Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-09

or in the recess of the Senate a register andlla
receiver of public moneys for said distrlc and
said officers shall reside in the place where said
land office is located and they shall have the
same powers, perform the same duties, and re-
ceive the same emoluments as are or may be
prescsibed by law in relation to land offices of
the United States in other Territories.
Approved, February 49, 1878.
GENERAL MATURING, &c.
An Act to provide for obtaining information of
the condition of banks organized under State
laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF Ameri-
duty of the Comptroller of the Currency to re-
port annually to Congress, under appropriate
heads, the resources and liabilities, exhibiting
the condition of the banks, banking companies,
and savings banks organized under the laws OF
nation to be obtained by the Comptroller from
the reports made by such banks, banking COM
panies, and savings banks to the legislatures or
officers of the different States and Territories.
And where such reports connot be obtained, the
authentic sources as may be available.
Sec. 2. That, in order to carry the provisions
of the first section of this act into effect, the
Comptroller of the currency is hereby author
lied, if it should be necessary, to employ. one
clerk of class four, who shall be appointed by
now provided by law. 95 e.ii f.t7 aa
Approved, February 10, 1873. Efr.G-
TGENERAL NATURE-No. 81, e
An Act to remit the excise taxes upon alcohol
used by universities and colleges for scientific
purposes. | ="
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That the Secretary
of the Treasury be, and he is oereby, author
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tered scientific institutions or colleges of learn
ing to withdraw olcohol in specified quantities
from bond without payment OF the internal
revenue tax on the same, or on the spirits from
which the alcohol has been distilled, for the
sole and exclusive purpose of preserving, sspeci-
mems of anatomy, physiology. or natural history
belonging to such Institutions or for use in any
chemical laboratory of such Institutions: Pro-
vided, Teat application for such permits shall be
made by the presidents or curators of such in
stitutions, who shall lille bond tor double the
amount of the tax on the alcohol to be with
drawn, with two good and sufficient sureties,
to be approved by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, and conditioned that the whole guam
tity of elcohol so withdrawn from bond shall be
used for the purposes above speclhed, ana 1or
no other, and that the said presidents and cura.
tors shall comply with such other requirements
and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe. And if any alcohol so obtained
shall be used by any officer, as aforesaid, OF such
institutions for any purpose other than tnat
above specified, the the said officers or sureties
shall pay the tax on the whole amount of alec
hol withdrawn from bond, together with a like
amount as a penalty in addition thereto.
Approved February q, 1873. es1
GENERAL NATURE-No. 3S.l
An Act authorizing the nomination and ap-
pointment to the retired list of the navy of
certain volunteers on the active list of the
navy who are disabled in consequence of
wounds received during the late war.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That the President of
the United States be, and is hereby, authorized
consent of the Senate to appoint, upon the re-
tired list of the navy, with The rank of master,
L. r. Chester, formerly an acting ensign in the
navy. .......t... n
Approved, February q, 1873.