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relattve to anv cause, clvi I or criminal, which which might have leu brought and would have boon originally cognizable In a circuit court, or removed ihcreio under any act ol ConnwCi pending in or returnable to the ttlalrtoiwonrt tor the said nor. hem district of Georgia at the time appointed for holding tlie next term thereof, are hereby ilcclare I toll transferred aud made le.uinable to the cip cult court constituted by ltd act, to bo liolden wittrln e aU district, and flmll be heard, tried, and determined therein. In ihe same manner as If orlganally instituted in or re moved to such circuit court. And the said circuit conn shall be governed by Ihe same geneml lawsand regulations as apply to oth er , irculi conns of ihe V ntted States and the clerk of said court shall perfoini Hie same duties ami shall be entitled to receive the same fees and emoluments which are bylaw established for the clerks of olher circuit courts of Ihe United States and i-lmll heap pointed bv In circuit jmlge of circuit: Pro vided, That the present clerk of Ihe district court for said northern district shall be the clerk of lire circuit court of sail dLtrict till another appointment lie made in his place or lie lie otherwise removed. SEC. 3. That there shall be two terms of the district court for the northern district of Georgia, held in Atlanta, In each and every year, to begin on the first Mondays of March and September; and there snail a so be two terms of tin) clrcnlt court for said district, held iu Atlanta, In each and every year, to begin on the second M udav In March awl September. Sue. 4. That all suits hereafter lo be insti tmcd iu the disiriot or circuit court of either the northern or aouiliern district or Georgia, not of a local nature, shall bo commenced in a conn of the district where the defendant re sides; but if there be more than one. defend ant, and thev reside In different districts, Ihe plaintiff niav sue in either, and semi duplicate writs to the olher defendeuts, on which the plaintiff or his atlorney shall In dorse that the wilts ihus sent are copies ot writs sued out of the proper district ; and the said Wilis, when executed and returned Into the office from whence they Issued, shall coustliiito one and the same suit, and lie pro ceeded In accordingly. Sec. 8. Tlial the rules of court heretofore adopted, and now of force in the district court for the northern district ol Georgia, be, and thev are herein- dec 'a red lo In-, adopted and of'force Iu I tie said northern district; but the same mac bo al.ered, modified, amended, or annulled bv the said courts, aud new rules niav be a ided thereto in the same manner as in other district and clrciut courts. The return-days of writs and execu tions returnable ao ihe said district and Ihe said circuit courts sliall lie the first days of Hie terms of said courts respectively, but the lime for the return of writs may be, by rule of court, changed to anv rules-day. Sec, 6. That the grand and traverse Juries which have been or which may be drawn for ihe first term after the passage of this act, ol the district court for the northern district of tleorgia. shall ho Ihe Juries for both the cir cuit and district court; and all the acts as such in either conrt shall be valid, as if said juries belonged eqclusively to the court in which thev arc noting lor the time being, SBC. 7. that It shall be lawful for the requisite jurors, grand and netlt, for either or both ot said courts, to serve at the first term i hereof, to be drawn at any time by the lodge iflhe said district conrt, or by either of the judges of said circuit court. Sec. K. That Ihe ninth and tenth sections of the act of August eleventh, eighteen hun dred and forty-eight, organizing the district court of the northern district ol Georgia, and all acts and parts of acts militating against this act, be, and the same are hereby, repeal ed. Approved, June 4, 1872. GENERAL SATI RE - No. 117.j AX ACT to provide for f holding a circuit court of ibo United States iu aud ibr the wes tern district ot Missouri. j Bet it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative! of the United States of Amenta in Congress alternated. That a circuit court of the United Stat es In and for the western district of Missouri shall hereafter be held at Ihe city of Jefferson, at the place of holding the district court of ihe United Stales for the sai 1 western district of Mwsouil,onTtientilrd Mondays of April ami November In every year. Sec. 2. Tliat the said circuit court of tlie Uuited Siates lu aud for ihe western district ot Missouri shall iu all things have and re tain jurisdiction of all matters arising there in ; ihat a circuit court of the United Sates in and for the eastern district of Missouri shall lie held at the same time and p ace at the city of Saint Louis) us now provided bylaw for holding tlie circuit court of lit United States in and for both the district sol Missouri; that the sat 1 circuit court of the United SUM iu and for thu eastern district of Missouri sha! I In all these things have and retain juris diction of all matters arising therein; aud that the sai Icircnit courts of ihe United States hcrebv established in and for the eastern ami western districts of Missouri shall, respective ly, have awl exercise the same original juris diction in the said districts, respectively, as Is vested In Ihe several circuit courts of the United States as organize! under existing laws, and shall also sespocttvely have and exercise the same appellate jiiriwiiction over the district courts of the United Siates tor said eastern and western districts, respective ly, as by existing laws is vested in the said several "circuit courts of the United States orsr ihe district courts of the Untiee S ates In their respective circuits, .