The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-15
LAWS
LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
First Session of the FOrty-Third Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 56.1

AN ACI to provide tor the election OF Con-
gressmen at large for the State of Alabama
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
resentdtiues of the United States of Anaerica IN
Congress assembled, That the two additional
Representatives to Congress allowed to the
State of Alabama, according to the apportion-
ment under the ninth cepsus may be elected by
the State at large, and the other Representa-
tives to which the State is entitled by the dis
tricts as now prescribed by law in said State,
unless the general assembly of Alabama shall
otherwise provide before the time liked by law
for the election for Representatives 10 Congress
from said State.
Approved, June 20, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
AN ACT to authorize the issue of duplicate
agricultural land script where the original
has been lost or destroyed.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives Of the United States Of An,erica in
Congress assembled, That the provisions of
the act of Congress of the twenty-third day of
June, eighteen hundred and sixty, relating to
the reissue of land warrants in certain cases,
be, and the same are hereby, extended as to
include the reissue of agricultural college land
script, lost, cancelled or destroyed without the
fault of the owner thereof, under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary Of the Interior may
prescribe.
Approved, June 20, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 5S.l
AN ACT making additions to the fifteenth
titled san act to amend an act entitled AN
act to aid in the construction of q railroad
and telegraph line from the Missouri River
to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the
Government the use of the same for postal,
military, and other purposes approved July
l, 1862"
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of Anaerica In
Congress assembled That there shall be, and is
hereby, added to tina fifteenth section of the
Univ aip III red
and sixty-four, entitled San act to amend an
act entitled AN act to aid in the construction
of a railroad and telegraph line from the Mis-
souri, River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure
to the Government the use of the same for
postal, military, and other purposes approved
July first, eighteen hundred and slxty-two,"
the following words, namely: "And any officer
or agent of the companies authorized to con-
struct the aforesaid roads, or of any company
engaged in operating either of said roads, who
shall refuse to operate and use the road or
telegraph under his control, or which he is en-
gagged in operating for all purposes of COM
munication, travel, and transportation, so far
as the public and the Government are con-
cerned, as one continuous line. or shall refuse,
in such operation and use, to afford and
secure to each OF said roads equal advantages
and facilities as to rates, time, or transporta-
ton, without any discrimination OF any kind
IN favor OF, or adverse to, the road or business
of any or either of said companies. shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, anu, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fued in any sum
not exceeding one thousand dollars, and may
be imprisoned not less than six months. In
case of failure or refusal of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, or either of said branches,
to comply with the requirements of this act
and the acts to which this act is amendatory
the party injured or the party aggrieved may
bring an action in the district or circuit court of
the United States in the Territory, district or
circuit IN which any portion of the road of the de-
fendant may be situated for damages on account
raco
the plaintiff shall be entitled Judgment for treble
the amount of all excess of freight and fares collect
ed by the defendant, and tor treble the amount of
damages sustained by the plaintiff by such failure
or refusal; and for each and every violation of
of action shall arise; and in case of suit
in any such Territory district, circuit, process
fou nd in the Territory, district or circuit in Which
such suit may be brought, and such service shall be
by the court held to be good and sufcient and it is
and OF the acts amendatory thereof the railway OF
the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Compa-
ny shall be deemed and taken to be part and ex-
tension of the road of the Kansas Pacific Railroad,
to the point Of junction thereof with the road of the
UnionlP acic Railroad Company at cheyenne, as pro-
vded in the act of March third eighteen hundred
sixty-nine.
Approved, June 20, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE NO. 59]
AN ACT to amend the act entitled an act
transferring the control of certain Territorial
penitentiaries to the several Territories in
which the same are lacated, approved Janu-
airy twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and
sevelty-three.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. of the United States of Anaerica in
Congress assembled, That the act entitled San
act transferring the control of certain Terrific
rial penitentiaries to the several Territories in
which the same are located approved Janu-
airy twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-three, be, and the same is hereby, amend
ed by striking out the words Montana, Idaho,
and Wyoming wherever The same occur in said
act, and the said act shall hereafter have no
applicability to the Territories of Montana,
Idaho and Wyoming.
SEC. 2. That the penitentaries in the Terri
tories OF Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, shall
continue under the care and control of the
marshal of the United States for said Terrific
RES, under and pursuant to the provisions of
the act entitled can act in relation to certain terri
torial penitentiaries," approved January tenth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one; which said last
mentioned act is hereby revived and re-enacted SO
far the same applies to the Territories OF Monta-
ma, Idaho and Wyoming.
Approved, June 20, 1884.
GENERAL NATURE-No CO..
AN ACT providing for publication of the re-
vsed statutes and the laws of the United
States
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Anaerica
an Congress assembled, That the existing con-
tract or contracts between the Secretary of
State on the part of the United States, and
Charles G. Little. Augustus Flagg, Henry T,
Miles, and John Bartlett, of Boston, known as
the firm of Little, Brown and Company, dated
the twenty eighth day of May, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-six, and all other contracts he
tween the United States or any officer thereof
with said firm of Little, Brown and Companv.
respecting the printing publication Of the
laws of the United States, are hereby declared
TO De determined, pursuant to the powers
therein reserved.
Sec. q That the Secretary of State is hereby
charged with the duty of causing to be prepar-
ed for printing, publication and distribution
the revised statutes of the United States enact
ed at this present session of Congress; that he
shall cause to be completed the head notes of
several titles and chapters and the marginal
notes referring to the statutes from which each
section was compiled and repealed by said re-
vision; 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
he may deem expedient, with full and complete
index to the same. And when the same shall be COM
peted, tho said Secretary shall duly certify the same
under the seal Of the United States and when print
ed and promulgated as hereinafter provided the
printed Volumes shall be legal evidence of the laws
and treaties therein contained, in all the courts of
United States, and of the several States and Terri
tories.
SEC. 8. That the revision of the statutes of a
general and permanent nature with the index there
to, shall be printed in one volume and shall be en-
titled and labeled "Revised Statutes of the United
states; and the revision of the statutes relating
TO the District OF Columbia; to post-roads and the
public treaties in force the first day of December
one thousand eight hundred seventy three with
>&-NSN a
arate volume, and entitled and labeled "Reyised
Statutes relating to District of Columbia and Post
Roads. Public Treaties'' WV
SEC. 4. That the Secretary of State shall cause
the two volumes to be stereotyped and such number
of each volume to be printed and substantially
bound at the government printing office as he NAV
deem needfu for public distribution as hereinafteT
provided and for sale by his Office.
SEC. g. That he shall, in like manner cause TO be
edited printed. published and distributed pamphlet
copies OF the statutes of the present and each future
session OF Congress- to the officers and persons herin-
after provided, and bound copies of the laws of each
Congress to the number of two thousand copies to be
distributed in the manner provided by law, and
uniform with the said edition OF the revised statutes
SEC. 6. That at the close of every session of Con-.
gress the Secretary of State shall cause to be dis
tributed pamphlet copies of the and resolves of
Congress for that session, edited and printed in the
manner aforesaid, as follows: To the President and
Vice President of the United States, two copies
each; to each Senator Representative, and Delegate
IN congress, Que copy; to the librarian of the Sen
ae for the use OF Senators, hundred and twenty
SIX copies to the librarian of the House, two hun
urea anu hty copies for the of the Representa-
lives ana Delegates to the library OF Congress- four
Teen copies; TO the Department of State including
tnose lor ene use OF legations and consulates six
hundred copies; to the Treasury Department, two
those for the use of officers Of the army two hnudS
copies; to tae Navy Department includm9 thnsa f