New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-30
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Lave OF sfte United States Passed Mt the
Third Session OF the Forty.sec0nd
EOHnress.

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| GENERAL NarEIE-No. G9.I
An act 10 provide for the preparation and
presentation to Congress of the Revision
] Oh the Laws of the United States. CON
| soldating the laws relating TO the post
! roads, and a code relating to military of
lenses. and the revision Of treaties with
the Indian tribes now in force.
Be il enacted by the Senate ana House
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. That a
Committee of three of the House of Repre-
sentatives on the Revision of the Laws. with
committee on the part OF the Senate. is
hereby authorized, by resolution, to be
filed il the Department of Justice. to &C.
cept. on :he part of Congress. the draft on
Revision of the Laws of the United States
prepared by the commissioner. 10 re-
wise the statutes, so far as the same
has been reported by them, and may
be hereafter reported BY them, a. The
expiration of the time designated for peT-
forming that service. to wit, the fourth day
Of May, eighteen hundred and seventy.
three. and to discharge said commissioners.
from and after which all acts and parts OF
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hereby repealed: but nothing herein con-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 par. OF she
WoTh VI Ute COMMISSIONERS
SEC. :, 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 I, prepare a
bill codifying and regulating the laws in
regard to military Gttenses. according TO
the recommendation made by tie President
of the United States in his ann nal message
communicated to Congress a. The present
session, and also to prepare Sevislo-! OF all
the Indian treaties ncw in force as l.w;s.
SEC. 3. That said committee are also an.
thorized 20 contract with some suitable
person or persons, under The supervision Of
said committee aui sUci, regulations IA
may be by them prescribed. 20 prepare the
revision OF the statute. already reported by
the commissioners. or which may be re.
ported before said fourth day OF May. IL
the form Of bill 20 De presented at the
opening OF the session Of Congress in De.
cember next, embody.n. all the laws so re-
vised and the bills ard provisions herein
provided for. with proper indexes. go tina,
the same may be in form - BE acted upon
forthwith by Congress at said session.
cho. 4. ma Sdlu CoihtllttSe Is iuitBeI dEs
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 codifcatlOn of
the postal and military laws and treaties
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. ). 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
tho work will be fully done ard completed