The Portland daily press., 1871-02-20
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UNITED STATES
PASSED AT TIE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FoRTY-FIRST
CONGRESS-.

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PASSED AT TIE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY FIRST
CONGRESS-.
lPUDLIC-No IL
AN ACT 10 enage the jurisdiction of the probate
courts in Idaho Territory.
BE II enacted bu the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires Of The United States Of America 81 SoM
otess osst,atled that the probate courts OF tne "a
rroIy OF Idahc. in their respective countes i are
=, ron n her mr. b,te jurisdiction, be, and they az
hereby authorized to hear AMI deteliIn1 does NOT
CAUSES wherein the DAMAGE or dosIs, exclusive of
Interest and such criminal eases arsipE in, ervn
laws OF til 1erc,y a proplaed That they shall not
lon . g iau In any matter in controversy, when
The u, boundary or right 10 the peaceaole possess
ILL.,; v o c+seg: lad prorided further, That in all
ases an avpea may be taken from any order, judg
met u detlee ct said pobae courts to the district
court.
parts acls in, en- III mt with tbs act are reby
revealed Provided That this AIT shall affect any
,uite renu in the dislrct courts OF SAID Territory
ct the time OF Its passage.
ApIroSe;, Deceu pei IL, 1871
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
An ACT granting to the Utah Central Railroad
Company right o. way through the pub
Ic lahus Tor he cons ructlon
OF q railroad and tee-
graph.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of repre-
sentatiues of the United StdtesU Amertca ~ ooM
1ress assembled, That the rght OF way through
TIC r,nnI, iau,is be, and. The same Is nereby
granted to the Utah Central Railroad comp my,
q CORPORATION cr.ated rnuef r tne Jaws " p+oh
its su,cr ,sors aud assigns, for the construction
OF a raihoal nd telegraph from point at Oh
lear 10 en- CITY, the 1errito,y Of Utah, to SAT-
AXE Cty, in said Territory; an" the right. power,
ana authority is hereby given to said corporation TO
take I ON the public lands adjacent to the line Oh
said road m aterial earth, stone, TIMBER and so
forth, tor the construction thereof Said way ls
granted 10 said railroad to the extent OF two hundfed
ieet 10 width ON each sue o. sa aafUau an
NECESSARY ei ound TOT station uidngs workshops,
depots mac bne-shops, switches sl1e-traeks, turn
tabtes, and wster-statont: PrOUfdtd, That witi!n
three months from the passage oil this act the saln
Utah Central Rail-. ad company Shall Tile with Inc
Secretary OF the Interior map 10 be approved Dy
him. tx lib tins the line OF be railroad OF said com
PAW l., tire same has beea located aud constructed
Provided further, \ hat said comIan sbaIi not
charge the yovernme higher rates Imam they do lii
Jiyu lis Tor like transpu and Geographic ser
vice. AID it shall be the duty OF The U Cali Central
Raj road Company to permit anv other ra,iroau,
The Unite States or by The legislature OF the Terri
tory OF Utah, 10 ioIm running connections with Its
V SEQ IND be mJurther enacted, That the United
States make The grants herein, and IN At the said
Utah Ceatra al kai road Company accepts the same
nnon lie exn,ess coud,ton thai the said company
shall not en- rcse the power given by section ten OF
ixteen OF tue laws OIL Inc Territory VI TAN
anIrovtd FEBRUARY nlnete. nth, eighteen hundred
AMI sixty-nin aud upon he farther express condi-
ton that If the said company make any preach
OF III. COZ utiuns he .Oi, ,en IN such case, at any
time here aitsl the United States. by its Congress,
Ia v do any and all acts and things which may be
need nj ana necessary tor the enforcement OF suco
conditions.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That said Utah
Central Ra road .hail be posi- route and military
road subject to the use q n oser ses
vice and also ject such rg1lal ms as Congress
NAV impose restricting The charges Tor such Gov
hrc d Ana be- II further enacted, That the aeeep-
lance OF the terms, CO ditions and impositions ol
tits acr. by the said Utah Central Railroad Com
papy stia il be .ignfed IN voting under the corpo-
late sea- Vi said company, duly executed pursuant
the direction fits b"aid OF olfectois nsa naa
three NOV h. fer the pa sage OF ms acS, anu sEa
be srr, on the Presldent OF the United ates; ana
II such asuelt ice anu se-Fce iHaii "o' oe s" o''
this q ant shall lie voc r... c.
Sac 5 And be 1t further enacted, Ihat Congress
lime ha,ng aus regapa ,Vr s a5s to sats
amend, or repeal bis act.
Approved December Is. 1870
GENERAL NAIURE-Nc.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled can act to re-
.dul e internal taxes, aud for other purposes,
approved Joiy fourteenth. eigntseh
bnndIed and seventy.
Re ttn1efed by the Senate and House OF Represen-
tutives If the United St1es Of 4naertco tn congress-
assembled, That much o. section twenty-oDe OF
the reduce internal taxes, ana lor oensr Rua
poses. approved July fourteen. elghteen huhufeo
3 anu seventy, as relates 10 sugar. be amehueo 20
(tha:1 it will read
On ali sugar not above number seven, Dutch STAN
dard IN color enc and three quar- nts per pound
On al sugar alb, We mum Der seven, and not above
number ten, Dutch stanuard in color, two cents ler
pound.
