New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-14
fGENERAL NATURE-NO. 81

o.. s.
AN A<'T to amend an act entitled IAN act
tn reduce laternal taxes. and for other
purposes approved July fourteen. eight
cen hundred and seventy
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That so
much ui section twcnty-One of the act TO
reduce internal taxes, and for other mr..
poses, approved July fourteen eighteen
hundred and seventy, as relates to sugar.
be anieiaded So THAT it will read
On 81 sugar not above number seven,
Dutch standard in color, one and three-cuar,
Ger cc,!ts per pound.
On al sugar above number seven, and
rot above number ten, Dutch standard in
color two cents per pound
On al sugar above number ten, and not
above number thirteen, Dutch standard in
color t"o and One-quarter cents per pound.
on al sugar above number thirteen, and
not a1ore number sixteen, Dutch standard
in coinr- two aud three-quarter cents per
poUn,-
On AL sugar above number sixteen and
rot ah"ve number twenty, Dutch standard
III co!dc. three and One-quarter cents Der
pound.
On ali sugars above number twenty.
Dutci Standard in color, and on all refined
ieaf, lump. crushed. powdered and granu-
lated sugar. four cents per pound Provided,
That the Secretary of the Treasury shall.
by regulation, prescribe and require that
samples from packages ct sugar shall be
takel. by the proper officers, in such manner
as to ascertain the true quality of such SUI
gar: aud the weights of sugar imported in
casks ~ boxes shall I've marked distinctly
by the custOmhouse weighcr, by scoring
the figures indeibly on each package: And
provided further. That all syrup of sugar.
syrup of sugar cane juice, melada, conceu-
trateti melada. or concentrated molasses,
entered under the name of molasses, shall
he forfeited to the United States
Approved. December -. 1870.
fGENERAL NATURE-No. A.
AN ACT in relation to certain territorial
peHitentiaries.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
peniteitiary which has been, or may here.
after le, erected by the United States in
any organized Territory thereof, shall. when
the s:inie is ready for the reception OF con-
victs- he placed tIader the care and control
of the Marshal of the United States for
the Territory or District in which such penl-
tentiary may be situated.
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted, That
1t is hereby made the duty Of the Attorney
General OF the United States to prescribe
ali nceGltu rules anu regulations Tor the
government of such peniteptiary. and the
marshal having charge thereof shall cause
them 10 be duly and faithfully executed
and o6ryed. The reasonable compensation
of suei, marshal and his deputies, for their
services under this act and said regulations.
shall he Ii Sed by the Attorney General: and
it and she expense incident to the subsis-
tence and employment Of offenders against
the laws of the United States. who have
been may hereafter be sentenced to inn
prisoUn,ent in such penitentiary, shall be
chargsab!e on and payable out of the fund
for dt!raying the expenses OF suits in which
the United States are concerned and OF
prosecutions for OtfenseS committed against
the United States; Provided. That this act
shall not be construed to increase the maxi
mum compensation now allowed by law to
those officers.
SEC :. And be it further enacted. That
any Jscrs0n convicted by court of com
peteat Jurisdiction in a Territory. for VIC
Iatiou of the laws thereof, and sentenced to
Imprisonment. may. at the cost of such
Territory. on such terms and conditions as
may lie prescribed by such rules and regu-
iatiens, be received. subsistcd. and EN-
ployed III such penitentiary during the
term Of his or her Imprisonment, in the
same manner as if he or she had been CON
victed ot an of1ense against the laws OF the
United States.
Approved. January 10, 1871.