The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-13
Laws OF THE UNITED STATES,
PASSED AT THE
First Session of the 42d Cougress.
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. /


| AN ACT making appropriations to supply de.
hciencies in the appropriations for the service
OF the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy .one, and for additional
appropriations for the service of the wear
ending June thirtieth, eighteen. hundred and
seventy-two, and for other purposes.
CONCLUDED.
SEC. ~. Ihat the provisions of the eleventh
section OF the act approved July fifteen, eigh :
teen hundred and seventy entitled Gan act
making appropriations for sundry civil expen-
ses OF the government for the year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seven ty one,
and for other purposes" be, and hereby are.
extended so as to include such persons as were
actually employed in the States lately in insur-
rection, in connection with the Treasury De-
partment; as officers of the United States du.
ring the year eighteen hundred and sixtv.seye
en- iu connection with the revenues of the gov.
eminent, and an amount sufficient to carry
out the provisions of this section, not exceed
ing fifteen thousand dollars, is hereby appro~
priated out OF any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 10 That the following sum, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary, for subsistence,
for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, of the Arapahoe,
Cheyenne, Apache, Kiowa, and Comanche In
dams who have been collected and located up-
on the reservation set apart for their use and
occupation BY the treaties made with them in
eighteen hundred and sixty -seven, two hundred
thousand dollars.
SEC. Ia. That the Commissioner of the Cen
eral Land Office is hereby authorized to APP
prove the survey of the eastern boundary of
Nevada, made BY Isaac Il. james, notwith-
standing any departure from instructions
which, in the opinion of said Commissioner,
does not materially impair the accuracy of the
work.
Sec 10. That the privilegesof the act enti-
tied Gan act to reduce internal taxes, and for
other purposes" approved July fourteenth,
eighteen hundred and seventy, be, and are
hereby, extended to the port of Detroit, in the
State of Michigan.
SEC. Is. That any bona fde settler under
the homestead or presumption laws of the
United States who has filed the proper applica-
ton to enter not to exceed one quurter.section
OF the public lands in any district land office,
and who has been subsequently appointed re-
gister or receiver, may perfect the title to the
said land under the presumption laws by fur-
nishing the proofs and making the payments
required by law, to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
SEQ. II. That from and after the passage of
this act all powers conferred upon certain perS
sons as commissioners by the act approved
June tweDty.frst, eighteen hundred and sew,
enty, for the improvement of M street north.
west, and by the act approved July fifteenth,
eighteen hundred and seventy, for the inns
provement of the Washington City canal,
shall be transferred to the Board of Public
Works of the District of Columbia; and the
persons acting as commissioners under said
acts are hereby directed to transfer to said
board of public works all books, papers, and
other property in their possession pertaining
to the works under their charge; and private
property shall be assessed for the improvement
OF M street, and Seventh street south west,
from B street to the river, heretofore author,
lied by law, as provided in the act of February
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one. And in case said board shall, under said
act of July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, decide to open said canal, they are
hereby empowered to open both its branches,
go as to connect with the government canal at
the arsenal: Provided, That the cost of said
work shall not exceed the amount already
fixed by law for that purpose.
That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated, for the purpose of repairing and
relaying, where necessary, the pavement on
Pennsylvania avenue from Fifteenth street to
the east side of Rock creek: Provided, That
like sum shall be expended for the same pur,
pose by the proper authorities of the District
OF Columbia: And provided further, That the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com,
pany shall in like manner repair such portion
thereof as they are by their charter required
to do: the work to be done under the supervi.
sion of the Board of Public Works for the Dis
riot of Columbia.
SEC. Is. That to correct an error in the en-
rollment of the act approved March third,
eighteen hundred and seventy one, making ap-
preparations for the naval service for the year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventystw and for other purposes, the same
be amended as follows: In section two strike
out all of the section from and including the
word "provided," where it first occurs, and |
insert in lieu thereof the following: "And the |
Secretary of the Navy is authorized to invite, |
by public advertisement, plans and speciica- |
tons for such dock, and to award to any per- |
son not in the naval service, whose plans may |
be adopted by the Navy Department, sum not |
exceeding five thousand dollars. But no plan |
shall be adopted until it shall first receive the |
sanction Of board of not less than five expe,
rienced officers, to be appointed BY the Secre-
tary OF the Navy, majority of whom shall be
constructors and engineers, and one of whom
shall be an experienced civil engineer; and it |
shall be the duty OF said board to consider all |
the plans and specifications laid before it,
whether the same were prepared in the Navy |
Department or by parties competing there
with, and the plans and specifications that
shall be adopted shall be opened to the inspec-
ton OF all persons who desire to become bids
ders, for at least ninety days before the award
ing of said contract"
For three assistant observers at the Naval
Observatory, in addition to the sum appropri.
ated by the "Act making appropriations for |
the naval service for the year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and
for other purposes" approved March third,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, five hun.
dred dollars.
SEC. 10. That so much of the proviso in the
act making appropriations to supply deficien-
,ies, and so forth, approved April twentieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy, as limits the
completion of the marine hospital building at
Chicago, Illinois, to sum not exceeding three
hundred thousand dollars, is hereby repealed;
Ind it shall be lawful for the proper authori.
lies to expend the money already appropriated
or continuing the work upon said building I:
Provided, That no part thereof shall be ex-
pended until plans and specifications shall have
been completed that will limit the cost of said
'uilding to sum, including all moneys al
eady expended, not exceeding three hundred
md fifty nine thousand seven hundred and
evenly nine dollars and thirty four cents.
SEQ. 20. That the Secretary of the Treasury
70 authorized to sell, for the best price in cash
hat can be obtained, the marine hospital build- |
ngs in the city of San Francisco and the pro.
eeds of such sale, or so much thereof as NAV
re necessary, shall be held and reserved as a /
nnd for the erection of a pavilion hospital on
ONE government reservation in or near said {
ity, II Congress shall hereafter SO determine. ,,
SEC. 81. That there be appropriated out of ,,
ny money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
rated, twelve thousand dollars for the relief