On all sugar above number ten. and not above
number thirteen, Dufch s andard IN color, Two and
one.quaiIer cents per p uDd.
On an sugar above number thirteen, and not above
number sixteen, Dutch standard in Color, two and
tbree-qoarter cents per pound.
On all Sugar above numter sixteen, ana not ABOVE
number iwen'y. bu,ch standard in color, three and
one quarter cents per pound.
On ALI sugar above number twenty. Dutch standard
10 color and on all refined loai lump, crushed pow.
der~. ard graduated sug r, ionr cents per pouDd:
Provided, That the secretary OF the treasury shsl
10y regulation pteserbe and REQUIRE that SAMPLES
IRON PACKAGES OF sugar shall be taAen Dy the proper
Off ers. in such manner as to ascertain the true
quality OF SUI sugar; and the weIgots OF sugar lm
by the courthouse W, iRher, by scoring the hgures
ndelibl, on each package: and provided further,
That all slrup OF sugar, siup Ut sugar cane JUICE,
mel sda, concentrates IIeada, Il con entrated mo-
la,ses entered the name OF molasses, shall be
lore ted to the United States.
Approved, December %, 1870.
b lGEsERAL NArURE-No. Al
AN ACT in relation certain territorial
penitentlaries,
Bet be enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
0ress assembled, Tbat the pententlary which has
been, or m,y hereafter be, erected by the United
States in any organized Terriory thereof, snail,
when the saae is reaov TOR reception convcts,
be placed un the care and control OF the mar-hal
OF the u ited states t"r The Territory or Dlsuic In
which, such peniteItlary may be I'll uated.
SEQ. O. and be it fin Their enacted, That it is hereby
made the duty o. the Attorney General OF the Uni
ted States 10 prescribe AL need ul uies and IeguiA
tions for the so !erement OF such penit.niary and
the marshal haslDg Charge thereof suail cause Them
TO he duly and iaLhuly executed and obeyed The
compensation OF such marshal and OF his
deputies tor their services DER This ACT aud said
reg ions, hall be fixed ny The Attotne, General;
and aud the expense incident to The subsistence
aud employ m OF offenders against the laws the
United Siats, whp have been or may berea er be
ZEN enced to imprisonment in such pen tentisly,
SHAH be batg.able on and payable out Il tue iuud
tor deha,Ing the expenses OF su'ts in which The
Uni ed States concerned and OF prosecutions Tor
otiet ces c0muIite INST The Unied states: Pro-
vtded, That this actshahot be construed 10 increase
~ NJ x'"uu com pensatlon now allowed oy law 10
those officers.
~, md belt further enacted That any person
convIc ed 10y 'turt o conn etent jurisdiction in a
TerritoIy, Tor a vocation OF The laws thereof, and
sentence to Imprisonment, may. at the cost II such
Territory, on such terms and conditions as -uay be
prescribed by such rus aud regulations, be received,
suossted, and employed III such "enit.ntiary du ing
manner he she hal been Convicted of an Of
fence against the laws OF b United States
Approved, January TO- 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No.5
AN ACT to amena an act entitled :" Az act to auth.
orize the reiunuitg OF the ma ional debt"
Re 1t enacted BY the Senate and House Of Represen
tdfiUes Of the Untied States ~ america Congress
assembled, nat amount o. bouds authoriz d by
the Gu approve, July fourteon, eis bteen hundred
aud seventy, entitle - an act to authorize the re-
tordiDg Vt th5 national 1eot," TO issued bearing
five per cen um in crest per snLum. be, ami The
same Is, Ised to tive hundred mil i0Us Of dol
lar ana the interest any portion Of the bonds
issued under said act tus act, may at the Uiscre
Il II OF The secretary OF the Treasury lie made pay
able quarter yearly: Provided, ho.Oeuer, That this
act suail not be construed authoiize any
OF the tota amount oil bonds divided tor by the
to which this act is amendment.
Approved, January 90 1871.
vas GENERAL MATURING.
AN AIT cedpo certa, jurisdiction to the
State Of Ohio,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentafives of the Untted States OF Amefaed in
gr,ss assembled, That the jurisdiction over the place
purcb ell for tie 10 alton OF Tue National Asy um
for Disabled Volunteer soldiers under and by VII
OF tie act OF Congress OF Ma CHI third, eighteen
hun red and sixt,-fve, enttleal +" An act to Incor
porae a National Military and Naval Asylum for
the relief OF the totally disabled officers men OF
the volunteer fJIces the Uni.ed Sia,es, and the
act Of March twenty first, eighteen hundred and
sixtysix. am eDdaoy thereto, AID upon which said
asy ium is located is ber to the Stale II
Ohio, and reliDq ,sned by the United States. And
the United Sta suall cain exercise no jursdic
too sad p after The passage OF tins act:
Provided, That not hing contaiLei in this stall
he IN in he here