Smyrna times., 1873-07-30
Laws OF the United states.

GGENERAL NATURE-No. 1O9.
AN ACT to extend the time for filing claims for
additional bounty under the act of July twenty
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty SIX
Be is enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatIVes OF the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the time for filing claims
for additional bounty, under the act Of July twenty
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixy.six, and which
expired by limitation January thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventry.th-ee, be, and the same is
hereby, revived and extended until the thireth day
of January, eighteen hundred and seventy -iour
and that ali claims for such bountes filed in the
proper department after the lhireth day OF January,
eighteen hundred and seventy three, and before the
passage Of this act, shall be deemed TO have been
filed in due time, and shall be considered and de-
cded without filing.
Approved, March 3, 1873.
IGENERAL NArURE-No. 92l
AN ACT creating The collection district OF Southern
Oregon.
enacted by the Senate and House of Of
all the ports, harbOrs bays and waters oil the
main land of all that portion OF The State OF Oregon
ying south and east OF the north bank OF the Slusaw
river. shall constitute collection district by The
name OF the southern collection district of Oregon
and port Of entry shall be. and here by Is, estab
iished Tor said district Coos bay in Coos county Of
said State and a collector of customs shall be ap
pointed by the President of the United States. by
and with the advice and consent OF the Senate, 10
reside at Empire city.
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hereby, established in the collection district lore
said, at EllInsburgh at the mouth OF Rogue river,
Port OrfOrd, out ct Gardner, on the Umpqua river;
and the collector OF customs of said districts hereby
authorized TO appoint, with the appreciation OF the
Secretary of the Treasury. three deputy collectors
to be stationed at the ports of delivery aforesaid.
SEC 3. That the collector of sald district shall he
allowed a compensation of one thousand dollars per
Rnnum, with The fees allowed by law, aud commits
sion on all customs money collected and accOuAled
for by him, such salary fees, and commissions not 10
exceed the sum OF two thousand five hundred dollars
per annum; and said deputy collectors shall each be
allowed compensation Of one thousand dollars pei
annum.
Approved, March 3. 1873.
GENERAL xArrRE-No. s6.l
AN ACT to establish the custom. house value oil the
sovereign or pound sterling of Great Britain, and
TO fix the par Of exchange.
Of ~ uSsS states & s1 oSs pmSd TEs
the vaue OF foreign coin as expressed IN the money
Of account Of the United States shall be that of the
pgre metal OF such coin Of standard value; and thC
values of the standard coins in circulation OF thC
various nations OF the world shall be estimated an
nua'ly by the Director Of the Mint and be proclaim
ed on the first day of January by the Secretary o
the Treasury
SEC 2. That E all payments by to the treasury
whether made here or IN foreign countries. where
becomes necessary to compute the value OF the SOW
ereign or pound sterling Il shall be deemed equal
four dollars eighiy.slX cents and and one hal
mills. and the same rule shall be applied in epprais
ing merchandise imported where The value is. by ih
invoice in sOvereigns pounds sterllng and IN tn
construction of contracts payable in sovereigns o
pounds sterling and this valuation shall be the pa
Of exchange between Great Britain and The Unite
States; and all contracts made alter the first day
January, eighteen hundred and seventy four. base
on an nlassnhed par Of exchange with Great Britain c
fifty four pence to the dollar or four dollars fOuriI
four and four nnihs cents TO The sovereign or Poun
sterling shall be null and void.
SEC 3. That all acts and parts Of acts lnconsiseI
with these provisions be, and The slime are hereby
repealed.
Approved, March 3, 1879.