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An Act FOR the improvement; water between
the MiSSsssipp river aud Lake Michigan by the Wisconsin
Be enacted by the Senate and House Hepesrntsves Of
the SECRETARY Of War is hee6v authorizc 10 adopt the i'm
provemen of The the navigation "i the lscoHSn ~ - ~
Ensiaeer+. ",' ~
SEc be further enacted, That the Secretary aore
SAM Is hereby authorized to a'etrtan AT " u H. ~
deem within three from the passage OF t Ac
Mississippi Canal nnptnv c"ro"r"n eSting under the
la"s u SC ns a al ein He4 tor the An>i;' M o a.. @ @
the Wisconsin a"reSHld
and q Fax inciulihg its locks dams
sanasl I'd franchises shall in the
Judgment >eer-jsrv. hs needed; snd TO that end -
authorized 10 ION W ~ "a CO npt;y appointing o otIu M
disIueresie and impa ia a. r4;"rS one OF whom snail o
and the third by the tw" arbirat"rS :" s"lretH lhe
aforesaid to autn:lL employ cOupetent agent or al
hearing such Provided. That maKng
their award the said sltraer shall take int"
tbe eustrurtio al Sa WAFER which amount
shall be deducted from the actual value thereof as found o
sec he it further enacted, That money 'hal be
expended the Fox er Wisconsin river
until the Green Bay aud Mississippi Canal Company shall maks
ana ME with the Secretary O War an agreement N
wher by II shall agree to grant and convey the United eaes
the awarded by the arbtat0s 1t hereby made
the duty thu Secretary War transmit to Congress
at its then elect take such property
upOn making an spgropraton to pay the amount amour.
Congress the Of the arbtators at
session make such rlecon and appropriation.
sac And oe further enacted That all tolls ana revenues
derived from the acquired under the
provisions this after providing for the current expenses
Of operating and keeping the same in repair snail be pad
the treasury O the United States and whenever tine Che'
States Sha be reimbursed all advanced tor hr same
70 tne i1oSl sum winch t"gttnrr WIN nner rtNeuueS
applicable thereto 1t shall be sucInt 10 operate and keeI
sEc3 nrihrr enacted That the sesertarv Of Wal
shall annually to Congress the made in this
amount if required for the succeeding hscAI year
aud tue am 'unt OF revenue derived thersTom.
AppTOVeu,
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fPupIIc REsoLurrox-Nn. q l

Joint Resolution authorizing the supply ofarms for
instruction and practice, to certain colleges and
universities.
Be il resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
senratlVes of the United States 0i America in Con.
gIess assembled, That the Secretary of War be
authorized TO issue, at his dIscrelinn and under
proper regulations to be prescribed by him, out OF
any small arms pieces Of field artillery belonging
to the government and which can be spared for tha
purpose. such number Of the same may appear
to he required for military instruction and Practice
by the students nr any college university, under
the provisions Of section twenty SIX OF the "Ac
TO increase and fix the military peace establishment
If the United States )" the Secretary 10 require
bend in each case, in double the value the pro
perIy, for the care and safe keep thereof and 70
the return of the same when required.
Approved, May 4, 1870.
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tere hc allowed claim o: the State OF Massachusetts
by expended by sald state on
nccnn of The with Great Britain in eighteen hundred
eighteen huudrPd and htteen the sum OF SIX
thousand three hundred
to dollars and ioy full OF said claim where
made by the said State OF Massachu-
and Maine the time of their separation in
the said state Of Maine becomes
0npthlrd Of this claim and whereas both OF sd
states ht respective interests in said claim tn
North American Railway company al Maine
aid Company constructing it's lire Of railway the
hereby directed TO
eight huusAnd hundred and dollars and forty
the Maine. and the Other twOthrdS part
the State O Massachusetts by issue to ench u
and benefit of said and North
Amerincan Railway C"mpanyUt an amount OF nlt"0 states
d bnCs equal to its share in the whole sum
allowed be paid: said certificates be oi the denomination
Thousand dollars each be made and issued by the
Treasury such and signed atested
and registered he shall direct and with without interest
prefer Each certificate to run hve wears
from payable semi annually at the
four centum and to he PAYABLE oOth
and interest lawful at the United states TO
hp hereafter appropriated and Ndtd for by Congress
bp
the saId States Maine and the said Euro
pan and North American Railway COMPANY Of the amount
hereby BE- paid each Of said ates tor the
benefit railway shall be- held and regarded
full ADJUST and OF and all claims for IN
O and all other claims o the said states o
Massachusetts and Maine at said railway
p.cr ot them against lhc Cc States tor and account
arising Um expended by said stare
pghern hundred twelve eighteen hundred and fifteen
thereon, Of matters arising
accrung the treaty with Great Britain kn1wr
R> NaShingtOn for account 81 otle
which have been assigned by said States oil MaSsacu
! sets and Maine to said railway company
g.
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[PuBLic RIsoLUTlox--No. 24.1

