Smyrna times., 1874-07-15
oFFICI-A n i.
4 avs and Resolutions of the United States Pas
sed the First session of the Forty
Third Congress.
IGKNERAL NAruRE-No. aO.I

IGESERAL NATuRE-No. 9OI
AN ACT concerning the practice in territorial courts and
VIII reas by establishing several the
] ]Itoe sha have commonaw and currency jurisdiction and
been entertained whether said jurisdictions must
together the ms and whether the codes and
Sorizr mngng Of said urisdetiOns in the proceed
tsbe are repugnant the said ogauic respectively
enacted by the senate and House Representatives
of The nited America in Congress assembled That
4 shall nSt hs United States exercise separately he
s sHS Snd in said
Territories respectively IN 20 tar as ns' az D40csn M nj
whether legal be % ana az shas all
E with said respective codes and rules Of practice far
late. to the R snG and e
has shall be deprived o tnS rsn' ~ oS jury in cases
Tai The appellate jurisdiction Supreme Court
United the judgments and DEGREES of said
oral courts cases Of trial BY Jury shall be exercised
such aud resutons as to form and modes OF preceding
the d P4DSd instead evidence at
statement the facts S ,he es % 0ur IN the 9 nature M OF
sion or Of evidence when excepted TO- shall be made
peme Court ogeiher with the transcript Of the
Supreme Court taken upon such Judgment
dsete shall S by And provided 1ther That the ap
pate make any order in any case heIstoors
ties that this act shall not apply to cases nov pending in
sready hy been filed.
Approved, April ,l'74
GENERAL NAruRK-No. ISL
AN ACT relative private agreements made
with Indians May twenty eighteen hundred and
b. il enacted and House of Representatives
United states OF America in Congress assembled That
ther person its employ control. the bInd
counsel or give any assistance
contract agreement made by
D rttGn any tribe, nation OF Indans ndvi-
dua Indian or lnilalSs n3t Gtzen @ ., '9s ue
regulating the mode o making private contracts with
sryrniy-two the payment delivery of or
nI Of any privilege other per
persons corporation 10 consideration OF services 9r
or claim of reference to annue in
@ or treaties With the Cnl,ed states or oaicia acts OF any
2c nt,eo OF ia an cS oT a9eennt was
writing and duly signed by the parties IN interest thereto at
ties the time the contract was Ignd aud then not until
examined by the Secretary the Interior and the Com
f6st NAV hvs been made thereon dIy entered o
record office Of the Commissioned OF Indian Affairs
rhat in addition thereto there shall also be hed in
psrs by said COmms Secretary and
.Sx eaeh and ali SUCH contracts and 80 pre-
se'ted which statements shall Oe sworn 70 specially oy az
ing support and OF such contract or E
not BY agent attorney First that the writing et
for examination and record provided for in the ht Secor
e1 is in fact such entered and reduced
ben mad aud executed: seconily such swofn sta emnt
snail particularly the names o the real parties in insres
the original contract or aSreement manning tneA no
named 10 tne written contract or sEreement, agree ana shr
orr corporAton or inn the name OF the person omcer
Tor so doing. shan specially thirdly particua
.,atsment OF all aud singular ihe services RENDERED or i6
said fling with those things to be done or rendered togh
advanced BY either party under such contract or
snds.a or thing or DONE or the kind and
pAyment wnether in m"n,Y property OF credits up TO IN
specifically whether original agreement hA
Indian Affairs superintendent Of Indian affairs. India
the @ pat
s .nSe2 s b. . ~ c ueH on %hehr
Officer was Cognizant OF ueh c9n.ric or aEreemsnt haVir
That the Secretary Commissioner OF Indian Aai
fac or proofs deteTmniI
the true character Of the contract or agreement or assgnme
sac T. That such agreement shall be reco
cer employee at the United States until Il
iRterIor shall after full consideration Of
papers in this aed such the
Qure addition thsretO, secretary the Interior sh
and not eToTsantiR in its demnds Provided That the Sec
Interior shall in all enter writing
the record in thu Office Of the Comm
Iadian Affairs ~hsreIn such original contract
prvisions OF Ibis act and considered opnl
sad ennrsct or agreement or assignments thereof
e1orbtant and fraudulent, and that they just
Butt in the opinion Of the Secretary of the Interior su
lent or eSor5tsHt be shall Officially enter lis rejecon
writing upon contract agreement.
be considered of binding by ofcSr
SEC $ That It ia hereby the Secretary
ths Interior investigation 20 be made Of all eHsi
ale in his Office, Of the ONCE Of the Commissioner Of
dian other Oece bureau under his cOntr
and By special notice to the party parties in interest co
pei each such contract agreement found
file. Oca examination, and indOr
required by
this Provided, That the inVest
Of facts touching the character contract
contemplated By this be made by cOmmissio
appointed b the President for that who shall
al the Secretary Of the Interior in writing
Approved, April %, 1874
IGESERAL NATURE-NO. 3l.l
AN ACT repeating the entitled fixing the time
the election Of Representatives from the State OF Caor
to the forty-fourth Congress-
Be enscted BY the Senate and House OF Representa-
Of the United states Of America in Congress assembled
the entitled IAN act fixing the time for the election
Representatives from the state OF California the FsI
fourth COnGrsss approved March th d. eighteen hund
and be. and the hereby repealed.
Approved, May 81, 1874.
fGEgERAL NATURE-NO 32l
AN ACT Tor the benefit occupying claimants.
he u enacted by the and House tati
OF the United states Of America in assembled,
when occupant Of land having color title, good "a
has made valuable thereon,
action fodnd not 70 be the rghul thereof
pant shall be snttsd Ia the Federal ali the
remedies ard institutIng
such relief be giysa by the STATE