Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-11
GENERAL NAruaE-No. 60


A, Act to provide for the preparation and pre-
sentation to Congress OF the Revision OF the
Iays of this United States, consolidating the
laws relating to the pust-roads, and code re.
lHtng to military offences, and the revision OF
treaties with the Indian tribes now III force.
Be il enacted By he Senate and House Of Repre-
spndttUeS OF u,e Uuited states Of AHteflcd IN Con
Qress assembled That a committee OF three OF the
Committee OF the House of R Representatives on
the Revision OF the Laws, with committee on
the part Of the Senate IL hereby authorized. by
resolution, to be filed i'll the Department OF JUS
tce to accept, or the part OF Congress, he draIt
on Revision of the Laws OF the United states
prepared by the commissioners to revise the
statutes, 80 Ear as the same has been reported
by them and may be hereafter reported by them
at the expiration OF the time designated Tor per.
forming that service, to wit, the fourth day OF
MAY. eighteen hundred and seventy-three, ahd
to discharge said commissioners, ttOm ana alter
which all acts and parts OF acts declaring the dd-
ties, powers, rights. aud privileges OF said com
mssiOnera, hereby repealed but nothing
hereing contained shall be construed rs an ap.
proval or adoption by Congress OF any part OF
the work of the commissioners.
SEC e. That the Committee OF the House OF
Representatives, on the Revision of the Laws,
together with such cOmmltte as the Senate may
joln, be, and they hereby are, authorized to con
tract with some suitable person or perso MS,
learned in the law, to prepare bill revising ana
embOdying in one act all the laws authorizing
puhl-TOhub III lOTCe NJ Lle eAplthttou VI tho PANs
ent session of Congress and also to prepare a
bill codfying and regulating the laws in regard
to military offences, according to the recommeh,
daion made by the President of the United
States III his annual message communicated TO
Congress at the present session andalso TO pre-
pare revision of all the Indian treaties now IN
force as laws.
SEQ That said committee are also author
lied to contract-with some suitable person oil
persons, under the supervision OF said commit
tee and such regulations as may be by them pre-
scrlbed, to prepare the revision OF tue statues
already reported by the commissioners, or whch
may be reported before said fourth day OF May
in the form OF bill, to be presented At the
opening OF the session Of Congress in December
next, embodying all the laws 30 revised and the
bills and provisions herein provided for, with
proper indexes, 80 that the same may beln totn
to be acted upon forthwith by Congress at sail
session.
SEC. 4. That said committee is further auth,
orlZed to have such reVislons and bulls prluteo
by the Congressional Printer from time TO time
uniform with the revision already repoIted, an'
and to distribute thum. and also the oonaollud
tion and codihcation OF the postal and mllltar.
laws and treaties herein provided for. TO mem
OF Congress and Others competent to Judge o
OF their merits in order for their correction D
such pereons.
SIC s. That any moneys appropriated for tn
payment OF the work herein provided Tor shAl
be dlsbursed by the Department OF Justice iron
time to time only 80 far as that Departmen
shall be -atisied that the work has been "e
and faithfully performed, and as said DepaF'
shall be satisfied that the work will be fullV don
and completed by the commencement OF sai
session Of Congress- 10 December next.
Approved, March 8, 1873