LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF CONGRESS AND OF THE PROCLAMATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. ACTS OF THE FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. (STATUTE II.-1874-75.) Prepayment of postage on newspapers. An act making an appropriation to enable the PostmasterGeneral to carry into effect the law requiring the prepayment of postage on newspapers, approved June twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. December 15, 1874. Shoshone Indians. An act to confirm an agreement made with the Shoshone Indians (eastern band) for the purchase of the south part of their reservation in Wyoming Territory. December 15, 1874... Chelsea street, Boston. An act to re-imburse the city of Boston for certain expenses incurred in the improvement of Chelsea street, (formerly Charlestown,) in connection with the United States navy-yard. December 19, 1874.. Lands in Sheboygan, Wis. An act relating to the disposition of certain lands to be reclaimed in sections fourteen, twenty-three, and twenty-six, in township sixteen north, of range twenty, in the county of Sheboygan, in the State of Wisconsin. December 21, 1874. Revised Statutes. An act reserving for the use of Congress one hundred and fifty copies of the Revised Statutes authorized to be printed by the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. December 24, 1874. Supreme court of District of Columbia. An act to enable the supreme court of the District of Columbia to proceed with its jury-business. December 28, 1874.. Revised Statutes and originals of laws. An act providing for the authentication of the Revised Statutes of the United States and for preserving the originals of all laws in the Department of State. December 28, 1874.... Settlers on public lands. An act for the relief of certain settlers on the public lands. December 28, 1874... Contract-surgeons. An act suspending so much of the act entitled "An act re-organizing the several staff-corps of the Army," approved June twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, as applies to contract-surgeons. January 1, 1875. Dalles land-district. An act to create an additional land-district in the State of Oregon, to be called Settlers on Absentee Shawnee lands. An act explanatory of the resolution entitled "A resolution for the Page. 291 291 292 293 293 293 293 294 294 294 295 296 296-302 302 Navy appropriation. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes. January 18, 1875.. Circulation of gold banks. An act to remove the limitation restricting the circulation of bankingassociations issuing notes payable in gold. January 19, 1875.... Condemned cannon. An act donating condemned cannon to the city of Massillon, Ohio, for monumental purposes. January 19, 1875..... 302 Testimony of accomplices. An act declaratory of the act entitled "An act to amend the customs-revenue laws, and to repeal moieties," approved June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and seventyfour. January 22, 1875 303 Transit of Venus. An act to provide for compensating the officers of the Government in observing 303 303 Town of Yuma. An act authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land-Office to grant a patent 303 304 Patchogue, N. Y., port of delivery. An act to constitute Patchogue, on the south side of Long Island, Holmes Wikoff. An act authorizing the President to nominate Holmes Wikoff an assistant surgeon John T. Smith. An act for the relief of John T. Smith. January 30, 1875 Three-sixty-five bonds of District of Columbia. An act for the payment of interest on three-sixty-five bonds of the District of Columbia. February 1, 1875. Lands in Arizona. An act to grant title to certain lands in the Territory of Arizona. February 5, 1875...... Oregon Central Pacific Railway Company. An act granting the right of way and depot-grounds to the Oregon Central Pacific Railway Company through the public lands of the United States, from Winnemucca, in the State of Nevada, to the Columbia River, via Portland, in the State of Oregon. February 5, 1875 ... Customs and internal revenue. An act to amend existing customs and internal-revenue laws, and for other purposes. February 8, 1875. Page. 304 304 304 305 305 305 306 307-313 King of Hawaiian Islands. An act in regard to the visit of His Majesty the King of the Hawaiian Fortifications appropriation. An act making appropriations for fortifications and other works of Revised Statutes. An act to amend section two thousand three hundred and twenty-four of the Supreme Court and circuit courts. An act to facilitate the disposition of cases in the Supreme Court of 313 313 314 315 315 315 316 .316-321 .321-328 Revised Statutes. An act to correct errors and to supply omissions in the Revised Statutes of the United States. February 18, 1875.... Consular and diplomatic appropriation. An act making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventysix, and for other purposes. February 18, 1875 ... Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad. An act giving the approval and sanction of Congress to the route and termini of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad, and to regulate its construction and operation. February 18, 1875 ... District judge of Vermont. An act for the relief of the district judge of Vermont. February 18, 1875. Revised Statutes. An act providing for the distribution of the Revised Statutes of the United States. February 18, 1875 ... National-bank examiners. An act to amend section five thousand two hundred and forty of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in relation to compensation of national-bank examiners. February 19, 1875 .. Seneca Nation of Indians. An act to authorize the Seneca Nation of New York Indians to lease lands within the Cattaraugus and Allegany reservations, and to confirm existing leases. February 19, 1875..... 328 329 329 329 330 Hygeia Hotel. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to give permission to extend the Hygeia Hotel at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. February 19, 1875 331 Citizens' National Bank. An act authorizing the Citizens' National Bank, of Sanbornton, N. H., to change its name. February 19, 1875. 332 332 Louisville, Ky., custom-house. An act for the protection of the United States custom-house in the city of Louisville, Kentucky. February 19, 1875... District of Columbia. An act to amend an act entitled "An act for the government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes," approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventyfour. February 20, 1875... Fees and costs. An act regulating fees and costs and for other purposes. February 22, 1875.... Civil rights. An act to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. March 1, 1875. Pension appropriation. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six. March 1, 1875... 332 333 334 335 335 337 337 District of Columbia. An act explanatory of the act passed June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. March 1, 1875.... 