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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
Passed May 10, A. D. 1871.
TIE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COLI
HIn .n Ordain.

TIE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD
j Hill do ordain:
SECTION 1. An ad valorcm tax OF five cents
npon each one hundred dollars. In addition TO
the amnGnt Of one dollar and any cents upon
each one hundred dollars, levied by Ordinance
No. 81. ufwhich ordinance this Il supplementary,
Il hereby levied and directed TO be paid, for
school purposes, upon all property, both real
and personal, within the incorporate limits Of
the Town or Gold lin, made taxable by the
lawsofthe State OF Nevada, for county purposes,
except the proceeds OF mines. which shall not
he subject to TAXATION said tax OF five cents
Is and shall be he'd to he the same ~ that au-
thoriZed TO be levied snd collected for school
purpose. by the Board OF Trustees OF the Town
OF God Hill, by an Act Of the Lc,is a,urc of the
State OF Nevada. entitled An Act to Incorpo-
rate the Town OF Gold Hill" approved March 3,
A. d.. ISL.
SIC. . The time and manner of assessment
and collection OF the ,boye levied tax OF i've
cents upon each one hundred dollars OF property
shall be in accordance with the provisions Of
Ordinance No. 81, OF which ordinance this Is
supplementary. ,
SIC. r This ordinance shall take effect and
be In full force from and amer It's passage.
NJ. STERN.
Prcs't Board OF Trustees OF Cold hiI.
Attest: wv. LIZ. DoASE, Clerk Of Board.
Cold Hill. Nav ~. ISL.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08


Be il enacted BY the Senate and Hosse Of Rspresert.
atires OF the Uaiied SKATES Of america IN Congress
That the penitcntlary which has been, or may
herr,ner Inc erected by the United States IN any or
cnnITrI Territory thereof. shall. when the same Is
rsady for The reception OF ~conylctS, De placed nhtei
The care ami control Of the Marshal oil the ehlteI
States for the Territory or Dstrleth "h'en Sue"
prnItentiary may be situate.
Sec p And be IL further enacted. Thatlt Is HEREBY
male The duty OF the Attorney General OF the UNI
ted States 20 prescribe all neediui ruies anu Iesula,
lions for the government OF SUCH penltcntlary. anu
he Marshal having charge thereof shall Gauss thsm
M be tuly and faithfully executed ana obeyei' Inc
reasonable compensation OF such Marshal and OF MS
DEPUTIES for their services under this ACT anu saln
,srulatIons shall be fixed by the Attorney General,
md n and the expense incident to the subsistence
AMI employment Of offenders against the laws OF tnc
limited States, who have been or may hereafter DC
sentenced to Imprisonment In such pelltentiaty,
shall be chargeable on and payable out Oh the iuhu
for letrlyinS the expenses OF suits In when tht
United States are concerned, and OF prosecutions oi
otienscs committed against the United States; pro
,Ided, that this Act shall not DC construed 10 ih
crease the maximum compensation now ailoweu oS
law TO those officers.
Sec, / Aud be II further enacted, That any person
convicted by 4 court OF competent Jurisdiction In =
Territory for q violation OF the laws thereof, an.
sentenced TO imprisonment, may, at the cost OF susi
Territory, on such terms and conditions as may OK
prescribed by such rules and regulations. De re
ceived, SubslSted and employed In such penitentiaTi
during the term OF Ills or her Imprisonment, In thI
same manner as II he or she had been convicted o
an Otieuse against the laws OF the United States.
JOINT RESOLUTION to correct an error In tht
enrolment OF the law In relation to pay OF Gran.
l. anal patit Jurors.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES

button, not to exceed one hundred and my copies
Of the complete specifications and drawings OF each
patent subsequently issued. together Win = s onnx 70
be placed for free public inspection IN each capitol OF
every State and Territory, one, for the IKE purpose
in the clerks onice Of the District Court OF each Ju.
dIcial District OF the UnItod States, except when
such offices are located In State or territorial capi-
tolls, and one In the library OF Congress, which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts as evidence
OF ali matters therein contained. and shall be certi-
led 70 under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
Of the Patent Once, and shall be taken and received
In all courts as evidence, said copies moi 10 DC taken
be used as evidences; and the Commissioner OF Pat
ents is hereby authorized and directed to have print
cd such additional numbers Of copies OF spccinca-
lions and drawings, certified as herelnbefore pro-
vIded, at q price not to exceed the contract price tor
such drawings. for sale, as may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same; and Comnisthe sioncr
Is also hereby authorized to furnish a complete set
OF such specifications and drawings to any public
library which will pay for binding the same Into vol.
umes 10 correspond with those In the Patent Once,
and for the transportation Of the same. and which
shall also provide proper custody for the same, with
convenient access for the public thereto, under such
able; and provided also. that all. contracts for max.
Ing copies OF drawings shall be made under the pro-
visions OF chapter ono hundred and ~tifty.flve. Sec
ton nine, OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
ive, eighteen hundred and slxty-four, which reads
as follows: "Sec. y. And be II further enacted, that
all llthographing and engraving. where the probable
total cost Of the maps or plates Illustrating or &C.
CONTAINING any work exceeds two hundred and
iluydollars, shall be awarded TO the lowest and best
| bidder for the interests OF the Government. due re.
gard being paid to the execution OF the work, after
due advertisement by the Superintendent OF Public
| Printing. under the direction Of the Joint Commit.
tee on Printing; provided. that the Joint Committee
on Public Printing be authorized TO empower the
Superintendent Of Public Printing TO make immedi'
ate contracts for engraving. whenever In their opin.
ion the cxigencIes OF the public service Will not JUS
tIfy waiting for advertisement and award"
A RESOLUTION to authorize the restoration Of
BENJAMIN $. Richards TO the active list Of the
| Navy
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
BE Il enacted BY the Senate and House Of Represci
dtires Of the United SGtes Of America IN COH0r,

BE Il enacted BY the Senate and House Of Represe nt
Aires Of the United StGtes Of America in Conorei'
assembled.
That 10 much Of section twcnty.one OF the Act 10
reduce Internal taxes, and for other purposes, mp
proved July fourteen. eighteen hundred md sew.
cnty, as relates 10 sugar, be amended 20 lthatI II
will read:
On all sugar not above number seven. Dutch
standard In color. one and three-luartcr cents pei
pound.
On oil sugar above number seven. and not above
number ten, Dutch standard-in color, two cents per
On all sugar above number ten, and not uboye
number thirteen. Dutch standard In color, two and
one-Quarter cents per pound.
On all sugar above number thirteen, and not above
number sixteen, Dutch standard In color. two and
three-QuArtcr cents per pound.
On all sugar above number sixteen, and not above
number twenty. Dutch standard In color. three and
one.Quartcr cents per pound.
On all sugar above number twenty. Dutch stand.
ard in color, and on all refined loaf, lump. crushed,
powdered aid graduated sugar, four cents per
pound; provided. that the Secretary OF the Treas.
nry shall. by regulation, prescribe and require that
samples from packages OF sugar Shall be taken by
the proper officers, In such manner ~ TO ascertain
sugar imported in casks or boxes shall DO marked
distinctly by the custOm.house weigher. by scoring
the figures indclIbly on each package; and provided
further, that oil strip OF sugar. cane Juice, melada,
concentrated melada, or concentrated mOlnSSes. en-.
tered under the name OF mOlasses. shall be forfeited
to the United States.
IPublic-NO. 1851
AN ACT TO amend existing laws relating to Internal
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
Approved February Isl.

