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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

For interest on one hundred and fifty
seven thousand four hundred dollars, at
five per centum, under the direction of the
President, per- second article treaty Of Oc
tuber twenty first, eighteen hundred and
thirtv-seven seven thousand eight hundred
and seventy dollars.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

provements made by or for the Indians, or
| tor government purposes, the said commits
| si0ners shall appraise the said improve
ments separately After the said lands
| shall have been appraised, as herein pro-
| Vided, the Secretary of the Interior shall
| be, and hereby is, authorized to offer the
| same at public sale to the highest bidder
in tracts not exceeding one hundred and
| sixty acres each, at such place in the con-
gressional district in which said lands are
situated, as may be designated by the Sec
rotary of the Interior ninety days notice
of which shall be given by advertisement
in at least three newspapers of general cir
culation publ he'd in said congressional
district: and if not sold at public sale, it
may be sold in tracts of not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres to one person, at
not less than the appraised value, and upon
payment therefor to cause patents in the
usual form to be issued to said purchaser or
purchasers for said lands; provided, that
no bid for separate tracts shall be accepted
which may be less than the appraised
value Of such tract including the improve
ments if any, thereon; and provided fur
ther, that bids TOR tracts having improve
ments upon them shall state the price for
both the land and the improvements. The
proceeds of such sales shall be invested or
expended for the benefit of the Indians i'll
terested, in such manner as the Secretary
OF the Interior, subject to the approval of
the President, may direct.
The commissioners to be appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior, under the pro
visions of this act, shall receive compensa-
ton for their services at the rate of SIX dol
lars tor each day actually engaged in the
duties herein designated, in addition to the
amount paid by them for actual travelling
and other necessary expenses.
The sum of seventy-fye thousand dollars,
or SO much thereof as may be necessary,
be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any
propriated, to be expended under the direc-
ton Of the Secretary of the Interior, for
the appraisement and sale of the said reser-
vations and for the removal and establish
ment of said Indians, as hereinbefore pro
vided the sum SO expended to be REIN
bursed from the proceeds of the sales of
the lands of said Indians authorized by this
act.
Approved May %, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

For building sink, repairing and painting
walls, and for new doors, five hundred dol
| lars.
For expenses of the board of Visitors, FIVE
| thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent ex~
penaes: For gas, coal oil, for lighting the
academy, cadet barracks, mess hall, hos
pital offices, stable and inside walks, four
thousand dollars water pipes, plum bling,
| and repairs, two thousand dollars; cleaning
public buildings mot quartersl, five hun
bred and sixty dollars; brooms, brushes,
pals, tubs, and cloths, two. hundred
dollars chalk, cBayons, sponge, and
states for recitation rooms, one hun
dred dollars; compensation of chapel
organist, two hundred dollars; for com.
pensati0n of librarian, one hundred and
twenty dollars: compensation of nOn-cOpo--
missiOned officer in charge of mechanics,
fifty dollars; compensation of soldier
writing in adjutant's office, fifty dol
lars pay of engineer of heating and
yentilating apparatus, cadet barracks,
chapel and philosophical acadamy, inelud-
ing the library, one thousand five hundred
dollars pay of assistant of same, seven
hundred and twenty dollars; pay of five
tiremen, two thousand two hundred dol
lars; increase and expense of the library,
books, magazines, periodicals and binding,
two thousand dollars.
For reim5ursing cadets for losses In
CURED by their efforts in extinguishing %
fire in their barracks, in the year eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, six thousand
eight hundred and eighteen dollars and
eighty-two cents.
For pay Of librarians assistant, one
thousand dollars.
For contingencies for superintendentoof
the academy, one thousand dollars.
For furniture for cadet hospital, one hun
dred hospital.
Z" For repairing and opening roads and
paths, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For ice house and an additional store
room and servants room, seven thousand
five hundred dollars.
For coal house, five thousand dollars.
For recovering south wharf two thou
sand five hundred dollars.
Approved May %, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10
GENERAL NAruRE-Nn. 50 /

An act to amend an act entitled "An act to
establish a uniform time for holding cleo
tions for electors Of President and Vice
President in all the States of the Union,
approved January twenty third eighteen
hundred and forty-fve.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
RepTsenfa ia Of the United states Of
by the now existing laws of any State the
election commencing on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-two, for the pur-
pose of choosing electors of President and
Vice President in such State shall be re-
quired to be continued for more than one
day, then said election. shall be continued
the number of days required by the laws Ct
such States.
Approved May 90, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10
GENERAL NATURE-No. 80.