-act clniilt courts shall be called, respectively, Ihe cir cuit court of the U idled Siates in and for the western district ol Missouri, and the circuit court of the United Slates iu aud lor the eas tern district of Missouri, and shall be com posed, respectively, ol the jus Ice of the Su preme f'oiirt of the Unite! S.aies allotted lo the eighth judicial circuit, Ihe judge of the eighth judicial circuit, and Ihe judge or the district court for the western dlsirict of Mis souri, in Ihe said western dislrict, and of the said two lirst-uamcd judges, ami ihe judge of Ihe district court for the eastern district ol Missouri, in the said eastern district, but may be held by any one of sal I three jixlges in the absence of the remainder. The clerk of I ho circuit court for the present districts of Mis souri shall remain the clerk of the circuit court of The United States In and for the eastern district of Missouri ; and the district attorney and marshal for said eastern district of Missouri shall act as such district attorney and rnarsha' In said circuit court in and tor the eastern district of Mutouri as now provi ded by law. The circuit court In and for the western district of Missouri shall appoint a clerk of said court, who shall keep bis office in the city of Jefferson aforesaid, perform iu duties, and receive its fees aud emoluments, subject and in conformity to existing laws regulating the duties, fees, aud emoluments of other clerks of circuit courts or Ihe United State. And the district .attorney and mar shal for said western district of Missouri snail act as such district attorney and marshal! in aid circuit court in and for the western dis trict of Missouri. Sec. J. That the United States circuit court for said eastern and western districts of Mis souri shad have power at anytime to order adjourned terms of said circuit court, ret pec ively, at which adjourned terms any business may lie transacted which could be transacted at any regular terms thereof. A copy of said order, In the eastern district of Missouri, shall In posted on the door of the court-room, and advertised in some newspa per printed In the city of Saint Louis, and a copy of said ordor, in tlie western district ol Missouri, shall be posted on the oouit-room door and advertised In some newspaper prim ed In the ,-lty of Jefferson, twenty dav at least before said adjourned terms shall be holden. Approved, June 8, 1872. GENERAL NATURE -No. 8t. AN ACT for the relief of certain officers of the navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House tf Reretentatiee of the United Statu of Acmrica in Congress assembled: That In conformity with and to carry into effect the recommendation and conclusions of the board of officers organized In pursuance of ibe "Resolution for the relief of certain officers of the navy," approved July drst, eighteen hundred and seventy, the President of the Uui ed States be, and be Is herein , au thorized, by and with ibe advice and content of the Senate, to restore Commodore Joseph F. Green to bis original position on the navy list, next below Rear-Admiral Ttoggs ; to pro-! mote John lie Camp to his original relative! I position as aroavadmiral on the retired list; i to promote Commodore tharlits W. Picketing i lo me giHov cviuiinmcc uii mt- u,,iwi is,, with ihe retired pay of hi advanced rank ; to advance Captain hgi-crt lompson in rang next' be!w Captain ThcmasO. CotWnii' promote Commander Saiuiwl It. I nn kiln , take rank next after Corumandu- Jr. mess. Thornton ; to restore Conmiendcv Edward Y. Mct'auley to his original rank, next after Commander W. i). Willing ; lo restore Com manders John H. Bn swill, A. W. Johnson, P. C, Johnson. John Waiter, A. E. K. lieu ham. Austin IVndergrasi, and W. P. McCann, re sceotireiy, to ihelr original places on Hie naw list. Approved, May 28, 1872. GENERAL NATl EIt No. 10G.J AN ACT suppleiiR'ntary (o ru act entitled "An act to aid in the construction of tele graph hues, and t" uvuie to the govern ment the use of the same for po-tal, milita ry, and other purposes." approved July twenty-fouth, eighteen hundred and sixty six. Be it enacted by the Srnate and iinuie of Heprtsent itirei of ihe United Statu if Kmerfa tn Conynss (txirtiililfd. That tbdnMrnational tVeanTelegraphCom pnnv shall have the right to pre-empt and use publkt lands at the following stations in Flori- dav ou the line of telegraph belonging to j sail telegraph company, to-Wit: at the two ends of the cubes on Sinnbel bland, the sta , lion at Puma Rasa, near the mouth of the Caloosabalchic river, the nation ai Fort ! Myers, ihe points where Ihe line of telegraph I crosses the Olooaahatchle rivar. the station at Pine island, and the stations at liranch river. Harlow and Tuckertown, neb fortv acres; such lands being public land", anil now actually used by the International tktean Telegraph Comiianv of the S ate of New York: Provided, That whenever am ove of ihe smallest legal snb divisions at any one of ihe stations de-Urnaied Is less than forty acres, by reason of ihe land lying adia I cent to the Gulf of Mexico or any My or j river, the -al l company shall nre-enip: only i such una'le-t frauilonal subdivl lou upon i which the buildings and offices of tlie compa ny are located. Approved, June 4, 1S72. .General nature -No. lot AN ACT amendatory of an act entitled "An act donating public lands to the several Slates and Territories which niav provide colleges for the benefit of agricultural and niechanlcol arts," jnssed July