The Portland daily press., 1873-06-10
LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FoRTY-sEcoND
CONGRESS.
GENERAL, NArUpr-No. Gal

GENERAL NArURE-No. 63l
AN ACT to declare the true intent and meaning Of
the act approved June eighth, eighteen hundreu
and sevsnty two, amendatory of the general p'iiN
rupt law.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House q neR XIX,
ssntdtiUes of the United States OF Anefs it+ md
meaning Of an act appoyed June eighth eighteen
hundred and seyeny-twO, entitled can act to amend
an act entitled AN act to est 40 Tinted States an
nroyaj March second eighteen hundred and sixty
seve: that the exemptions soMea .ae I. pabarup.
enact / that they shall, be the amount allowed by
he nst;tntion and laws of each State respectively,
90 s;s,n in tbe year eighteen hundred and seventy
and that such exemptions be valid against debts
,.,,,,..1 before the adoption and passage of such
State constitution ana laws as wei as those con
n,snt or decree of any State court any decision Of
any such court rendered since the adoption and pas
sage of such constitution and laws to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Approved, March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE No. CAL
AN ACT to extend for four years the act establishing
the Board of Commissioners of Claims and the
acts relating thereto.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatyes ofthe United States Of america in Con-
and sixth sections of the entitled San act making
appropriations for the support of the army for the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy -one and
the act entitled San act to aut orize the commits
soners OF claims TO appoint special commissioners to
take testimony, and Tor other purposes" approved
May eleventh, eighteen hundred aud seventy two
t f s e az anu continued
~ W. 9 ~, ru ;st n h h Sne eenC uay OF MaIch'
Sec 2. That the commissioners of claims shall not
receive any petition for the allowance Of any claim
S d WITH ih pc M sa pe p @ tS
March, eighteen hundred and seventy-three; and all
S tl ~ p4esoi'e' e 'e ueoioo " po pafieo
Approved. March 3. 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 65.l
AN ACT tn armand an act ant;tl.d aAn oct
Az -: W s ":.: o.. ~ ~ In"eiou AZ "a ~
making APPROXIMATIONS Tor tue support OF the
army Tor the year ending June thlrtleth, elgl-
teen hundred and seventy" approved March
third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine
p. Z, enoc,e, h, me S.no,e ons E1o,,,o ~
~ S M
IN Congress assembled, That the sixth section
of an act entitled AN act making apprOpria-
tions for the support of the army for the year
endipp June thirtieth eighteen hundred and
sevenfv annroved March third eighteen hun-
drsd nd s;Yfv.nine Is 90 far modif;e5 aS to on.
thor1a and nsrm,t The PreSidant of a. - IYn;tod
60. -. = - - - - 80, ~ y 49,.
states 10 noulna e, anu ~ anu Win the adVice
and consent OF the Senate to appoint, one as
sistant adjutant-y general, with the rank, pay,
and emoluments of major in the said depart-
ment.
Annroved March 2 1879
- $3.50 =, 80
GENERAL NATuRE-No 66.]
AN ACT to amend an act entitled can oct IN 90, ah
lsh the Department of Justice, and for other pur-
poees."
ps;t.,o,,.5, a.. c..,
.snsr.;yes If tbe yrn;teJ Statss S seo nn
SesS dssenoe Ihat the twelfth section OF the act
tice and for other purpo es " approved Jnne twenty
second, eighteen hundred and seventy is hereby
amended 50 IS to read as follows: "1bat 1t shall be
the duty of the Attorney General to make to Con-
gress at the commencement Of each regular session
ol Iongress report Oh tne business OF th said De-
partment Ior me ast preceding fiscal year, and OF
any otner malters appertalnlng tnereto That ne may
deem proper, including statement of the several
appropriations now, or which may hereafter be,
nS eaed ats dns ria
irayHg me expenses OF tne Onea states courts in
der the laws of the ifniteJ Staass ana ttat
Of the number of causes civil and criminal pending
during the preceding year in each of the several
so Src o. me Teo tn 1ha S states. a.,
he - barh e jeote.aIA VI ene Interier Pc anu
tS hd ~ ~, anu requi.eu 70 FURNISH 70
t; Nc. ~. :, INC Depai VI ous.lcs from Time 70
of he stattas ~ nc ;tsd @ ~
~ f1 sssSs, ~ f.ost - ~ a .ne Iepo,.
i ny your. ei lne oni1eq stasee so 9e "
United states as are now or may hereafter be by law
laws authorizing the distribution of such statutes
ana reports Of the Supreme Court to the officers of
other Executive Department Of the government Be
ana the same are hereby, repealed.
SEC .; mat register OF such books shall be kept
under tne authority of the head Of the Department
o. Juslice, showing the quantity Of each kind re-
by him in pursuance of this act and it shall
pc MS duty to cause to be entered in such register
anu at tue proper time, when and to whom the
same OF any part of Them have been distributed and
aevered and to report the same to Congress in his
annual report;
Approved March 8, 1873.
GENERAL NAruEE-No. CT.
AN ACT flying the TINA for .ho o,oot,.,, ,..
tet;yo. fa,,e ~ e iof Ine erection Oh Reprssen-
fnrtb onu1r sne state Oh Calfornla to the Forty
oons'eSs'
1eM enac.ed oythe SENATE and House of Repre-
oeNtenttccS " Tue CUSLeU StUfeS or America m
gress dssemoted That on the first Wednesday in
oeptenoer IN tne year eighteen hundred and seven
Xtoa, enere small De elected in each congressional
to represent said State in tbe Hns