New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-10
OF FIClAL L.
Inv. of the United states Passed mt the
Third session of the Forty-second
GENERAL NATURE-No. 69.i

Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-No. o'.i
An-act to provide for the preparation ana
presentation to Congress OF the heVisioA
Of the Laws of the United States. con
soidaticg the laws relating TO tne post
roads and code relating to military Of
fenses ard the revision OF treaties Win
the Indian tribes now in force.
Be il enacted, by the Senate and House
OF Representatives OF the United States oi
America in Congress assembled. 1hat
Committee o.. three of the House ct Kepre-
sentatives on the Revision OF the Laws, wlln
committee on the part OF the Senate. Is
hereby authorized. by resolution. to. be
filed in the Department OF Justice. to ac-
cept on the part Of Congress. rhe draft on
Revision OF the Laws of the United States
nrapared ov the commissioners - re-
wise the statutes. SD tar as the same
has been reported by them. and may
ba hereafter reported by them. at the
expiration OF the time designated for per
forming that service. to wit. the fourth day
of Nav. eighteen hundred and seventy
three. and to discharge said commissioners.
from and after which all acts and parts OF
acts declaring the duties. powers. rights.
and pr:vi.eres Of said commissioners. are
hereby repeaied but nothing herein con-
famed shall be construed as an approval or
adoption by Congress OF any part OF the
work OF the commissioners.
SEC :. That the Committee of the house
o: Representatives on the Revision OF the
Laws. together with such committee as the
Senate NAV ioin. be and they hereby are au-
thorIZa,i to contract with some suitable per-
son o. persons. learned Ill the law. 10 pre-
pare {. bill revising and embodvins III one
act all the laws authorizing post roads IN
force a. the expiration OF the present ses-
SION o! Congress. and also to prepare
Irv
regard 20 military Otienses. according TO
the recommendation made by the President
OF the United States in his annual message
communicated 70 Congress a. the present
session. ana also 70 prepare revision OF all
thA Indian treaties now IN force as laws.
SEC. 3. Tha, said committee are also au-
tlor.Zed - contract with some suitable
person o. persons, under the supervision OF
said committee aud such regulations as
may be by them prescribed, to prepare the
revision o. the statutes already reported by
the COMM issioners. or which may be re-
ported before said fourth day of May. in
the torn OF bill to be presented n the
F, opening OF the session of Congresein De-
cember next, embodying all the laws 80 re-
vised and the bills and provisions herein
provided tor. with proper indexes. so that
| the same may be in form to be acted upon
forthwith by Congress at said session.
CEI. T. Audl sdIu CoMu4.ttCc - Adl tuoa az
thor;zed 10 have such rev.sions and bills
, printed by the Congressional! Printer from
time to time. uniform with the revision a..
ready reported and to distribute them. and
also the consolidation and codiicatlon OF
the oosta! and military laws ana treaties
herein provided tor. to members of Con
gress and others competent 70 judge M
their merits. in order for their correction by
such persons.
SEC. ;. That any moneys appropriated for
the payment Of the work herein provided
for shal! De disbursed by the Department OF
Justice from time to time only SO far as that
Department shall be satisfied that the work
mas been well and faithfully performed and
as said Department shall be satisfied that
the work viii be fully done AMI completed
by the commencement OF sad session o.
Congress in December next.
Approved March 3, 1873.