New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-13
GENERAL NATURE-No. 73.l

appointed to take testimony under letters
rogatory. issued or to be issued from any
court in any foreign country, in any suit or
proceeding in which the government of such
foreign country shall be a party OF record
or in interest, except for the purpose OF an
swering specific written interrOgatOries is
sued with and accompanying such letters
rOgatory and addressed to such witness; pro-
vlded, that when counsel for all the parties
attend the examination they may consent
that questions in addition to those accom-
panylng the letters rOgatOry may be put to
the witness, unless the letters rOgatOry ex-
clude such additional interrogatories
SEC. :. That no witness shall be required.
on such examination, or any other under
letters rOgatOry, to make any disclosure
or discovery which shall tend to criminats
him either under the laws of the State or
Territory within which such examination
is had, or any other. or any foreign State.
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 76l
An act authorizing the Secretary of War to
furnish duplicate certificate OF discharge
where the same has been lost.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled that when
ever satisfactory proof shall be furnished to
the War Department that any nOn-commis-
stoned officer or private soldier who served
in the army of the United States in the late
war against the rebellion has lost his certi-
ticate Of discharge, or the same has been
destroyed without his priyity or procure
ment, the Secretary of War shall be author
lied to furnish, on request, to such nom
commissioned officer or private, duplicate
of such certificate Of discharge, to be indeli-
bly, marked, so that it may be known as o
duplicate: Provided such certificate shall
not be accepted as a voucher for the pay
ment of any claim against the United States
for pay, bounty, or other allowance, or as
evidence in any other case.
SEC. :. That the army regulations now in
force are hereby modified in accordance
| with the provisions of this act
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No I'LL
An act authorizing joint entry by pre-
emption settlers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
| Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That when
| settlements have been made upon agricul.
tural public lands of the United States.
prior to the survey thereof, and { has been
| or shall be ascertained, after the ,ublc sur.
veys have been extended over such lands,
| that two or more settlers have improve.
ments upon the same legal subdivision, it
| shall be lawful for such settlers to make
| Joint entry of their lands at the local land
| office, or for either of said settlers to enter
| into contract with his co-settlers to convey
| to them their portion OF said land after q
patent ia issued to him, and, after making
said contract, to file declaratOry state
ment in his own name, and prove up and
pay for said land and proof of joint occu'
patton by himself and others. and of such
| contract with them made, shall be equiva-
| lent to proof of sole occupation and pre-
emption by the applicant provided, that in
| no case shall the amount patented under
| this act exceed one hundred and sixty
acres, nor shall this act apply to lands not
subject to homestead or presumption entry.
SEC. 2. That effect shall be g wen to this
| act by regulations to be prescribed by tho
| Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| Approved March 3, 1873.
| GENERAL NATURE-NO 66.
| An act 70 amend an act entitled "an act to
| establish the Department of Justice. and
l. for other purposes"
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
| twelfth section of the act entitled "An act
| to establish the Department OF Justice, and
! for other purposes" approved June twenty
| second, eighteen hundred and seventy, il
| hereby amended SO as to read as follows:
THAT it shall be the duty of the Attorney
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commencement of each regular session
| of Congress, report OF the business
Of the said Department for the last preced.
| lug fiscal year, and of any other matters
appertaining thereto, that he may deem
proper, including a statement OF the sew
eral appropriations now, or which may
hereafter be, placed under it's control, the
amount appropriated, and detailed state'
ment of the amounts used for defraying the
expenses of the United States courts in each
judicial district; also the statistics Of crime
under the laws of the United States, and o
statement of the number of causes, civil
and criminal, pending during the preceding
year III each OF the several courts OF the
United States.
SEC. g That the Secretary OF the Interior
be, and he is hereby, authorized and re-
Quired to furnish to the head of the De-
partment of Justice, from time to time, as
they may be published, sufficient number
of the statutes Of the United States, and
the reports of the Supreme Court of the
United States, to be by him distributed tn
such officers of the c0nrts of the United
States as are now or may hereafter be by
law entitled to receive them; and all laws
or parts of laws authorizing the distribu-
ton OF such statutes and reports OF the Su-
preme Court to the officers OF the courts OF
the United States by the head OF any other
executive department of the government
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SEC. 3. That q register of such books
shall be kept, under the authority OF the
head of the Department of Justice, showing
the quantity of each kind received by him
in pursuance OF this act; and 1t shall be hls
duty to cause to be entered in such regis
ter, and at the proper time, when where,
and to whom the same, or any part OF them
have been distributed and delivered. and
to report the same to Congress III his an
nual report.
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 81.
An ac. to establish board of local inspec.
: tors of steam vessels for the customs dis
, ;rict of Michigan. IL the State of Michi
gan.
, BE it enacted by the Senate and House o
a. Representatives Of the United States o
| America ia Congress assembled, That ther
> shall be a local board of inspectors desis
mated and appointed for the customs dis
trict Of Michigan, in the State of Michigan
and the inspector of hulis and the insreC
tor of boilers, composing the said board
I shall receive q salary Of nine du2Gyed dol
, lars year each.
! Approved March 3, 1879.
RI GENERAL SATURE--S0. S3.y
0 A &C. to authorize the unladins. OF steatl
ships at night.
I Be it enacted by the Senate and House o
It Representatives of the Uaited States q
Q America in Congress assembled, That
l. shall be the duty of the collector of custom
!, ! with the concurrence of the naval office
\ if there be One) of any port at which
q steamship from foreign port OF place ma
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