New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-13
GENERAL NArURE-No. 69.1

COmmlClee OF Cnro0 OF Cn0 house OF Repre-
sen,atives ON the Revision of the Laws, with
committee on the part of the Senate, is
hereby authorized, by resolution, to be
fled in the Department of Justice, to &C.
cept. on the part of Congress, the draft on
Revision of the Laws of the United States
prepared by the commissioners to re-
wise the statutes, 80 tar aa the same
has been reported by them, and may
be- hereafter reported by them, at the
expiration OF the time designated for per-
forming that service, to wit, the fourth day
of May, eighteen hundred and seventy
three and tO discharge said commissioners,
acts declaring the duties, powers, rights,
and privileges Of said commissioners, are
hereby repealed; but nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed as an approval or
adoption by Congress of any part OF the
work of the commissioners.
SEC 3 That the Committee Of the House
Of Representatives on the Revision OF the
Laws, together with such committee as the
Senate may join, be and they hereby are au-
thOriZed to contract with some suitable per-
son or persons, learned in the law, to pre-
pare bill revising and embodying in one
act all the laws authorizing post roads in
force at the expiration Of the present SEES
sion of Congress, and also to prepare
bill cOdifying and regulating the laws in
regard to military orfenses, according to
the recommendation made by the President
of the United States in his annual message
communicated to Congress at the present
session, and also to prepare revision OF all
the Indian treaties now in force as laws.
Sec. 3. That said committee are also au-
thOrized to contract with some suitable
person or persons, under the supervision Of
said committee aud such regulations as
may be by them prescribed, to prepare the
revision OF the statutes already reported by
tAe commissioners, or which may bs re-
ported before said fourth day of May, in
the form of a bill to be presented at the
opening of the session of Congress in De-
cember next, embodying all the laws SO re-
vised and the bills and provisions herein
provided tor. with proper indexes, so that
forthwith by Congress at said session.
SEC. 4. That said committee ia further an
thorized to have such revisiOns and bills
printed by the Congressional Printer from
time to time, uniform with the revision al
ready reported, and to distribute them, and
also the consolidation and cOdihcatlOn of
the postal and military laws and treaties
herein provided for, to members OF Con
gress and others competent to judge at
their merits, in order for their correction by
such persons.
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the payment Of the work herein provided
for shall be disbursed by the Department OF
Justice from time to time only so far as that
Department shall be satisfied that the work
has been well and faithfully performed, and
as said Department shall be satisfied that
the work will be fully done and completed
by the commencement of said session OF
Congress in December next.
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. llO.I
An act 70 authorize and direct the Secre.
tary Of War to distribute arms and mill
tars equipments under the act OF April
twenty three, eighteen hundred and eight,
and the acts amendatOry thereof.
Be it amended by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War be. and he is hereby, au-
thorized and directed to distribute to such
States as did not, from the year eighteen
hundred and siXty-two to the year eighteen
hundred and sixty.nine, receive the same,
their proper quota of arms and military
equipments for each year. from eighteen
hundred and sixty-two to eighteen hundred
and sixty-nine, under the act OF Congress
approved Apri! tw enty- third, eighteen hun
dred and eight, anu the several acts amend.
atory thereof provided, that in the organic
alton and equipment Of military companies
and organizations with said arms, no dis.
elimination shall be made between said
companies and organizations on account OF
race. color or former condition OF servl
tude.
Approved March 3. 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. ~
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
prevent smuggling, and for other purpo
ses. approved July eighteenth. eighteen
hundred and sixty-six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
seventh section of the act entitled an ac'
to further prevent smuggling, and for othel
purposes. approved July eighteenth
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, is hereby
amended go as to read as follows That il
of customs and of internal revenue to re-
port within ten days to the district attorney
of the district in which any fine. penalty
or forfeiture may be incurred for the viola
States relating to the revenue, :
statemen: OF all the facts ant
circumstances of the case within thei
knowledge. together with the names OF tn
witnesses, and which may come to thel
| knowledge from time to time, stating tn
provisions of the law believed to be ylo
lated. and on which reliance may be ha
for condemnation or conviction, and sucl
district attorney shall cause the proper pro
ceedings to be commenced and prosecuted
| without delay for the fines penalties, AM
| forteirures bv law IN such case provided
| unless, upon inquiry and examination, h
| shall decide that such proceedings can no
! probably be sustained, or that the ends
| public justice dO-not require that proceed
| ings should be instituted, in which case HI
shall report the facts in customs cases t
| the Secretary of the Treasury, an
| in internal revenue cases to the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue. TO
! their direction: and for the e2
| penses incurred and services rendered in a.
such cases the district attorney shall receiv
| and be paid from the treasury such sum a
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall deer
| Just and reasonable upon the certitcat
| of the Judge before whom such cases ar
tried o: disposed of: provided, however
that the annual compensation of such di
trict attorney shall not exceed the max
mum amount now prescribed By law; an
if any collector shall in any case fail
report to the proper district attorney a
prescribed in this section, such collector
right to any compensation, benefit, or ALLOW
ance in such case shall be forfeited to tn
United States, and the same may, in Tn
discretion of the Secretary Of the Treasur.
be awarded to such persons as may max
complaint and prosecute the same to jud,
ment or conviction.
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 10
An act providing for the payment 10 IN
governmenment Of Japan the sum que q
account of rents for lands and building
occupied by the diplomatic and consul.
representatives of the United States
Japan, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House