The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-23

GENERAL NATURE-No. ooJ
AN ACT TO transfer the control Of certain powers
"a. IA. cs in relation to the Territories 10 the De-
Ia ;t.na.t.5 1y re Senate and House Of Repre-
senfat;res Of The United States Of 4merca IN Con-
0ress assembled That the Secretary OF the interior
nj ~, Sties in relation to the Territories of the
United States that are now by law or custom exer-
eised and performed BY tho Secretary OF state.
Approved, March !, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 51l
AN ACT relating to the circuit and district courts of
The United States for the middle and northern dis
tricts of Alabama
Be Z enae.ed ~ tie Senate and House Of. Repre-
oress assembled That so much Of an act or acts Of
Congress as vests IN the district court Of the United
States for the middle district Of Alabama and the
district court of the United States for the northern
district OF Alabama, the power and jurisdiction of
circuit court be, and the same is hereby, repealed
SEC. That all civil causes, actions, suits,
lions, pleas, process, and other proceedings now
pending In said district courts of the United States
for the middle and northern districts Of Alabama,
which might have been brought and would have
been originally cognzabe In circuit court are here
by declared to be transferred the circuit court of
trict courts shall transmit all the original papers in
such causes, and a complete transcript of all the
dockets, minutes, orders, Judgments and DEGREES in
such causes, as the same appear of record IN said
district courts, to said circuit court of the United
States at Mobile, Alabama.
SEC. That nothing in TINS act contained shall ap.
ply to any indictment found by grand jury and
now pending in either of said district courts; nor
shall anything contained in this act affect the urisdic
tion or power Of the Supreme Court of the United
ing now pending in said Supreme Court on writ of
Of error or appeal from either of said district courts
for the middle and northern districts of Alabama
United States for the district of Alabama shall ex-
crees and judgments Of said district courts of the
United States tor the middle district Of Alabama,
under the laws OF the United States entering and
the circuit courts in removed in said courts by
appeal or writ Of error.
Approved, March 3, 1875.
GENERAL NATUnE-NO. 52l
AN ACT to provide for the better care and protoc-
ton of subsistence supplies.
Belt enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtires Of the United States OF 4nertcG IN Con-
gress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and
he Is hereby, authorized and empowered to select
from the sergeans of the line of the army who shall
have faithfully served therein five years. three years
of which in the grade of non-commissioned officer
as many commissary-sergeants as the service may
require not to exceed one for each military post or
place Of deposit of subsistence supplies at the posts,
sistence department. and under such regulations as
shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War. The
ject to the same rules and articles of war, and
shall receiTe for their services the pay and al
iowanees as ordnance-sergeants.
Approved, March 5, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 53.l
AN ACT to abolish the office of Surveyor at
the port of Chester, in Pennsylvania, and for
other purposes.
Belt enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
yesertatives Of the United States of america in
Congress assembled, That the office of Surveyor
at the port of Chester, in the district of Phila-
delphia, provided by the act establishing said
port, approved March twenty ninth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, be, and the same is
hereby abolished.
Sec. q That an inspector of customs, to re-
side at said port of Chester, with the powers of
deputy collector, shall be appointed for said
port and shall perform such duties as may de-
volve on him according to law but the COM
pensation of such officer shall not exceed that
allowed by law to inspectors of customs at the
port of Philadelphia.
Approved March g. 1878.