The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-31

| ted, and shall collect and distribute the same
among the Inspectors assigned to superintend the
unadng Of the cargo. FRA 6
1 Approved, March 8, 1873.
| GENERAL NATURE--NO. G9l
AN ACT to provide for the preparation and pre-
sentation TO Congress OF the Revision of the
| Laws Of the United States, consolidating the
laws relating to the st-roads, and o code
relating To- military offences, and the revision
Of treaties with the Indian tribes now in
force. fsg ,ss41
Be it enacted by The Senate end House Of Repre-
sentGtiDes Of the United Stetes of america in Con
gyess assembled That committee of three of the
Committee Of the House of Represan atives on
the Revision of the Laws, with committee on the
part of the Senate, it is hereby authorized, by
resolution, to be filed in the Department Of JUS
tice to accept, the part of Congress, the draft
on Revision Of the Laws of the UniTed States pre-
pared by the commissioners to revise the statutes,
so far as the same has been reported by them,
and may be hereafter reported BY them, at the
expiration Of the time designated for performing
sthat service to wit, the fourth day of May, esh
teen hundred and ssyenty-three, and to discharge
said commissioners, from and after which all acts
and parts of acts declaring The duties, powers,
rights, and priyilegesaof said commissioners, are
hereby repealed; but nothing herein contained
shall be construed as an approval or adoption by
Congress of any part Of the work Of the COM
mission ars. II, z
SEc.2. That the Committee. Of the House Of Rep
reseutatyes on the Revision Of the Laws, togetil-
err with such committee the Senate may loln
be, and they hereby are, authorized TO contract
with some suitable person or persons, learned in
the law, to prepare d bill revising and embodying
in one act all the laws authorizing post roads in
force at the expiration Of the present session Of
Congress; and also to prepare bill codifying
and regulating the laws in regard to military OF
fences, according to the Recommendation made
by the President of the United States in his an |
nual message communicated to Congress at the
present session; anu also to prepare revision
of all the Indian treaties now in force as laws
SEC. g. That said committee are also author
liked to contract with some suitable person or |
persons, under the supervision Of said commit
tee and such regulations as may be by them pre- |
ecribed. prepare the revision of the statutes !
already reported by the commissioners, OF which /
may be reported before said fourth dcy of May, t
in the form Of bill, to be presented at the open
ing Of the session OF Congress in December next, /
embodying all the laws SO revised AMI the bills t
and provisions herein provided for, with proper /
indexes, SO that the same may be in form to be /
acted upon forthwith BY Congress at said session.
SEC. 4 That the said copmittee is further
authorized to have ouch revsions and b1lla print
ed by the Congressional Printer from time to |
time, Uniform with the re7isioa already report
ed and to distribute them, and also the eonsoli-
dation and codifcation of the postal and military
laws and treaties herein provided for, to mem
bers Of Congress and others competent to judge
Of their merits, in order for their correction by !
such persons. /
SEC. 5. That any moneys appropriated for the !
pay nent of the work herein provided for shall |
be asbu, sed by the Department of Justice from I
time to time only so far as that department shall !
be satisfied that the work has been well and |
faithfully performed, and said Department.
shall be satisfied that the work will be fully done
and completed by the commencement of said ses
sion of Congress in December next.
Approved March 3, 1873