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UNITED STATES
PASSED AT TIE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY FIRST
CONGRESS-.


CONGRESS.
RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NAIuRE-No. 6.l
JOINT RESOLUTION declaratory of the meaning
OF the act entitled IAN act to reduce internal |
taxes, and for ,tber pu pos.s," approved July |
fourteen, eighteen hundred and seveaty.
Re IL resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentaiics orthe United 5tates Of Americd IN iom,
grSss assembled, That al foreign merchandise w1lca
arrived at port OF the United States on or ntdreG
The thirty first ,y December. egDier nauu 10
puplio TOTE or bonded worehouse. shall be entitled
The benefits the twenty sixth secuo md for
other rurpoles approved July ourt en- eghteen
hundred and seventy, the same az suom t haa
in nubii. store or bonded warehouse on or prior TO
the Thrift day Of necemDer; eisnteen hundred
nnrebandse shall, within thirty days from the pas. |
sage OF this resolution, make application therefor in
writing to the collector oil the polt at which such
merchandise arrived
sec; Q And be 1t further r. solved, That The said
act IS hereby further amended by inserting the word
"hersin " In the twenty-ftst section thereof be-
tween the words otherwise and sprog ided' where.
ever me SAID words occur together in said section,
aad ths amendment shall take effect from ami after
January first, eighteen hundred and .eventy-one.
Approved January &c. 1871.
RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NArURE-No.7l
A RESOLUTION directing the Secretary of War to
sell Bergen Heights Arsenal.
Rcsotced b, the Senate and House Of Representa-
hoes OF the United States Of Anerica IN Congress as
mbed, That the Secretary OF War he. and he is
hereby, authorized and directed sell at public
auction. to the highest bidder. the lands and tene-
ments belonging 20 the United States, situate in the
OF Hudson and State OF NewJersey and known
as the Bergen Heights arsenal. The sale shall lie
Newark Daily Advertiser and Newark Evening
Courier, papers published in the city OF Newark; in
n Ry and New Pub
York Times and New York Tribune, papers pub
lisned in The city OF New YORK; and the proceeds
q IL hA naid pfotb .t
of the United States; aud the Secretary of War is
hereby author zed upon the said sale to make good
and sufficient conveyance of the said property the
purchaser or urcnasers thereof
Approved, February 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No IL
AN ACT for the relief Of Pierpont Seymour, of
East Bloomfield, New York.
Belt enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatioes of the United States Of america in Con-
gresS ass nabted hat the Commissioner of Patents
l, hereby horized and required TO hear ami decide
the application OF Pierpont Seymour, OF East Bloom
neld IN the state OF New YORK, tor an extension OF
the leters-pat-nt GRANTEE 10 him by the United
states ON the tweniy-:our,h day OF July, eighteen
hundred anu ftty-fve for an Improvement in seed
planters, or grain drill and shall have pwer to
tend said patent tor the term OF years, with
the sane effect tbat such extension might have been
granted had the said Pierpont Seymour made appi-
ca ion tor such exte sion, and paid the fee required
by law w,thin the zine prescribed by aw, upon the
and the rules of the fasent Office: Provided That
no damages shall be co ected any person Tor an
infringement OF SAID patent between the time OF the
expiration OF SAID patent and the time of the renew
al OF the same.
Approved, January 25, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
AN ACT making appropriations for the payment of
invalid and other pensions of the United States for
the Year endi0g June thirty, eighteen hundred
and seventy-two.
Be it be enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rep
rssntdices OF the U.ited States of america in Con
9reSs assembled That the 10 loving sums be- and the
n nj INV ypann in
lie treasury no, Otherwise Appropriated the pay.
me OF pensions tor the year ending the thi teth OF
June. eighteen hundred and seventy two:
for army invalid pensions, and furnishing ar
tifcial limits or apparatus Tor resecuon, or commu-
four, eighteen hundred and sixteen; May THU teen
eighteen hundred and Iorty-six: July fourteen.
hundred and sixty-six July twenty even e ghteen
hundred ADD sixty-eght; and Jnly eleven eish, cen
htv thousand dollars.
