The Portland daily press., 1872-11-13
LA WIS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
SECOND SESSION OF THE FORTY SECONI
CONGRESS.
GENERAL NArURE-No. III

GENERAL NArURE-No. I'll
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to estab
lish aud to protect national cemeteries" approves
February twenty second, eighteen hundred ant
sxty-seven.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtices Of the United States of america in Con
gress assembled That the Secretary OF War is here
by authorized to select the superintendent of tn
national cemeteries from meritious and trustworth
soldiers, either commissioned officers enlisted mel
of the volunteer or regular army who have been hon
-oraby mustered out discharged from the servic,
of the United States and who NAV have been dis
abled for active field service in the line of duty.
SEC. 2. That the superintendents of the nationa
cemeteries shall receive for their compensation from
sixty dollars to seventy-fvc dollars per month &C.
cording to the extent and Importance of the GENE
teres to which they may be respectively assigned,
shall also be furnished with quarters and fuel, as
now provided at the several cemeteries.
SEC That all acts and parts of acts inconsist-
emit with the provisions of this act are hereby re-
yeaed.
Approved, May Is, 1872
GENERAL NArURE-No. 72.]
AN ACT to fix the times for holding United States
courts in the eighth circuit.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentati0es Of the United States Of America in Con-
AesS assembled, That the circuit court of the United
81 atts for the several districts comprising the eighth
Judicial circuit shall hereafter be held follows
MIssoURI.-ln the districts of Missouri commence
ing on the third Monday of March and the third
Monday of September in each year.
district Arkansas
commencing on the second Monday OF April and the
fourth Monday of October in each year.
NEBRAsKA.-in the district Of Nebraska, COM
mencing on the first Monday in May and the second
Monday in November in each year.
IowA.-In the district of Iowa, commencing on the
second Monday OF May and the secoud Monday of
October in each year. -
KANsAs.-In The district of Kansas commencing
the first Monday of juno and the f3,,rtb WondaS
of November in each year.
MINNEsoTA.-ln the district of Minnesota, com
mencing on the third Monday in June and the second
Monday hnri in
SEC. q That this act shall take effect on the first
day OF duly, eighteen hundred and seventy-two and
all acts prescribing other times for holding the terms
act, hereby repealed. <4-'
SEC 8. That no action, suit, proceeding. or pro-
cess IN any OF the said shall abate or be rem
Gersd Invalid by reason of this act, but the same
snail IN the several districts be deemed to be re-
turnable to- pending and trable IN, the terms and
turn day thereof. ' 'l0 AZ
Approved, May q, 1872,
GENERAL NA-URE-No. 1911
AN ACT regulating the mode of making nr;va+a
contracts With indians.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of ESnpye-
sentattces OF the United States Of Amercd IN Con-
qress assembled That hereafter no contract or agree
ment of any kind shall be made by any person with
any tribe of Indians, individual Indian or Indians
not citizen OF the United States for the PAYMENT or
delivery of any money other thing of yalue in
present or In prospective for the granting or pro-
curing any privilege him or her. or any other her
son or persons in consideration of sci vices for said
Indians relative to their lands any claims grow
ing out of or in reference to- annuities nstallments
or other moneys, claims. demands, thing, under
laws or treaties with the United States OF official
acts of any officers thereof in any way connected
with or due from the United States unless such con-
tract or agreement be in writing and executed and
approved in the manner hereinafter directed.
oEo: y That all contracts agreements between
Such partles and for such purposes as named in the
mrs section of this shall be in writing duplicate
" COPY Vi winch shall be delivered to each party
tneTe1o, as hereinafter provided All such contracts
sna pe executed before judge of a court of record
tb apferor ana n writing thereon by the Secretary of
Sucn contract or agreement shall contain te names
OF all IN interest, their residence and occnna
t1onj DuC Inose made with tribe nv their tTihal
authorities, the scope of authority and tb .rie gu
exercising that authority shall be given sno;t;tI
Such contracts or agreements shall STATE The tiny
when and place where made, the partieniar r,,rrna
for which made the special thing or t,;ngrs - I
done under it, and, If for the collection of mnev +
basis of the claim, the source from which IL Is ~ he
collected, the disposition to be made of il when col
lected the amount rate per centum of the fee in all
cases. and ii any contingent matter condition con-
stutes part of the contract or agreement it shall
pc specifically set FORTH Procded That all such con-
tracts shall have fixed limited time to run, and
s a be invalid unless limited: And propided
lhat such contracts shall not be assignable in whole
vi ~ part unless the names of the assgnees and their
iesehces and occupations be entered in writing up-
Tho ti .rat and the consent of the Secretary of
t .nteIlor ana the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
IN f,,r1ba enleIt pc also Endorsed thereon and be
such contract og'oea, mat the judge before whom
oScally az .! agreement is executed shall certify
tract ny tne time when and place where srcb con-
his presence @ was executed, and that it was in
t ieSo as stated to him at the linz ar parties
sntbnr;t the same; the sonrce III ldi tles pres
parties To InaIou at the time by the confract;na
wlether made in person or ~ VI agreement and
either party parties VI ny agent or attorney of
or attorney by an oti shall be paid to anv aoent
y '-'''er Oh the United States under