The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-20

eighth, eighteen hundred and seven
ty-twO, and to suspend the opera
ton of the fourth section of said act.
Re enacted by The tSe,'ntc and House Of
IS representatives. offfe United States Of liner
ict tIt Congress assembled,
That the time allowed in and by the
first section of the act of Congress APP
proved june eighth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-tWo, entitled IAN act to
provide for the redemption and sale of
lands held by the United States under
the several acts levying direct taxes,
and for othdr purposes. be and the
same is hereby extended for the term
of two years from the first day OF
june, eighteen hundred and seventy
four.
Sec. 2. That the operation of the
fourth section of said act be. and the
same is hereby. suspended until the
expiration of said term OF two years
from said first day of June.
Approved, June 23, 1874.
JOINT RESOLUTION explanatory
of resolution approved January 81,
1853, entitled "A resolution limiting
contracts for stationery and other
supplies in the executive depart
ments to one year.
Il .y7etI on the Senate ofi3d Horse Of R pI--
Scnirtiir,s offite United STATS cf -1Hh1'icd in
Congress aSsc1lbtett,
That the resolution approved .Ianu-
ary thirty-first. eighteen hundred and
siXty-eight, entitled "A resolution
limiting contracts for stationery and
other supplies i'll the Executive De
part,nents to one year." shall not be
held, or construed, to apply to, or in
clude, mail-bags, mail locks and keys,
.to1 a0gs Is a.
Der wrappers. or stamped envelopes.
Approved, March 2f, 1874.
AN ACT to authorize the use of gilt
letters for the names of of vessels.
Be it c71ac'.tI by the S nate Hh,l HJilsc Of
IL pr N-,i'ctireso Of tn, Fn;t'd States Of liner
cst in CUHg7-aSs assembled,
That section three of the act entitled
AN act concerning the registering
and recording of ships and vessels, :"
approved December thirty-tirSt, sew
cntecn hundren and ninety-two. is
hereby SO amended as to allow the
name of any vessel to be painted upon
her stern in yellow or gilt letters.
Approved, june %, 1874.
AN ACT to protect persons of foreign
birth against forcible constraint or
involuntary servitude.
Re Il cItdcfed bu tha lS.7las, GEd H:dGse af
r. pres H,GiiUcs ofEa United S;!tyS Of -L5stTi-
ca in Congress assembled,
That whoever shall knowingly and
witully bring into the United States.
or the Territories thereof. any person
inveigled or forcibly Kidnapped in any
other country, with intent to hold
such person so inyeigled or Kidnapped
in confinement or to any involuntary
i1n III c1s rlE
and willfillly sell, or cause to be sold,
into any condition of involuntary
>ervitude, any other person for any
term whatever, and every person who
shall knowingly and wiilfillly hold to
involuntary service any person so sold
and bought. shall be deemed guilty of
Il felony. and, Oh conviction thereof,
be imprisoned for Il term not exceed
ing five years and pay n fine not eX-
cecding five thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. That every person who
shall be accessory to any of the felo-
nies herein declared, either before or
after the fact, shall be deemed guilty
of a felony, and on conviction thereof
he imprisoned for term not exceed
ing five years and pay Il fine not eX-
ceeding one Thousand dollars.
Approved, June 23, 1874.
AN ACT to change the times of hold
ing the circuit and district courts ut
the city of Evansville.
Sc it enacted b5 the lSr-note dnd Hou$c Of
R,f'rse7'tGtiros oftI,@ Jnneti Sttttes Of liner
tcd an Congress assembled,
That the terms of the circuit and
district courts of the United States for
the district of Indiana, which are pro-
vided by law to be holden at the city
of EH-nya-Hrilio SJaoIl 1,4,.n0 ftoy NO lnlL
at that city on tire first Mondays of
April and October i'll each year.
Sec. 2. That all suits which stand
for trial at. and all writs, processes
and recogniZances which are, or may
be made, returnable to, the next Au-
gust term of said courts, shall stand
continued and be returnable to the
next term thereof provided for i'll this
act.
Approved, June %, 1874.
AN ACT to amend and supplement
an act entitled ''An act to establish
n uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" APP
proved March second, eighteen hun
dred and siXty-seven, and for other
purposes.
Be ii enacted on the !S,,'ate and Hoa,se of
Kprescntoiiucs cftIsc United States Of inner
ic0 in Congress assembled,
That the act entitled San act to es-
tablish uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States,'' ap-
proved March second, eighteen hun
dred and siXty-soven, be and the same
is hereby, amended and supplemented
as follows: That the court may, in
its discretion, on sufficient cause shown,
and upon notice and hearing, direct
the receiver or assignee to take pos
session of the property, and carry on
the business of the debtor, or any part
thereof, under the direction of the
court, when, in its Judgment, the in
terest of the estate as well as of the
creditors will be promoted thereby,
but not for a period exceeding nine
months from the time the debtor shall
have been declared a bankrupt: Pro
made until the court shall be satisfied
that it is approved by a majority in
value of the creditors.
Sec. 2. That section one of said act
be, and it is hereby, amended by add
ing thereto the following words ::
s'Pr0ct0ed, That the court having
charge of the estate of any bankrupt
may direct that any of the legal assets
or debts of the bankrupt may direct
that any of the legal assets or debtors
of the bankrupt, as contrldistinguished
from equitable demands, shall, when
such debt does not exceed five hundred
dollars, be collected in the courts of
the State where such bankrupt resides
having jurisdiction of claims OF such
nature and AMOUNT
Sec. 3. That section two of said act
De, ana II hereby Is, amended by strik-