Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-04-11
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1O.l

Be it enacted by the Senate and House o.
Representatives of the United States o.
Anlerica IN Congress. assembled, That the
following post-roads be established in the
State of Vermont, viz:
From the station on the Portland and
Ogdensburg railroad, in Greensboro, via
Greensboro, East Craftsbury, and Crafts
bury, to North Craftsbury.
Also, from the station on the same rail-
road at South Hardwick, to North Crafts
bury.
Approved, February II, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No, IL. --
AN ACT for the relief of Alexander
Smith and Halcyon Skinner.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
america IN Congress assembled, That the
Commissioner of Patients be. and he is
hereby, directed to grant re-hearing of
the application of Alexander Smith and
Halcy0n Skinner, for the extension of
letters-patent granted to them on the
fourth day of November, eighteen hun
bred and tifty-siX, for the improvement in
power-lOoms and he is hereby author
lied to revive and extend the said letters
patent for the further term of seven years
from and after the fourth day of Novem-
Der, eighteen hundred and seventy, not
withstanding the original term for which
letterS-patent was granted has expired,
and the said patentees had patented the
said invention in foreign countries, and
such foreign patents had expired before
the fourth day of November, eighteen
hundred and seventy, if in his Judgment
the said patentees were the original and
first inventors of the invention described
in the said letters-patent, and the inven-
ton is useful, and the pattentees have
failed, without neglect or fault on their
part, to obtain from the use and sale of
said invention a reasonable remuneration
for the time, ingenuity, labor, and ex-
pense bestowed upon the same and the in
PRODUCTION thereof into use. And the said
letters-patent, when so revived and extend
ed, shall have the same effect in law as if
it had been originally granted for the term
of twenty-One years Provided, That all
persons who at the time of the passage o:
this act had constructed, or caused to be
or used looms on the plan of
the said invention, shall be at liberty, du-
ring such extended term, to use and yend
to others to use said looms so constructed
or used. gs-
Approved, February 20, 1872. ~
GENERAL NATURE-No. II.
AN ACT making appropriations to supply
a deficiency in the appropriations for
salaries and contingent expenses of the
Post Office Department for the current
fiscal year. -.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
of the United States of
america IN Congress assembled, That the
sums are hereby appropriated,
put of ay money in the treasury not 9th
erwise appropriated, to supply the def
cheney in the appropriations for the service
Of the Post Office Department for the pres
ent fiscal year, viz: .ae-. p r.
For salaries, eleven thousand two hun
bred dollars and twenty-five cents.
For contingent expenses, twelve thou
sand two hundred and sixty-eight dollars
and twenty-siX cents. "
Approved, February 20, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 10.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
payment of invalid and other pensions
of the United States for the year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seventy-three. ..rf ?.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
america IN Congress assembled, That the
sums be, and the same are here
by, appropriated. out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the payment of pensions for the year end
ing the thirtieth of June. eighteen hum
dred and seventy-three, viz: .-.f-.--,
For army pensions to invalids, widows,
and dependent relatives, revolutionary
and pensions to the soldiers Of
the war of eighteen hundred and twelve
and for furnishing artificial limbs or appa-
ratus for resection, with transportation, or
therefor; also for comDensa-
ton to pension agents, and the expenses
Of the several agencies, and for fees for
vouchers aud notwithstanding
Oaths, as provided for by the acts of April
eighteen hundred and six
teen July fourth, eighteen hundred and
May thirteenth, eighteen hun
bred and forEy-siX; February twentieth,
eighteen hundred and forty-seven Febru-
airy second, eighteen hundred and forty
eight; July twenty-first, eighteen hum
lred and forty-eight; July twenty-ninth,
eighteen hundred and forty-eight;
February third, eighteen hundred and fif-
5y-three; June third, eighteen hundred
and fffty-eight; July fourteenth and sew
eighteen hundred and sixty-two;
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and six |
.y-four; June sixth and July twenty-fifth,- |
eighteen hundred and siXty-siX; July |
eighteen hundred and |
,ixty-eight; June seventeenth and July |
eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred |
md seventy; and February fourteenth /
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and all |
'ther pensions provided by law, thirty
million dollars. 5000 ,--s.
For navy pensions to invalids, widows,
md dependent relatives, and pensions to
sailors of the war of eighteen hundred and
welve, and for furnishing artificial limbs
,r apparatus for resection, with transport
alton or communication therefor, compen
alton to pension agents, excuses of agen-
les, and fees for preparing vouchers and
oaths, as provided for by
he acts of Anril tWentV-third, eighteen