New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-27
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed ut the Third Session Of the Ferry.
First Congress.

of certain Notifications and other Work
of Defence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Q
Representatives of the United States @
America in Congress assembled, That tn
following sums be, and the same are hereby
appropriated, out of any money in tn
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for tn
following Notifications and other works
defense:
For Fort Gorges, Portland harb0r, Maine
fifteen thousand dollars.
For Fort Preble, Portland harbOr, Maine
twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars
Eor Fort Scanned, Portland harbor
Maine, fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren, Boston harbor, Massa
chusetts, fifty thousand dollars.
For battery on Long Island head, Boston
harbor, Massachusetts,, thirty seven thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For Fort Winthrop, Boston harbor. Mas
sachusetts, forty-ive thousand five hundred
dollars
For Fort Independence, Boston harbor
Massachusetts, twenty thousand five
hundred dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New
York, tifty-seven thousand five hundred
dollars.
For battery on Firms point, Delaware
river, twenty thousand dollars.
For fort at Willett's point, East river,
New York, fOrty-five 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, fifty-two thousand dollars.
! For Battery Hudson, New York harbor
! sixteen thousand five hundred dollars.
| For Fort Mitflin, near Philadelphia,
| twenty-six thousand dollars.
For new fort opposite Fort Delaware,
Delaware shore, fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Moultrie, Charleston harbor
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Pulaski, Savannah river,
For Fort Jefferson. Garden Key, 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 fve
thousand dollars.
For purchase of sites proposed to be occu-
pied tor permanent sea-cOast defenses; pro-
vided, that no such purchase shall be made
except upon the approval of its 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 NATCRE-NO. CD.
AN ACA " dutAOIlLc tuc feStoraIlOQ 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 BelSer 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 }, 1871.
AN ACT making Appropriations for Rev
.'enue Cutters
be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
of the United States of |
America in Congress assembled. That the |
sum OF three hundred thousand dollars be, !
and the same hereby is, appropriated. out |
OF any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated. to enable the Secretary |
of the Treasury to construct steam cutters
for the revenue marine service, the same
not to exceed'in tonnage the maximum re-
by the commission appointed |
by the Secretary of the Treasury, December
eighteen hundred and sixty mine.
Approved Decem Der Z 1870
GENERAL NATURE-NO. g..
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
If Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
let entitled IAN act for the relief of Jearum
Atkins approved July fifteen, eighteen
hundred and seventy, be. and the same is
hereby, amended so as to read as follows:
That the Commissioner of Patents be, and
le hereby is, authorized to entertain and
xercise Jurisdiction over petition of
earum Atkins for the extension of let
ers-patent granted to him on the
hundred and tifty-two. tor further
ERIN 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
rinciples that govern his decisions upon
uch 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 10 the sole benefit of said Atkins; and |
rovided further. that no person shall be
cid liable for the infringement of said
atent. if extended. for making use of said
lventlOn since the expiration of the |
rlglnal term Of said patent, and prior to |
le date of its extension.
Approved March 3. 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 63.1
n ACT to extend the benefits of the dona-
ton law of September twenty-seven.
eighteen hundred and fifty, to certain ,
persons. ,
Be it enacted by the Senate and Honse
Representatives. OF the United States of Z