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with leather, ard for manufacture of saddle-bags
and repairing horse equipments ior cavalry troops,
one hundred thousand dollars.
For manufacture. at national arnories, of the new
model breech-loadng musket and carbine, adopted
for the military service recommendation OF the
board of officers convened under act of june sixth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, one hundred
Thousand dollars: Prorided, That no part OF tn $
shall be expended said armories in the per-
lection of patentabe invention in the manufacture
Of arms by the officers of the army otherwise COM
pensated for their services to the United States.
For the construction OF a post on the nortn iofh
Of Loupe River in Nebraska. fifty thousand dollars
Procidcd, That the cost Ct said post shall not ex-
coed the amount hereby aIpropI lated.
SEC. 2. That all balances of appropriations Ior
whatever account, made for the service of the De
partments of the Quartermaster-Genera and OF t. G
Commissary-General of Subsistence. prior to July
first, eighteen hundred and seyenty-two, which on
the thirieth day OF june eighteen hundred ana
seveny-four, shall remain on the books OF the Treas
uIy shall be carried to the surplus fund.- except such
the Auditor of the Treasury whose duty II Is TO
tify the Secretary of the Treasury be necessary
in the settlement of such accounts as have been re
ported 10 him for payment by the Quartermastes
and the Commissary Departments pending i'll his
office. And the Quartermaster General, Commissary
General, and Third Auditor of the Treasury snail
continue to receive, examine and consider the Jus
tce and validity Of such claims as shall be brought
before them under the act of July fourth eighteen
hundred and sixty-tour, and the acts amendatory
thereof and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
make report Of each claim allowed by them, at ne
commencement of each session OF Congress to the
Speaker of the House of Representative VINO shaii
lay the same before Congress tor consideration.
Approved, June 49,. 1874.
GENERAL NATURE NO. 45.]
AN ACT to change the time for holding the
circuit and district courts of the United STATE
for the eastern district Of Wisconsin at Osh-
kosh.
Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
yepsentatices of the United States of Anericd IN
Congress assembled That the time of holding
the circuit and district courts OF the United
States for the eastern district of Wisconsin at
Oshkosh be on the second Tuesday of July, of
each year. instead of the first Monday of July,
as now provided by law; and that all recognize
ances, indictments, writs. process, and ther
proceedings, civil and criminal, now pending
in either of salt! courts, may be entered. heard,
and tried at the time herein fixed for holding
said courts.
SEC. q That this act shall not interfere with
the terms of said courts appointed to be holden
at Milwaukee, in said distrlct nor with the
power now possessed by the judges OF said
courts 10 order special terms of the same as
now provided by law.
Approved, June IL, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE NO. 46.l
AN ACT fixing the times of holding the cir
cult court of the> United States in the dis
tricts of California, Oregon and Nevada.
Be it enacted 5y the Senate and House Of Rep
aeseatatiues of the United States Of america an
Congress assembled, That hereafter term of
the circuit court of the United States for the
districts of California, Oregon and Nevada
shall be held as follows, namely: For the dis
trict of California, il the city of San Francisco,
on the second Monday of February, July and
December of each wear; for the district OF Ore,
gon, in the city of Portland, on the second
Monday of April, August and November OF
each year; and for the district OF Nevada, IN the
city of Carson. en- the second Monday OF March,
June and October of eacfryear
SEC. 2. That this act shall take effect on the
first day of July next; and all provisions of Jaw
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved June 16, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. Al.
AN ACT relating to Ambassadors, Consuls
and other officers.
Be 1t enactedJy the Senate and House of Rep
resentdtiues of the United States of Aneeric a, n.
Congress assembled, That no Ambassador En-
voy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipoteutialv,
Minister Resident, Commissioner TO any for.
eign country, charge d'affaiIes, Secretary of
Legation, Assistant Secretary of Legation, In
terpreter to any legation in any foreign country,
Consul General, Consul, Commercial Agent,
consnlar pupils. or consusr agent shall be abb
sent from his post or the performance of his
duties for a longer period than ten days at any
one time, without the permission previously
obtained of the President. And DO compensl-
ton shall be allowed Tor the time of any such
absence in any case except in cases of sickness;
ncr SDall any ulpiOtndtic OF cODSuldr OHlcPr COZ
respond in regard to the public affairs of any
foreign government with any private person,
newspaper or other periodical, or otherwise
than with the proper officers OF the United
States; nor without the consent of the Secreta-
~ Of State previously obtained, recommend
any person at home or abroad for any employ
ment of trust or profit under the Government
of the country in which he is located; nor ask
or accept for himself or any other person, any
present, emolument, pecuniarg favor, office, or
title Of any kind from any such government.
Approved, June II, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 4S.
AN ACT to increase the pensions Of soldiers
and sailors who have been totally disabled.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States Of Anaericu
ia Congress assembled, That S, ctien four of the
act entitled San act TO revise. consolidate and
amend the laws relating 10 PENSIONS and
approved March third, eighteen. hundred and
seventy-three, be SO amended that all PERSONS
who, while in the military or naval service of
the United States, and in the line of ,iuty shall
have been permanently ard totally disabled
to require the regular personal aid and attendance
of another person, by the Toss of the sight of both
eyes, by the loss of the sight of eye the sight of
the other having been pi eyiously lest by the loss
of both hands, or by the loss of both feet by any
other injury resulting in total and permanent help
essness, shall be entitled to pension of fifty dollars
per month; and this shall be in lieu of pension of
thirty-one dollars and TWENTY-FIVE cents per month
granted TO such person by said section: PR gided
That the increase of pension shall not be granted
by reason of any of the injuries herein specified
unless tue nave resulted in permanent tot
heIplessness requiring the regular personal aid and
attendance OF another person.
SEC. 2. That this ACT shall take effect from and
after the fourth day of June eighteen hundred and
segenty-f0ur.
Approved, june is, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No 49.l
AN ACT to increase pensions in certain cases.
Be il enacted By the Senate and House of Rfpre-
gress assembled, That all persons who are now
nitled to pensions under existing laws and who
have lost either an arm at or above the elbow,
leg at above the knee shall be rated in the second
class, and shall receive twenty-tour dollars pei.
month: Prooided, That no artificial limbs or com
mutat ion therefor shall be furnished to such nerons
as shall be entitled to pensions under this act.
SEC That this act shall take effect from and
after the fourth day OF June, eighteen hundred and
seventy four.
Approved, June 10, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE--No. 5O.l
AN ACT fixing the time for the election of
Representatives from the State off Pennsyl-
vania to the Forty-fourth Congress.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rem
resentdtioes of the United States OF 1nerica in
Congress assembled. That on the Tuesday next
following the first Monday in November, eish.
teen hundred and seventy-foar, there shall he
elected in each congressional district ia The,
State of Pennsylvania one Representative to re-
pIesent said State in the Forty fourth CONGRESS
OF the nited States.
Approved June Is, 1874
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