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UNITED STATE S
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY FIRST
CONGRESS.

THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY-FIRST
CONGRESS.
RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION declaratory of the meaning
OF the act entitled IAN act to reduce inte nn
taxes, and for ther pu' posts. approVeo o''
fourteen, eighteen bundled and seVeoty'
Re resolred by the SENATE and House or "e 3nn |
senta,c. orfhe Efted states Of Anierica .n which
assemM a. that ali foreign merchandise wT
arrived at 4 pot OF the United S1atss on hundred
ane sareStn and not entere1 tran ferreu 10
public store or bouel worehouth sact;on IF an net
To ne peneu.s 81, tn Teduce neeTnai taxes and for
othsr Iurto.es approved July lourt en- e'ghteen
Ida5 and seventh the same as such me- cham
& have been entitled to had it actually been
IN nupiic store bonded warehouse ON OF prior 10
and seventy: Provided, That the owner Of such
merchandise shall, WITHIN thirty lys from the pas.
OF thu, resolution, make app icati therefor in
writing to the coilectr OF the poit at which such
mer haudlse ar ived
SEC 2. And be 1T further 70 solved That the said
ACT IS hreoy furh eI amended oy inserting the word
"nere,D " IN the twenty fl st section thereof, he
tween the words 'ol herwse and pro iden' where
ever the said words occur together in said section,
1iu Iuis amehument sDail take erect from ani aHer
JaLuarV first. eighteen hundred and seventy-one.
Approved, January 30, 1911.
[REsoLUrIoN OF GENERAL NAruRE-No.7l
A kESoLU TON directing the Secretary of War to
sell Bergen Heights Arsenal.
Rcsotcedb b, the Senate and House Of Representr-
hues o. the United States Of america in Congress as
mbteo, Th,t The Secretary OF War te; and ne Is
hereby, authorized directed to sell at Lublc
auci IN. the hig ct hi the Iants and ,ene-
mems bclousine otae Un'ed Sta IS. 'ituafe in the
coun, OF Hud.a and state OF New and ku
as The B rgen Heights arsenal. Inc sale shall lie
made the ground after thirty DAYS notice in the
Nrwark Daily Advertiser and Newark Evening
Courtef lpers published IN the city OF Newark; in
tn. Daliv lines and rvenin journal, papers pub
lsheJ in JerEey CITY, New Jersey; and 10 the New
hs4ed in he city OF New YORK; and the proceeds
arising from said sale shall be paid into the treasu
herrby author zed spou the said sale to make good
ami sucieot OF the said property to the
purchaser or urcDasers the col.
Approved, February 8, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No.7
AN ACT for the relief of Pierpont SEYMOUR of
East Bleomf-l I'D, New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sent Of the Uaifed States Of america in Con-
Qress ass mbted. hat the Commissioner of Patents
hereby ,hrrized and reour. d TO hear an decide
the application OF PierpOnI Seymour, OF East Bloom
field, in the state OF New York, Tor an extensi OF
the Ietter>-pat mt grant, 10 him by the United
STATES On the twenty our b day ct July, eighteen
hundred am fifty five for an Improvement in seed
planters, grain drill s. and shall have wer to ex-
tend said tent tor the tenn OF seven years, with
the effect that such extension night have been
granted had the said i'erI ont Seymour made appi-
ca ion tor such fxte sion. and paid the tee required
BY law, wlChin the ime prescribed by aw, upOu the
notice aud und r the regulations prescribed by law
aud the ru es of the Ia ent Office: Provided, That
damages shall be CO lected OF any person Tor an
infringement of said patent between the time OF the
EXPIRATION OF said patent and the time of the
al or the saiue.
Approved, January 25, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
AN ACT masing appropriations for the payment Of
Invalid and other pensions OF the United States fol-
the Year endlng June thirty, eighteen hundred
AMI seventy-two.
