Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-09
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Third Session of the Forty
Second Congress.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

GENERAL NATURE-No. SOL
An Act authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury TO refund the diferential duty on
articles actually on ship board in French YES
sells destined for the United States on the filth
of November, eigeteen hundred and seventy
two.
Be it enactedby the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That goods, wares, and
merchandise imported in French vessels from
countries other than France, and which were on
ship board and bound to the United States on
the fifth day of November, eigh cen hundred
and seventy two. are hereby relieved from liza
bility to discriminating duty under the seven
teenth section of the act of June thirtieth, eigh
teen hundred and sixty four, revived on such
goods by the proclamation of the President of
the United States dated October thirtieth, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy two; and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury i; hereby authorized, in
any such case, to refund such discriminating
wares, and merchandise, out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, February H. 1873
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81.
An Act to readjust the western boundary Of
Dokata Territory.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That all that portion
of Dakota Territory lying west of the one hun
dred and eleventh meridian Of longitude, which,
by an erroneous definition of the boundaries Of
said Territory by former act Of Congress, re-
mains detached and distant from Dakota proper
some two hundred miles, be, and the same is
hereby, attached to the adjoining Territory Of
Montana. rHtf9
Approved, February II. 1873. q
GENERAL NATURE-No. 32[
An Act prShibiting gift enterprises in the Dis
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States of Ameri-
ca in congress assembled, That so much of the
act of the legislative assembly of the District of
Columbia entitled An act imposing license
carried on in the District of Columbia" ap-
proved August twenty third, eighteen hundred
bnd seventy one, as authorizes gift enterprises
therein and licenses to be issued therefor, is
disapproved and repealed; and hereafter it
shall be unlawfully for any person or persons to
engage in said business in any manner as de>
fined in said act or otherwise; and any person
or persons so doing, on conviction thereof in the
police court of said District, on information
filed for and on behalf of said District, in the
manner provided for in the sixteenth section of
the act creating the police court in said District
for the enforcement of laws or ordinances of
the late corporations of Washington, George,
town, and the levy court, shall pay fine OF
not exceedings one thousand dollars, or be inn
prisoned in the jail of said District for period
Of not less than one nor more than six months,
or both, in the discretion of the court: Pro-
vided, That any party deeming himself ag-
grieved by the judgment of said court may
appeal therefrom to the criminal court of said
District in the manner provided for in other
caser of convictions in the said police court, and
the judgement of said criminal court shall be
final.
Approved, February II. 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81.
An Act in relation to mineral lands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States OF Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That within the States
hereinafter named deposits or mines of iron and
OPERATIONS of an act entitled IAN act to pro-
mote the development of the mining resources
of the United States" approved May tenth,
| eighteen hundred and seventy two, and said act
shall not apply to the minerals lands situate and
| being with the States of Michigan, Wisconsin,
| and Minnesota, and that said lands are hereby
declared free and open to exploration and pur-
chase, according to the legel subdivisions there
| of, as before the passage of said act; and that
any bnna fde entries of such lands within said
States, since the passage thereof, may be pat
ented without reference to the provisions of said
| act.
Approved, February Is, 1873.
| GENERAL NATURE-No. S.
An Act creating an additional land distric in
the Territory of Arizona.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o.
Representatives of the United States of Ameri
| ca in Congress assembled, That all that portion
] of the Territory of Arizona embraced in the
1 following described limits, to wit: commencing
at the eastern boundary of the Territory, ct thu
intersection of the first standard line north anc
running thence west on that line to the western
boundary of the Territory thence south with
said boundary line to the southern boundary o
the Territory; thence east on said line to tn
eastern boundary of the eastern boundary o
the Serritory and thence north on said line t.
the place of beginning, shall constitute sep
district. the Office of which shall be located a
such place in said district as the President Q
the United States may direct which may
!, changed from time to time as the public interes
may require.
Sec. 2. That the President shall appoint, b
} and with the advice and consent Of the Senate