second, eighteen hundred aud sily-;wo,' and acts amendatory thereto. Be it enacted 4y the Senate and tfaiui of Hepreseutatwei of the United Statci of America in Congreu aitemhled. Thai tlie lands granted to Ihe State of Ore- - gun, ror the establishment of an agricultural col legs, by act f Congress of July second, j eighteen hundred and slxtv-two, and acts amenda'ory thereto, mav bc'ielected bv said state trom ady lands within said State subject to homestead or pre-emption entry under ihe laws of the United States ; and In case where land is selected bv the State, the price of which Is fixed by law at the double mini mum of iwo dollars and fifty cents per acre, such land shall be counted as double the quantity toward satisfying ihe grant Sec. 2. That any such selections already made by said State, and the lists duly alert in Ihe proier district land office, be, and the same are hereby, confirmed, except so lar as they mar conflict with anv alversc legui right existing at ihe pas-age of this act : Pro vided, however. That the Stale shall not re ceive more than ninety thousand acres, Ihe quantity granted by the act of Jnlv second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two: Provided also. That such lands shall not be sold bv sail State for lea than two dollars and tlft'v cents per acre; and where a-ll'ement is made upon the same, preference In all ca-es shall lie given to actual settlers at the pri e ior wnicu sain i.inos may ve onerist. Approve!, June 1, 1872. tGENEKAL NATURE NO. 119. AN ACT to authorize the appointment or dep uties of clerks of circuit and district courts lie if enacted by the Senate and Jotise ot Heiresentatieet of the United State? of A mtnea in Congress assembled. That the deputy or deputies of any clerk of , anv court of the L niie I States tnar tieapsinr ed by such court uion tlie application of the clerk, and lie removalileat the pleasure of the l court ; and the compensation of any such deputy shall beimii by ihee'crk ;"antl in t case pf ihe death of the clerk, his deputy or i deputies shall, unless removed bv the judge, continue In office and perform ibe duties of the clerk, In his name, until his successor be l duly appointed ami qualified; and for the de faults or misfeasances in office of any such I deputy, whether In the lifetime of the clerk or after his death, the clerk, and hisfsla'e, and the sureties in his official bond shall bo llab e ; and hlsexcutor or admlnhiraor shall i have such remedy for anv such defaults or mlleaances committed after his death as ! the clerk would be en ltled lo If the same nail occurred in his Ule lme. Approved, June 8, 1872. General nature-No. 1SS. AN ACT making approprl-itlons for the con struction, preservation, and repairs ofcer ta in fortifications, and olher works of de fencs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of liepreseiitalire of the United Slate of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in ibe treasury not otherwise appropriu e l, for the following fortifications and other orgs oi delense, viz : For Fort Georges, Portland harbor, Maine, Iwentw thousand dollars. For Fort Preble. Portland harbor, Maine, forty-two thousand five hundred dollars. For Fort Scamiuell, Portland harbor, Maine, forty-two ihoufand fire hundred del ta . For battery on Portland bead, Portland Maine, fifty thousand dollars. For Fort Warren, Boston harbor, Massa chusetts, eighty-five thousand dollars. For Fort Winthrop, Boston harbor, Massa chusetts, sixty-four thousand dollars. For Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island, eighty-five tbonsuud dol larr. For Fort Independence, Boston barlxir, Mas acbuselts. forty-iwo thousand five hun dred dollars. For Fort Schuyler, East river, New York, eighty five thousand dollars. For fort on WlHett's point, East river New York, seventy-six thousand five hundred dollars. For Fort Wood, Bedloe's island, New York harbor, New York, seventeen thousand dol lars. For Fort Hamiltou, and additional batteries In New York harbor' New York, forty Ihous-: and dollar. For fort on tlie site of Fort Tompkins, New York harbor, New York, thirty-twothousand dollars; and for completing thd earth-work of the glacis aud sIoih-s In anil about Fort Tornv- uns, sew iors naruur, niiy-one inousaiiu . dollars. For Bntlerv Hudson, New York harbor, New York, seventeen thousand dollars. For Fort Mifflin, near Philadelphia, Penn sylvania, seveni y-two thousand dollars. For a new fort opposite Fort Deleware. Delaware river. Dele ware.forty-two thousand five hundred dollars. For Fort McHenry, Baltimore harbor, Maryland, tweniy-one thousand dollars. For fort at Lazaretto point, Baltimore har bor, Maryland, thirteen thousand dollars. For Fort Foote, Potomac rher, Maryland, twenty one thousand dollars. For Fort Washington, Potomac river, Maryland, twenty-one thousand dollars. For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads. Virginia, fortv-two thousand five hundred dollars. For Fort Moultrie, Charleston harbor, South Carolina, thirty-five thousand dollars. For Fort Snmpter, Charleston harbor South Carolina, thirty-five thousand dob tars. Fwr Fort Jackson, Savannah river, Georgia, Union ihotisaud dollar, For Fort Peuvtai. Savannah river. Georgia, i Lmt-iivu tumiMlllu Hollars, ror ciri layior, hev We.