Resolution in relation to the printing for the use
of the D. partmcnt Of State, of additional copies
of documents emanating from that department.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represents.
tives OF the UniteA States Of America in Congress
assembled, That hereafter, in addition 10 the num-
Der of copies of documents emanatng !Tnm the De.
parIment OF State which may he ordered to be
printed by either house Of Congress, it shall he the
duty of the Congressional Printer to cause to be
printed for the of that department five hundre
copies Of every such document, when requested 10
do SO by the Secretary of State; Provided, That
the expense in no single case exceed the sum Of
FIVE hundred dollars.
A proved, April l6, 1870.
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Approved, March 6, 1870.
tPupLlc REsoLuTrcN--No. 2O.1


Joint Resolution expressing the sympathy of Con
gress at the death of Major General George H.
Thomas.
Be il resolved by the Senate ard House of Repre-.
sentatives of the United States of America in Con.
grtss assembled. That the Senate aud House Of
Representatives have heard with deep regret of tho
sudden decease of MAJOR General George A. Thomas
cndeared 10 the country by series OF unbroken,
patriotic services durmg period of thirty years.
SIC. 2. And be it iurther resolved That hts disiin
guished career in the defence OF his country against
foreign and domestic enemies, his never faleTing
faith and zeal in the maintenance of the Union and
the integrity of the government, and his stern exc
cutInn of every trust cOnfded to him, constitute a
record in life made memorable IL death.
SEC 8 And be it further resolved, That the
President Of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House are hereby authorized TO make such arrange
ments in connection with his Ohseqnlts will at
test the sympathy Of Congress at this national be-
| resvemcnt.
| Approved, April 5, 1870.
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approved. July 7, 1870.
tPCBLIC-No. 1901
An Act to incorporat the Limited states Freehod Land

y so.
An Act to incorporate United Frsehod Land and
mIEration Company aud confirm legislation IN
Be Senate and House Of Of
the United states Of America sa-embsd. That
viii am Gtlpn. Ambrose L. BIruSd L. NJ Barlow Charles
A. Lambard. William IL Reynolds, Hiram Hitchcock
tray, Morton e. Fisher. and such other he
associated with them and their hereby GRATED
body polite aud the Colorado
Nsw Mexico by tha style. and the Unitrd
ate Freehold Land and Emigration Company and by that
shall succr-on ami shall he able 10 sue and be
red plead and be mpl aded defend defended in all
proper courts Of law and equity and make and have
mon seal.
Sac And he further enacted. the capital stock
the alton shall be ne-haf mi lions
lara divided into hundrta dollars each and the
the bucks OF the only and such capita stock
be increasa from time the necessary
csedinx IN the whole the million dollars. a
vote Of ths amount the stock for the time being
fsssr OF such increase.
SEC. And he it further enacted, eompsny
shall To make such bylaws deems
the disposition OF its aud and
Of its business affairs the
OF 0cs OF its officers and their duties, and
repeal peasure Provided That such by laws shall not con.
fiet 0f the United
Gsoro and New Mexico the States which be formed
And be It farther enacted That corporaors
"a 10 TINS act shall be ihe directors tor the Tft the
xApAon 81 the Company aud until otherstre elected and
more than nine number shall held
70 oe called "r that purpose At which each share t
stock present
and the majority thereof shall elect. " -
ssc And be farther enacted. That the
ncn corporaten and hereby declared
10 proete and encourage emgraIn establish settle
on ne lands ct said company the San Louis Park
hon therewith TO establish agencies as II may dee
oesasei 70 purchase bold lease sell any rea
shsr % them now owned any Of the per
usnea ~ me hrst section OF this with
inerove the establish maintain and operste
70 AUG uponin property; to construct and maintain
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TPUBLIc REsoLrTIoN-Ne. 26 !