An act for the relief of certain officers OF
the navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That in
conformity with and to carry into effect the
recommendation and conclusions of the
board of officers organized in pursuance of
the Resolution for the relief of certain
officers of the navy" approved July first,
eighteen hundred and seventy, the Presi-
dent Of the United States be, and he is
hereby, authorized, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, to restore
Commodore Joseph F. Green to his original
position on the navy list, next below Rear
Admiral Boggs; to promote Commodore
John De Camp to his original relative posi-
ton as rear-admiral on the retired list; to
promote Commodore Charles w. Pickering
to the grade of commodore on the retired
list with the retired pay of his advanced
rank; to advance Captain Egbert Thomp-
son in rank next below Captain Thomas G,
COrbn; to promote Commander Samuel r.
Franklin to take rank next after Com
mander James s. Thornton; to restore Com
mander Edward Y McCauley to his orr
ginal rank next after Commander w. ID.
Whiting; to restore Commanders John III.
Russell, A. w. johnson, P. C. Johnson,
John Waters, A. E. K. Benham, Austin
Pendergrast, and w. p. Mccain. respect
lively, to their original places on the navy
LIST
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

An act to amend section thirty-ive of an
act entitled "An act to reduce internal
taxes, and for other purposes"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States oil
America in Congress assembled, That the
privileges of an act entitled ''An act to re-
duee internal taxes, and tor other pur-
poses" approved July fourteenth, eight
cen hundred and seventy, be and are
hereby extended to the port of Pittsburgs
in the State of Pennsylvania, with the ssme
effect as if it had been inserted in tho
thirty.ffth section of said act
Approved March 19, 1879.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10
GENERAL NArURE-No, 81

An act defining and limiting the appropria-
ton Of certain moneys for the prepare
ton. issue and reissue of the securities of
the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Horse of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
expenses of the issue, reissue, transfer, de-
livery, redemption and destruction of secu-
rites, legal tender notes, fractional cur
rency, checks, certificates, commissions,
and for any plate and seal engraving and
printing required by the Treasury Depart
ment, shall be paid from and shall not ex-
coed the appropriation of one per centum
of the amount of legal tender notes, frac-
tional currency ana securities issued during
herein contained shall be construed to in
crease or enlarge the appropriation con-
tanned in the second section of the act en-
titled San act to authorize the refunding
of the national debt" approved July four
teenth eighteen hundred and seventy.
Approved May %, 1872.
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GENERAL NArURE-No. IS. ]

An act to provide for holding the United
States district court in the city of Toledo,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
America in Congress assembled, That there
shall be two terms Of the United States dis
triet court for the northern district of Ohio
held in the city Of Toledo, Ohio. in each
year from and after the passage of this act,
the time and the length of the terms to be
fixed by the Judge OF said court.
ApproYed MAY @. 1872
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10
Approved May %, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No, 84,T
An act to create an additional land distric
in the State of Kansas.

dCU
in the State Of Kansas
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assem- bled,
That all that portion Of the Republican
land district, in the State of Kansas, lying
and being situated west of the first guide
meridian west of the sixth principal me-
land district, to be called the Northwestern
land district,
SEC. 2 That the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, Is
hereby authorized to appoint a register
and receiver for said district, who shall
discharge like and similar duties, and re-
ceiye the same amount of compensation
allowed to other officers discharging like
duties in the other land offices of said State.
Approved May @, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10
GENERAL NATuRE-No. Sc.
An act to regulate criminal practice in tho
federal courts

federal courts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That IN
every case where a demurrer is interposed
to an Indictment, or to any count Or counts
thereof, or to an information in any court
of the United States, and such demurrer
shall be overruled. by the court, the judg-
ment th6reupOn snaiI Dc Fe5p0uqeat-OUsIeF;
and thereupon a trial may be ordered at the
same term, or continuance may be or
dered as justice may require.
Approved May %, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

dollars, at five per centum, per second ar
ticIe treaty Of October twenty-frst, eight
cen hundred and thirty-seven, ten thousand
dollars.
For interest on eight hundred thousand
dollars. at five per centum, per second ar
ticle treaty Of October eleventh, eighteen
hundred and forty-two, forty thousand dol
lars.
For fourth of five installments, for sup
nort of phveician and purchase of medi-
cinea, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For pay Of physician and purchase Of
medicines. one hundred dollars.
For fourth of FIVE instalments, for sup,
plying said tribes with tobacco and salt,
three hundred and fifty dollars.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

For this amount or 50 nneh thereof as
may be necessary, to purchase subsistence
and clothing for the Teton and other bands
tana Territory, and for such other objects
as the Secretary of the Interior, with the
approval of the President, may deem neces-
sary and advisa BILE, to promote the civiliza-
ton and improvement of said Indians, five
hundred thousand dollars. But this appr0-
pfiatiou shall be expended for the benefit
OF such portions of said bands only, and
for such time as they maintain friendly re-
latinns to the United States
UMPQUAs (cow CREEK BAND.
For ninteenth of twenty installments, in
per third article treaty of September nine
teenth, eighteen hundred and tfty-three,
five hundred and fifty dollars.
UMPoUAs AND cALAPoOIAs OF UMPQUA VAL
LEY, OREGON.
For third of five installments, of the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
GENERAL NArURE-No. 66.l

An act to establish system of deposits, to
prevent desertiOn, and elevate the cOndi-
ton of the rank and file of the army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America i'll Congress assembled, That any
enlisted man of the army may deposit his
savings, in sums of not less than five dol
lars, with any army paymaster, who shall
furnish him deposit book, in which shall
be entered the name of the paymaster and
of the soldier, and the amount, date and
place of such deposit. The money so de-
posted shall be accounted for in the same
manner as other public funds, and shall
pass to the credit of the appropriation for
the pay of the, army, and shall not be sub
ject to forfeiture by sentence of court
martial, but shall be forfeited by desertiOn,
and shall not be permitted to be paid until
final payment on discharge, OF to the heirs
or representatives of a deceased soldier,
and that such deposit be exempt from liza
bility for such soldiers debts provided,
that the government shall be liable for the
amount deposited to the person so deposit
iting the same.
SEC. 2. That for any sums not
less than fifty dollars so deposited for the
period of six months, or longer, the soldier,
on his final discharge, shall be paid interest
at the rate of four per centum per annum
ing Overdrawn by the soldier beyond his al
Iowance shall be charged against him every
six months, on the muster-rou of his com
pany, or on his final statements if sooner
discharged. The amount due him for
clothing, he having drawn less than his al
lOwance, shall not be paid to him until his
final discharge from the service.
Sec. 4. That the system of deposits here
in established shall be carried into execu-
ton under such regulations as may be es-
tablished by the Secretary of War.
SEC. 5. That the amounts of deposits and
clothing balances accumulated to the sol
dier's credit under the provisions of sections
one and three of this act shall, when pay
able to the soldier upon his discharge, be
paid out of the appropriation for pay of
the army" for the then current fiscal year.
SEC. 6. That all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
Approved May IS. 1872
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
fGENERAL NATuRE-No. 81

An act to authorize the construction of
certain bridges across the Mississippi
river, and to establish the same as post
roads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That it
SHALL be lawful for the Western Illinois
Bridge Company, a corporation existing
under the laws of the State of Missouri, to
build a bridge across the Mississippi river
at the city OF Quincy, Illinois, for the pur-
pose Of crossing persons and property such
as are usually crossed on wagOn-bridges;
and also to lay on and over said bridge rail
ay-traCks for the more perfect connection
of any railroads that are or shall be con
structed to the said river at or opposite said
point, and that, when constructed, all per-
sons and property as aforesaid, and also
all trains of all roads terminating at said
river, at or opposite said point, shall be al
lowed to cross said bridge for reason
ers of said bridge, under the limitations and
conditions hereinafter provided; and in
case of any litigation or alleged obstruction
to the free navigation of said river, the
cause may be tried before the district court
of the United States Of any State in which
any portion of said obstruction or bridge
touches; and that all railway companies
desiring to use the said bridge shall have
and be entitled to equal rights and priv
ileges in the passage Of the same, and in
the use of the machinery and fixtures there
of. and of all the approaches thereto, under
and upon such terms and conditions as shall
be prescribed by the Secretary Of War, up
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exchange thereon, seven thousand seven
! hundred dollars.
For stationery, book cases, arms of the
\ United States, seals, presses and flags, and
! payment of rent. freight, postage and mis-
| celIaneOus expenses, including loss by ex-
! change thereon, sixty thousand dollars: pro
| vided, that none Of the books published by
| the government. and usually known by the
name of public documents shall here
after be supplied to the legations and con-
| sulates of the United States, except such as
! shall have been first designated by the Sec
rotary of State by an order, TO be recorded
| in the State Department, as suitable for and
required by the legation and consulate to
which it shall be supplied.
For expenses for interpreters, guards and
other matters at the cOnsulates at COnstan-
tinOple, Smyrna, Gambia, Alexandria, JeTu-
salem and Beirut, ia the Turkish dOminiOns,
three thousand dollars,
For rent of prisons for American cOnvicts
in Siam and Turkey. and for wages of the
| keepers of the same, including loss by ex-
change, four thousand dollars.
For rent of prison for American cOnVicts
in China, one thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For wages of keepers, care of offenders,
and expenses, ten thousand dollars.
For rent of prison for American con
victs in Japan, seven hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For wages of keepers, care of offenders,
and expenses, five thousand dollars.
For expenses incurred in bringing home
from foreign countries persons charged
with crime, and expenses incident thereto,
including loss by exchange, five thousand
dollars.
For relief and protection of American
seamen in foreign countries, eighty thou
sand dollars.
For expenses which may be incurred in
acknowledging the services of masters and
crews of foreign vessels in rescuing Ameri-
can citizens from shipwreck, five thousand
dollars.
To meet the necessary expenses attendant
upon the execution of the neutrality act, to
be expended under the direction of the
President, in conformity with the third sec
ton Of the act of May first, eighteen hun
dred and ten, entitled Gan act fixing the
compensation of ministers and cOnsuls re-
siding on the coast of Barbary, and for Otker
purposes" twenty thousand dollars.
To meet the payment of the ninth annual
installment of the proportion contributed
by the United States toward the capitaliza-
ton Of the Scheldt dues, sixty-six thousand
five hundred and eightyfOur dollars.
The compensation of the chief clerk of the
Department of State shall be at the rate of
two thousand five hundred dollars per an
nun, beginning with the first day Of July,
eighteen hundred and seventy-One.
Approved May %, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
GENERAL NATURE-No. q. !