-l; Florida, fortv 1 t,n iboiifawl five hundred dollars, i t'm Pet, Jefferson. l.aidca Ki-v, Florida, hrrty-'.WTj tbcuttod me hundred dollars. I For l et, Javksoa, Mistis-lpi 1 river, Loiibl- in., sixty-four thousand dollar, i For Fort Saint Philip, Mississippi liver. ! Louisiana, forty-tiro thousand the bundled 1 dollars. ! For fort at Fort (joint, entrance to He bar 1 bor of isan Francisco, California, eighty -rive m tt-tout uoiiars. For fori at Lime ioint, entrance to the har bor of San Franciscii,t'al!l'ornla, seventy-live thousand dollars. For fort at Alcatraz island, in ihe harbor of tan Francisco. California, tonv-'.wo thousand ' live hundred dollars For sea-coast mnnar luitleries, one buri- : died thousand dollars. For permanent platforms for modern ean- i uon of large caliber, fifty thousand dollars, i For contingencies of to'rtillcatlons,lwo hun dred and fifty thousand dollars. ! For surveys fur mi Uary defenses, one hun dred and fifty thousand dollars. ' Approved, June 10, 1874. General nature -No. HJ.J AN ACT increasing the rales of pension lo certain persons luereii) described. lie it matted h'j the Senate and Houee if Hejireneutatieiu if the Uuitett states if Americ t in (totfrut (uttinbled, t Tint the et entitled "An act supp'enien tary to ihe several acts reatingto pensions," approved dune sixth, eighteen hundred and slxly-slx, be so ameudod that from and alter the passage of this act all persons entitled by law to a less pension limn hereinafter specl fied, who. while In the military or naval ser vice of the United Siaies ami in line of duty, ball have lost the sight of both eyes, or shall have lost both haod, or shall have losl Iwth fee', or been iertnnnently and totally disa b'e I In tl.e same, or otherwise to ptriua nently aud totally disabled as to ren der tliein utterly heipies, or so near ly o a io require ihe constant personal aid and attendance of another iersou. shall lioen'itlel toa pension of thirty. ou dollars and twenty-five cent per mouth; and all per sons who under like circiim lances shall have lost one bund and one fool, or been totally and permanently disabled In Ihe same, or otherwlee so disabled as to lie Incapaclated for performing any manual labor, Inn not sn much as to require constant personal aid and attendance, shall lie entitled loa pension of twenty-four dollars per month; and all persons who under like clrunmsiancor shall shall have lost one hand, or one fool, or been total lr and pcmmiieutly disabled in the same, or otherwise so disabled as to render their Incapacity to perfotn manual labor equivalent to the loss of a hand or foot, "ball beenitled to a pension of eighteen dollars per mown, from and after the fourth ilayof June, eignieen hundred and seventy-two." Approve I, June s, 1872. General nature No. 128.; Au ACT toamend an act enlltlcl "An act to provide for the dcsposillon of useless mili tary reservations," approved February twenty-fourth, eighteen bundled ami seveii-ly-one ; it enorted by the Sennit tmd House of BepretenlatiTe of the United States of Aiutrie i in-Congnts attembledi That the Secretary or War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to transfer to the custody and control of the See rotary of the Interior, for disposition for cash, record ing to the exl-tlng laws of the United States relating io tlie public lamb, after appraise ment, to the highest Wilder, and at not less than the appraised value, nor at less than one dollar and twenty-live cents pet- acre, the United States military reservation at Fort Walla Walla, in the Territory or Washing ton: Provided, That the Secretary ol' Hie In terior shall, whenever in hi' opinion the pub lic interests may require It, cause the forego ing reservation, or iari or parts thereor, to he subdivided into tracts or less than forty acres each, or into town-lots, with the necessary street or streets to make the same accessible: And provided further, Thai each subdivision, together with the buildings building materi als or olher priqierty which mav lie thereon, slia'l be appraised and offered scpamtelvat snb'lc ornery, to the highest bidder, as hero inliefore provided, but not In subdivisions of more than forty acres each, after which anv iin-nld 'and or lot shall be subject to sale at private entry for the appraised value at the pior land-office. Approved, June 8, 1M72. ;Generalnature-N'o. 113. 1 An ACT to declare the true Intent and meaning of sdctinn Iwo of an act entitled "An act to estab'ish a uniform system of bankruptcy Ihronahout the United States," approved March Iwo, eighteen hundred awl sixty-seven. 7s it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United States of America in Congress assembled; That the powers and jurisdiction granted to the sevurol circuit courts of the United States or any justice thereof, by section two of an act entitled "An act toe-tnb ish a uniform system or bankruptcy throughout the United Sta es," approved March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, maybe exercised in any district in which 'no powers or juris diction or a circuit court have been or mav be conferred on the district court for sucti dlsirict, as if no such powers or jurisdiction ha I been conferred on such district court: it bel. g the true intent and meaning or said act that ihe system of bankruptcy thereby et-tabi-hed shall be uniform throughout the United States. Approved, June 8, 1872. General nature No. 142.1 AN ACT for ihe restoration lo market of cer tain lands In Michigan. Be it enacted by the Senate and Horse of Jtepretentatices of the United States of America in congress assembled, That ail the lands remaining undisposed of in ibe reservation made fur the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of .Michigan by the treaty or July tbirty-lirM, eighteen hundred and flftv-tlve, shall be restored lo market by prop er notice, under direction of the Secretary of tbe Interior, as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. That said unoccupied lands shall be open to homestead entry for six months