Whereas II Il asserted that the most valuable food
fishes Of the coast and the lakes OF the United
States are rapidly diminishing In number TO the
public Injury, anu so as materially to affect the In.
tercsts Of trade and commerce; therefore,
he u res0Ired bU the SciItc and House Of RcDrcscHt
dtires Of The United States " America IN Con
Drsss assembled
That the President be. and he hereby Is, author
lied and required 10 appoint, by and with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate. from among tho
civil officers or employees OF the Government, one
person Of proved scientific and practical acquaint'
ancc with the fishes OF the coast, to lie commissions
OF fish aud fisheries. to serve without additionn
salary.
Sec. 2. And be II further resolved, That II shall b,
the duty OF said commissioner to prosecute invest
cations and Inquiries on the subject. with the view
OF asccrtainlng whether any AMI what dimlnutiOT
In the number Of the food fishes OF the coast AM
the lakes OF the United States has taken place: att
II 80, TO what Causes the saint Is due: and ais,
whether any and what protective. prOhibitory 81
precautionary measures should be adopted In I'll,
premises; and to report upon the saiIle to Congress
Sec. !. And be II further resolved, That the head,
OF the Executive departments be, and they ar,
hereby directed TO cause to be rendered all ncccs
slry and practicable aid TO the said commissioner ~
the prosecution OF the investigations and Inquire,
aforesaid.
See. I, And be II further resolved, That Il shall bc
lawful for said commissioner TO take. or cause to bt
taken, ut all times, In the waters Of the Sehcoast 81
the United States. where the tide GIBBS and flows
and also In the waters Of the lakes. such fish OF
specimens thereof as may In his Judgment. from
time TO time. be needful or proper for the conduct
OF his duties as Aforesaid, any law, custom. or usage
Of any State to the contrary Notwithstanding.
A RESOLUTION to authorize the President to per
mi WILLIAM l.. Hanscom. late n naval constructor
OF the navy OF the United States, to Withdraw his
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

SEcTfoS9 9. And be It further enacted, that when.
ever, by priority OF possession, rights 10 The usc Of
water for mining. agricultural. manufacturing or
other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the
same are recognized and acknowledged by the local
customs, laws, and decisions OF courts, the possess
sars and owners OF such vested rights shall be main
taincd and protected In the same; and the right OF
way for the construction Of bitches and canals for
the purpose aforesaid IL hereby acknowledged and
confirmed. Provided, however. that whenever. aifsr
the passage OF this Act, any person or persons snail,
In the construction OF any ditch or canal. inJure or
damage the possession OF any settler on the pubic
domain. the party committing such injury or damage
shall be liable to the party injured TOT such INJURY OF
damage,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

De Il enacted BY the Senate and House Of Represent.
dtircs Qfthe United Stdtes Of America IN COngrc'i
assembled
That there shall not he assessed or collected, under
or BY virtue Of section four OF an net approved
March thirty-one. eighteen hundred and slNty-eiRht,
entitled An act to exempt certain manufacturer
tcrnal tax upon pork.packers. larl.Tcndercr. or
those engaged In smoking hams. curing meats. or
others known M In the provision trade, as manuinc.
turerS within the meaning OF the said section; aud u
any such tax shall have been asse sed. but not col
lcctcd, the same Ia hereby rcmlticl.
tPublic-So. ISL
AN ACT to extend the provisions OF the prc-cmp-
tIOn laws TO the Territory Of Colorado. and for
other purposes.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
hpproycd July II, 1870.

Be IL enacted Jv the Senate aud House Of Rcpresent
atires Qf the United States Of America in COn0resi
assembled
That al. the lands which were granted by Congress
IN the year eighteen hundred and nfty-slx. TO thu
State OF Louisiana, to aid In the construction OF tbs
New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Rail
| road, and which have not been lawfully disposed o
by the said State under said grant, which has cX
plrcd by limitation, or by act OF Congress since thu
original grant, are hereby declared forfeited TO thu
United States, and these lands shall hereafter be dis
posed Of rs other public lands OF The United States
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

Resolred BY the Senate and HouIe Of Repr,sentd
fires Of the United States Of America IN CoHgres'
assembled,
That the President OF the United States be and !:
hereby authorized TO cause TO he stationed at th,
port OF New York, and the ports Of Boston and
Philadelphia, u the same can BE- done without ID
Jury 10 the public service, one or more Of our nava
vessels, to be there held In readiness TO receive or
board for transportation such supplies rs may be
furnished BY the people Of the United States for thu
destitute and suffering people OF France and Ger
many.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