For revolutionary pensions, and pensions of wild
ow., chi dren and mothers, fathers, brothers, and
aters OF soldiers, as provided by acts OF Marcn
eighteen, eighteen hundred and eighteen; May ff-
teen, esbteen hundred anu twenty-e,gh bit; June
seven, eighteen hundred and thirty two July Iour,
eIgute' hundred and thIrt six; July seven, egh-
nhundreG and cartwright; March three. elsh-
teen hund ed and torty-the e; June seventeen eg-
teen hundred and fortA-'uui February twenty.
e'ghsesn hurdred an Ior!yseven; February Two,
SSuiy ,wsnty Ole, and July twenty nine, eighteen
nun led and lift. three June three, eighteen hun
dred and fifty eight; July fourteen and venteen,
teen hundred and sixty-iour; July twenty-five
eighteen hundred and .ixy-six; and July twenty
seven elgh ecu hundred aud s,xty-egh. AID Tor
conversation % the sion agents md expenses or
me asencles. aud fees for preparing vouchers and
adminlsieriny oaths. nipe'een million dollars
For navy invaliI pensions, Including the compeu-
saton TO pension agents, expenses Of the sew, raj
ssencies, aud lees Ior preparing vouchers and ad-
mluiStef1nS oafhs, and Tor furnishing q tifclal
limos or al pa atus tor resecton, or communication
therefor, as PROVIDED by acts OF APRIL twenty three
eighteen hundred; February twenty, eighteen hun
dreI and forty -seven August eleven, eighteen hun
dred and Iorty-eighi April tive, eighteen hundred
and and ffy-six; July fourteen and seventeen.
eighteen hund ed and sfxty-two; June tbrty. eigb
teen husdred and sixty-our; June six and july
twenty- n ,e. eshIeen hundred and 'kty-six; July
twenty seven, eighteen hun ired and sixty. eight.
JuLe seventeen, june thirty, July eight and JnIy
ee d gn,een hu9nret anu seventy. one hundred
Eor navy pensions OF widows. children. mothers,
Iathdrs botters, ana sisters sailors and marines
dred and forty-elght; July four cen, egh cen hun
9red and SIX vi w: July twenty eighteen hu
huodred and sixiy-eght, three hundred and fI,1
thousand dollars Provided, That the
!or navy tensions be paid out OF the navy pension
Approved, January 30, 1871.
GENERAL NATuRE-No. 81
AN ACT to enable Ann NJ. Ro lefer, administra.
irlx OF Joseph kodeter deceased, make appIlca-
tl1n Tor The extension of letiers- ratent .or an
Improvement in beadste ad fasteniugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Pouse of Penre.
sentattces or the United States OF america in Eon
gres assembled. Tnat Aun nj. koiefer, aduluistra
irK OF Joserh Rodeer deceased have lie ave to make
Application to ne commissioner OF Patents for The
extension OF letters-patent granted to Joseph Rode
ier iol an Improvement in bedstead fssteuIpgs or
the enth das OF April. A. d. eighteen hundre and
might've, tor fourteen years, in The same manner al
II rne petition Tor laid extension had been filed al
least ninety days before the expiration OF said ma
tent; and that the Conn issoner of Patents he an.
thorzed to consider and determine s ii application
~ Tue same manner as il it had been filed ninety
days prior 70 the expiration of said pa emit and viii
me same effect as if it had been regu arly filed and
acten upon under existing laws: Provided That any
sucn extension OF said patent shall not affect the
rlgnt TO continue to use SAID machine of any person
VINO, SINCE the tenth day of April, A. D. eighteen
hundred and sixt y-nine and prior to the APPROVAL
OF this act may have procured, and at the time Of
such approval shall be using said machine
Approved January 80, 1s71.