from Ihe passage of this act by Indians only of said tribes wbo shall have not made selections or purchases under said treat; , including such members of said tribes as have become or age since ihe expiration of the ten years named In tbe treaty ; and any Indian so entitled shall he permitted to make his homestead entry at the local office within the six months afore said of not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, or one-quarter section of minimum, or eightty acres of double minimum land, on making proper proof of hi- rigid under such rule- as may be prescribed hy Ihe Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the collector of customs ior me uistnci io wnicu snni imnu is situated Is hereby authorized, and It is made bis duly to seie-t lorsucn minor cnitnren as 1 would no entitled under tbli law as heirs of anv Indian. Sec. 8. That all actual, permanent, bona fide settlers on any of said lands who settled prior to tbe first day of January, elghtteen hundred and seventy-tw o, shall be entitled to enter either under tbe homestead laws or to pav for at the minimum or double minimum Srice, as the case may be, not exceeding one un ired and sixty acres of ibo former or eighty acres of the latter class of land on making proof of bis settlement and continued residence before the expiration of six months from the passage of this act. HiO 4. That alls e-tllonsbvliidlanii hereto fore made and reginarly reported and recog nized as valid ami proper by tlie Secretary of tbe Interior aud Commissioner oi Indian Affairs, shall be patterned to Ibe respective Indians making thosamo; and all sales herc- toforo made and reported where Ihe same are regular and not In conflict with such selec tion, Or WHh any other Valid adverse rigid, except of the tinned Slates, are hereby con fmned, awl intents shall l-sue thereon as in other case accwrdlng to law. Sec. 5. Ttait ImnwdUteh after the exdi,i- j lionoj said ,ix months, the Secretary ihall ! proceed lo restore the leni.-tinlng l.inds to; .narke' bv pub ic notice of not let tbau Ihlri) 1 dais, ami after such restnintion theyshalhel subject to the general laws governing Ihe tH sisillon of the pub'ic, lands of the United j stales: Prnvlueit, That muie of the lands, heroin inentloiieil shall be subject to or taken undev any grunt of lands for works or im provements, or by any railroad company. Approved, Juno 10, 18X2. OEKEKAt NATURE No. 132. J AN ACT for he relief ol Sarah S. TrapPi executrix of William Trapp, deceased. lie it enacted hi the Senate and Jlt- of Hei reientataet of (he United Stales of America m Congress assembled. Thai Hie letters-patent granted William Trapp, a citizen of the United Slates, dated ihe first day of October, eighteen hundred and forlv-tlve. surrendered and reissued on the tenlli day of March, eighteen hundred and toi l) -nine, and extended ny the Commission er of Patents for seven year Irotn the first day of October, eighteen hundred and fifty nine, and again surrendered and restoauediti two several divisions or patent! numbered, respectively nineteen hundred and forty-six and nineteen hundred aud forty-seven, for new mi l useful Improvements m barrel ma chinery, be. and I he same is and are herein . renewed, revived, and extended for the lerin of seven year from and aftea the passage of session of the Forty-encowl Congress, in l )c Ihlsact tand the Commissioner of Patents, center, eighteen hundred and set cuty-two. 'is hereby directed, unun lite nrescniatlon of said jjatents or re-issues, numbered, respect ively, nineteen bundled ami forty-six and i nineteen hundred ami forty-seven,' or certi ; fled copies thereof, by making n certificate i upon such intent or re-ls-ue, or certified copy I thereof, ol such extension, (the lawful fees: being tlrsi paid therefor,) In ihe name of : sarah s. Trapp, executrix of said William Trappt ane the Commissioner of Patents i , hereby dlre-rteii bicauiu the game lo ueen'e'--! ed of record In the Patent Office and the sail j i patents so renewed, revived, and extended 1 shall have the same effects in law as If ovigi- I i nally granted for terms extending to Ihe end of the term lo which they are extended by this i act: Provided, however, That such renewal ; or eqlended jMtenis, respec Ively, shall lie , open to legal inquiry and declsion ln Ihe same ; manner a If Issued under the general law ! regulating the granting of patent: And pro- j . vi le l further. That no person, tlrro, or cor poration shall he llaele for anv damage or j royalty for having made, vended, or used stud Improvements m said patents sptvlllel prior to the passage of this act; and any such iei-son, Arm, or corporation having made or purchased and used said improvement since the expiration of the stud patents shall be entitled to use the same without liability ilur the term of said extension. Approved, June 10, 1872. General nature No. 131, S AN ACT to amend Ihe Hflh section or an act "l entitled "An act making appropriations tor j the legislative, eqeculive, and judicial ex, : peuses of the government for the vear elid ing June thirtieth, eighleeu hundred and , j seventv. three, aud for other purioses." I lie it enacted by thr Senate and lli ane n, j Kepretnlntiets of the United States ol j America in Congress umeiuUcd .