New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23

PUBLICAN, SATURDAY
amendatory of the homestead law, and
for other purposes" approved March
twenty-tirst, eighteen hundred and sixty
four. said atfidavits be, and the same are
hereby legalized and confirmed, SO as to
have the same force and validity as it the
| provisions Of the said last named act had
been strictly complied with; provided, that
nothing in this act shall have the effect OF
be construed to impair the valid and para
mount adverse rights of any person or cor
pOration to any Of such lands, except in SO
far as the right OF Congress to protect the
| claims or rights Of homestead settlers upon
lands within the limits of grants OF lands
| to any railroad company may have been re-
| served in the acts making such grants and
he now lawfully existing.
Approved June -, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 98.l
An act TO protect persons of foreign birth
against 1Orcible constrAint or involuntary
servitude.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That who
| ever shall knowingly and willfuiy bring
into the United States, or the Territories
thereof, any person inveigled or forclbly
kidnapped in any other country, with in
tent to hold such person so inveigled or
kidnapped in confinement or TO any invOl-
untary service, and whoever shall know
ipgly and wiltully sell. or cause to be sold,
into any condition of involuntary servltude,
any other person for any term whatever,
and every person who shall knowingly and
willfuliy hold to involuntary service any
person so sold and bought, shall be deemed
guilty OF felony, and, on conviction there
OF be imprisoned for a term not exceeding
i've years and pay fine not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
SEC. That every person who shall be
accessory to any Of the felOnies herein de-
ciared, either before Or after the fact, shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and on con-
victiOn thereof be imprisoned for term not
exceeding five years and pay tine not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
Approved June %, 1874:
GENERAL NArURE-No. GIL
An act to create two additional land dis
tricts in the State of Kansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That ali
the western portion of the State of Kansas,
included as follows, to wit, commencing at
the northeast corner OF township ten of
range sixteen, and running thence west to
the western boundary of the State; thence
south, along said boundary line, to the
fourth standard parallel; thence east, along
said parallel line, to the southeast corner OF
Rush county; thence north to the place of |
beginning. be- and hereby is, constituted a |
new land district, to be called the western |
and di strict.
Sec. ?. That all the western portion OF |
the State of Kansas, included as follows,
70 wit, commencing at the northeast corner
of Barton county, and running thence west
to the northwest corner OF said county;
thence south to the southwest corner of |
said county; thence west along the fourth |
standard parallel to the western boundary
Of the State; thence south along said bound
ary line to the southern boundary Of the
State; thence east along said boundary line |
20 the southeast corner Of Barbour county:
hence north to the place Of beginning, be.
ind hereby is. constituted a new land dis
riot, to be called the Arkansas Valley land
district; and shall. in addition. include in
he district the lands lying in Rice and Reno
counties.
SEC. j. That the President, by and with
he advice and consent Of the Senate, is
iereby authorized to appoint a register and
receiver for each of said districts who
hall discharge like and similar duties and
eceive the same amount of compensation
flowed to other officers discharging like
uties in the other land offices OF said State.
Approved June 20, 1874.
Oint resolution providing for change in
Hf ha |
consul general OF the United States at
Alexandria. /
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
Representatives Of the United States of
merlca IL Congress assembled, That the
ame ana title OF the agent and consul
eneral Of the United States at Alexandria
lall, from the passage OF this Joint resolu- i,
on, be .'agent and consul general of the
nited States at Cairo
Approved January s, 1874.
oinr resolution providing for the term;na-
ton OF the treaty between the United =
States and His Majesty the King of the
Belglans. concluded at Washin gton. July
seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fity- {
eight.
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by the seven I
enth article of the treaty between the e
nited Stated of America, on the one part, I
I'd His Majesty the King OF the Belgians, =
i the other part. concluded at Washing {
Il On the seventeenth day Of July, ammo t
omini eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, a
at 1.-The present treaty shall be in force
lring ten years from the date Of the ex- t
ange Of the notifications, and until the n
piratiOn of twelve months after either of =
g high contracting parties shall have an a
unced to the other its intention to ter d
mate the operation thereof, each party n
serving to itself the right of making such =.
to the other at the end of the o,
q years above mentioned, and it is agreed II
at, after the expiration Of the twelve n
,nths prolOngation accorded Oh both sides, a
is treaty and all it's stipulations shall al
ase to be in force;" and W
Whereas. Il is 10 longer for the interest 9.
the United States to continue the SAID a
ATTY in force; therefore, lie
Resolved by the Senate and House of
of the United States Of =,
nerlca IN Congress assembled. That no. III
e be given of the termination OF said at
atty according to the provisions of the be
d seventeenth article thereof for such p pc
and the President Of the United Sa
ties is hereby authorized to communicate lii
h notice to the government OF the King an
N of Belgium. 1 uo
Approved June Il, 1874. as
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 81 !
act To prevent hazipp at tho Naval ! -