The Portland daily press., 1871-04-25
L A w $
OF THE
UNITED STATES

limited STATES
on SESSION OF THE FoRTY-FIRsT
CONGRESS.
tcrNERAL NATURE-No. 81
.n Acr 10 provide for celebrating the one nun
dredth annye,saa,y ,ycna on exbbion OF arts manu-
,atures and products OF the SOIL ana niue, IN ne
city oI Phladelph'a, aud State OF Pehnssiyap''
in The wear eighteen hundred and seventy y-sM. A.,
Whereas Declaration OF independence ., ., anS Ia
United States America was prepared, sgne' and a
promulgated in the year seventeen nun a ,yb.,e
pavau,ysx in tina CITY OF Philadelphia; ana wneie-
as It behooyes the people oil lne y ophe nc cut nnsI
celebrate. by and decisive event.
Suhich constituted the fourth day OF ouy, ammo
Domini seventeen 6I nureud whereas II ,s asmnd
AIM tba, the oil the first century OF our
lationai ex sence snail be commemorsted by an ex-
h;n;t;oa of lie natural resources OF the country |
d ,bs,r development. and OF its progress in those
arts which benefit mankind, in comparison with
those of older nations; and whereas no place IS SO |
annropfiate for such an exhibition the city in |
which occurred tue event it Is designed 10 COM |
msmorate;i aud whereas, as lthe exhibition should
he national celebration in which the people OF the
wnoIe country should participate. it should have the
sanclion OF the Congress OF the United States:
1heIef)re.
Be &c enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
reseRdiues OF the United States of america in Con-
gress assembled, That an exhibition American and
foreign arts, products and manufactures shall be
held, under the auspices the government OF the
United states. IN the city OF pbiiadephia, in the
Se eighteen haodred and seventy-six
SEC z. Toat commission to consist OF not more |
than delegate from esch Sia'e and from eaeh
tory Of the nited StAlts, whose functions snal con-
tinue nt the close the exhibition shall be consil
tn ed, whose duty it shall oe 10 prepare ano supein-
ten the execution OF an for holding the exhp,tion
atar conference with the authorities ihe city of
PhadeI, ,hia to fix upon suitable site within the
corporate units OF the said city where the exhibition
- nat said commissioner rs shall be appc nted
within year from the ? ssag, OF this sct by the
President cf the United States on the nomination
OF the governors OF the States and Territories re-
SEC. L. That in the same manner there shall be
appointed one commits ioner from each STATE and
Territory OF the United States, who shall assume the
place and perform the duties OF such commissioner
or CON missIoners as may be unable to attend the
meetings of the commission I'
SEC. 5. That the compassion shall hold its meet
ings in the city OF Philadelphia, and that msjori-
~ its members shall have iull power to make all
needtul rules tor its government.
SEC 6. Tnat the commission shall report to Con-
gress at the first its appointment suit
abl. date for openbg and for closing the exhibtion
schedule OF appropriate ceremonies 0r opening or
dedcating the same. plan or plans Of Il budings
complete plan Tor the reception and classification of
articles int nded Tor exhibition the requisite CUSTOM
house regula i1ns for the introduction into this
try OF the aiticl from oreign countries inter ded
for ,bton; and such other matters as in their
judgment may lie Important.
SEC. z. That n COMPENSATION for services shall
be paid 60 the commissioners or other officers spro
yided by thus act from the treasury OF he United
any expenses attending such exhibition, or by
son of the same. -
SEC s. That whenever the President shall
be informed by the governor OF the State of
Pennsylvania that provision has been made TOR
The erection OF suitable buildings for the pur-
pose and Tor the exclusive control by the COM
mission herein provided for OF the proposed exhibit
ton, he PresiieDt shall, through The Department
OF State, mafe proclamation of the same, setting
forth the time at which The exhibition VIII open and
the pla' which il WI be he d and h. shais COM
muncate to The diplomatic rep eSentatyes of all
nations copies OF the same, toges her with such reg
ulations as may be ADOPTED by the commissioners,
for publication in their respective countries.
Approved March g. 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 3s1 ,f
AN ACT authorizing terms Of the United States
district courts to be held at nelena, Arkansas, and
Tor other purposes.
Best enacted by the Senate and Hous: Of Repre-
sentanues or the United STATES OF America in Con-
gress assembled That in addition 10 the terms OF
the dstric, court the United States for tie
ern district of Arkansas, required by existing laws
TO be held al Van buren The State OF Arkanss g.
there shall be held by the judge OF said district
terms OF said court in e-ch year at the city OF
Helena. in saia state, on the sec ond Mondays OF
Mar h and september. ~. .as-h has
Src. q that such number of Jurors shall be sum-
moneu by the marshal at every term OF such court
to be at Helena as may have been ordered at pre-
yions 10y the dis rct judge in vacation And
grand jury may be summoned to attend any such
term OF oad court when ordered by the court or by
the judge thereof in vacation. In case OF def
cheney otjurois, talesmen may be summoned by
der OF thu court.
