New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-20
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy

March third, eighteen hundred and seventy
one five hundred dollars.
SEC 10. That so much of the prOviso IN
the act making appropriations to supply de-
ficencies, and SO forth, approved Aprl
twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy,
as limits the completion of the marine hos
pital building at Chicago, Illinois, to a sum
not exceeding three hundred thousand dol
lars is hereby repealed; and it shall be law
full for the proper authorities to expend the
money already appropriated for continuing
the work upOn said building: Provided,
That no part thereof shall be expended un-
til plans and specifications shall have been
COMPLETED that will limit the cost of said
building to q sum, including all moneys al
ready expended, not exceeding three hun
dfed and fifty-Dine thousand seven hundred
and seyenty-nine dollars and thirty four
cents.
SEC 90 That the Secretary of the Treas
1iry be authorized to sell, for the best price
in cash that can be obtained, the marine
hospital building in the city of San Fran
cisco: and the proceeds of such sale, or so
much thereof as may be necessary. shall be
held and reserved as a fund for the cree
ton of pavilion hospital on some govern
ment reservation in or near said city. II
Congress shall hereafter so determine.
SEC. u. That there be appropriated out
of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, twelve thousand dollars
FOR the relief of destitute aged persons IN
the District of Columbia. such sum to be
received and distributed by such officer or
association of persons in the District OF Co
Iumba as the Secretary OF War shall desig-
nate, and that report OF the distribution
of the money hereby appropriated shall be
made to Congress at its next session.
SEC D. That the Secretary OF War
j. hereby Authorized to furnish TO
the National Freedmen's Relief As
socIation condemned clothing and bed
ding, if such there be on hand. not
needed by the army. not exceeding fve
thousand dollars in value, for distribution
among the destitute aged persons above
mentioned.
SEC. %. That the use Of the buildings in
Armory square occupied by the quarter
masters department., if not needed for the
public service, be granted, in the discretion
of the Secretary of War. to the association
above mentioned, for the purpose OF en-
abling it still further to relieve the destitute
persons above mentioned.
SEC. "A. That the provisions IN the act
entitled IAN act making appropriations tor
sundry civil expenses OF the government
for the year ending June thirtieth. eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, and for other
purposes for the erection OF public
building in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri.
for the use of the customhouse and other
civil offices of the government OF the United
States, shall be extended and made avalla-
bic for and during the year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
two.
SEC. %. That the salary of the consul at
Matamoras. Mexico be established at two
thousend dollars per annum for the fiscal
wear ending June thirtieth. eighteen hun
bred and seventy-One, and thereafter.
That there he paid to the deputy assistant
treasurer in the Office of the assistant treas
urer in the city of New York the sum OF six
hundred dollars. the same being deficiency
in his compensation for the present fiscal
year
SEC. &C. That there be, and is hereby. ap-
propriated for increased compensation to
assistant marshals in taking the census of
eighteen hundred and seventy. the sum Of
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
SEC. 81. That for the purpose OF more eff
fectuallv securing life and property on the
coast OF New Jersey and Long Island for
the fiscal year ending June thirty. eighteen
hundred and seventy-twO, two hundred
thousand dollars, to be expended in accord
ance with the provisions of the Act for the
better preservation Of life and property
from vessels shipwrecked on the coast OF
the United States" approved December
fourteenth. eighteen hundred and htty-fouI,
and that the Secretary OF the Treasury be
authorized to employ crews of experienced
surtlnen at such stations and for such periods
as ne may deem necessary and proper. ana
at such compensation as he may deem reit-
sonable. not to exceed forty dollars per
month for each person to be employed.
That the jurisdiction conferred by the
ioint resolution of June eighteen, eighteen
hundred and sixty-six. in regard to claims
from the counties of Berkeley and Jetfer-
SON in the State of West Virginia. and
hv the Joint resolution of July twenty
eight. eighteen hundred and sixtysix. in
regard to claims from the State OF Ten
nessee, and by the jcint resolution OF De
cembrr twentg-three, eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine as amended by the act OF March
three, eighteen hundred and seventy-One.
In regard to steamboats, and other vessels,
shall not be withdrawn or impaired by any
construction of the law creating commits
soners of claim to examine claims arising
III States proclaimed to be in Instruction,
and the jurisdiction upon all claims pre-
scented by loyal citizens from said State OF
Tennessee. and from said counties OF Berke-
ley and Jefferson. to the proper department
before the third of March, eighteen hun
bred and seyenty-one, shall remain as be-
fore the passage OF SAID act creating SAID
commissioners OF claims.
For covering the steam pipes in the Capt.
toll with fire proof nOn-conducting feltlng.
eight thousand dollars.
SEC %. That there be, and is here
by, appropriated, to pay expenses
OF the legislative assembly of Wyoming
Territory. convened October, ammo Domini
eighteen hundred and seventy, and for
printing Journals of said assembly, and in
Cidental expenses of the Office of secretary
for the year eighteen hundred and seventy,
the sum of four thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars.
SEC. 20. That three thousand dollars is ap-
propriated. cut of which such sum shall be
paid to John Thompson Mason, late col
[ector of the port of Baltimore. for services
rendered in the disbursement of the light
house fund. and for services performed for
lighthouse purposes outside the limits of his
collection district, such sum as the Secretary
of the Treasury may find legally due and
owing to said party on an adjustment OF his
accounts bv the Treasury Department.
SEC &C. That the act approved January
the twenty-second, ammo Domini eighteen
hundred and sixty seven. entitled "An act
to fix the times for the regular meetings of
pealed after the adjournment of the present
session of Congress.
Approved. April 20, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 10.
AN ACT to enforce the provisions OF the
fourteenth amendment to the cOnsttu-
ton of the United States, and for other
purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF