Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-24

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asnnss TO be all publications printed by order OF
~, 1,ohsress or either House thereof Tyopided, That
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Record nailsd from the city Of washington tran
silent matter shall be one cent.
approved, June 2s 1874.
lGEsEaAL NATuRE-No. COL
AN ACT providing for publication of the revised
statues and laws OF the United states.
BE Il enacted by the Senate and HOUSE Of Renresentd-
tives Of tie United States Of America In Cong ess as
sembLd, That the existing contract or contracts be-
tween tween tne secretary OF rtat. on the part OF the
Henry r miles, and John Bartlett OF Boston. known
as the firm OF little, Brown aud Company, dated
tne iwenty-eignt day OF Nav eighteen hundred and
sixty six, and all other contracts between the Uni
I q states or any ofcer thereof with said firm Of
Lltle, Brown and ompanv, respecting the printing
OF puocalon OF the laws of the United states, are
hereby declared to be determined, pursuant to the
powers therein reserved.
sEc2 Taa the Secretary of State Is hereby charged
with the duty Of causing to be prepared for print
Ing publication and distribution the revised statutes
OF The United states enacted at this present session
OF C. gress; that he shall cause to be completed
the head notes Of the several titles and chapters and
the marginal notes referring To the statues from
VIZ, when eaGn section was compiled and repealed by
sad revision; and references to the decisions OF the
courts OF the United States explaining or expound-
ing the same, and such decisions of State courts as
ne may deem eXpadient, with full and complete
index TO the same And when the same shall be
conplete the said Secretary shall duly certify the
sam under the seal OF tn United states, and when
printed anu pr mu lga' ed ns hereinafter provided
the printed volumes shall be leqa eyldencs of ,he
laws and treaties therein contained In all the courts
Territories
FEC I at the revision Of the statutes Of gene
raj an permanent nature, with the index ,hereo
snali be prlnted IN one yOlime, and snail be entitled
and labeled "Revlsed Statutes Of the United States:r
and the revision OF statutes relating 10 the District
of Columbia; to post Dads and the publlc ireatiea
In rec on the fist day OF December one thousand
eight hundred and seventy three, with q suitable
In lex TO EACH shall be published in separate vol
1nI nfi al.aIn =
Pub ic Treaiiesr
SEC = hat the Secretary OF state shall cause the
Two volumes to b stereoiyped aud such number OF
each volume 10 be printed and substantially bound
at the Government Printing ONCE as he may de m
neediul, for public distribution as hereinafter pro-
vlded. and for sale by his office.
SEC That he shall, In like manner cause To be
edited, printed, published and distributed pamphlet
copies OF the statutes OF the present and each fu-
ture session of Congress, 10 the officers and per-
sons hereinafter provided. and bound copies OF the
laws OF each Congress to tina number OF two thous-
and copies to be distributed In the manner now pro-
yided by law, and uniform with the said edi,on OF
the revised statutes
SEC That at the close OF every session OF Con.
gress III Secretary OF State shall cause to oe dis
trbued pamphlet copies of the acts and resolves OF
Congress for that session. edted and printed in Inc
manner aforesaid, follows: To the President and
Vice President of the United States, two copies
each: 10 each eenator, Representative, and Dele
gate In Congress- one copy; To the librarian OF the
Senate, for the use Of Senators, one hundred and
twenty six copies; to the librarian OF the House. Two
hundred and nifty copies, for the use OF the Repre-
sentatiyes and Delegates; to the Library of Com
gress fourteen copes 10 the Department of state
including those for the use OF legations and consul
laies, six hundred copies; to the Treasury Depart
meni, two hundred copies; 10 the War repdrtment
including those for the use OF O1icars OF the Army,
two hundred copies; to The Navy Deraranent In
clndi those for tue use OF the officers of Navy
one hundred copies; 10 the Department OF the Into
rior, including those or the use of the Surveyors
general aud registers and receivers OF public land
Offices. two hundred and hfty copies; to the Post
once Department, City copies; 20 the Dep r,ment
Of Justice including those for the use Of the chief
and ssoclae justices, the Judges and tee officers of
th United Stales and ter ito al courts for hundred
and twenty five copies; to the Smithsonian Institu-
uilon, 1--WE copies; to the Government Printing Of
nce two copies: 10 tbe Governors and Secretaries
Of Territories, one capy each; TO be realized In the
custody Of Secretary Of the ~.ate, one thousand
copes and len Thousand copies shall be iistdbu,ed