Be it be en1cttd By the Senate and House of Rep.
resentd'i0es Of the U.ited States Of america IN Con-
greSs assembled, That The 10 lowing sums be- and the
same are hereby, aplropr aied Out OF any money in
tbe treasury no. otl.rwlse Appropriated or the p.y
June. eigntten hnpdred and ssventy-two:
foraimy invalid pensions, and Tor furnishing ar
tinciil limits or apparatus ior resecuon, or comnu-
tatlon therefor a. provided by acts OF Ap twenty
four, eighteen hundred and sixteen; May thi. teeu,
eighteen hundred and ioriy-six: July fourteen.
hundred aud sixty-six; July twenty even ehteen
hundred aud sxty-eight; and July eleven, cen
hanuIed seventy, lime mi lion five hundred and
For revolutionary PENSIONS and pensions of wild
ow', chi dreu and mothers. fathers, brothers, and
eighteen, eighteen hundred and eighteen: NAV If
teen, eisb'een hundred ami twenty-e ,gbt; june
feNen, eighteen hundred and thirty two July Jour
elgDie' hundred and thirt six; uly seven eigh.
feeh hundred and cartwright; March three, eeh-
teen hund. ed aud tortythree; June seventeen egl-
Teen Hundred and forty -ouI; February twenty
eighie bur dred an Ioriy -stven; February iwo
July iwenty ole, and July twenty Line, eighteen
huudred and ,oriy-esht; February three, eight, en-
nun led and hit Three; une three, eighteen hun
dred and fifty eight July fourteen and - yenteep
eshteeu hundred and sixty two; June thirty, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty -Our; July TWENTY-FIVE
eighteen hundred ami six,y-six; and july twenty
seven. .igh cen hundred aud sixty-eigh.; aud tor
comoen-aiion o the pc sion agents md expenses Of
tne AGENCIES ami fees for pre- airing vouchers and
adminlsern, cstbs, nineeen million dollars
For navy invai PENSIONS Including the compeu-
sauoh 10 pension agents, expenses OF the sew raj
AGENCIES, aud ices Tor preparing vouchers and adj
miiluislrrng oafhs, and Tor furnishing a tifcal
linus OF a. pa atus for resection. or communication
tnerei"r, as poviCen by acts OF Arrl twenty thrp.
eight zen hundrei, February twenty, eighteen hun.
are and torIy seven; August eleven eighteen hun
dred and rty-t ish' April tive, eighteen hui dreJ
ami and ffy-six; July fourteen and seventeen
e'ehte Iund ed ann sixty-two; June thirty, eigh'
teen hu6dred and sixty June six and July
twenty seven, ghteen hun ired and sixty eight.
'uLe seventeen, june Thirty, July eight and JnIy
and fifty ihOus nd dollars
r)f navy pensions OF widows. children. Others
iathers b'otters, anu sister. sailors and ar e.
a. provided Uy acts OF August eleven eighteen hnn.
arei ADD forty ght; July four cen. egh cen hun
dred am SIX s-so; July twt ntytve, eighteen hun
areo aud SKI six; ana July twenty sew H. eighte
hu"dred aud -ixiy-e'g 1t, three hunuGreu and fi,t1
thonsand uof ars: P,UOided, That the aupr
taud. f0A''
approved, January 90, 1871.
GENERAL NArURE-No 81
AN ACT 10 enable Ann NJ. 10 'eier, administra.
ii3 OF J's' pb Rod fer, deceased, make apple
i'b 'or ne extension OF letierS-r atent or AL
nntr vement n beadst ad tasteniigs
Be 1t enacted by the S nate and Hou.e of Renre.
sen'attces OF the United States OF Amt rca in t1n
gre assembled. Tat Al n nj. 10 eier, a,inlnistra
NIX oi JHein R"teer. dect ased, lie We to make
Application to ne ommiss onrr OF Pateuts for IIf
extension o. ietfers-pdient CRIME to Joseph Rode.
lef f'I an improvement III heisrean testet ,ngs on
the enth ia OF April. A. D. eigh ecu nundte I ami
nly-hVe Tor fourteen years. in The same manner rs
me pettl"i Tor saii rxiensioD baG been filed at
Ieast ninety days before Ibe expiration II said pa
iSs,u Dat
thor zsd :" consider and deteru lie il aprLcal n
TOE same manner as it IT had been filed nine, !,
divs pEior 70 the expiration said Ia ent aud wi b
Inc Same ef''f as if il d been regu ars len and
ace" upon under exist ng laws: Provided, That any
SUN ebsi0n OF said ia cot shall affect the
gut 10 continue to use said MAJ hpe of any rerson
Who, since the zenith day of April, A. u. eighteen
nonured ana xtl-nne. and prior to The app, oval
o. ms sc. IN ~ nave tiocured, and at the time OF
socn approval shall be nsing, said machine.
AptIoved, January 80. 1871.
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