The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY-sECoND
CONGRESS.
GENERAL NArunE-No. s..l

GENERAL NATURE-No. 9s1
AN ACT authorizing deputy collectors and other
officers of the customs to act disbursing agents
in certain cases.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House of Rsp-
resentati0es of The United States Of 1n,er;cd
In Congress assembled, That in of The sickness
unavoidable absence of any collector or surveyor
of customs from his office. he may with the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasury, authorize Of
hcer or clerk under him to act in his place. and to
discharge all the duties required by law of such col
ector surveyor in his capacity dsbursing agent
Propided That the official boud given by the prnci-
pal of the office shall be held to and apply to
the acts of the person appointed to act in his place in
Approved. March 5, 1873.
GENERAL NArURE-No. 1901
AN ACT to authorize certain postmasters to deposit
public moneys in national banks.
Be i eaacled by the Seaa e and House of Redrc-
gress assembled, That from and after tn passage Of
this act 1t shall he lawful for any postmaster having
tere are no designa ed depoitsries treasrers Of
minis, or treasurer assis ant treasurers of the
United States within the county, deposit the same,
~ ms own risk and in his official capacity in any ma
unai oank in the town, city or county where the
SAID postmaster resides bat authority or permits
SION is OF snail be given for the demand or receipt by
the postmaster, or any other pers H. of interest," d.
rectly or indirectly on any deposit made as herein
who have made any such deposit to report quarterly
to the Postmastef-GeIeral the name of the balk
where sucn dep sits have been made, and also state
the amount which may stand at the time to their
credit
Approved, March 8, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE No. 1911
AN ACT to fix the compensation of the deputy COL
lector OF customs at Saint Paul.
Be IL eaa ted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtires IF the United States of Amcricd in Con-
gress assembled, Thatthe compensation including Of
fc EN- lunents Of all kinds Of TIE officer appointed
in of the second section of the act euit ed
IAN act 10 establish the collection district of Du
Luth and 10 create Saint Paul. in the collection dis
trict OF Minnesota, port of delivery approved
May twenty-third, eighteen hunlred and seven "
two shall n 1t exceed the sum of Two thousand dol
lars per ann I'M: Provided, hoavever, Tina, said OFF,
may be required in addition duties as such
dep 4ty collector to perform the duties of an inspect
or Of the customs, without additional compensation.
Approved, March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No 1929
AN ACT to amend an act entitled can act to enable
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors, their
widows and or han children, to ACQUIRE home
steals on the public lands of the United State J."
and the amendments thereto.
Be It enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
seatdtives of the Uni ed states Of america in Con-
Qress assembled, That section two of the act entitled
EAU act to amend an act relating to soldiers and
sailors hom stead - approved June eighth, eight
cen hundred and sevenLy-two, be amended as to
provisions of the foregoing sectors to enter home
stead, who may have heretofore entered under the
homestead laws quantity of land less than hun
dred and sixty acres shall be permitted enter 80
much Ian as when added to the quantity previous
ly entered, shall not exceed hundred and sixty
Approved, March 8. 1873
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