Whereas, there Is lying along the Little Calumet
river. In the counties Of Porter and Lake, In the
State OF Indiana, q body Of lands supposed TO con
tain about four thousand acres, which has never
been sold or surveyed. and which was described u
the government surveys as impossible morass: and
whereas the Calumet Draining Company has beer
organized under the laws Of said state. for the pur
pose OF draining the valley Of said river. Including
said mOrass: therefore.
he IL enacted bY fhe Senate and Houss Of Represent
atires Of the Unit ed States Of America IN Congre''
assembled,
That said unsold lands shall be subject to q lien
under the laws Of the State OF Indiana for Its proper
proportion OF the cost Of such drainage, and such
lien may be enforced against said lands In the salnt
were owned by private persons; provided. that nc
claim shall be held to exist against the United States
for such drainage.
Sec, 2, And be II further enacted, That such land:
NAV he surveyed and sold TO the highest bidder. unr
der the directions Of the Secretary Of tho Interior
subject to said lien.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

Be Il resolrrd By the Senate aud HouseoJ represent
dtires ofthe United States Of America IN Congresi
assembled.
That the President, II he shall deem II expcdIcnt
te and hereby Is authorized to permit William l.
Hanscom. late naval constructor OF the navy Of the
United States, TO Withdrawals resignation Of that
Office, which was accepted by the Department 0
the Navy. January ffth. eighteen hundred and
s~ixty-six, and TO rcinstate the said lIanscOm In the
office OF naval constructor: provided. however, that
no pay, emOluments. or compensation In any form
shall be allowed or paid under authority Of this res
o~lutlon, except such as may become due under the
laws for services which may be rendered from and
after the time when the said Hanscom shall have
been reinstatcd BY order sf the President.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

De IL enacted Jy the Senate aud House Of Rrpre'ent
dtircs ofihe United States n america in CoHDresi
assembled.
That the jurisdiction over the place purchased fol
the location OF the National Asylum for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers" under and BY virtue OF the Act
Of Congress Of March third. eighteen hundred and
sIxty-five, entitled A Act TO incorporate a Ma
| tlOnal Military and Naval Asylum for the relief Of
the totally disabled officers and men OF the yOlun'
tecr forces OF the United States" and the Act O
March twcnty-trst, eighteen hundred and siSty-six,
amentiatory thereto, and upon which said asylum Ii
| located, Is hereby coded 10 the State OF Ohio and re-.
| lInIuished By the United States. And the United
States shall claim or exercise no Jurisdiction over
| said place after the passage Of this Act; provided,
that nothing contained In this Act shall be construed
to impair the powers and rights heretofore conferred
upon the Board Of Managers Of the National hsy.
mm for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Incorporated
under said Act. In and over said territory.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

Be Il enacted by the Senate and Hoiae Of Represent.
assembled
That the military reservation at Fort Dakota. In
the county OF Mlnnehaha, and Territory OF Dakota
be, and the same Ia hereby, vacated, and the lands
embraced In said reservation shall be subject TO pri-
vate entry under the provisions OF the pre-emptlon
and homestead laws Of the United States. except 10
much thereof rs may be embraced In sections here
tOforc reserved for school purposes; provided, that
nothing In this act shall be 80 construed as to Inter
fere with any rights which may have accrued pre-
vlOus TO the withdrawal OF said lands for the plr-
poses Of such reservation; and provided also. that
any improvements on said reservation made by the
the Secretary Of War, shall be appraised by the
register and receiver Of the land office OF the district
In which said reservation Is situated, AMI paid for
By the purchaser Of the lands on which the SAINT arc
located; and provided further. that no patent shall
issue for any portion OF said lands until the improve
mcnts thereon shall have been paid for ut their
appraised value.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
tPublic-No. ISL
AN ACT to construe certain acts therein cltcd. In
rrlntInn 10 penSInns.

That neither the act Of July twenty-nnh. eighteen
hundred and sIxty-sIN, entitled AN act Increasing
the pensions OF widows and orphans. and for other
purposes" nor the act OF July twenty-sevcnth
eighteen hundred and sixy-cight. entitled AN act
relating to pensions" shall be 80 construed n to In
crease the amount directed TO be paid In any special
act Of Congress granting a pension: nor shall said
acts be construed 80 a. 20 reduce the same when.
ever such act fixes definitely the amount OF pension
20 which the person therein named shall be entitled,
IN excess Of the rate lNei by general law for the
,ihk IN respect to which such special pensions may
aSle been or may hereafter be granted.
STS; !. Ana be II further enacted. That this act
Shal naNe the ELECT to restore TO the persons affected
nstcoy any sums heretofore withheld from them by
I'M Snhs,tu.uon herrinbciorv prohibited.
That the port OF entry Of The collectIon LIs,rIrt of
81. Aark 5, In the State OF Florida, De, and The same
+ hereby removed from the town OF 81 MARX 10
the town OF Cedar Keys In said III, trict, ami the S,Li
town Of ST. Marks Is hereby made ami JerL'rcsI ~
Be 4 port OF delivery In said district.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
JOINT RESOLUTION to enable owners to o,