An act supplementary to the act entitled
An act to prevent the determination Of
fur bearing animals in Alaska"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized to appoint one agent
and three assistant agents, who shall be
charged with the management of the seal
fisheries in Alaska. and the performance Of
such other duties as may be assigned to
them by the Secretary of the Treasury; and
the said agent shall receive the sum of ten
dollars each day, one assistant agent the
sum of eight dollars each day and two as
sistant agents the sum of six dollars each
day while so employed; and they shall
also be allowed their necessary travelling
expenses in going to and returning from
Alaska, for which expenses vouchers shall
be presented to the proper accounting OIL
GERS Of the treasury, and such expenses
shall not exceed in the aggregate six hun
dred dollars each in any one year; provided,
that such agents shall never be interested,
directly or indirectly, in any lease OF the
right to take seals, nor in any proceeds nor
profits thereof, neither a. owner, agent,
partner OF otherwise.
Sic. 9 That the Secretary of the Treasury
be, and he is hereby, authorized to erect q
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Approved May 81, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 74.l

An act to prohibit the retention of. soldiers
discharges by claim agents and attor-
neys.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That any
claim agent, attorney, or other person en-
gagged in the collection of claims for pay,
bounty, pension, or other allowances for
any soldier, sailor, or marine, or for any
commissioned officer of the military or
naval forces, or who may have been a SOL
der, sailor. marine, or officer of the regular
or volunteer forces of the United States,
and hOnOTsbly discharged, who shall retain,
without the consent of the owner or owners
thereof, or shall refuse to deliver or account
for the same upon demand duly made by
the owner or owners thereof, or by their
agent or attorney, the discharge papers or
land warrant of any such soldier, sailor, or
marine, or commissioned officer, which may
have been placed in his hands for the pur-
pose of collecting said claims, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr, and shall,
upon conviction, be punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisOnment not exceeding six months, or
both, At the discretion of the court, and
shall thereafter be debarred from prosecut-
ing any such claim in any executive depart
mcnt Of the government.
Approved May q, 1872.
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IGENERAL NATURE-NO. 32,l

GENERAL NATURE-NO. ~.
An act in addition to an act entitled "An
act to amend an act entitled AN act for
the removal of causes in certain cases
from State courts approved July twenty
seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six,"
approved March second, eighteen hundred
and sixty-seven.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
whenever personal action has been or
shall be brought in any State court by an
alien against any citizen of State who is,
or at the time the alleged action accrued
was, a civil officer of the United States, be-
ing nonresident of that State wherein iuris-
diction is obtained by the State court by
personal service of process, such action may
be removed into the Circuit Court of the
United States in and for the district in
which the defendant shall have been served
with process, in the same manner as now
provided for the removal Of an action
brought in a State court by the provisions
of section three of the act of March second,
eighteen hundred and thirty entitled
Gan act further to provide for the collection
Of duties on Imports
Approved March 3d. 1872.
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GENERA NATURE-No. g. |

An act to provide that minors shall not be
enlisted in the military service Of the
United States without the consent Of pa
rents or guardians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That no
person under the age of twenty-One years
shall be. enlisted or mustered into the mill
tary service of the United States without
the written consent of his parents or guard
ians; provided, That such minor shall have
such parents or guardians entitled to his
custody and control.
SEC. ?. That in case any officer knowingly
violates the provisions of this act by the en-
listment or muster of minor he shall be
liable to be arrested and tried by a COurt-mar-
tial, and, upon conviction, shall be dismissed
from the service, or suffer such other pun
shment as such court may direct.
Approved May Is, 1872