The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23

For Fort Moultrie, Charleston Har-
Dor. South Carolina, twenty thousand
= dollars.
For Fort Sumter, Charleston Har-
boz, South Carolina, twenty thousand
dallars.
For Fort Pulaski, Savannah River.
Georgia, twenty thousand dollars.
For Fort Jackson, Mississippi River
Louisiana, thirty thousand dollars.
For Fort Saint Phillip, Mississippi
River, Louisiana, thirty thousand dol
lars.
For Fort Taylor, Key West, Flori-
da. twenty thousand dollars.
For fort at Fort Point, entrance to
San Francisco Harbor, California,
thirty thousand dollars.
For fort at Lime Point, San Fran
cisco Harbor, California, thirty thou
sand dollars.
For fort on Alcatraz Island, harbor
OF San Francisco, California, twenty
thousand dollars.
For torpedoes for llarbor-defenses.
and preservation of the same, one
hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars: Preceded. that the money herein
appropriated for torpedoes shall onIv
De used in the establishment and main
tenance OF torpedoes to be operated
from shore-stations for the destruction
OF an enemy's vessel approaching the
shore or entering the channel and fair
ways of harbors.
For contingencies of Notifications.
seventy-five thousand dollars.
For surveys and recOnnaissances i'm
the military divisions and departments,
thirty thousand dollars.
For continuing exploration and sur
vey OF the Territories of the United
States west of the one hundred merid--
ian. thirty thousand dollars.
Approved, April 3, 1874.
AN ACT to amend the Efficiently
section of an act approved June,
eighth, eighteen hundred and seven
ty-tw. entitled 'sAn act to revise.
consolidated and amend the statutes
relating to the Post Office Depart
ment.
Be u enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the United iSIcttes Of A11,e1
1cd IN Congress assembled,
That cection fifteen of the act ssto re-
wise, consolidate and amend the stat
utes relating to the Post Office Depart
ment," approved June eighth, eight
cen hundred and seventy-two, be
amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 15. That before entering up
on the duties, and before they shall
receive any salary, the Postmaster
Gendral, and all persons employed in
the postal service, shall respectively
take and subscribe before some mag
istrate or other competent officer
authorized to administer oaths by the
laws of the United States. or of any
State or Territory, the following oath
or affirmation:
60 I, A. B. do solemnly swear Tor
affirm, as the case may be.) that will
faithfully perform all the duties re-
quired of me and abstain from every
thing forbidden by the laws in relation
to the establishment of post offices and
post roads within the United States;
and that l will honestly and truly ac-
count for and pay over any money
belonging to the said United States
which may come into my possession
or control; and 1 also further swear
Tor affirn) that l will support the Con-
stitution of the United States, SO help
me God.'
And this oath or affirmation may be-
taken before any officer, civil or mill
tary holding a commission under the
United States, and such officer is here
by authorized to administer and certi-
1Y SUCH OdLIl OF dIIlTIlldtlOll.
Approved, March 5, 1874.
AN ACT to amend the act entitled
''An act making appropriations for
slIndry civil expenses of the Govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-fOur. and for other purposes, p"
approved March third, eighteen hum
dred and seveuty-three.
Be IL enacted dY The S nate and House Of
Representatives. of te United States of AnieT-
ca IN Congress assembled,
That the act entitled San act maxi
ing appropriations for sundry civil ex-
penses of the Government for the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-four. and for 9TH
er purposes, approved March third,
eighteen hundred and seventy-three.
be, and the same is hereby. amended
| by adding to the proviso in the clause
| of said act relating to the public print
ing and binding the following words :.
land of the House of Representatives"
Approved, January p, 1874.
AN ACT to establish the Bismarck
land district in the Territory of Da-
kota.
Be 10 enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives. ofGhe United States of Anle7~
icd in Congress assembled,
That all that portion of Dakota Terri
tory lying north of the seventh stand
ard parallel and west of the ninth
guide-meridian be, and the same is
hereby, created into separate land
district, to be known as the Bismarck
district and the land office for said
district shall be located at the town OF
Bismarck. where the North Pacific
Railroad intersects the Missouri River
Sec. 2. That a register and re-
ceiver shall be appointed for said dis
trict land Office, who shall be governed
by the same laws and receive the same
compensation as prescribed for similar
officers in the other land districts OF
said Territory.
Approved, April "a, 1874.