New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-08

of Representatives of the United Stat.. :.
America in Congress assembled, That ~
amount Of bonds authorized BY tho A. :
seventy, entitled Gan act to authors. .. y.
refunding q the national debt, )" to be issu =
bearing five per centum interest per annusl
be, and the same is, increased to five In.
dred millions of dollars, and the interaa.aa !,
any portion of the bends issued under s.;9
act, or this act, may, at the discretion J.
the Secretary of the Treasury, be m.Sa
payable quarter-yearly; Provided, hove,.s
That this act shall not be construed IA sa
thorize any increase of the total amonut !.
bonds provided for by the act to which tS;s
act is an amendment.
Approved January 20. 1871.
RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NATUHE-No (,
JOINT RESOLUTION for the restorat;o,
of Captain Dominick Lynch of the Uuitsi
States navy, to the active list from thu :,
served list.
Be it resolved by the Senate and HON..
Of Representatives of the United Statess A.
America in Congress assembled That IL
President of the United States of Amens,
be authorized to nominate, and by and via
the advice and consent of the Senate to An
point, Captain Dominick Lynch to the y.
tive list of the navy as a captain.
Approved, January 20, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 8.
AN ACT to enable Ann NJ. Rodefer, admin.
istratrix Of Joseph Rodefer, deceased Ia
make application for the extension Of let.
ters-patent for an improvement in bed
stead fastenings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That Ann
Nj. Rodefer, Administrative Of Joseph Rode.
fer deceased, have leave to make applca
ten to the Commissioner Of Patents for the
extension of letters patent granted to Je
seph ROdeter for an improvement in bed.
stead fastenings on the tenth day of April.
A. d. eighteen hundred and fifty-fve, for
fourteen years. in the same manner as if the
petition for said extension had been filed at
least ninety days before the expiration Of
said patent; and that the Commissioner Of
Patents be authorized to consider and de.
termine said application in the same manner.
as if it had been filed ninety days prior to
the expiration of said patent and with tn,
same effect as if it had been regularly filed
and acted upon under existing laws: Pro
vided That any such extension of said pat
ent shall not affect the right to continue to
use said machine of any person who, since
the tenth day of April, A. ID. eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine, and prior to ths
approval Of this act. may have procured
and at the time of such approval shall b
using. said machine.
Approved, January 80, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. II
AN ACT for the relief OF Pierpont Seymour,
! of East Bloomfield, New York
- l. Al.
Representatives of the United States Of
| America in Congress assembled, That the
| Commissioner of Patents is hereby author.
| lied and required to hear and decide the
| application of PierpOnt Seymour. of Eas:
Bloomfield, in the State of New York, for
an extension of the letters patent granted to
him by the United States on the twenty.
fourth day of July eighteen hundred and
tifty-fve for an improvement in seed
planters, or grain drills, and shall have
power to extend said patent for the term Of
seven years, with the same effect that such
extension might have been granted had the
said PierpOnt Seymour made application for
such extension. and paid the fee required
by law. within the time prescribed by Law
upon the notice and under the regulations
prescribed by law and the rules of the
Patent Office provided, that no damages
shall be collected of any person for an in
fringement of said patent between the time
of the expiration of said patent and the
time of the renewal of the same.
Approved. January %, 1871.
| RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NATURE-No. J..
A RESOLUTION directing the Secretal7
of War to sell Bergen Heights Arsenal.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War be. and he Is hereby. au-
thOrized and directed to sell at public aue-
ton. to the highest bidder, the lands and
tenements belonging to the United States
situate il the county of Hudson and State
of New Jersey. and known as the Bergen
Heights arsenal. The sale shall be made o.
the ground after thirty days notice in the
Newark Daily Advertiser and Newark Eve
ming Courier. papers published in the city
of Newark: in the Daily Times and Eve
ming journal. papers published in Jersey
! City. New Jersey: and in the New lOrs
Times and New York Tribune. papers pub
lished in the city of New York: and the pro
ceeds arising from said sale shall be paid
into the treasury of the United States; and
the Secretary of War is hereby authorized
upon the said sale TO make a good and suit
cient conveyance of the said property TO the
|
Approved. February 3, ISL.
GENERAL NATCRE-No. 5.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
payment of invalid and other pensions OF
the United States for the year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sew
euty-tWO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o.
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled. That the
following sums be. and the same are here
by. appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated iof
the payment OF pensions for the year ending
the thirtieth OF June. eighteen hundred and
seventy-twO:
For army invalid pensions. and for tlf
nishing artificial limbs or apparatus for re
| section, or Communication therefor, as p!s
vided by acts of April twenty -four. eighteen
hundred and sixteen: May thirteen, eighteen