- That Ihe ttllh sectiou of the act approved ! ; Mayelghlh, eighteen hundred and levouty- i two, making apprnpriatloiis for ihe legislative, ! executive, and judicial expenses of Hie gov ernment for 'the year ending June IhlrtKllh, ! , eighteen hundred and seventv -three, shall j . not be held lo apply to materials, stores, or i supplies sold to officers and soldiers of the army or to exploring or surveying expedl ' lions authorized by law, and lhat sau section i shall not lie held lo repeal -uch part or par- i agraph 102, Revised Army Regulations or : ebb .a, n hundred and sixty-three, as pro. j rifle that exienses of soles of midtarv ' stores or supplies regularly condemned w ill be j;ad from their proceeds, j Approved, June 8, 1872. General nature No. 138.1 AN ACT to prevent and punish the obstruc tion of the administration of justice ill the courts of the Unite ! S.ates. He il enacted by the Senate and Bouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That If any person or persons shall cor ruptly, or by threats or force, or by ihn aton ing letters, or any threatening communica tions, endeavor lo influence, intimidate, or impede any grand or petit jury or juror of any court oi tne i nueii amies in the dis charge of his or their duty, or shall corrupllv, or by threats or force, sr by threatening letters, or any threatening- communi cations, Influence, obstrnci, or Inqicde, or endeavor to Influence, obstruct, or Impede the due administration of justice therein, such person or persons so offending shall lie liable to prosecution therefor by indictment, aud shall, on conviction ubereol',' be punished by line not cqceeding one thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment nqi exceeding one year, or by both, according to theaggiuratlondf the offense. And If any person or persons shall attempt to Influence Hie action or decision of any grand or pe lt juror upon any Issue or matter pending before such juror, or before the jury of which he Is a member, or iertnin Ing to bis or ihcir duties, by writing or send ing to him any letter or letters, or auv com munication In print or writing in relation to such issue or matter, without the order pre viously obtained of the court before which the said juror Is summoned, such person or persons so offending shall be deemed ariiill v ol a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to pros- ectiuoo iiiereior uy iniuciment or llilorma llon, and shall, on conviction thereof, lie punished bv Hue not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six month-, or by both such fine and Inipros onmei t, aocording lo I he aggravation ol ihe oueuse. Approved, June 10, 1872. General Nature-No. 139.1 AN ACT to extend the provisions of an acl entitled "An act for the final adjust ment of private land-claims In Ihe Stales of Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, and for other purposes," Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Heitrescntatires of the United State of America in Congre assembled, That the provisions of ihe act entitled "An act for the nual adjustment of private lawl clalms, in Ihe Slates of Florida, Louisiana, and Missouri, and for other purxies" ap proved June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty, be, and the same are hereby, ex tended, and the same shall continue in force for a period of three years from and after the passage or this act. Sec. 2. Thai all persons claiming land as specified In the first section of said act may have their claims confirmed, in accordance with tbe forms and in the manner prescribed in said act, in al cases where it shall hesaiis nctorlly proved that the c I alma tits, and thoso from whom Ihev derive title, have held con tinuous possession of the land claimed, from the date of the cession tp the United States of the territory out oi wnicu tne states or i ion da, Louisiana, and Missouri were formed. Approved, June 10. 1872. (General nature-No. 122. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States." lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representacivet of the United State of America in Congress assembled : That tbe first proviso In lection fourteen of an act approved March second, eighteen bun- dreiand sixlv seven, enl Wed "An act to es tablish a uniform svstem of bankruptcy throughout the United Sta es," ! unfunded bv striking nil Ihe words "elgh'eeu buitlrcd and ixty-Toar,'' awl Inter. tug In lieu tboruof 'eighteen huodre I atnl seven y-one." Approved, Jum 8,172. Resolution fgemrai. nati kt. No. 1 ) JOINT KKSOLUTION providing for n more effective system of quarantine on ihe South ern and Gulf coasts. Whereas ox(iei-lenee has prove 1 thai the present eys em of quaramlne on the southern and gulf V u is l luonlclenl lo prevent Ihe ravages of yellow lever lu Hut cl.itts ami tonjus of tint' section : Therefore. Revolted by the Senate and ll'tumof ftejiresentetirct f the United States of Amcrict in Congress asenUJed, That the Secretary of War be, and is bere by, directed to detail one or more medical tracers of the regular army, who shall, dur ing ihe coming season, visit each town or I oi l on t be coast of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ci ast, which Is subject or liable to invasions of yellow fever, and shall confer with the authorities of such port or town, with reference to the o-tabidiuieut of a more uulfoimnm! effective system Of quarantine, awl who shall ascertain all met baring refer ence lo the outbreaks of ibis disease In such ports or low n s. and whether any systemof quarantine is likely lo be effective In prevent ing invasions of yellow fever, and. If so, what system will least Interfere with the interests of commerce at Mid ports; and shall make, also, a detailed report on Ibis Mfbjeet to Ihe Secretary of War, through the Surgeon Gen- oral, on or I'plore the as-emli'lnff ot the third Approved, June C, 1872. General nature No. 116. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act leguln-ifg proceedings in criminal etsos, au l for other purpose," approved March third, eighleeu hundred and sixty-five. Be it enacted by the Sriatt . of Heprtsmtotives of the U itid Amcnca in Conyrcss assembled. d lli-t.se States of That sec ion two of Ihe a-- ontlt'el ;i act regu aliug proceeding lu crluiina1 cases. and tbr other purpose," l and ibesanittls hereby, amended to read as folli vt h t "Sec. 2. That when the nfi'ence charged be treason or a capital offence, Ihe defendant shall be entitled to twenty and the United States to live pcremiitory challenges. On the trial of any oilier felony, ihe defendant shall be entitled to ten and the United Stale-lo three ieremptory clmllenges : and inall other cases, civil and criminal, each party shall lie entitled lo three peremptory challenges: and iu all eases where there nre several de fendants or several plaintiffs, the imrtleson each shle shall be deemed a single party for the iwrptwe of all ehalle'-ges, whelhcr to thearmy or inel, or to Individual Jnrrors, tor cause oi-favor, shall be tried by Ibe court without the aid oftrlers." Approved, June 8, 1872. General nature -no. ioo.j AN ACT In regard to the commencement of increased iay to promoted officers in the navy. Be il enacted by the S'l'utte and ll'iitnt J Representaiees af the (fatted States of Amer ic t in Congress assembled, That Ihe clause iu section seven of the act of July ttfieentb, eighleeu hundred and sev enty, "making appropriations tor the nam! service for Hie year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and for ot her purpose," which enacts "lhat lierenf.er Ihe Increased pay or a promoted officer shall commence l'roni the date he Is to take rank as i- given in his commission," lie, and the snml is hereby repealetl : l'rovided.Tlia! it ich offi cer shall have been promoted in course to till a vacancy, and shall havobeeoln the perform on, of the duties of the higher grade from lite date he iho take rank, he may be allowed Ihe Increased pay from that dale". Approved, June,9 ISTi. General nature- No. no. AN ACT to fix the fly of certain rear admir als on the retired list of the navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America m Conyrcss atseablcd : Thai from aui after ihe thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy, rear admirals on Ihe retired list of ihe navy, who w ere re tired us captapis when the highest grade in the navy was captain, at the age of sixty-two years, or after forty-fire years' service, ami who, after their retirement, wen) promoted to Ihe grade of rear a Imlral, and performed tho duties or that grade in lime of war, shall, when not on duty, so entitled to and receive tho pay of rear admirals on the retired list. Approved, June 5, 1S72. General nature- No. 102. AN ACT further regulating Ihe construction of bridges across Hie Mississippi river. J7c it enacted by th" Senate and House of Bspresentattve of the United States of Am -n'ea in Cemgress nssmliied. That all bridges hereafter constructed over and across the Mississippi river under au thority of anv act of Congress shall be sub ject lo all Ibe terms, resliiclions, and require- meniscontainoti in the mm section ol an act entitled "An act to authorize the construc tion of a bridge across the Misslssldpl rtver, at or near the town or Clinton, in the Sure of Iowa, a id other bridges across said river. and to establish them as Mist-roads," approved April first, eighteen hundred and xeveutv two: and in locating any such bridge the Secretary of War sliall have due regard lo the security and convenience of navigation, to convenience of access, and to the wants of all railways and highways crossing said rtver. Approved, June 4, 1872. General nature-No. 107.) AN ACT to enable the President to appoint a Paymaster General of the army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Aeprescntativet in the United States of Rtnerica in Congress assembler", That the sixth section of the act of third of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, making appropriation for the support of the armv, Is so Ibr modified, that the President Is hereby authorized to apoinl a Paymaster Gen eral with the rank, pay, and emoluments or a colonel, said apimlntment to date from the time the appointee assumed the duties of ihe office, to fill Ihe vacancy now existing. Approved, June 4, 1871 general nature-no. we.) AN ACT to correct an error in the act ap proved February twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred end seventy-one. He it enacted by the Semite and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congress assembled, That so much of the act entitled "An act to provide for the disposition of useless military reservations," approved Febnary twenty fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, a locates the military reservation of Fort Walla Walla, In "Oregon," I hereby amend ed so as lo read "Washington Territory," the actual location of said reservation. Approved, June li, 1872. GKliERAI, KAtDBE No. 124. AN ACT concerning the circuit and district couris of the United S'atcsfir the district of Kansas. Iir it rnnrfrd by the Si'ii'Oe mid H 'Hne of It'jirisaieriticc if the ' t iiitcii flutes of A ii.-erieo in t Vtaai'cs HtMenddroi. That from and after Ihe lassage i f this act the Mm-term of H e ci'vnlt court, and the rictoler leim of Ibo ol libit ootir', of the United States for the ilnstl id ol Kao n-, thai 1 lie commenced a.id held at ihe citv of Leaven worth, Kansas. Approved, June 8, 187 General NATURE -No. 113,1 AN AcTtocontiu'iotheac.t tnautbnriae iho settlement of aoootmtsofolSoera of the army and unvy. lie it enacted ha the Smut ned 11hc. if Itrjh'eneiiiutires nflhe United State if Amcr iv t in Conni ves ni-c:'illel, That the act to authorize the seli'eroent of the accounts of the ofllccr oflho army and ntivy, approved June twentydhlnl, eighteen hundnil and seventy, shall imntiune awl he rn force lor tun years from June I wont v. third, cigbleen hnndie I and seventy-! We, arid no longer. Approve I, June 7, 187-'. 