Joint Resolution making an appropriation FOR the
purpose IF making experiments in the ventilation
of the halls of the Capitol.
Be IT resolved by the Sehate and House Of Repre-.
sentaiives OF the United States Of America in Con
gress assembled, That the sum Of three thonsand
dollars be- and III" same is hereby. appropriated out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise sppro
Priated, for the purpose cf making experiments in
the ventilation of the halls Of the Capitol. to be-
drawn by the Clerk of the House. and expended
under The dire ciIon of the joint committee of the
two houses that subject.
Approved, May 4, 1870.
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rrrBlIc- No. 1871
An Act to grant tho ren q Way o IT, Alameda road through

certain lands iii C1ItriulH.
by and House uf Representatives OF
the United States of America in Congress assembled That
bard sit ae the country O Santa
Clara and the state California lying Rancho
Porcr Clara ard Rancho de los Coches which is
Clara the Of the city
Jose. I'd ,hr ntcsecirg Santa Clara street is
hereby 1iHted to said citN i0r hr Ot streets And
the paroles u said c o land lying between said ranchoS
vIch ucIt ed with the Limits o said city,
and occupied hrrtbS granted to the Tcspec-
tive ons possession thereof by themselves their
tenants.
SEC And be it fu her cractd. That the right Of way
th uuGh that land lying between the
said tarchuN whc Ia situate without he corporate limits OF
The said city jose is h. b. V to the said county
hh &c fI IN, -hWHy roads and side
wak> rUnui" a" the said tract Of lana; and
tuAutl here by ed heard supervisors vi said
Cauu l." trguat ad G trTHnt the number position width
tnt EIHdr at such Ia ghvays. L#dS. ard SIir walks
SEC Aud be il rircd That the said tract o land
the ed. SUhiC the 4 lt Ot
therein granted. j. h"rrhV granted to the several
et er utal artificial the adjoining lands the
he rhy each heiug the parcel lying
between his S lands and line running through the middle
of AaId tract nj land.
Approx ed. July s. 1872
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ARTICLE !.

