional justice OF
said court, with the like powers to take the same
Oaths to perform the same duties, and to receive
the same salary, as the other associate justices Of
the court,
SEC. 3. And be it further.enacted, That whenever,
at a session of the court in general term held by
four of the Justices the court shall be equally di
vided in opinion upon the question involved in any
cause argued or submitted to the court such di
of the court and thereupon, and within FOUR days
thereafter, either party in such cause may file with
the clerk of the court motion in writing to have
such cause rargued before the hyeJustces; and
such reargument rehearing shall be had as soon
thereafter as conveniently may be.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted That all the
powers and jurisdiction by law now held and exer-
cised by the orphans court of Washington county,
IN the District of Columbia, shall hereafter be held
and exercised by the Justice holding the special
subject always to the same provisions as are con-
tanned in the fifth section of the act of Congress en-
titled "An act to re0rganze the courts in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and for other purposes" ap-
three. =.
SEC S. And be it further enacted, That the
orphans court of Washington county District Of
Columbia, be, and the same is hereby abolished;
and all laws and parts Of laws relating to said Or
phans' court so far as the same are applicable to
said supreme court, are hereby continued in force
in respect to said supreme court and all other
laws and parts of laws relating to said orphans
court are hereby repealed Provided, however,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
to abolish the office of register Of wills for said
Approved, June q, 1870.
[PuBLIC-No lO7.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to au-
nriyaf he tarv nff h0 tn liRana
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
septatives of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the first section of the act
entitled IAN act to authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury to license yachts and for other purposes
approved August seventh, eighteen hundred and
forty-eight is hereby amended by inserting, in the
first clause thereof after the words port to port of
the United States the words land by sea to foreign
ports"
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted That yachts be.
longing.to regularly organized yacht club of any
the yachts of the United States shall have the prvi
lege of entering leaving any port of the United
States without entering or clearing at the custom
house thereof, or paying tonnage tax
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That, for the
identification Of yachts and their owners, a com.
mission to sail for pleasure in any Designated
cOrpOrated yacht club, stating the exemptions and
privileges enjoyed under it, may be issued by the
credit to any United States official, and to the
authorities Of any foreign power for privileges ell
ioyed under it.
yacth visiting foreign country under the provi-
sions of this act, shall its return to the United
States, make due entry at the custom house Of
the port at which, such return, 1t shall arrive.
Approved June 29 1870.
[PuBLIC-EO. l62.
AN ACT to extend the time for presenting claims
for additional bOuntes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatves of the United States of America in Con-
claims for additional bouDties granted to soldiers
by the twelfth and thirteenth sections Of the act Of
July twenty eighth. eighteen hundred and sixty
Six is hereby extended until the expiration of six
months after the passage of this act, after which
time all claims for such bOunties not presented in
due form shall be ved; and the fourth section Of
and sixty mime, entitled An act in relation to addi-
uonal bountles and for other purposes" is hereby
repealed.
Approved, July 49, 1870
fPUBLic-Eo. 1851
AN ACT to regulate the purchase of fuel for the
legislative, executive and judicial DEPARTMENTS
and for the military aud naval establishments
OF the United States ia the District of Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatlves OF the United states of America in Con.
gress assembled, That from and after the passare
OF this act it shall not be lawful for any officer or
person in the civil, military or naval service of tho
United States in the District of Columbia to mr.
chase anthracite or btuminOus coal or wood for the
public service except On condition that the same
SHALL before delivery, he inspected and weighed or
measured by some competent person, to be appoint
ed by the head Of the department or chief OF the
branch of the service for which the purchase is
made, and that the person so appointed shall, be-
fore entering upon the duty Of inspector wei CHER
and measurer and to the satisfaction of the ap.
pointing officer, bind himself with not less than two
sureiies, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars
that each and every ton of coal weighed by him
shall consist of two thousand two hundred and
forty pounds and that each and every cord of wood
TO be measured shall be of the standard measure
of one hundred and twenty-eight cubic feet And
appointed shall Be entitled to receive from the
vendors Of fuel weighed and measured by him,
twenty cents for each ton of coal weighed aud nine
cents for each cord of wood measured by hiDl Pro.
yded, That each load or parcel Of wood or coal