'General nature-No. Ill AN ACtt tnamend an act enflt'ed "An rogulate the diplomatic ami consular sys tems of the United Sates." approved Au j gust eighteenth, eighleeu hnndied and flftv- slx. ! II' it enacted 6,1 th Renat" miff House of , Heprescntettivci 0 th Utrted &a'.s of i America in t'encress osvwtblnt, i That Schedule t of seel ton ihree or an act : en'ltled "An act lo regulate Hie diplomatic and consit'ai'vystenis of Ihe Ui Ited Stales," apnrove-1 Aug-ist eighteenth, eighteen I11111 ! are 1 and fifty-six, be li amended to as 10 a Id t 1 1 the consuls Iu Brazil a consul a'. Samavcm. Approved, JuneS, 1872. general nature-No, ioi.j AN of fr t'T r 'a'lve to Ibo entry and e'earauco fern-bott's a ,, f htindefl cars iiasslng tu one St i c toaiithcr Ihrouib foreign ou ig lotis lerrl or-.. ! t'i en rV ,' !,y the Senate and. House j of Jfepreteutatiees of the United State " Amerioain Congress assembled. That vessels used exclusivclyasferrv boats j carrying passengers, baggage, goo Is, wares, J and merchandise shall not be required to enter and clear, nor shall the masters orper 8ons In charge of such vessels he required to I present manifests, nor to my entrance or j clearance fees, nor fees for receiving ov cerd I fylng manifests, but they shall, upon arrival j in the United States, be require I to report j such baggage, goods, wares and merchandise lo the proper officer of t he customs, according I to law. I sec 2. That Ihe railroad-ears or other re ; bides laden with goods, wares, and merchan dise, sealed by a custom officer, under the provisions of section tlx of the act of July ' ru-l,v nlnl.,1. r,i .1,1 ... . I. ..-.I. .1 1 .1..... -"-"'.- '" -'", " O lO'Oeo .OKI PIA1- lix, and ibe regu'ati-ms of the Secretary of the Treasury, passing from one sr: or place in the United Slates to another therein, through foreign contiguous territory, shall be exempt from the payment of auv fees for re ceiving or certifying manifests thereon. Approved, June 4, 1872. General nature-No. ioo.i i AN ACT toamend au net entitled "An act to ! establish and protect national oeni jteries," approved February twenty-second, eight con hundred and sixty-seven. Be it enacted by th' Senate an I Hviise of Representatives of the United States of j America in Conyrcss assembled. That from and after the nagc of this act all soldiers and sailors honorably discharged l'roni Ihe service of ihe United' States, who may die In a destitute condition, shall be a!- i loweH burial in the national cemeteries of the j United Stales. , Approved, June 1, 1872. General nature -No. 12J.1 AN ACT lo create an additional land district In F Ira-ida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of llepresenlalives of the United Stale of America in Cougrttt auembled, That that imrtlon of Florida lving easl of of the line between ranges fourteen and ur lecn cast sliall constitute an additional laud district, and sliall be known as Ihe East Flor ida district, the office for which shall be lo cated at Jayucsville. Sec. 2. That there shall be appointed a register and a receiver for said land district, and who shall be entitled to the same com pensiiiion as Is. or may hereafter he, pre scribed by law for like officers of the olher district m said Slate. Appprove, June 8, 1872. General nature -No. 127. AN ACT lo provide for filling vaconcics In certain olloes In the several Territories. He il enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Sbites in Congress assembled, That In any of tho Tcrrilorles, whenever a vacancy shall happen from resignation or death during the recess of the legiilatlve council in any office which, under the organ ic act ol' said Territory, Is lo be filled bv ap pointment of the governor, by ami with" the advice aud consent of the council, the govern or shall fill up such vacancy by granting a commission, which shall expire at the enrfof the next session of said legislative council. Approved, Snne 8, 1872. General Nature-No. 14U AX ACT for the relief of John C Beaumont. Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United State of America in Congress assembled, That the President of iho United Slates, by and with the advice and cousent of tho Senate, restore John C. Beaumont to the posi tion ol 'Captain on the active list, to take posi tion at the foot of tho list of captains: Pro vided, That the passage of this acl shall not entitle tho said John C.Beaumont to draw any additional back pay. Approved, June 10, 1872. General nature- -No. 144. AN ACT lo repeal so much of section six of an act eniuieu "An act making appropria tions for the support of the array for Ihe year ending Juno thirtieth, eighteen hun dred and seventy, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty, as prohibits promotions In the Engineer department of tbe army. fie it enacted by the Senate awl House of liepresenlatires of the United States etf America in Congress assembled, Thai so much of section six of an act en titled "An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending June thirtieth, eighleeu hundred and seventy, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty nine, as prohibits promotions and new appointments in the En gineer department be, and the same is hereby, repealed: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize promotion In said department above the grade of colonel. Approved, Juno 10,1872 in