to inc sra cs Gad Territoi es in plsporton 10 the
nulber OF Sena ors, Representatives, and Dele
ga,es In Congress 10 which they are al Tue time
SEC That after the close of each Congress The
secre .ary Of Sate shall nave edned, printed aid
bound Il sufficient number OF the volumes coDuan-
ing tile Stat1,es at Large enacted by hat Congress
to enable hm to s,tbut copies, o. as many there
o, as may be needed, as follows To the President
OF the United Sua.es, four copies, one OF which
shall bH for the library Of the Executive Mansion,
and one copv shall be for the use of Tile Comm,s-
siOner Of Public Buildings; to the Vice President OF
the United Saes. one copy; to each Senator, Rep
resenta,lve, aud De ega,e IN ongress, one co vi TO
The Diatan OF the Senate, for the use OF Senators,
one hundred ahl fourteen copies; TO he librarian
Of the House, for the use OF Representatives. and
Delegates, four hundred and tel copies; to The Lii
bfary of Congress- fourteen coolies, including four
copies 20 the lbrary; TO the Department of State,
including those for the use Of legations and consul
ates thee hundred and eighty copies; to the Urea
sury Department, including those for the use OF Of
lcers OF customs, TWO hundred aud sixty copies to
the War Department, including COPY for the Mill
Tdvy Depaf meni, including copy for the Library
al the Naval Academy at Annapolis, copy for the
library of each navy yard in the Uni,ed States,
c0pv for the Library OF the BROOKLYN Naval Lyce-
um, and copy for the library OF the Naval lnsti-
tue at Charles own, Massachusetts,, sixty i've CO.
pes; ; 10 the Department OF the Interior, including
those fr the nse Of the survevors-a aeneia and reg
listers and receivers Of public ano oi1es, two hun
drei n "a 1fiy copies TO the Post ONO Depa tment
dfly copies to the Department OF Justice, inclu-
ding those for the use OF the chief and associate
Justices, the judges and the officers OF the United
States and territorial courts, four hundred and
twenty pve copies; tU the Department OF Agricul-
ture, tive copies; 70 the Smithsonian Institution,
two copies; 10 the Department of Agriculture, 1--WE
copies; 20 the Governments Printing ONCE, one
copy and the Secre airy OF State shall supply def
cences and olfces newly crea6ed
SEQ That the said pr,nten copies Of the said acts
OF eOch session and OF the said bound copies OF the
acts OF each Congress shall be legal evidence OF the
laws md treaties therein contained in all the courts
OF The unl,ed states and OF the several States
SEQ That the said laws of each session of Con-
gress shall also be stereotyped and printed for sale
as provided in respect to tie said revised statutes.
And the copies OF the said revised Statutes ana OF
the said laws of each session Of Cong ess as issued
from time to time, shall rbe especively sold at the
cost OF the paper press work and binding with ten
per cent thereof added thereto to any person ap-
plyng for the same. And the proceeds of all bales
shall bo paid into the Treasury.
SIC 10 THAT tue Secretary OF State snail cause all
the copies OF the Revision OF Indian treaties made
by Thomas J. Durant, now printed to be bound and
tae same shall he deposited with the Secretary OF
the INFERIOR for the uss OF the Departments and Of
ncers OF the Government.
Approved, June 20, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No GIL
AN ACT 10 create two additional land districts In
the STATE of Kansas
BE IL enacted by the senate and House Of Representd
tines Of the Oned states OF America in Compress
ssnbLe5, THAT all the western po lion of the state of
the northeast corner Of township ten of range six
teen, aud running theuce west to the western boun
Diary Of the State thence south, along a bound
ary lne the fourth standard parallel thence east
aloug said parall line, u the southeast corner of
Rush Couniy thence n rth to the place OF begin
nirg be, and hereby is, constituted new land dis
trlct, to be callod the western land district
SIC That all the western portion OF the State OF
Kansas, included as TO lows, to-wit commencing at
| the northwest corner OF Barton County aud run
ming theuce west to the northwest corner or said
couniy; thence south to the southwest corner Of
taid county thence west along the fourth standard
parallel ne to the weste boundary Uf the state
thence south along raid boundary liue to the nth
ern boundary of the State; thence east along said
| boundary line TO the southeast corner OF Barbour
cuunty thence north to The place OF beginnlng b.,
and hereby 49, constituted new land district, TO be
called The Arkansas Valley land district and shall,
in ADDITION clude In the district the lands lying in
| Ric aud Reno counties.
| SEC That the President, by and with the advice
appoint a register ami receiver for each OF said
diat rIcG discharge like and similar dutis 4