The single rate of letter postage on the direct
correspondence exchanged between the two admin.
istrations by closed mail, Wis England, subject 10
the reserve mentioned in article srven Of the con.
ventiOn Of lith October. 1867, shall be as follows:
l. On letters from the United States, 10 cents.
2. On letters from the Swiss Confederation so
ceRtmes.
And for the sea conveyance OF letters IN closed
mails across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean the
United States office shall receive six cents per
ounce or per thirty grammts
ARTICLE2.
The conditions Of articles and IL Of the con-
vention between the United States of America and
ths Swiss Confederation, signed at Berne the
eleventh day of October, A. ID 1867, so far rs they
contrary to the preceding article, repealed.
ARTICLE 3.
The present cOnvGniILn, which shall be consider
ed as additional to the convention Of the llth Of
October, 1867 shall como into operation on the
LIST of May, 1870.
Done in duplicate and signed in Bcrne the
seventh day Of February, one thousand eight hun.
dred aud seventy; aud u Washington III , thirteenth
day Of April, one Thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
tsEALl JNO. A. ]. CIR ESW ELL,
| Postmaster General of the United States.
The Department of Posis,
| TsEAL +. CHALET VENEL.
| / hereby approve the aforegong convention, and
in testimony thereof, have caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
tsEALl us. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FIsH,
| Secretary Of State.
! WASHINGTON, April -, 1870.
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railroad and telegraph ling any pniut on lands
IN the san Louis Park the
cabe point ehrI the Kansas Pacific railroad Union
Pasinc railroad the Denver Branch railroad Atcson
Topeka aud santa Fe Al the said the
OF building such shall have the
rlSh way Though the public lands Of the United State from
ana between the points the said right being
10 the extent O two hundred feet each said railroad
line; and such corporation shall possess all the franchises
necessary to enable 1t To buid such railroad Tor the
transportation n freight and to collect anu re-
ceNe condensation thersur and the privileges S
auchlsrS conferred corporations by ard GR:tr tue poN
siOuS chapter eighteen the revised Ot Cnoradu
O aud ali amendments thereto. hereby confirmed 70
Invested in said corporation, subject said statutes
the this Provided That this act SHAH no" De
Construed IL permit said cOudany to acquire " To any ohe
lands real estate than such is above mentioned
And be further enacted That such corporation
make aud dispose bonds oher obligations IN suc
such such terms II deem most
the Borrowing money tor the pnr
and the bv mortgage upon
all and all its franchises ana may
the and thereon payable at such place
places deem proper. ami hold and transfer
such aforesaid and he
the o its general and may
its stock bonds tor and again exchange IT'S
for bonds stock and at lis
at the OpCn O the hudrrS into stock OF the
without further action OF the StUckhuldrrs.
T. Aud be II further enacted, That this shs take
effect iNmrdatry and shall all times he subject 10 smrI
by Congress- aud said corporation shall be -ub
TO The general laws Of said Territories and the States Tor
med therein opera ing all corporations equally.
Approved, JulY {, 1870.
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Approved, March 81, 1870.
[PUBLIc REsnLurInN

PUBLIC REsuLUTIoN-No. 10
Joint Resolution in relation to the construction Of
the Rock Island bridge
Be il resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-,
scniatiyes Of the United States Of America in Com
gress assembled. That in the construction Of the
bridge heretofore authorized by Congress, across
the Mississippi River, between Rock Island and the
city of D'venport the Secretary of War shall have
powes to construct the same fora singlc.'rack rail
road only, and to place the wagon road below the
Engineers: Provided, That in no case shall the ex.
pendHre the part of the United States exceed
one million dollars.
Approved, March 90, 1870.
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lPrRLtc-Not tA9l

An Ac 70 declare the eOnsrueOn Of section yhvS Of
entlIec act to provide by
pledge OF United STATES bonds aud tlp
laton and redemption thereof approved June three.
teen hundrei and and the
Of. and To- amrnd the same.
lie enacted 10y the Senate and House Represent
the United states OF America Congress assembled That
section iity live q" the entitled An
tiOnA currency secured by pledge
TO provide 0r the rpdemprn thsro approv
ell Junr three, eighteen hundred ard ali
Anenda"r "i said section shall be- apply
peS!ieh dSctT cashier teller cl,l bank
nE a-sci"on whether ORGANIZED under the
under the act entitled An national
secured by p Of United States bonds and 10 d, fnr
the circulation and rdnptnn thereof approved February
twenty five. "lEhjsrn hundred and sixty three
Approved. July 8
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Public RESOLUTION No. l6.1
Joint resolution relative to legislative lund Of Wesh
Ington Territory.

