New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-28

acts declaring the duties, powers, rights,
and privileges of said commissioners, are
hereby repealed; but nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed as an approval or
adoption by Congress OF any part OF the
work OF the commissioners.
SEC. 2. That the Committee of the House
of Representatives on the Revision of the
Laws, together with such committee as the
Senate may join, be and they hereby are au-
thorized to contract with some suitable per-
son or persons. learned in the law, to pre-
pare bill revising and embodying in one
act all the laws authorizing post roads IN
force at the expiration OF the present ses-
sion OF Congress, and also to prepare
bill cOdifying and regulating the laws in
regard to military otfenses, according to
the recommendation made by the President
of the United States in his annual message
communicated to Congress at the present
session, and also to prepare revision OF ali
the Indian treaties now in force as laws.
SEC. B. That said committee are also au.
thOrized to contract with some suitable
person or persons, under the supervision of
said committee aud such regulations as
may be by them prescribed, to prepare the
revision of the statutes already reported by
the commissioners, or which may be re-
ported before said fourth day of May, in
the form of bill to be presented at the
opening of the session OF Congress IN De-
cember next, embodying all the laws so re-
vised and the bills and provisions herein
provided tor, with proper indexes, so that
the same may be in form to be acted upon
forthwith by Congress at said session
SEC. 4. That said committee is further aH-
thorized to have such revisiOns and bills
printed by the Congressional Printer from
time to time, uniform with the revision al
ready reported, and to distribute them, and
also the consolidation and cOditicatlOn OF
tha pootot Nd onA fraat
herein provided for, to members of Con
gress and others competent to judge OF
their merits, in order for their correction by
such persons.
Sec. 5. That any moneys appropriated for
the payment of the work herein provided
for shall be disbursed by the Department OF
Justice from time TO time only SO far as that
Department shall be satisfied that the work
has been well and faithfully performed, and
as said Department shall be satisfied that
the work will be fully done and completed
by the commencement of said session OF
Congress in December next.
Approved March 3. 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 73.
An act to regulate the takin. of testimony
in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States of
witness shall be compelled to appear or
70 testify before any commissioner or officer
appointed to take testimony under letters
rOgatory, issued or TO be issued from any
court in any foreign country, in any suit or
proceeding in which the government of such
foreign country shall be party of record
or in interest, except for the purpose of an.
swering specific written interrogatories is
sued with and accompanying such letters
rogatory and addressed to such witness; pro-
vided. tina. when counsel fog all the parties
attend the examination they may consent
that questions in addition to those accom-.
panying the letters gogatory may be put to
the witness. Unles. the letters rogatOry ex-
clude such additional ipterrogatories.
Sec. ,. That no witness shall be required,
on such examination. or any other under
letters rogatory. TO make any disclosure
or discovery which shall tend to criminate
him either under the laws of the State or
Territory within which such examination
is had, or any other. or any foreign Statee
Approved March 3, 1879
GENERAL NATURE-NO. y.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
prevent smuggling, and for other purpo
ses, approved July eighteenth eighteen
hundred and sixty-six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
seventh section of the act entitled an act
to further prevent smuggling, and for other
purposes approved July eighteenth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows: That it
shall be the duty of the several collectors
of customs and of internal revenue to re
port within ten days to the district attorney
of the district in which any fine, penalty,
or forfeiture may be incurred for the viola
ton of any law of the United
States relating to the revenue,
statement of all the facts and
circumstances of the case within their
knowledge, together with the names of the
witnesses, and which may come to their
knowledge from time to time, stating the
provisions of the law believed to be vio-
lated, and on which a reliance may be ha 8
for condemnation or conviction, and such
district attorney shall cause the proper pro-
ceedings to be commenced and prosecuted
without delay for the fines penalties, and
forfeitures BY Law in such case provided.
unless, upon inquiry and examination, he
shall decide that such proceedings can not
probably be sustained, or that the ends of
public justice do not require that proceed
ings should be instituted, in which case he
shall report the facts in customs cases to
the Secretary of the Treasury, and
in internal revenue cases to the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue for
their direction: and for the ex.
penses incurred and services rendered in all
such cases the district attorney shall receive
and be paid from the treasury such sum as
the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem
just and reasonable upon the certificate
of the judge before whom such cases are
tried or disposed of: provided, however,
that the annual compensation of such dis
trict attorney shall not exceed the maxi
mum amount now prescribed by law; and
If any collector shall i'll any case fail to
report to the proper district attorney as
prescribed in this section. such collectors !
right to any compensation, benefit. or above
ance in such ease shall be forfeited to the
United States. and the same may. in the
discretion of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
be awarded to such persons as may make |
complaint and prosecute the same to judg. |
ment or conviction. !
Approved March 3. 1873.
GENERAL. NATUEE-No. s5.l /
An act providing for the payment TO the |
governmenment of Japan the sum due on |
account of rents for lands and buildings |
occupied by the diplomatic and consular
representatives of the United States to
Japan, and for other purposes. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States of |
America in Congress assembled, That the |
Secretary of State be and he is hereby au.
thOrized to pay to the government of Japan,
through its resident diplomatic representa-.
tive in the United States, out of any moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
any sum not exceeding six thousand dol |
lars. which may be found to be due to the |
government of Japan by that of the United |
States, OF account of rents for lands or |
buildings occupied for hospital purposes. |
Jail and courthouse. by the United States |
in Japan.