New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23

Representatives. OF the United states O
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 o
] defense:
For Fort Gorges, Portland LarbOr, Maine
fifteen thousand dollars.
For Fort Preble, Portland :harbor, Maine
heavyweight thousand five hundred dollars
For 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-fve thousand five hundred
dollars.
For Fort Independence, Boston harbor
MASSACHUSETTS, twenty-seven thousand five
hundred dollars
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New
York. ttty-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 -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 Mitiiin. 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,
twenty.six thousand five hundred dollars
For Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Florida,
fOrty-twO thousand five hundred dollars,
For Fort jackson, Mississippi river, Louis
iana fifty thousand dollars
For Fort Saint Philip, Mississippi river,
Louisiana. thirty thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For fort at Fort point, entrance to San
Francisco hacbor, 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-
vlded, that no such purchase shall be made
except upon the approval of its expediency
by the Secretary of War, and Of the validity
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.
1red thousand dollars.
For survey for military defenses. one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. and the
1nexpended balance Of appropriations for
permanent defenses at Narragansett bav.
Rhode Island, remaining on the thirtieth
lay OF June. eighteen hundred and seventy,
md the unexpended balances of the appro-
'rlatlons made by the act approved July
'leven, eighteen hundred and seventy, en-
tiled AN act making appropriations for
ne construction. preservation, and repairs
u certain Notifications, and other works of
License. for the fiscal year ending June
hirty. eighteen hundred and seventy-one.
re hereby appropriated for the same pur-
rose. -
Approved March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATCRE-NO. 65.1
N 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
representatives of the United States of |
.mer!ca IN Congress assembled. That the !
resident be, aud he is hereby authorized |
, restore James Belger to the rank of major |
nd luartermaster in the army to date from |
1e day OF his restoration to his said rank |
nder this act
Approved March 3, 1871
GENERAL NATCRE-NO. 61.1
y ACT to amend an act for the relief 0
Jearum Atkins. approved July fifteen.
eighteen hundred and seventy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Representatives of the United States of
merlca In Congress assembled, That the |
It entitled ''An act for the relief of Jearum
tkins, approved July fifteen, eighteen
inbred and seventy, be, and the same ia
ereby, amended so as to read as follows:
That the Commissioner of Patents be, and
hereby is. authorized to entertain and
lerclse jurisdiction over a petition of
'arum Atkins for the extension of let |
'enty-frst day Of December, eighteen
,ndred and ffty-two, for further
rm OF seven years from the
y on which such extension NAV be
anted, and to hear and determine upon |
said petition in the same manner and
tn the same effect as if the original term
said patent had not expired, and to grant
refuse such extension upon the same !
lnclples that govern his decisions upon
en- applications, when made in due course ,
law; provided. that before granting anv
tension upon such petition, the commits.
ner shall be satisfied that the same viii
ire to the sole benefit Of said Atkins; and
, vlded further, that no person shall be
ID Liable tor the infringement of said
tent, II extended. for making use of said
'nt1on since the expiration of the
ginal term Of said patent, and prior to l
date of its extension.
Approved March 3, 1871. g
GENERAL NATURE-No. 63l
ACT to extend the benefits of the dona. =
ion law of September twenty-seyen. .
lghteen hundred and fifty, to certain
'ersOns. r
81 it enacted by the Senate and Honse a
of the United States Of
ler1ca in Congress assembled. That e
persons who; at the time Of settle
NJ, possessed the 4ualifc alton prescribed q
create the Office of surveyor oanarai ~ n
public lands in Oregon, and to nro g; ~
the survey, and to make denationa 10 Il
tiers OF the said public lands" apnroveS K
MEMBER twenty-seven, eighteen fnndred II
NIFTY, and who made bona fide settle.
~ upon the lands claimed BY the Puget n
no M Agricultural Company, in Washino. *
;Lerrltory, within the time limited far
iement 6y said act and the amendments y
reso, snai be, and are hereby declared q
" ee emitted to all the privileges and bene. ~
OF sad act and amendments. =
&C. : oa :; mat the rights and privileges of u
. an3 assigns under the said donation II
a "nI he ene amendments thereto, shall be, Ia