Ington Territory.
Be il resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentItlvcs of the United States Of America in Con.
gress assembled, That the appropriation OF tw elve
tl"usand d1drs " for the per diem and mileage of
the members %, ie territorial assembly OF the Ter
rtory o. Washington, at its second biennial session,
which tine first Monday in December.
eight en- hundred a sixiy-nIne. and tor the Inci-
dental EXPENSES Of the simc," Contained in the act
t""s ,ppIy d,liccncies," approved April tenth, eigh.
teen hundred aud sixty nine shall be applicable to
the pay ment of the per diem aud mileage Of the
members d: The territorial assembly said Terri
tory which met during the month OF Octnber. eigh.
t. en- hundred and sixty .nne, and Of the incidental
expenses Of said session
Approved, March I8, 1870.
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[PUBLIC-Na. 1911

An Act 70 reIinqnishug Whatever little IN INC
United States tn certain parcel OF ground in FTem"unt
Ohls, 10 the corporation u Fremont.
Be enacted by the House Of Representatives of
the CnteO States America Congress assembled, That
whatever title the United parcel Of
Kuued the city Of Fremont formerly CI"ghanSveJ Ohio
laid the Of April elgh-
teen hundred and sixteen which is not Included OF tho
lots, lois, and OF the city. but lying be
lots, the SandIsdy
Indicated the CrughauSvilie, be-
and Tie same N hereby reuished to the cooperation OF Ere
Approved July II, 1870.
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Ore lNIGIAIl.

LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED All THE SECOND SESSION OF THE tORTN-
FIRST CONGRE>S.
(PCBLIC-NO. l3AI
establish additional aud district in the state OF
the Senate House OF Representatives OF
the United America Congress assembled, That
the western district aud district created
the approved March three eighteen hundred and hty
entitled An establish three additional land dis
the Territory vi Kansas which situated nch OF
the nship line dividing townships aud eleven south ia
said state, shall constitute land district 10 be called the
Republican land district.
And be it further enacted That the President be-
and he is hereby auhnrEe whenever the public interests
shall require apDOnt by and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate, during thereof and until the end OF
the session O Congress alter such appointments register
the district hereby shall
lively be required reside the site of their Offices have the
responsibilities ad emOumen;s, and be subject
TO the acts and penalties which may be prescribed
By law Ia relation other land officers Of the Cuited States in
said state.
And he enacted That the public lands in
said shall b subject sale and SpOa the same
and conditions other public lands Of the United
States Provided That ali sales ah locations made NJ the O1
Of the old district OF lands situated within thr limits OF me
district which shall be valid and right other respects
the dav which the office shall into opSTaoh
be- and the hereby, confirmed.
J l.,
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tprprfC-No Iso1

An Act TO create delivery Du Luth. Minnesota
Be enacted by the House Of
the United states oil America in Congress assembled. That
Du uth in the State Of Minnesota shall be- il hereby constI-
tuttd port Ot deliver within the collection district Of
"r and their shall be appointed surveyor Il" I" reside
Al SAID port who shall perform the dus and
SaOn and emoluments prescribed the act at Congress
proved March two, eighteen hundred and thirty being
Al act aOViEg the dupS nregn INprchaudEe imported
into Pttsburg. Wheeling Cincinnati. Louisville. saint LOUIS
Aashys and Nachz be secured and paid those places
ul Il
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LprrirC-Nn. LEI

An Act to establish St. Joseph. Missouri.
BE enacted y he senate aud House OF Eeprcscntaye OF
the Unit d states O America Congress assembled, That
hr c 81 jose h. in tn" State "i Missouri shall be- and is
Ia rrb! Instituted and made a
tn coc i'm sri ot New Ori"anS and shall be sub
lrc TO The restrictions other ports OF
dvlvey thu United aud all privileges and tacili
Ss afforded by the act g, Congress o the second March, eiRh
teen huhdrtd and thy0ns entitled An act allowing the
dates on Orrgn merchande imported into PkburE Wheel
Ing Cincinnati, Louisville, -. Louis, Nashville and Nachez,
t" lie places, shall be extended
said snail be appointed reside
at Shld port and perform the prescribed by law who
shall receive the provided. which
hereafter be provided by surveyors the
grade
Approved, July II, 1870.
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IPCBLIC-So. 1861
An Ae. TO amend the assessment OF take

