Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-02

Of the United st4es Of America IN Congress aaemhled
That the provisions Of the act entitled An act for the final
adjustment Of private landoams In the States Of florida
Louisiana, and M'souh and for other purposes" approved
June twentysecond eighteen hundred and sixty be- and
the hereby extended and the same sha continue
in force for period Of three years from and after the pass
SEC 2 That al persons claiming land as specified in the
t section Of said act may have their claims confirmed In
accordance with the forms and In the prescribed In
said act in all where II shall be asfic orily proved
that the clalmsn and those from whom they derive title
have held continuous possession Of the land claimed from
the date Of the cosron to the United States Of the territory
out Of which the States Of Florida Loussna and Missouri
Approved, June 10, 1872
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 1873.
AN ACT making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses of the government for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and scventry-throe, and for other
purposes.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of tho United States of
America IN Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and the same arc hereby,
appropriated, for the objects hereinafter ex-
pressed, for the fiscal year ending June Thrift
eth, eighteen hundred and seventy-threc viz:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
For LIFE SAVING STATIoNs.-For salaries
Of two superintendent of the life-saving sta
tons on the coast of Long island and New
Jersey, ut ono thousand five hundred dollars
each, three thousand dollars; and for lone
superintendent on the coast of Cape Cod and
of Block island, Rhode Island, one thousand
dollars.
For fily-four Keepers of stations, at two
hundred dollars each, ten thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For pay of crews of experienced surf-men
at such stations and for such periods us the
Secretary of the Treasury may deem neces-
sary and proper, seventy thousand five
hundred and twenty dollars.
For compensation of seventeen keepers of
stations, at two hundred dollars each, three
thousand four hundred dollars.
For contingencies of life-saving stations on
the coast Of the United States, fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For the establishment of life-saving sta
tons on the coasts of Cape Cod and of Block
Island. Rhode Island, fifty thousand dollars:
Provided, That all lifo-saving stations here
after erected shall be erected under the su-
pervIsion of two captains Of the revenue SER
vice, to be designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury, and to be under his direction.
REvENUE-CuTTER SERvICE.-Thrty-four
captains, one hundred and one lieutenants,
and sixty-thrce engineers and pilots employ
ed, three hundred and sixty-one thousand
three hundred dollars.
For rations for officers: Thirty-fOur cap
tains, one hundred and ono lieutcnants six
ty-thrce engineers and pilots, twenty-five
thousand five hundred and eighty-three dol
lars and forty cents
For pay of crews: nine hundred and forty
two petty officers, seamen, cooks, stewards,
boys, coal-passcrs, and tiremen, two hundred
and eghty-four thousand two hundred and
ninety-two dollars.
For rntions for crews Nine hundred
and forty-two petty officers, scamen,
cooks, stewards, boys, coal-passers, and fire
men, three hundred and forty-four thousand
seven hundred and seventy-two rations, mt
thirty four cents, including liquor equivalent,
one hundred and seventeen thousand two
hundred and twenty-five dollars and forty
eight cents.
For fuel for thirty-six vessels, repairs and
outfits for same, ship-chandlery and engn-
eers' stores for same, travelling expenses Of
officers travelling Oh duty under orders from
the Treasury Department, Communication OF
quarters, and contingent expenses. including
wharfage, towage, dockagc, freight, adver-
Using, surveys, and so forth, and miscellane-
Gus expenses which cannot be included UNI
der special heads, two hundred and ninety
thousand dollars.
MARINE-HosPITAL SERvICE.-Eor supply
ing deficiency in the fund for the relief OF
sick and disabled scamen, one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars Provided. That
no part of this sum shall he used to support
ally sick or disabled seaman entitled to be
received into marine hospital, by contract
ut the lowest bidder, except when, in the
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the acceptance of tho lowest proposal will,
for other reasons, equally secure the proper
care and treatment of marine patients.
NATIONAL CURRENCY paper, engra
wing, printing, express charges, and other
expenses of making and issuing the nationel
currency, one hundred thousand dollars.
DETECTION AND PUNISHMENT OF CoUN-
TERFEITING.-For expenses in detecting and
! bringing to trial and punishment persons en-
gagged in counterfeiting treasury notes, bonds
| and other securities of the United States, and
for detecting other frauds upon the govern
ment, one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury &c
| pay to Warrington Sommers n sum suflicien
| 10 make his salary from October first, eight
cen hundred and siNty-eight, to June first
eighteen hundred and sixty-nne, that of .
| fourth-class clerk in the Fifth Auditors OF
iice, one hundred and fifty dollars. or sc
much thereafter rs may bo necessary.
SENATE.-For folding documents and ma
| terial for the same, eight thousand dollars
| For labor eight thousand dollars. For mis-
cellaneous items. eight thousand dollars
| furniture and repairs, five hundred dollars
! for fuel, oil, and cotton waste, for heating
| apparatus, one thousand dollars Tor the cur
rent fiscal year.
| & For the expenses OF the Joint Select Com
mittec on Iallcged outrages in the Southern
States, the sum of one thousand four hundred
| and siXty-threc dollars and twenty-five cents
said sum to be carried for the purpose to the
contingent fund of the Senate.
JUDICIARY.
For dcfraying the expenses of the conrts o
the United States, incnlding the District o
Columbia; for jurors and witnesses, and cX
penses Of suits in which the United State
are concerned, of PROSECUTIONS for oticnse
committed against the United States; To-
the safe-keeping of prisoners; and for thu
expenses which may be incurred III the en-
forcement of the act, relative to the right o
citizens TO vote, of February twenty-eighth
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, or an.
| acts amendatory thereof or Supplementary
thereto, three million two hundred Thousand
dollars; of which sum two hundred thousan'
dollars shall be available for the expense
incurred during the present fiscal year, tn
said act being hereby supplemented ant
amended so as TO further provide rs follows
THAT whenever, in any county or parish, Il
any congressional district, there shall be tel
citizens thereof of good standing who prior :
any registration of voters for An election TO
Representative in Congress, or prior to an,
election at which Representative in Con
gress is to be voted for, shall make known, /
writing TO the Judge of the circuit court o
the United States tor the district wherein
such county or parish is situate, their deslr
to have said registration or election bot
guarded and scutinized, it shall be the dut
of the said Judge of the circuit court, within
not less than ten days prior to said registra
ton or election, as the cnse may be, to ope
the said court 1.-THE most convenient point i
said district; and the said court, when S
opened by said Judge, shall proceed to ap
point and commission, from day 10 day, an
from time to time, and under the hand of tn
said Judge. and under the seal Of said cour
for such election district or voting precinC
in said congressional district, rs shall, tn tn
manner herein prescribed, have beenhpplie
for. land to revoke, change, or renew sal
appointment from time to time, two citizens
residents of said election district or votin
precinct in SAID county or parish who sha
be OF different political parties, and able b
read and write the English language, an
who shall be known and designated rs 81
pervisors of election; and the said cour
when opened by the said judge rs require