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LAWS
OF THE
limited STATES
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FoRTY-SECoND
CONGRESS.
GENERAL NAruRE-No. ss.l

ton and disposition of certain moneys received into
the treasury under an award made by the tribunal
of arbitration constituted by virtue of the first ar
ticle of the treaty concluded at washington the
eighth of May ammo Domini eighteen hundred and
seyenty-one, between the United States OF America
and the Queen of Great Britain
Be il enacted 6y the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentaiues Of the United States Of Amertcd 81 Con-
ment of the sum of money awarded TO the United
States by the tribunal Of arbitration at Geneva to be
paid by the government of Great Britain, the same
shall be paid into the treasury. and used to redeem,
so far 1t may the public debt of the United States
and the amount equal to the debt redeemed shall
he Invested in the five per cent registered bonds of
the United States to be held subject to the us
position of Congress
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. COL
ANACT to place colored persons who enlisted in the
army on the same footing as other soldiers as to
bounty and pension.
Be 10 enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives ofthe United States Of america in Con-
lress assembled, That all colored persons who en-
listed in the army during the late war and who are
of being borne the rolls of their reg-
ments as Slaves, shall be placed on the same foot,
ing as to bounty and pension, as though they had
not been slaves at the date of their enlistment.
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL MATURING. 91.1
AN ACT fixing the time of holding the fall term of
the United States district court Tor the district OF
Nebraska.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
ssntatces of the United States of america in Con-
oress assembled That the fall term of the United
States district for the district of Nebraska shall
hereafter be held at Omaha upon the first ednesday
after the second Tuesday in the month OF October OF
each year.
Approved, March 8, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 92.1
AN ACT creating the collection district of Southern
Oregon.
Be Il eaac.ed by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentntipes ofthe United States of america in Con-
gress assembled, That all the ports harbors bays,
rivers and waters of the main land OF all that por-
ton of the State of Oregon lying south and east OF
the north bank of the Suslaw river shall constitute
collection district by the of the southern col
lection district of Oregon and port of entry shall
be- and hereby is established for said district at Coos
county OF said State and collector OF customs saa
by and with the advice and consent Of the Senate to
reside at Empire city.
hereby, established in the collection district afore-
said at Ensburg, at the mouth of Rogue river. Port
Se Of Of Of sad hereby
thorzed to appoint with the appreciation Of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury three deputy collectors to be
SEC 8. That the collector of said district shall be
allowed compensation of one thousand dollars per
aunum, with the fees allowed by law, and commits.
sion on all customs money collected and MED
for by him. such salary fees and commissions not to
exceed the of two thousand five hundred dollars
per annum and said deputy collectors shall each be
allowed compensation OF one thousand dollars per
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 93.]
ANACT to provide for the payment, in gold, of GER
tain wages to seamen in foreign countries.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of America in Con-
- gress assembled, That moneys paid under the laws
fthe United Sataes, by direction Of consular officers
agents, at any foreign port or place, wages, ex
ira otherwise due American seamen shall be paid
in gold or its equivalent, without any deduction
whatever any contract to the contrary notwithstand
approved March 8, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 94.1
AN ACT to authorize pre-emptors or settlers upon
homesteads on the public land to ALLEVIATE portions
of their prescriptions or homesteads for certain
public purposes.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatues Of the United States of america IN Con-
grs;,s assembled That any person who has already
the United States, either by pre-emption by vir
tue OF the homestead law amy amendments thereto
his or own acts any portion Of his or her sail pre
empton or homestead for church, cemetery or school
purposes or for the right of way of railroads across
such presumption homestead, and the for
such public purposes shall in way vate the right
to complete and perfect the title tother Prescriptions
or homesteads.
Approved March 8, 1873.
GENERAL. NATURE-No 95.l
AN ACT to provide for the and preservation of
the cemetery near the city of Mexico purchased in
accordance with the act of September twenty
eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
senGtDes of the United States of AnaericG in Con-
gress assembled That the President of the United
States is authorized to provide, out of the ordinary
ing United States military cemeteries for the prop
er care and preservation and maintenance of the
etery or burial ground near the city of Mexico in
which inferred the remains of officers and SOL
ders OF the United States, and of citizens of the
States ssd yiS h Sa died shan and ID
subject to the rules and regulations affecting United
sasa national st military cemeteries ERIE within the limits
ion Of the President, be applicable thereto.