in tlr CITY ot Washington.
Be by Representatives of
ihs Hsd sie & ct AmfFs n Gon:rys sIcm6ed Oh M Ia@S nat
Of Washington the District Columbia empowered by
H lie Ie niynI H. % & sAe qPeH & fs Gs Of ts ss
oi saia GIy' n'cTipts u such A>Trs.mcnt 49,,
sald collector in each embrace in the tax book OF the
oxanst rrl city aud including that OF the
year tn+n and g collect s taxes 50 assessed
SEC Ana be inriher enacted That il shall not be lawful
Any person CHARGED with the disbursements Of money in the
money levied cogete as people Dis
separate and distinct each item ndsr is own proper head
nas nam 10 ns act or acts anihorzng such levy 10 oe made ana
innd to or by paying our any sun T sums OF none On
:oesd C @a' object F which was not levied
SECT And be further enacted That in shall
EXCEED twenty-five cents the hundred dollars Of valuation
wsshinston by and with the consent the board Of aldermen
tneteo S appont an aulto ard eomptr" Of said G. ~
an act Of the ceropTanm and a. bose - shall
b. adjacent that occupied 1t shall be the duty
o. te auaso to audit all aecoln,s against the SAID CORPORA
tr1er and to rtsn the originals o all contract made and
the eorpofaon Aforesaid It Shall be the duty Of the
heser payided icr aud of taxes levied by ihe
Esp "a rnaef tnelT 9eads 10 ana
venns OF DESCRIPTION Whatever by the collector and
cd and TO the daily the books Of said
ration d wa9gtoa Shcn aqityd an crdpd BY se
BY the moyor aud in no ss shan payments h. made in an,
other manner h poVi Jed by this act But account 'l
credit Of that particular The received IRON
any and all for and shall
the DAY Of lis receipt be -pGsrT by the ce
register tn the credit Of the city q" Washington in such
be thp funds In he
lion b. OF t- aldermen Of
council approved by the and such depository shall
each day dspusIts nads furnish th
same 20 the comptroller. 70 be by him lied G his Office.
SRc G. An s il further enacted That ;hc ai
Washington shall indeDted
to hundred dollars
and 10 bear interest the Of and three
sentum and refesmshle within three
the dav Of The said De
nona;on than dfy doll and to BE- reesiv e for u
said YEARLY
deginate by law however to exceed fifty
d the amount du taxpayer And said certificates sha
be used for Ohr the Of the
tanned inle ;- corporation Washington
sixth day U June. eighteen hundred and
SEc. And BE- IL further enacted That who sha
violate the this shall he deemed guilty
InisdemsanOr ia Office aud be dismissed therefrom.
Approved, July T.. 1870.
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80 "a As
Approved. July II, 1870.

An Act to make the TrtoIN ~ separate surveying
district and to establish the office there
in.
BE enacted by the Scna" and House OF Of
the Iui;cl States 81 America Congress assembled. That
th" Territory Of Arzua hereby ~
distinct and fhSt this President b, aud With The consent Of the
Senate shall Rua authnZ-d apuuut
grneIa or The ltriury hose annual salary shall be three
thousand dollars AMI whose authority and shall
be The some those pvdd by la" the general
u Oregon He shall have allowance for clerk hire,
Office and he his office from time
time az such he directed by the President OF the
United States.
Approved, July IL,
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ment committee, fifty bronze guns captured from
the rebels TO be used in the construction Of
ument at West Point, New York. in memory of the
officers and soldiers of the regular army who fell
in the late war, and in the ornamenIation Of the
grounds around said monument.
Approvcd, T. pril % 1870.