337 338 Paymasters in the Army. An act fixing the number of paymasters in the Army of the United States. Contested elections. An act further supplemental to the various acts prescribing the mode of obtaining Post-Office appropriation. An act making appropriation for the service of the Post-Office Department Page. 338 338 338 339 .340-343 .343-370 .371-402 402-420 Legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation. An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875 Civil expenses appropriation. An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875. Deficiency appropriation. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for fiscal years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and prior years, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875 Indian appropriation. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875.. Army appropriation. An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875. 452-455 River and harbor appropriation. An act making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875.456-465 Military Academy appropriation. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six. March 3, 1875...466-469 Customs duties, refunding and regulations. An act restricting the refunding of custom duties and prescribing certain regulations of the Treasury Department. March 3, 1875 420-451 Circuit courts. An act to determine the jurisdiction of circuit courts of the United States, and to reg 469 470-473 473 ulate the removal of causes from State courts, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875. Manslaughter. An act relating to the punishment of the crime of manslaughter. March 3, 1875 Colorado. An act to enable the people of Colorado to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of the said State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States. March 3, 1875 Arkansas boundary-line. An act to establish the boundary-line between the State of Arkansas and Immigration. An act supplementary to the acts in relation to immigration. March 3, 1875 474 476 477 478 Twenty-cent silver coinage. An act authorizing the coinage of a twenty-cent piece of silver at the mints of the United States. March 3, 1875 478 479 479 480 480 Larceny of United States property. An act to punish certain larcenies, and the receivers of stolen goods. March 3, 1875 Deductions from sentence of imprisonment. An act to provide for deductions from the terms of sentence of United States prisoners. March 3, 1875... Damariscotta. An act to change the name of the port of Nobleboro to Damariscotta. March 3, 1875. Gaugers of customs. An act authorizing the appointment of gaugers for the customs service at the port of Philadelphia. March 3, 1875... Perry County, Tennessee. An act to transfer the county of Perry, in the State of Tennessee, from the western to the middle judicial district of the United States in said State. March 3, 1875.. Debts due United States. An act to provide for deducting any debt due the United States from any judgment recovered against the United States by such debtor. March 3, 1875 East Pascagoula. An act to make East Pascagoula, in the State of Mississippi, a port of delivery in the district of Pearl River. March 3, 1875 Trees, fences, &c., on Government lands. An act to protect ornamental and other trees on Government reservations and on lands purchased by the United States, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875 Railroads, right of way. An act granting to railroads the right of way through the public lands of the United States. March 3, 1875... Diplomatic and consular officers. An act to amend sections one thousand six hundred and seventy-five, one thousand six hundred and seventy-six, one thousand six hundred and eighty-one, and one thousand six hundred and eighty-two of the Revised Statutes of the United States. March 3, 1875.. Stamps on brewers' casks. An act to amend section numbered three thousand three hundred and fortytwo of the Revised Statutes of the United States in relation to affixing stamps on brewers' casks. March 3, 1875.. Navy. An act to amend section fourteen hundred and twenty-two of the Revised Statutes of the 480 481 481 481 482 483 484 484 485 Consulate at Vladivostock. An act to abolish the consulate at Amoor River and establish a consulate Page. 486 .486-496 at Vladivostock, Russia, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875 . Post-roads. An act to establish certain post-roads. March 3, 1875.. Army. An act approving the action taken by the Secretary of War under the act approved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, and to provide for repayment of certain moneys paid to officers mustered out of the Army, as supernumerary, but subsequently re-appointed by the President. March 3, 1875 Desert lands in Lassen County, California. An act to provide for the sale of desert lands in Lassen Capitol, North O Street, and South Washington Railway Company. An act to incorporate the Capitol, 497 497 498 .501-505 Site for public buildings at Harrisburgh. An act to authorize the purchase of a site for public build- nance to the Joseph Warren Monument Association of Boston, Massachusetts, for monumental 505 506 506 Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. An act to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the 506 Tax on mining, &c., circulation. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust and remit certain taxes and penalties claimed to be due from mining and other corporations and for other purposes. March 3, 1875 Louise Home. An act to incorporate the trustees of the Louise Home, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875.. Masonic Mutual Relief Association. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. March 3, 1875.. Board of audit of District of Columbia. An act to extend the time within which the board of audit Right of way for a railroad. An act granting the right of way through the public lands to construct 507 507 508 509 509 510 510 Detroit Arsenal. An act to provide for the sale of the buildings and grounds known as the Detroit 510 511 511 Saint Clair and Carondelet Bridge Company. An act amendatory of the act approved March 3, 1873, entitled "An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Saint Louis, in the State of Missouri." March 3, 1875.... General Samuel W. Crawford, and retired officers. An act for the relief of Samuel W. Crawford, and to fix the rank and pay of retired officers of the Army. March 3, 1875 Library of Congress. An act extending the privilege of the Library of Congress to the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. March 3, 1875... 511 512 512 "Dolly Varden." An act to change the name of the pleasure-yacht "Dolly Varden" to "Clochette." March 3, 1875.... Consul's residence at Tunis. An act to authorize the acceptance in behalf of the United States of America, of certain real property, occupied by the United States consul at Tunis. March 3, 1875... 513 513 Inland and Seaboard Coasting Company of the District of Columbia. An act to incorporate the Inland 513 514 Public building at Jersey City. An act relating to a site for a public building at Jersey City, in the Appropriation for certain employés of House of Representatives. An act providing for the payment Maj. N. H. McLean. An act for the relief of Major N. H. McLean, late of Adjutant-General's Depart- Public lands. An act to amend the act entitled "An act for the restoration to homestead-entry and to market of certain lands in Michigan," approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and for other purposes. March 3, 1875.... 514 515 515 515 516 |