duplicates of host and destroyed registered bonds
OF the United States.
BE IL rssOicsi by the Senate aud House Of Rcpresent-
a,irss Of the United States Qf Amsricd in Congress
dssHblsd.
That the Secretary Of the Treasury be. and hereby
l., authorized and directed. whenever II il proved by
clear and satisfactory evidence that any duly regis
tered bond Of the United States, bearing interest, Is
sued for valuable consideration In pursuance Of law,
has been lost Or destroyed, so that the same Il not
held BY any person rs his own property, to issue u
duplicate Of Sid registered bond, to be- 80 marked.
OF ike amount, and bearing like Interest az the bOnd
- proved to be lost or DESTROYED; provided, that the
owner Of such miSSIn: bond shall file In the treasury
a bond in "a penal sum equal to the amount Of said
miSSin: bond. AMI the interest which would accrue
thereon, until the principal thereof Is due and paya-
Die, with two good AMI sufficient Surctics. residents
OF the United States. TO the approval Of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, with condition to indemnify
and save harmless the United States ii ON any Claim
because Of the said lost or destroyed bond.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
De il enacted BY the Senate aud Houfe Of Represent.
atires ofkhe United Aates Of Imericd in Congres,

Be IL enacted BY the Senate and Houfe Of Rcpresent.
dtires q the UHited States Of dmericd in Con0res'
assembled,
That the Commissioner Of Patents l. hereby au.
thOrIzed and required to hear and decide the appll'
cation Of PierpGnt Seymour, East Bloomfield, In the
State OF New York, for an extension OF the letters
patent granted TO him by the United States on the
twenty fourth day Of July, eighteen hundred aud
grain drills. and shall have power to extend said
patent for the term OF seven years. with the same
effect that such extension might have been granted
hal the said plcrpOnt Seymour made application for
such extension, and paid the fec required by law,
within the time prescribed BY law. upon the notice
and under the regulations prescribed By law and the
rules OF the Patent ONCE; provided, that no dam
ages shall be collected Of any pcrson for an Infringe
nIent OF said patent between the time OF the eSplra.
ton OF said patent and the time OF the renewal oil
the same.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

n, Il r,,olrei 6y the Senate and House Of R,pr,-
.e,,s,ir.s of the United States Of Amcrica IN
Congress dsssnbiea.
That the publication Of the abstracts OF spccinca-
lions AMI OF the engravings heretofore accompany
inc The annual report Of the Commissioners of Pat
EMS be discontinued after the publication OF that
portion OF the report for eighteen hunired ana sixty
nine. for which the plates have alreaIy oren pr
BE- authorized to have printed. for gratultous disui'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08
A RESOLUTION for the relief Of Lieutenant Cor
mander John n. Quackcnbush.
Approved February I6. ISL.

be IL reiolred BY the Senate aud House d. Repre'enf.
assembled,
That the President Of the United States be author;
lied TO nominate. ami by AMI with tue ADVICE aIa
mander John N. Quackcnbush TO the active ~ OF
tho navy, with the rank TO which he may be chtitled
thereon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

BE il enacted By n. Senate and House Of RrprescnL
dtires Of The UHfed State, Of Ameried in COngrs's
assembled,
That the amount Of bonds authorized by the Act
approved July fourteen. eighteen hundred aud sew
Of the national debt" to be issued bearing five per
ccntum interest per annum, be, and the same Is in.
creased to i've hundred millions OF dollars, AMI the
interest OF any portion Of the bonds issued under
said Act, or this Act, may, ut the discretion OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury, BE- made payable quartSr-
| yearly; provided, however, that this Act shall not
ic construed TO authorize any Increase Of the total
amount Of bonds provided for by the Act TO which
this Act Is an amendment.