New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-18
GENERAL NArURE-No. C61

an act to encourage the establishment of
public marine schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Navy. to promote nautical
education, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to furnish, upon the application
:n writing of the Governor of the State a
suitable vessel of the Navy, with all her
apparel, charts, books, and instruments of
navigation, provided the same can be
tpared without detriment to the naval
service, to be used for the benefit of any
Nautical school, or school or college hav ing
= nautical branch, established at each or
any of the ports Of New York, Boston,
philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, and San
francisco, upon the condition that there
shall be maintained, at such port, school
ar branch OF a school for the instruction of
:oaths in navigation, seamanship, marine
.Ig merry and all matters pertaining to the
proper construction, equipment and sailing
al vessels or any particular branch thereof:
and the President of the United States is
hereby authorized when in his opinion the
came can be done without detriment 10 the
inbllc service, to detail proper officers of
the Navy as superintendent of, or instruc-
:ors in, such schools: Provided, That if
any such school shall be discontinued. or
the good of the naval service shall require.
such vessel shall be Immediately restored
90 the Secretary of the Navy and the
officers so detailed recalled: And provided
further, That no person shall be sentenced
20, or received at, such schools as a punish
;nent or communication of punishment for
crime.
Approved jane 20, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. G7.1
"a act TO create two additional land dis.
tricts in the State of Kansas.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
representatives. of the United States of
Merica III Congress assembled, That all
.western portion OF the State of Kansas,
.luded as follows, to wit, commencing as
northeast corner of township ten of
..se sixteen, and running thence west to
western boundary of the State: thence
81. along said boundary line, to the
.otl standard parallel thence east, along
arallel line, to the southeast corner of
Hua: ounty; thence north to the place Of
oeShng. be. and hereby is. constituted
- d district, TO be called the western
!and arict.
ot.' That all the western portion Of
.ne ~ of Kansas, included as follows,
% ni., lne ucing at the northeast corner
% "a o. county, and running thence west
70 .no Invest corner of said county:
theneo TO the southwest corner of
said coun -hanca xvos- o,o,r ,La Forr+b
standard alIei ~ tbe v @.o i h", ,vI
of the Statberce sontb aiou1- $50 houni
airy line toe southern bonnda ,~ Of the
state, net.,sst along said boundary line
20 the soutIt corner of Barbour county:
thence nor.n The place of beginning, be,
and hereby Constituted a new land dis.
trict, to be ca. the Arkansas Valley Land
district; anu in addition. include in |
the district 'no DIS lying in Rice and Reno |
wSEc. 3. That President. by and with
the advice and sent of the Senate. ia
hereby auIaor appoint register and |
receiver lor Sn said districts who |
shall diseharge nAa Id similar duties and |
receive the saMe mt of compensation
allowed 10 otMer rs discharging like
duties IN the gtne. az pffices of said State.
Approved June wv.