New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-16


| reservation in Arkansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative Of the United States oil
America in Congress assembled, Tha,
any person claiming title, either legal OF
equitable, to the whole or any part of the
four sections of land constituting what is
known as the Hot Springs reservation, in
Hot Springs county, in the State OF Arkan-
sas, may institute against the United
States in the Court of Claims, and prose-
cute to final decision, any suit that may
be necessary to settle the same; Provided
| that no such suits shall be brought at any
| time after the expiration Of ninety days
from the passage of this act, and all
claims to any part OF said reservation
upon which snit shall not be brought un-
der the provisions of this act within that
time shall be forever barred.
| SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
all such suits shall be by petition in the
nature of bill in equity, and shall be
conducted and determined in all respects
except as her-in otherwise provided, ac-
cording to the rules aud principles of
equity practice and Jurisprudence in the
| other courts of the United States; and for
the purposes of this act the Court of
| Claims is hereby invested with the juris-
diction and powers exercised by courts of
equity so far as may be necessary to give
full relief in. any suit which may be insti.
tuted under the provisions of this act
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That
notice of every suit authorized by this act
shall be executed by the delivery of true
copy thereof with copy of the petition to
the Attorney General, whose duty it shall
be for and in behalf of the United States,
to demur to or answer the petition therein,
within thirty days after the service of such
process upon him, unless the court shall
for good cause shown, grant further time
for filing the same.
Sec. 4. And be IT further enacted, That
if two or more parties claiming the same
lands under different rights shall institute
separate suits under the provisions of this
act, such suits shall be consolidated and
mine the question Of title and grant all
proper relief as between the respective
claimants as we'll as between each of them
and the United States.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
if, upon the final hearing of any cause pro-
vided tor in this act. the court shall de-
eide in favor OF the United States, it shall
order such lands into the possession Of
receiver to be appointed by the court, who
shall take charge of and rent out the same
for the United States, until Congress shall
by law direct how the same sh all be dis
posed of, which said receiver shall execute
sufficient bond to be approved by the
court, conditioned for the faithful perform
ance Of his duties as such, render strict
account of the manner in which he shall
have discharged said duties, and of all
moneys received by him as a receiver as
aforesaid, which shall be by said court |
approved or rejected accordingly as it may
be found correct or not. and pay such |
moneys into the treasury of the United |
States and he shall receive such reason |
able compensation for his services as said |
court may allow, and in case of failure !
Of said receiver to discharge any duty de- |
vOlving upon him as such, the court shall |
have power to enforce the performance of |
the same by rule and attachment. But if |
the court shall decide in favor of any claim
ant, both as against the United States and
other claimants, it shall SO decree, and
proceed by proper process to put such
successful claimant in possession of such
portion thereof as he may be thus found
to be entitled to, and upon the filing Of
certified copy of such decree with the
Secretary of the Interior, he shall cause a
patent to be issued to the party in whose
favor such decree shall be rendered for
the lands therein adjudged to him; Pro-
vided, that either party may within ninety
days after the rendition of any final judg-
ment or decree IN any suit authorized by
this act, carry such suit by appeal to the
Supreme Court OF the United States, which
court is hereby vested with full Jurisdiction
TO hear and determine the same on such
appeal, in the same manner and with the
same effect as in cases of appeal in equity
causes from the circuit courts of the
United States: And provided further,
hat in case the judgment or decree of the
Court Of Claims in any such suit shall be
adverse to the United States, the Attorney
General shall prosecute such appeal
within the time above prescribed; aRd the
aking of an appeal from any such judg-
nent or decree shall operate as super
edeas thereof until the final hearing and
Judgment OF the Supreme Court thereon.
J. G. BLAINE,
speaker of the House of Representatives.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
ice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Received by the President May 81, 1870.
NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
he foregoing act having been presented
0 the President of the United States for
is approval, and not having been returned 8
y him to the house of Congress in which
originated within the time prescribed
y the constitution of the United States.
as become law without bis approval.
The Louisville Courier-Journal tells ,
sory of Dickens stay in that city during
is first visit, that illustrates his youthful 7
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