New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-24

Representatives Of the United States
America in Congress assembled, That IL
following sums be, and the same are hereb
appropriated, ont Of any money in ii
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for tt
following Notifications and other works
defense:
/ For Fort Georges, Portland harbor, Main
fifteen thousand dollars
For Fort Preble, Portland harbor. Main,
twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollar
For Fort Scanned, Portland Larbo
Maine, fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren, Boston harbor, Masss
chusetts, fifty thousand dollars.
For battery on Long Island head, Bosto
harbor, Massachusetts, thirty-seven thor
sand five hundred dollars.
For Fort Winthrop, Boston harbor, Mas
sachusetts, forty thousand five hundre,
dollars.
For Fort Independence, Boston harbo,
Massachusetts,, twenty-seven thousand tiv
hundred dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New
York, tifty-seven thousand five hundre.
dollars.
! For battery on Firms point, Delawar
river, twenty thousand dollars.
For fort at Willett's point, East river
New York, fOrty-ive thousand dollars.
For Fort Hamilton and additional bat
teries. New York harbor, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
| For fort on site of Fort Tompkins. New
| York harbor, tifty-two thousand dollars.
For Battery Hudson, New York harbor
| sixteen thousand five hundred dollars
For Fort Mifflin, near Philadelphia
twenty-six thousand dollars.
For new fort opposite Fort Delaware
Delaware shore, fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort MOultrie, Charleston harbor
fwQDfv-fiv fhnnoorA 6o1Ior,
For Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Pulaski, Savannah river
twentysix thousand five hundred dollars.
For Fort Jefferson, Garden Kew, Florida,
forty-twO thousand five hundred dollars.
For Fort jackson, Mississippi river Louis.
lana, fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Saint Philip, Mississippi river,
Louisiana, thirty-seven thousand five hun
bred dollars.
For fort at Fort point, entrance to San
Francisco harbor, California, fifty thousand
dollars.
For fort at Lime point one hundred
thousand dollars.
For fort on Alcatraz Island, in the harbor
Of San Francisco, California, seventy-fye
thousand dollars.
For purchase Of sites proposed to be occu-
pied tor permanent sea-cOast defenses: pro-
vlded. that no such purchase shall be made
except upon the approval OF it's expediency
OF the title by the Attorney General, one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars and
provided further, that no contracts or obi
CATION be incurred for future expenditures
therefor.
For contingencies of Notifications. two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For sea-coast mortar batteries, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
For survey for military defenses, one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the
unexpended balance of appropriations for
permanent defenses at Narragansett bay,
Rhode Island" remaining on the thirtieth
day OF June. eighteen hundred and seventy,
and the unexpended balances of the appro-
priations made by the act approved July
eleven. eighteen hundred and seventy, en-
titled AN act making appropriations for
the construction, preservation, and repairs
OF certain Notifications, and other works of
defense, for the fiscal year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-one."
are hereby appropriated for the same pur-
pose
Approved March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. G5.
AN ACT to authorize the restoration of
James Belger to the rank of major and
qnartermaster in the army
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President be, and he is hereby authorized
TO restore James Belger to the rank of major
and quartermaster in the army to date from
The day of his restoration to his said rank
Under this act.
Approved March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. q.
AN ACT to amend an act for the relief
Jearum Atkins, approved July fifteen,
eighteen hundred and seventy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
# Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
lct entitled 'An act for the relief OF Jearum
Atkins approved July fifteen, eighteen
hundred and seventy, he, and the same is
hereby, amended so as to read as follows:
That the Commissioner of Patents be, and |
lie hereby is. authorized to entertain and |
exercise Jurisdiction over petition of |
|earum Atkins for the extension of let |
ers-patent granted to him on the |
wenty-frst day of December. eighteen |
hundred and tifty-twO, for further |
erm Of seven years from the |
ay on which such extension may be |
ranted, and to hear and determine upon !
he said petition in the same manner and
nth the same effect as if the original term
+ said patent had not expired, and to grant
r refuse such extension upon the same
that govern his decisions upon
UGH applications, when made in due course
f law; provided, that before granting any
xtensiOn upon such petition, the commits
oner shall be satisfied that the same will
lure to the sole benefit of said Atkins: and
rOvided further. that no person shall be |
ED liable tor the Infringement of said
atent, if extended. for making use of said
lvention since the expiration of the
riginal term of said patent, and prior to
he date of its extension
Approved March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURH-No. 631
N ACT to extend the benefits of the doua-
ton law of September twenty seven,
eighteen hundred and fifty, to certain
persons. 80 . -,
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Representatives Of the United States of
merica in Congress assembled, That
L persons who, at the time of settle
ent, possessed the qualification prescribed
the fourth and fifth sections Of IAN act
create the office of surveyor general Of
Ie public lapls in Oregon, and to provide
II the survey, and to make donations to |
CtleIs VI Tue sdlu puUlIc Iauus, dPprOFeu |
,ptember twenty-seven, eighteen hundred
I'd fifty, and who made bona tde settle
ent upon the lands claimed by the Puget
'und Agricultural Company, in Washing
n Territory, within the time limited for
ttlement by said act and the amendments |
eretO, shall be, and are hereby declared
be entitled to all the privileges and bene-
IS Of said act and amendments.
Sec. 2. That the rights and privileges of
<hn l
W, and the amendments thereto, shall be.
ID are hereby extended to the heirs and |