Approved. March 8, 1873.
[GFNERAL NArURE-No 96.1
AN ACT to establish the custom house yalue of fine
sovereign or pound sterling of Great Britain, and
to fix the par of exchange.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentaives of the United States Of america IL. Con-
Qress assembled That the value of foreign coin as ex
pressed in the money of of the United States
shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of stand
ard value and the values Of the standard coins in
be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint
and be proclaimed on the first day of January by the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
SEC. 2. That in all payments by to the treasury,
whether made here OF in foreign countries where it
becomes necessary to compute the value of the
ereign pound sterling it shall be deemed equal to
four dollars eighty-sx cents and six and one-balf
mills, and the same rule shall be applied in apprais-
ing merchandise imported where the value is. by the
invoice in soveregns or pounds sterling and in the
construction Of contracts payable in sovereigns
pounds sterlng and this valuation shall be the par
Of exchange between Great Britain and the United
States; and all the contracts made after the first day
based. on an assumed par Of exchange with Great
Britain of fftyfour pence to the dollar, four dci-
ON
OF pound sterling, shall be null and void
SEC That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with these provisions be, and the same are hereby
Approved, March g. 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. s71
AN ACT to require national hanks to restore their
capital when impaired, and to amend the national
currency act.
Be it enacted bg the Senate and House or Penre
sentatives ofthe United States of 6mercG in I'm
gress assembled, That all national banks which shall
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by law, and ali national banks whose capital stock
shall have become impaired by losses otherwise,
thereof from the Comptroller of the Currency be re-
ouired to pay the deficiency in the capital stock by
assessment upon the shareholders pro rata for he
smount of capital stock held by each and the Treas
urer of the United States shall withhold the interest
upon all bonds held by him in trust for such associa-
Currency, until otherwise notified by him; and il
such banks shall fail to pay up their capital stock
and shall refuse to go into liquidation, as provided
by law for three months after receiving notice from
the Comptroller, receiver may be appointed to close
mn the business of the Gciation according to the
provisions of the ieth section of the national-cur
SEC. e. That section fffty-seven of said act he
amended by adding thereto the following: "And proo
vided further, That attachment, Injunction or
execution shall be issued against such association
suit action, or proceeding in any State, county, or
municipal court
SEC. 8 That all banks not organized and tran,,ct
ing business under the national act and an
persons companies, corporations doing the busi-
OF bankers. brokers or savings institutions
cept saving authorized by Congress to use the
word "national'' part of their corporate name.
are prohibited from using the word 'natfonaI' as n
portion of the name title of such bank corpora
ton, firm, partnership; aud every such bank cor
Dol alton, firm, which shall the word ssnation
al a. a portion Of their corporate title or partnrr
ship name six months after the passage of this ,ct
shall be subject to penalty of fifty dollars for each
day thereafter il which such word shall be employed
rs aforesaid part of such corporate name OF title
such penalty to be recovered by action in auy courf
having jurisdiction.
SEC. g. That it shall be the duty Of the Comptroller
of the Currency to cause to be examined each year
the plates dies but-peces, and other material fron
from which the national-bank circulation in printed
in whole or In part and file in his office ANNUALLY
correct list of the same; and such material as s6a
have been used in the printing of the notes of nation
al banks which are in liquidation, or have closed
business shall be destroyed under such gulaops "A
shall be prescribed by the Comptroller of the Curren
cy and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury:
and the expense of examination and destruction shall
be paid out of any appropriation made by Congress
for the special examination Of national banks and
bank plates.
Approved, March g. 1873.
lGENERAL NATURE-No 9S.J
AN Al 70 confer upon the Superintendent of the
Onted otates Military Academy the power to con-
vene general courts-martial 'He po"0i W 'oi-
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and Ho,,ss 81 p.,,.,
sentGttUes Of the United States OF Iouoc " hepTe-