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tract so entered; provided, that if his entry
has been cancelled by reason of his absence
from said tract while in the military or
naval service Of the United States, and
such tract has not been disposed Of, his
entry shall be restored and confirmed; and
provided further, that if such tract has
been disposed of, said party may enter
another tract subject to entry under
said laws; and his right to patent
therefor shall be determined by the proofs
touching his residence and cultivation of
the first tract, and his absence therefrom in
such service.
SEC. 5. That any soldier, sailor, marine.
officer, or other person coming within the
provisions of this act may, as well by an
agent as in person, enter upon said home
stead provided, that said claimant in per-
son shall, within the time prescribed, com
mence settlements and Improvements on
the same, and thereafter fulfill all the re-
quirements of this act.
SEC. 8. That the Commissioner of the
General Land Office shall have authority to
make all needful rules and regulations to
carry into effect the provisions Of this act.
Approved April 4, 1872.
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GENERAL NATURE-No. 49,
IN act in relation to bountie.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That every
volunteer, nOn-cOmmissiOned officer, private,
musician, and artifcer who enlisted into
the military service of the United States
prior to July twenty second, eighteen hun
bred and sixty one, under the proclamation
of the President of the United States of May
third, eighteen hundred and sixty-One, and
the orders of the War Department issued in
pursuance thereof, and was actually mus
tered before August sixth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-One, into any regiment, company,
or battery, which was accepted by the War
Department under such proclamation and
orders, shall be paid the full bounty Of one
hundred dollars, under and by virtue of the
said proclamation and orders of the War
Department. in force at the time of such
enlistment and prior to July twenty-second,
eighteen hundred and sixty-One: Provided,
That the same has not already been paid.
Approved April p, 1872.
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with a proposed form of contract from the
said Rives and Bailey submitted to and
approved by the Joint Committee on Public
Printing on the part of the Senate.
Sec. 2. That for the purpose aforesaid
there be appropriated and paid, out OF any
money IN the treasury not otherwise APP
prOpriated, the sum of four hundred thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, the accounts having been APP
proved, as IN previous years, by the Secre-
tary OF the Senate and by the Clerk Of the
House, or their representatives.
SEC. 8, That no person shall be employed
as reporter for the House without the
approval of the Speaker of the House;
provided, that it shall be the duty
Of the Joint Committee on Pub
lie Printing TO publish an adverties-
ment once week, for four weeks, in one
newspaper in each of the cities of Wash
ingtOn, Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, st. Louis
and San Francisco, inviting proposals in
detail for reporting and for printing, to
gether and separately, the debates OF the
FOrty-third, the Forty-fourth and the Forty
fifth Congresses, together or separately,
and TO report all proposals which may
be received before the designated day to
Congress, at the earliest practicable date.
with estimates, hereby directed to be made
by the Congressional Printer, of the cost of
reporting the debates, and of print
ing them at the Government Printing
Office, accompanied by the recommendations
of the Joint Committee on Public Printing
on all proposals and estimates so submitted;
and that the bills for such advertising be
paid in equal parts from the contingent
funds of the Senate and of the House Of
Representatives And provided further,
That no debates shall be reported or pub
1isbed at nI1h1yc eyOansn after the close of
the present Congress, except upon written
contracts entered into therefor under
the authority of Congress.
AnDrOved April 9 1870
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[GENERAL NAruRE-No. AL

An act to change the boundaries of the col
lection district of Brazos de Santiago, in
the State of Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
county of Starr now forming part of the
collection district of Corpus Christi, in the
State of Texas, shall be detached therefrOm
and annexed to the collection district of
Brazos de Santiago, and form part of said
district in said State
Approved April II, 1872.
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for said district, have the same powers. re-
sponsibilities and emoluments, and be sub
iect to the same acts and penalties which
are or may be prescribed by law in relation
to other land officers of the United States
for the StateIof Oregon,
SEC 3. That all sales and locations made
at the offices of the district in which the
lands embraced in this district have bither-
to been included, situate within the limits
of this district, which shall be valid and
right in other respects up to the day on
which the new office shall go into operation,
be, and the same are hereby, confirmed.
Approved April "a. 1872.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.


SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARSE
OF ORLEANS,
TEvHE STATE OF LoUIsIANA-To ALL wHUaa
Il these presents shall come, greeting: Whereas,
William Henry Hire, resident Of the parish
of Orleans having purchased at a sale made hy
the Sheriff OF the parish of Orleans the property
herein described has applied to this court, in
which Office the deed Of sale was recorded on the
tWenty-ifth day Of May, 1870, for a monitor or
advertisement in conformity to an act of thB
Legislature Of The state Of Louisiana of 1870
beng act No. &C. from sections 237O to $780, IN
elusive
ested herein are hereby cited and admOnished. N
the name Of the State Of Louisiana and Of EhB
Sixth District Court for the parish of Orleana,
who can set up any T1ght, title or claim IN and 70
the property hereinafter described in consequences
CT any intOl mallty in the order, decree or juag-
menG OF the court under which the sale Was
made. or any irregulaTity or ilegality in the up
pTaisements and advertisements, in time maunET
of sale or for any other defect whatsoever to shaE
cause, within thirty DAYS from the day this mOut-
ton is first inserted in the public papers, why the
sale so made should not be confirmed and
hOmOlOgated.
The sad property was sold by the sherfH
of the parish aforesaid, on the fourteenth day
court, rendered on the thirty first day of March,
1870, in the suit entitled Richard S. Venabes Va
Anna Clayton, No 1891 Of the docket Of this cOuT1
at which sale William Henry Hire became thz
purchaser, for the price Of $500 cash.
Description of property as given in the judiess
certain lot Of ground, with all the buildings
and Improvements thereon mo. 259 st. Mn1E
street,, rights, ways and privileges, customs seTv5
tudes and appurtenances thereuntO belonging, GU
in anywise appertslning, situated IN the Fourth
District of this city, in the square bounded by St.
Mary, Felicity, Plaquemine, or Coliseum and
Chestnut streets, said lot being designated by ina
number i've on the original plan made by john.
Schubert, civil engineer, in March, 1886, and an,
nexed to an act passed before D. L. MeCay, then q.
notary public in this city the twelfth of jam
airy, 1857 and measuring thirty-one feet clever
inches and i've lines front st. Mary street. a-l
lhiGty.twO feet in width in the rear, by one hHn--
dred and twenty seven feet ten inches and tw1a
lines in depth on the side line toward CheszuE
street liue adjoining lot number four on OrgnaI
plan, and one hundred and uwenty-seveH feet tWo
inches and six lines on the opposite side toward
Plaquemlne, OF Coliseum street, the line adiOiE
ing lot number six on original plan, all English
measure being the same property acquired BY the
defendant by purchase from plaintiff, per as
passed before James W. Breedl0ve, late n0tazg
public in this city, dated March %, 1868.
Clerks Office Sixth District Court for the PARISH
of Orleans, this third day Of May. 1872
w H. COOLEY.
Judge OF the Sixth District Court for the Parish O.
Orleans.
A true copy:
W WASH DaDu4v Clerk my9 % fea
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[GENERAL NAruRE-No. Sc.

An act to provide for the reporting and
printing OF the debates in Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
Congressional Printer is hereby directed to
enter into a contract, on behalf of the Cen
eral Government, with Franklin Rives.
Jefferson Rives and George A. Bailey, for
the reporting and printing of the debates
in Congress for the term Of two years, on
and from the fourth day of March, eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, in accordance
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[GENERAL NArURE-NO. al

An act to change the time for holding the
spring term of the United States circuit
and district courts at HarrisOnburg, Vir-
ginia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Honse of
Representatives of the United STATES of
America in Congress assembled, That in
stead Of the time now provided for in the
act approved February first, eighteen hun
United States for western district of Vir-
ginia, for holding the spring term at Har-
risonburg, in that State, said courts shall
be held thereat on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in May in each year.
Approved April Is, 1872.
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GENERAL NATURE-No. 49,
An act to create the Linkton land distric
in tho a+a of Oraoou

An act to create the LinktOn land district,
in the State Of Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
that portion Of the State of Oregon lying
south of the fourth standard parallel south
of the base line. between townships eight
cen and nineteen south, and east of the
meridian line between ranges five and six
in said State, shall constitute an additional
land district, to be called the Linkton dis
trict; and the Office OF said district shall be
located at Linkville, subject to be changed
by the President of the United States as the
public interests may require.
SEC 9 That the President be, and he is
hereby, authorized to appoint, in accordance
with existing laws authorizing appoint
meRts to office, register and receiver for
the district hereby created, who shall each
be required to reside at the site Of the office
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GENERAL NAruRE-No. 81


An act in addition to an act entitled Gan
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 a 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, civil officer of the United States, be-
ing nonresident Of that State wherein juris-
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-three. entitled
An act further to provide for the collection
of duties on imports
Approved March 30, 1872.
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GENERAL NArURE-No. OCT
iOHNEtfAL NAIUhE-NO. 10
An act TO create an additional land dis
trict in the State of Nevada.

