The Portland daily press., 1871-09-08
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UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTf-SECOND
CONGRESS.

FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY -SECoND
CONGRESS.
GENERAL NATURE-No. H.
AN ACT relating 20 moneys paid into the courts OF
The Unted States.
Rel enacted by the Senate and House Of rep
res gfatices OF the United States Of Anertca ~ So, Of
0yess assembled, That al moneys in the Itg,Ss or
Any court the Uni ed States or III 'n1 urb conrt
Ii d., the control OF any officer OF s s ar ad
Zach were received in any ea9se PentHd avs alter
ia icaed IN such court. 81 AL within ln mn he 1rsas
n uasslpe OF this act, he dep TED wiz. dnsi
- F 9 - it,ni treasurer or a designated deposl-
tlr, OF he United states, in me b nopeys Wbib
cedlt OF such court AnJ courts or received by he
80, theTeof shall he forth with deposited IN like
IN luner: Progidsd That notns nel EN- snall be con-
,irued TO prevent the delivery oil any such money up
~ secmitvs accordngt to agteement OF parties under
ib- dire c. in OF the court
~ ~ > Tbat no mUnty deposited as aforesaid shall
M with irawn excet by order of the judge OF Judges
said courts respectively in term in vacation to be
ne by such judge or dges and to be entered and
rt3ti,d OF reco by tue Gle. k. and every such or
sha'' sa'e the cause in or on account of which it
is drawn.
> q. That at each regular and stated session of
sad courts the clerks thereof shall present an ac-
count TO said courts OF ali moneNs remaining therein
OF subject t. the order thereof stating in detail in
lat causes SAID moneys are deposited and in what
causes payments have been ma le, which account
ana the vouchers thereof shall be filed in court.
&c III It II any clerk or other officer of a court
o. tne Cnlled STATES shall deposit any money be-
lonsng III the registry OF the caurt, in violation
ms acf, or shall retain OF convert any such money
To his own use OF to the OF any other person be
SHAH be deemed guilty OF embezzlement, and.
nvic, ION, shall lie punished by fine of not less
than five hundred and not more than the amount
emhezzed, or by inlpr sonmont for term not less
than year nor more than Ten years, or both, tat
the discretion OF tue court.
SEC 81 That il any person shall knowingly receive
iom a clerk other officer OF court OF the United
States any money belonging in the registry o. sad
cOurt deposit, loan or otherwise, IN VIOLATION OF
this act, he shall be deemed guilty OF endorsement,
and shall be punished as provided in the last pre-
ceuinS section.
SEC. g. That the act entitled "An act directing the
disposition oil money paid into the courts OF the
United 5 ates, approved April eighteenth, eighteen
hundred and 'ourteen and the act supplementary
thereto, approved March third, eighteen hundred
ed.
..pproved, March "a, 1871,
NGENERAL NATURE-No.2
AN ACT authorizing the President 20 nominate R.
ID. Limson lieutenant In The United States navy.
Be 10 endcted bv the s mite and House of ReDrese,l-
stiveS Of the United States Of Aertca an Congress
assembled. hat the President of the United states
b., Iand hereby is. authorized to nominate X. ii.
Llmson lieutenant in the United STATES navy.
Approved, March q, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. g.
AN ACT to re-estaplish the office of surveyor at
Elstport, Maine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous' Of Repre-
0ress assembled That the office OF su veyor at the
port East port formerly exsIing by law and abol-
isled by the secretary of The Treasury, be, and is
W.
at er exist, su ject to the anne laws restrictions
that appearances to he same before it abolished
but 1t shall hereafter be known as the office Of
veyor OF Passport and the district Passamaauoudy
Bay.
Approved, March so, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. Al
AN ACT to amend an act EMIT ed IAN act to divide
the State OF Virginia into Two judicial dstri ts"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
httUes If he UuIted Stdes of America m Canorese
n he Six
ton OF the act Aforesaid, of which This act is an
amendment, be amended as follows: THAT the clerk
OF Inc circuit or district court OF the district
OF virginia Shall tIaI smG the original papers and
cert fled pes all orders any suit or proceeding
which shall be r. moved tor further proceedings from
the ca tern 10 inc western district OF NiTg MA as
author Zed by The first clause the said siYtb sac
non OF the act aforesaid to the clerk of the court to
which such suit or proceeding sh all be removed tn.
g. Their wi statement OF all costs; and ali further
proceedings shall be had in the court to which the
same suali be removed il the said suit or proceed
ing had originally been commenced theren''
Approved, April, 4, 1871.
uGENERAL NATURE-No. 81.
AN ACT relating to the harbor at Buffalo, New
York.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
SenttUeS OF the United States of america in f0n-
greSS assembled, That The Secretary OF war be an
thOlize, when in his Judgment thinks it will oe
Tor the interest OF the Unl,ed States to extend or
harbor at Buffalo, made and entered into upon the
TWEEN day OF January eighteen hundred and
SMIN-elgnt.
Approved, April Is, 1871
GENERAL NATURE-No. 6l
AN ACT to authorize tie payment of duplicate
checks. of disbursIng officers.
BE az enacted by the Stnate and House of ReDre-
senfdtfces efMe United States If America in I'm
greSS dSeem6led That IL pace OF original checks is
sued Tor pensions. when lost, sto en- or drstroyed
dsbursLg Cfictls and agents of the United States
are hereby authorized, after the expiration of six
months from the date i such checks to ISIS e du pli
cate checks, and The Treasurer assissant reasurers
ami des ed repositories OF the United States are
dIrec ed 10 pa, such cheeks dra ia pursurance ot
ia" ny such officers OF agents. upon notice and proof
OF me Ioss of The Oriei- al cheek or checks under
snch regulations IN regard 10 their issue and paw
SUE ties, 10 indemnify the United States as the
Secretary OF the Treasury shall prescribe: Proyded
IN amount The sum OF tive hundred dollars
Approved, April 10, 1871.
tLGENERAL NATURE-No.7l
AN LCr to create a port of delivery at Potomao
virginia and for other purposes.
b 1t enacted by The Senate and House of Rooreooa
tdtioes o. me Onsted States Of America in CONGRESS
asSem6ttd That all The waters, shores bavs bar
Dor creeks ana inets the south side OF The river
Potomac, compreh snded between Boyd's Hole and
Cockpit Point, a part OF tn. collection nstrct of
Tappahannock, Virginia he and the same are here
by, annexed to the collection district OF Alexandria
Virginia.
SEC. 2. That Potomac in the State of Virginia
shall be, ami is hereby, constituted and or. ated a
p"rtot dell yery within the collection dist let of AL
eAahurla ana there shall be appointed at a compen-
saon not exceeding the rate OF thousand dollars
per annum deputy collector of customs, TO reside
at SAID port, who shall perform such duties as may
be conferred upon him, in pursuance OF law by The
Secretary OF the Treasury,
SEC. B. That all acts and parts OF acts establishing
at Dnm Ires, in The collection district of Tappahan
nocS, Virginia, port OF delivery be, and the same
are hereby, repealed.
Approved, April 10, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
AN AC [ for the restoration of Commander George
a. stevens, United States navy, to the active from
the retired lisr
be enacted 6u the Senate and House Of Representa-
tdt'oes V the United States Of america IN Congress
assembled, That the resident of the I'm ted States
be, ana Is hereby authorized to nominate, aud by
ana WIN me consent or The Senate appoint George
rank OF lieutenant commander
Approved, April 10, 1911
j. g. BLAINE,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
SCHUYLER COLFAX.
Vice President Of the United States and President
Of the Senate.
u. S. GRANT.