Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-20

GENERAL NATURE-No.7S.l
AN ACT restoring Captain Alonzo J. Marsh to his po-
siton in the army, and ne pc honorabiy mustered
ont of his regiment. f-n te
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
atives of the United States of America in Congress as
is authorized and directed to restore Alonzo Marsh
late captain of company Ii. eleventh regiment vete
muster out the date on
was dismissed to wit on March seventh. eighteen hun
bred and sixty i've; 0 --.f- =
Approved, March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 79l
AN ACT to create port of delivery at La Crosse in
Michigan, aud to provide for a surveyor of customs
thereat. 3-aH
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Represents
atives of the United States of America in Congress
sembed. That La Crosse, in the county OF La Crosse
and State Of Wisconsin, be. and hereby constituted
port of delivery. within the collection district Of
or of customs for said port who shall perform the du
ties of such office and receive the compensation OF not
exceeding twelve hundred dollars per annum as sal
Approved, March 8. 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. SOL
AN ACT to prevent cruelty to animals while in trans
it by railroad or othrr means OF Wlthh
the United States. -F-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
atves of the United States of America in Congress as
sembled That no railroad company within the United
Sbeb eae Sheep sWne or ether animals shall be
conveyed from one State to another the owners or
transporting cattle, sheep or swine, or ether animals
from State to another, shall conne the same In
period than twenty eight consecutive hours without
unloading the same for rest water, and feeding,
for period of at least five consecutive hours,
unless prevented from SO unloading by storm or
other accidental causes In estimating such
confinement the time during which the animals
have been confne without such rest on
connecting roads from which they are received
shall be included it being the intent of this act
to prohibit their continuous confinement be-
You'd the period of twenty eight hours, except
upon contingencies hereinbefore stated. Ami
mails so unloaded shall be properly fed and wa
tered during such rest by the owner or person
having the custody thereof, or in case of his de-
fault in so doing then by the railroad or owners
or masters of boats or vessels transporting the
same at the expense of said owner or person in
custody thereof; and said company, owners, or
masters shall in such cases have lien upon
such animals for food, care and custody fur
nished, and shall net be liable for any deten>
ton of such animals authorized by this act
ANY company, owner, or custodian of such an
finals who shall knowingly and willfully fail to
comply with the provisions of this act, shall,
for each and every such failure to comply with
the provisions of this act, be liable for and for
felt and pay penalty of not less than one hum
dred nor more than five hundred dollars: Pro-
vlded, however, That when animals shall be
they can and do have proper food, water, space
and opportunity for rest the foregoing provis-
ions in rega>d to their being unloaded Shall not
apply.
Sec. 2. That the penalty created by the first
section of this act shall be recovered by civil
ton in the name of the United States, in the
circuit or district court of the United States,
holden within the districts where the violation of
this act may have been committed, or. the per-
son or corporation resides or carries on its bust
ness; and it shall be the duty of all United
States marshals their deputies and subordi.
mates, to prosecute all violations of this act
which shall come to their notice or knowledge.
Sec. 8. That any person or corporation en-
titled to lien under the first section of this act
may enforce the same by petition filed in the
district court of the United States holden with
in the districts where the food, care, and custO-
dy shall have been furnished, or the owner or
custodian of the property resides and said
court shall have power to issue all suitable pro-
cess for the enforcement of such lien by sale or
otherwise, and compel the payment of all costs,
penalties, charges, and expenses OF proceedings
under this act.
Seed. That this act shallnot go into effect until
the first day of October, eighteen hundred and
seventy two.
Approved, March 5, 1878.
GENERAL NATU Reno. ST.
AN ACT to make San Diego, in the State of
California a port of entry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer>
lea in Congress assembled, That the counties of
Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Bernardo,
and San Diego, in the State of California, are
hereby detached from the collection district of
San Francisco; and all the territory, ports, har-
bors, rivers, and waters of said counties shall
constitute collection district by the name of
San Diego district and the city of San Diego,
on the bay of San Diego, is hereby established
as the sole port of entry for said district; and
the President of the United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. shall ap-
point collector, to reside at said port whose
compensation shall be three thousand dollars
per annum.
Approved, March 8, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE--No, s2.]
An Act relating to fractional parts of barrel
containing fermented liquors. .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled That section eighteen
of the act entitled "An act to reduce duties on
imports and to reduce internal taxes, and for
other purposes" approved June sixta, eighteen
hundred and seventy two, be amended by strik-
ing out the proviso to said section, and insert
ing and computing the internal tax on all beer,
lager beer, ale, porter and other fermented
liquors, by whatever name such liquors may be
called, the fractional parts of barrel shall be
halves, thirds, quarters, skins ana elghthS and
any fractional part of a barrel containing less
than one eighth shall be accounted one eighth
more than one eighth, and not more than one
sixth, shall be accounted one sixth more than
one sixth, and no more than one fourth, shall be
accounted one fourth more than one third (;
more than one third, and not more than one
half, shall be accounted one half; more than
one half, and not more than one barrel, shall be
accounted one barrel and more than one barrel,
| and not more than sixty three gallons, shall be
accounted two barrels, or hofshead.
Approved, March 8, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. SO.
| An Act to establish certain post roads.
Belt enacted by the Senate and House OF
| Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That the following
| be, and are hereby established as post roads
| ALABAMA.
| From East Mill, via Delta to Oxford.
From Lamar to Highshoals.
From Ashville to Mumford.