An act TO create an additional land dis
triet in the State Of Nevada.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
that portion of the State of Nevada, EN-
braced in the following described limits, to
wit: commencing at the corner common to
townships twenty-fOur and twenty-five
north, range fOrty-fOur and fOrty-fve east
Mount Diable base and meridian thence
running due east to the eastern boundary
line Of the State Of Nevada thence north
on said eastern boundary of said State to
the north boundary of said State; thence
west on said north boundary Of SAID State
to the eastern boundary of the Carson land
district thence south along said eastern
boundary Of the Carson land district to the
place of beginning, shall constitute separ-
ate land district, TO be called the Elko land
district, the office of which shall be located
at Elko, in H.lko county, State of Nevada;
which location may be changed by the
President of the United States from time 10
time as the public interest may require.
SEC. ?. That the President shall appoint,
by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, or N the recess of the Senate.
register and a receiver of public moneys for
said district, and said officers shall reside in
the place where said land office is located,
and shall have the same powers and receive
the same emOluments as the same officers
now receive in the other land districts in
said State.
Approved March -, 1872
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REWARDS,
$1,000 REwARD.-N VIEW

67OOn REWARD.-IN VIEW OF THE
CD1OUU increase of counterfeit nickel pieces
given for fare in the street railroad cars reward
Of One Thousand Dollars viii be paid fer the deteO
ton and conviction of any one making and passing
knowingly such counterfeit i've cent pieces III any
of the city rail- cad cars, and One Hundred Dol.
lars for the detection and conviction Of any one
knowingly putting counterfeit five cent pieces or
nickes in the car fare boxes. Drivers are in
struCted to have arrested at once any person
putting such counterfeit coins in the fare box
g. T. BEAUREGARD,
President New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad
Company.
F. WINTZ
President New Orleans City Railroad Company
ARCH. MONTGOMERY,
PRESIDENT Crescent City Railroad Company.
A. MCCLELLAN
President st. Charles Street Railroad Company
Z. j. HART,
President Canal and Claiborne Street Railroad
Company.
r. H. Schmidt,
myll BOT President Orleans Railroad Company.
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GENERAL NArURE-No. I9.I

An act making appropriations to supplv a
deficiency in the appropriations for sala-
res and contingent expenses of the Post
Ohce Department for the current fiscal
year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are hereby appropriated,
out OF any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, to supply the deficiency
IN the appropriations for the service of the
Post Office Department for the present fiscal
year, viz:
For salaries, eleven thousand four hun
dred and eighty-three dollars ana twenty
five cents.
For contingent expenses, twelve thousand
two hundred and sixty-eight dollars and
twenty-six cents.
Approved February 20, 1872.
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TGENER4L NArURE-No. 3d.


An act to authorize the construction OF
bridge across the Mississippi river at or
near the town of Clinton, IN the State OF
Iowa, and other bridges across said river,
and to establish them as pOst-roads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That 1t
shall be lawful for any person or persons,
company or corporation, 90 build a. bridge
across the Mississippi river, at such point
on said river, within fifteen miles OF the
town Of Clinton, in the State OF Iowa, as
may accommodate the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad and its connections on
the west side Of said river, and to Lay
or or over said' bridge railway tracks for
the more perfect connection Of any rail
roads that are, or shall be, constructed to
the said river at or opposite said point
under the limitations and conditions here
matter provided; that said bridge shall not
interfere with the free navigation Of said
river beyond what is necessary in order to
carry into effect the rights and privileges
hereby granted; and in case OF any itiga-
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GENERAL NAruRE-No. 2z.1
An act to create an additional land district
in the State of Minnesota.

An act TO create an additional land district
in the State Of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
PRESIDENT of the United States be, and he
Is hereby, authorized to establish an add
tional land district in the State of Mime
sofa, embracing all that part of the present
Alexandria land district which lies north of
township number one hundred and thirty
SIX north, and west of range number thirty
i've west of the fifth principal meridian,
and to tx from time to time the boundaries
OF thereof, which district shall be named
after the place at which the Office shall first
be established; and the President shall
have power to fix from time to time the To-
cation of the Office for such district.
SEC. ?. That the President is hereby author
lied to appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, a register and receiver
for said land district, who shall be required
TO reside at the site Of the land Office for
said district, who shall be subject to The
same laws and responsibilities, and whose
compensation, respectively, shall be the
same as that now allowed by law to other
land officers in said State.
Approved March 70, 1872.
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GENERAL NArURE-No. AL
An act defining the rights of part owners
vessels in certain cases

vessels in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That any
person or persons or body corporate having
more than one-half ownership OF any vessel
shall have the same power to remove cap
tain, who is also part owner of such vessel,
as such majority owners now have to re-
move a captain not an owner; provided,
that this act shall not apply where there is
a valid written agreement subsisting, by
virtue Of which such captain would be en-
titled to possession, nor in any case where
a captain has possession as part owner, OBJ
tanned before the passage of this act.
Approved April 9, 1872.
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rGENERA1 NAruRE-No. 81

An act to authorize the restoration Of Gil
bert Morton to the naval service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be, and he is
hereby, authorized to nominate, and, by
and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, to re-appoint Gilbert Morton an en-
sign in the navy.
Approved April ], 1872.
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be, and is hereby, constituted a port of de-
livery, within the collection district of New
Orleans; and there shall be appointed a
deputy collector of customs, to reside at
sad port, who shall receive a salary, to be
determined by the Secretary of the Treas
per annum.
Approved March /. 1872.
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SKATES DISTRICT COURT.
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.


In Bankruptcy-NO. 1160.
IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM NJ. OWES
Bankrupt
WHEREAS, WILLIAM NJ OWEN, OF NEW on.
w leans and district aforesaid duly declartE
bankrupt under the act Congress OF March q 1867
has this day fled in said court petition prayin
for discharge and certificate thereof from al his
debts and other claims PROBABLE under said act
Notice is therefore given to all creditors who
have proved their debts, and to all other persons
ID interest. that the eleventh day of June
1872, at II A. NJ, is assigned for the hearing q
the same, and that they may then and there attend
and show cause, II any they have, why the prayer
OF the said petition should not be granted; and
further notice is given that the bankrupt viii M
dergO an examination before Register Kellogg, on
the eighth day Of June, A. D. 1872 at IL A. NJ,
at his Office. CustonhOuse building.
Clerks Office New Orleans, May n, 1872.
ulV28 ie4 10 X. LOEM- Dennfv Clark.
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DIRECTORS:
NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Of1ce Corner of Camp and Canal Streets,
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1870, $500, T42 o..

Insurss fire, marine and river risks, dividing the
profits on each department separately to the Ia.
SLred. J TUYBS, President.
J. W. EECKs, Secretary.
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[GENERAL NAruRR--No. 50.

An act to authorize the President to APP
navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President be and he is hereby authorized to
appoint George Plunkett, paymaster in
the United States navy, if in his opinion,
the interests of the public service will be
thereby promoted.
Approved April 2, 1872.
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IGENERAL NATURE-No. 81

An act to establish port Of entry and de-
livery at the city Of Pittsburg, Pennsyl-
vania.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That a
port of entry and delivery be and is hereby
established at the city of Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania, which shall be entitled to the
same provisions and subject to the same
regulations and restrictions as other ports
of entry and delivery in the United States.
Approved April ?, 1872.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARIsB
OF ORLEANS.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PABIsH
OF ORLEANS.
IN THE MATTER OF THE MINORS AMOS 2.
Klein James N. Klein, and Leuoy Hein-A1s
1881
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO THE CREDITORS
~ Ofthe aforesaid minors TO show cause If any they
have or can within thirty days from the first pnh-
location of this notice why Amos K. Phillips, OfHeg
Madrid, Missouri should not be recognized by thts
court as the duly appointed and qualified guards
of the person and curator OF the estate Of the mE
Amos P. Klein; and curator of the estates Of Tia
minors James M. Klein and LeuOy Klein, and why
as SUCH he should not be allowed to take pOssessiz
OF and remove from this State the property Of sat
minors.
New Orleans May 20, 1872
my29 je5 u 1925 d. o. TRACY, CLERK.
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At a meeting Of the Board of Directors, held on
the third day of June 1871 it was resolved to de.
clare scrip dividend Of thirty per cent on the net
earned participating premiums for the year end
ing thirty first Of May, 1871 for which certificate
will be issued on and after the first day of Angus
next. Also, to pay on and after the second Mon.
day in July next the whole issues Of Scrip for the
years 1862 1864 and 1855 and six per cent interest
on 81 outstanding scrip of the company.