Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-18
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Third Session of the Forty
Second Congress.
lpURLIsHED BY AUTHORITY
GENERAL NATURE-No. 64. !

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AN ACT to extend for four years the act establishing
the Board of Commissioners OF Claims and the acts
relating thereto.
Re If enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
atiycs of the United States of America in Congress
embled That the second third fourth fifth and sixth
sections of the act entitled An act making apprOpria
tons for the support OF the army fOT tns year endng
for other purposes. approved March third eighteen
hundred and seventy one, and the act entitled An act
TO authorize the commissioners OF claims to appoint
special commissioners to take testimony and for other
purposes" approved May eleventh. eighteen hundred
and seventy twO be- and the hereby extended
and continued in force for four years from the tenth
day of March, ammo Domini eighteen hundred and
Sec. That the commissioners of claims shall not
ceye any petition for the allowance of any claim or
claims unless such petition shall be presented TO and
fled with them before the third day of March,
eighteen hundred and seventy three; and all claims
not presented shall be deemed to be barred forever
Gpprved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 65.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled AN act making APP
preparations for the support of the army for the
ending juno thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty," approved March third, eighteen hundred and
sixty nine.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
atvcs of the United States of America in Congress
sembled That the sixth section of act entitled AN
act making appropriations for the support OF the army
and seventy. approved March third eighteen hundred
and sixty nine, so far modified as to authorize and
permit the President OF the United States to nominate,
and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
to appoint assistant adjutant general. with the
rank, pay and emoluments of major in the said de
Approved, March 5, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No G6.1
AN ACT to amend an act entitled An act to estab-
lsh the Department of Justice. and for other pur-
poses"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
aves of the United States of America in Congress
sembled That the twelfth section of the act entitled
other purposes approved June twenty second, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy is hereby amended 50
torney General to make to Congress, at the
ment of each regular session of Congress report of
cedng fiscal year, and of any other matters appertan-
ing thereto. that he may deem proper. including a
may hereafter be placed under its CONTROL the amount
appropriated and detailed statement of the amounts
courts in each Judicial district also the statistics of
crime under the laws of the United States and state
ment of the number ct causes civil and criminal pend
Sec2 That the Secretary of the Interior be- and he
hereby authorized and required to furnish to the
head of the Department of Justice, from time to time
they may be published. sufficient number of the
Supreme Court of the Omitted States to be by him dis
trbuted to such officers of the courts of the United
States now may hereafter be by law entitled
to receive them and all laws parts of laws author
zng the distribution of such statutes and reports of
United States by the head Of any other Executive De-
Partment OF the government be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. g. That register of such books shall be kept
under the authority of the head of the Department of
Justice showing the quantity of each kind received by
to to be entered such register and the proper
time when, where and to whom the same any part
report the same to Congress in his annual report
Approved, March 8 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. GIL
An Act fixing the time for the election of
Representatives from the State of California
to the Forty fourth Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives OF the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That on the first
"Wednesday in September, in the year cigh-
teen hundred and seventy four, there shall be
elected in each Congressional district of Cali
fornia one Representative to represent said State
in the Ferty fourth Congress of the United
States.
Approved, March 8, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 6S
An Act to authorize the unloading of steam
ships at night.
Be it enacted by the Senate and house of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That it shall be the
duty of the collector of customs with the con-
currence of the naval officer, if there be one) of
any port at which a steamship from foreign
port or place may arrive, upon or after the is
SUNG OF general order, to grant, upon proper
u
the cargo of said vessel at night, that is to say,
between sunset and SUNRISE but before anv
such special license is granted, the master,
agents or consignees of the vessel shall execute
and deliver to the said collector good and suf.
fcient bond, to be approved by him, condition.
ed to indemnity and save the said cole ctor
harmless from any and all losses and liabilities
which may occur or be occasioned by reason Of
the granting of such special license: And pro-
vided, That any liability of the master or owner
of any such steamship to the owner or consignee
of any merchandise landed from said vessel
shall not be affected by the granting of such spe
cal license or of any general order, but such
liability shall continue until said merchandise
Is properly removed from the dock whereon
the same may be Ian ded and the collector, I'D.
der such general regulations as the Secretary OF
the Treasury may prescribe, shall Tx uniform
and reasonable rate of compensation for like ser.
vice, to be paid by the master; owner or con
sgnee, whenever such epecial license is granted
and shall collect and distribute The same amonn
the inspectors assigned to superintend the un.
ladihg of the cargo.
Approved, March g. 1873
GENERAL MATURING. COL
AN ACT to provide for the preparation and presenta
ton to Congress of the Revision of the Laws of thu
United States consolidating the laws relating TO th
post roads, and code relating to military offenses
and the revision of treaties with the Indian tribes
IN force.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
auveS of the United States of America in Congress as
sthaoled. That committee of three of the COMMITTEES
The ne House of Representatives the Revision O
berebS ", with committeeon part of the Senate. il
partmat norHed. by resolution, to be filed In the De
the dra M justice to accept. the part Of Congress
prepared Nv nsvson of the Laws of the United States
so far the same han TO revise the statutes
time by them at the expiration of the
'' performing that service, to wit, the