seq. 8. That the district jud e may adjourn an y of
tue terms OF the court provi~ ed for in this from
time iime, to suit ine cuDyenie nee OF Iitigauts
and to meet the necessities of the business OF such
terms; and the intervention of u term OF such
court az other piace hall not preclude the power
to adjourn over 90 a 1ul ure 0ay.
sAo 4 That of sand court shall be ap-
pointed in like manner other CLERKS OF the dis
uic, couris of the Untea States are appointed who
sh,'l Keep his Office in said city, anu who shall be
subj ect 10 all the dutes eHjoined by law clerks
Of The dsttict courts aforesaid: Provided hoioerer
That no court shall be he d at Helena in pursuance
OF this act nntu an instrument IN writing duly ex-
ecuted by the proper authorities OF the county OF
n1.l Or he
holdng OF said court, for the term of ten years.
without any charge to he government OF the United
States shall hrst be filed tne office OF the clerk
OF said court at Little Rock.
. SEC. g. That the counties Of Phillips Critteuden,
mssisSiPpl, Craighead, Greene Randolph Lawrence,
Sharp, Poinsec, Cross, saint Francis, Monroe,
Moodrud, Jack on, Independence lzzaru, Marion,
FUTON and Boone, In saiu state, shall hereafter be
deemed aud be pant OF The western district of Ar
kaiisas and there shah be app inted by he PresI-
dent OF The Unled States, by AID with the advice
and consent o the Senate, let judge for the
western district Aforesaid who shall from and alter
the time OF his appointment, hold the terms OF
cour. at The times ann places required by law. Said
district judge shall be pad the same salary and in
the same manner as the judge the district
OF said State And the terms OF the court now re-
CURED TO he held at Van buren, shall hereafter be
held al Fort Smlth in said district, aid The present
district juige OF the said State shall oe and remain
the dsuict judge OF the United States tor the east
ern district thereof as originally appointed
TO DIVIDE the district OF Arkansas into two jndielal
districts approved March three, eighteen nund ed
Arkansas Jurisdiction over the weste. district Of
hereby repealed.
Approved, March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 3s.l
AN ACT to Create new lanu district in the Terri
tory OF Washington.
Be it enacted by III Senate and House of Repre
senfatoes OF the Onited States Of Amerrca il, t,n-
gress assembled, That all the public lands 10 the
Territory OF Washington lying cart and north OF the
district TO be called The Walla-waiia district to wit:
Be2inning on the boundary llue between the Tn ted
the Cascade mountains; thence southerly along the
line established by the first section OF the act OF NAV
ten eighteen hundred and sixty, entitled IAN act to
creale an additional IaDd dstricu in Washington
Territory, 10 the line diviolng iownsh ps ten ana
eleven north; thence east the line dividing ranges
line to the Colun bia rver.
SEC. That tue President be, and he is hereby au-
thonzed to srpyint by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate, or during the heIeof and
until the end OF the next after such appoipt-
ment, rtgster and receiver for said istri,t. rho
snail be required 10 reside at the city OF Walla- Waa
until. such time as the President, IN his discre-
ton NAV remove the site OF said land flee from
SAID ci y, be subjec the slme laws and entitled
to the same mpensaion as 49, or ma, hereai,er be-
pfovlltd 6y law in relation to the existing land
offices and officers in said Territory.
Approved. March S, 1871.
GENERAL NArURE-No. 4Ol
AN ACT to amend an act entitled s.An act to re-
qulre toe holding OF additional district and cir
Indiana. and TOR other purpo.es," approved June
thirty, eighteen hund ed ana seventy, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdt,ues or the Untted StIes of America in Con-
gress assembled That section seven OF the act are
said be- and the same is hereby amended by aduipg
tneieto ithe following additional prov;so: Ind BRO.
vided further. That d,puty CLERK tor each of said
additional courts shall be appointed in the manner
afo esad AS soon practicable er the passage of
this act, and that such deputy clerks tor Tho sddi-
ttona Courts to be held New lbany sh All reside
and Keep an office at said CITY, and that such deput,
clerks for The additional courts be he d at EVANS
vile hill reside and keep Office at said city and
that they Snail respectively keep at sad places full
RECORDS or all actions and proceeding in said addi-
tlonal courts respectively, a, sha have The same
power to issue all process from add tiona couris
thlt Is nGw enjoyed by the clerks OF O her district
ann cl cult cours of the Unieu in like cases
SEC. 2. That all actions weich said district
and circuit courts have jurisdiction respectively un-
der exi.'ing laws may be nsti, uted SAID additional
aistrlct and circuit courts respective he first
instance by bling The proper peadings or other ma
pers in the offices of the deputy clerks pertOrminy
the dues of clerks of sail courts respecliyely and
that all proper and lawful process shall issue he e.
from In the same manner from o. her district or
circuit courts OF the United States in like actions
cases or proceedings.
Approved, March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-N0. ALL
AN ACT to provide for the collection of debts due
Irom Southern railroad corporations, and Tor other
purposes.
whereas certain suits are now pending in the
onted States courts within the State OF Tennessee
against certain railroad corpoT in tba state