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Be ii enacted dVAc Senate and HOuSc Of
ErDreScHtdtiUes Of the United StutcS of
16c3icd, in IOngreSSTisNeHtbted, That the
following sums be, and the same are here
by appropriated, out oil amy money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the following notification, and u.her works
ul defense, Tor the fiscal year ending June
thirticth, eighteen huudrui and seventy
five, namely:
IorFuu Prehle, Portland Ilarbur, Maine,
twenty thousand dollars.
For Fort Scamnel, Portland H1rhur,
Maine, thirty thousand dollars.
For batteries, Portsmouth llarbnr, New
hampshire, thirty thousand dollars.
For haticric, al Long Island Head, Bos-
ton IIarbor, Massachusetts, forty thousand
dollars.
For Fort Adams, Newport Harbor twen-
~ thousand dollars.
For fort on Dutch Island, west entrance
To Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, twenty
Thousand dollars.
For Fort Trumbull New London Har-
hur Connecticut, twenty-five thousand
dollars.
For tort on Wllets Point, East River,
New York, thirty thousand dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, East River, New
York. twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Hamilton and additional bat
ferries for completing the same,) New
thousand dollars.
For fort on the site Of Fort Tompkins.
Staten Island. New York Harbor, New
York, thirty thousand dollars
For Battery Hudson. New York Harbur,
New York, thirteen thousand dollars.
For Fort Delaware, Delaware River, Del
aware, twenty-five thousand dollars
For battery at Firms Point, Delaware
River, New Jersey, thirty thousand dol
lars.
For New Fort, opposite Fort Delaware,
Delaware River, thirty thousand dollars.
For Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads, Nlr-
giuia. thirty thousand dollars.
For Fort Moultre, Charleston Harbur,
South Carolina, twenty thousand dollars.
For Fort Sumter Charleston llarbur,
South Carolina, twenty thousand dollars.
For Fort Pulaski, savannah River
Georgia, twenty thousand dollars.
For Fort jackson, Mississippi River
Louisiana thirty thousand dollars.
For Fort Saint Philip, Mississippi River,
Louisiana, thirty thousand dollars.
For Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida,
twenty thousand dollars.
For fort at Fort Point, entrance 10 San
Francisco Ilarbor, California, thirty thous-
and dollars.
For fort at Lime Point, San Francisco
Harbor, California, thirty thousand dollars.
For fort on Alcatraz Island, harbor Of
san Francisco, California, twenty thousand
dollars.
For torpcdoes for harbor defenses, and
preservation of the same, one hundred and
Twenty-Five thousand dollars: ProUided,
That the money herein appropriated Tor
torpedoeS shall only be used in the estab-
lshment and maintenance of torpedoes 10
he operated from shore-stations for the de
Struction Of an enemVs vessel approach
inc the shore or entering the channel and
firways of Harbors.
For contingencies of fortitcationS, sew
entv-fve thousand dollars.
For surveys and "Reminiscences i'm the
military divisions and departments, thirty
thousand dollars.
For continuing exploration and survey
Of the Territories of The United States
west of the one hundredth meridian, thirty
thousand dollars.
Approved, April 3, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. pol
AN ACT concerning the practice in terri
tnrial courts, and appeals therefrom.
Whereas, by the organic acts establish
ing several Of the Territories of the United
States, it is provided that certain courts
thereof shall have common law and chan
Gerry iuris dictiOn, and doubts have been en-
tertained whet her said jurisdiction must
be eXerci sed separately, or whether they
NAV he exercised tugetherin the same pro-
ceedng, and VIII ether the codes and rules of
practice adopted in said Territories which
have authorized a mingling of said iuris-
dictions in the same proceeding, or a uni
form course of proceeding in all cases le-
gal and equitable, are repugnant to the
said organic acts respectively: Therefore,
BE il enacted by the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States Of
ImcTicd in Congress assembled, That IT
shall not he necessary in any OF the courts
of the several Territories of the United
States to exercise separately the commo n
law and chan cerv Jurisdictions vested in
said courts: and that the several codes and
rules of practice adopted in said Terrific
rieS respectively, i'm 50 far as they author
i2e mingling of said Jurisdictions or
n uniform course of proceeding in
all cases whether legal or equitable,
he confirmed; and that all proceedings
heretofore had or taken in said courts in
conformity with said respective codes and
rules of practice, SO far as relates to the
form and mode of proceeding, he, and the
same are hereby, validated and confirmed a:
P,'orided. That no party has been or shall
he deprived Of the right OF trial by jury in
eases coGniZable at common-law.
SEC. .. That theappellate jurisdiction OF
the Supreme Court of the United States
over the judgments and DEGREES of said
Territorial courts in cases of trial 10y Jury
shall he exercised by writ of error. and in
all other cases bv appeal according to such
rules and regulations as to form and modes
of proceeding as the said Supreme Court
have prescribed or may hereafter prescribe
ITOftucu, nat on appear. luSltdu Vi lnt
evidence ut large, a statement of the facts
Of the case in the nature of special YER
dict, and also the rulings of the court on
the admission or rejection OF evidence
when excepted to, shall be made and certi-
fed by the court below, and transmitted to
the Supreme Court together with the tran
script Of the proceedings and judgment or
decree; hut no appellate proceedings in
said supreme Court, heretofore taken mp
on any snch judgment or decree, shall be
invalidated by reason of being Instituted
hv writ of error or by appeal And PrOUid
ed further, That the appellate court may
make any Or4rT in any case heretofore APP
pealed, which may he necessary Ia
save the rights of the parties; and that
this act shall not apply TO cases now
pending in the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States where the record has already
been filed.
Approved, April 7, 1874.
GENERAL NATUBE-No. 2l.)
AN ACT to amend the act entitled IAN ACT
relating To the enrolment aud license OF
certain vessels
BE It enacted bV the Senate and House o.
Representatives Of the United states %
-Imel7cd ia Congress assembled, That the
provisions OF the act relating to the enroll
ment and license of vessels navigating the
western rivers and the waters on the north
ern, northeastern, and northwestern from
tiers of the United States, otherwise than
10y sea, approved February twenty-eighth,
eighteen hundred and siXly-five, are mere.
by extended to include all vessels OF the
United States navigating the waters of the
United States.
Approved, April II, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE No. 22.l
AN ACT to authorize the employment u
certain aliens as engineers and pilots.
Bet endcfed bVfhe Senate and House Of Rep
TeSentdtiUeS Of the United states Of -imericO
iH Congress assembled, That any alien who
in the manner provided for by law, has de-
clared his intention to become a citizen Of
the United States, and who shall have
been permanent resident of the
United States for at least six months