Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-12

3. T: Jocelyn, twenty first infantry, shall be
entitled 10 promotion to the grade of first lieu
rank in the army held by him on the thirty
first day Of December, eighteen hundred and
seventy: Provided. That this act grants no
back pay or additional pay in any manner
whatsoever.
Approved, February 25, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 43[
An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to
provide for holding a circuit court of the
UNITED States in the western district of Mis-
. souri," approved June eight, eighteen hum
dred and seventy two.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States of Ameri.
ca in Congress assembled, That the circuit
court of the United States in and for the eastern
district of Missouri, which was created by the
act of which this act is amendatory, is hereby
vested with full and complete Jurisdiction to
hear, determine, and dispose of, according to
the usual course of Judicial proceedings, all
suits, causes, motions, and other matters which
were pending IN the late circuit court of the
United States in and for the districts of Mis-
souri, at the time the act of which this act is
a1nendatory took effect, and also all other mat
tiers which have since arisen that pertain to said
suits or causes, and also to make all orders and
issue of all processes which said last named
court might have done if tt had not ceased to
exist; and said circuit court in and for said
eastern district of Missouri is herby vested with
jurisdiction and authority to do all and singu-
lar that may in due course of judicial proceed
ings pertain to any of said suits, causes or
unfinished business, as fully as the said circuit
in and for the districts of Missouri might have
done if said act had never been passed
Sec. Z That the service of process, mesne or
final, issued out of said circuit court of the
United States in and for the district of Mis-
souri,, which service was had after the act of
w Of lie pHafn 4
all levies, seizures, and sales made Hereunder,
also all service, seizures, levies and sales made
under any process which Issued as out of said
court after the said act took effect, are hereby
made valid, and all said processes are to be
deemed returnable to said circuit court. of the
United States in and for the eastern district of
Missouri as OF the return day thereof
Sec 3. That either of said United States cir>
CUR courts in and for the eastern and in and
for the western district of Mis-, ouri may order
any suit, cause or other matter pending therein.
and commenced prior to the creation of said
new court, to be transferred for trial or deter>
mination to the other of said circuits when, in
the opinion of the court, said transfer ought 70
be made; and the court to which said transfer
is made shall have as full authority snd iuris>
dictlon over the same from the date the certf ed
transcript of the record thereof is filed az if the
same had been originally pending therein
Sec. 4. That the clerk OF said circuit court in
and for the eastern district of Missouri and his
successors in office, shall have the custody of
all records, books, papers, and property belong
ing or in any wise appertaining to said circuit
court of the United States in and for the districts
OF Missouri, and, as such custodians and the
successors of the clerkof said last named court
they are hereby invested with the same powers
and authority with respect thereto as the clerk
thereof had during the existence of said last
named circuit court. Said circuit court of the
Cnited States in and for the eastern district of
Missouri is hereby made the successor of said
circuit court of the United States in and for the
districts of Missouri as to all suits, causes and
unfinished business therein or in any wise
pertaining thereto, except as hereinbefore lpro,
vided. ..t s,r-. f'foH
Sec D. That hereafter there shall be two reg
ular stated terms each year of the district court
of the United States in and for the eastern dis
lrlct OF Missouri commencing on the first Mon
lieu OF those now fixed by law and no action,
suit proceeding, or process in court shall abate
Or be rendered invalid by rea ION of this act.
but all OF the same not previously disposed of
Or otherwise provided for by special order of
SAID court shall be deemed returnable to, pend
ing, and triable at the next term of said district
court established by this act which may be held
after this act takes effect: Provided, however.
That nothing herein contained shall be con-
.trued to repeal the powers heretofore granted
Ior ordering special or adjourned terms of said
court, or the powers and duties of the Judge of
said court in vacation and at chambers.
Approved, February %. 1875. .-
GENERAL NATURE-No All
An Act to enforce the stipulations of the con-
yentlon with Venezuela, of April twenty fifth.
eighteen hundred and sixty six. and the nav,
ment of adjudicated cleims.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
"a IN Congress assembled, That the adjudica.
ION OF claims by the convention with Venezu.
,la of April twenty fifth, eighteen hundred and
lxty SIX, pursuant to the terms of said conven-
Ion, Is hereby recognized as final and conclu-
I'VE, and be held as valid and subsisting against
he republic of Venuezuela. .
Approved, February 25 1878.
GENERAL NATURE-No. Is
An Act making appropriations for the supper
OF the Military Academy for the fiscal wear
ending June thirtieih, eighteen hundred and
seventy four.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
of the United States of Ameri-
"a in Congress assembled, That the following
unls be, and the same are hereby, epprepri.
tied. out any money in the treasury not other |
wise appropriated, for the support of the Mill |
AIRY Academy for the year ending June Thrift. |
TN, eighteen hundred and seventy four, names |
y,
For additional pay of officers and for pay of |
professors, cadets, and musicians. |
wo hundred and twenty thousand three hun |
1red and seventy nine dollars and fifty cents |
Provided, That the professors of the United |
States Military Academy whose service at the |
academy exceeds ten years shall have the pay |
md allowances Of colonel, and all other bro
lessons shall have the pay and allowances CT |
lieutenant colonel; and the instructors of or
finance and science of gunnery and of practi- |
,al engineering shall have the pay and allow
ances of major; and hereafter there shall be |
allowed and paid to the said professors ten per
,entum of their current yearly pay for each |
md every term of FIVE years se7ice in the army |
md at the academy: Provided, That such adj
lition shall in no case exceed forty per centum
Of said yearly pay; and said professors are
hereby placed upon the same footing, as re-
cards restrictions upon pay and retirement |
rom active service, as officers of the army.
For repairs and improvements, timber, plank.
boards, josts wall strips laths, shingles, slate,
in, sheet lead, nails, screws, locks, butts,
hinges, glass, paint, turpentine, oils, bricks,
7arnsh, stone, lime cement, plaster, hair,
md other similar materials, fourteen thousand I
i've hundred dollars.