-no additional fee for. Merchandise in the person producing the same two of the quadruplicates, one to be used in making entry at the port of first arrival of the merchandise in the United States, and one to be used in making entry at the port of destination, file another in his office, there to be carefully preserved and as soon as practicable transmit the remaining one to the collector or surveyor of the port of final destination of the merchandise: Provided, however, That no additional fee shall be collected on account of any service performed under the requirements of this section. SEC. 5. That merchandise transported under the provisions of this act such case; how and shall be conveyed in cars, vessels, or vehicles securely fastened with locks or seals, under the exclusive control of the officers of the customs; in what form to be transported. -not to be un And merchandise may also be transported under the provisions of this act by express companies, on passenger trains, in safes and trunks, which shall be of such size, character, and description, and secured in such manner as shall be from time to time prescribed by the Secretary, And in cases where merchandise shall be imported in boxes or packages too large to be included within the safes or trunks so prescribed, such merchandise may be transported, under the provisions of this act, by such express companies, in a separate compartment of the car, secured in such manner as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury; And merchandise such as pig-iron, spiegel-iron, scrap-iron, iron ore, railroad-iron, and similar articles commonly transported upon platform or flat cars, may be transported, under the provisions of this act, upon such platform or flat cars, and the weight of such merchandise so transported shall be ascertained in all cases before shipment, and ordinary railroad-scales may be used for such purposes; And inspectors shall be stationed at proper points along the designated routes, or upon any car, vessel, vehicle, or train at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, and at the expense of the companies, respectively. Such merchandise shall not be unladen or transshipped between the laden between ports of first arrival and final destination, unless authorized by the regports of arrival ulations of the Secretary of the Treasury in cases which may arise from and ports of destination. a difference in the gauge of railroads, or from accidents, or from legal intervention, or when by reason of the length of the route the cars, after due inspection by customs officers, shall be considered unsafe or unsuitable to proceed further, or from low water, ice, or other unavoidable obstruction to navigation; -to be transferred directly from importing vessel to car, &c. Ports at which in bond. And in no case shall there be permitted any breaking of the original packages of such merchandise. SEC. 6. That merchandise so destined for immediate transportation shall be transferred, under proper supervision, directly from the importing vessel to the car, vessel, or vehicle in which the same is to be transported to its final destination. SEC. 7. That the privilege of immediate transportation shall extend merchandise may to the ports of New York and Buffalo, in New York; Burlington, in be so transported Vermont; Boston, in Massachusetts; Providence and Newport in Rhode Island; New Haven, Middletown, and Hartford in Connecticut; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Crisfield and Annapolis in Maryland; Wilmington, and Seaford, in Delaware; Salem, Massachusetts; Georgetown in the District of Columbia; Norfolk, Richmond and Petersburgh, in Virginia; Wilmington and Newberne, in North Carolina; Charleston and Port Royal, in South Carolina; Savannah and Brunswick, in Georgia; New Orleans, in Louisiana; Portland and Bath, in Maine; Portsmouth, in New Hampshire; Chicago, Cairo, Alton, and Quincy, in Illinois; Detroit, Port Huron, and Grand Haven in Michigan; Saint Louis, Kansas City, and Saint Joseph in Missouri; Saint Paul, in Minnesota; Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo, in Ohio; Milwaukee, and La Crosse, in Wisconsin; Louisville, in Kentucky; San Francisco, San Diego and Wilmington in California; Portland, in Oregon; Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville, in Tennessee; Mobile, in Alabama; and Evansville, in Indiana; and Galveston, Houston, Browns- Provided, That the privilege of transportation herein conferred shall if there be the not extend to any place at which there are not the necessary officers for necessary officers the appraisement of merchandise and the collection of duties. there. Repeal of R. S., § 29902997. See 1876, March SEC. 8. That sections twenty-nine hundred and ninety, twenty-nine hundred and ninety-one, twenty-nine hundred and ninety-two, twentynine hundred and ninety-three, twenty-nine hundred and ninety-four, twenty-nine hundred and ninety-five, twenty-nine hundred and ninety- 14, ch. 23. six, and twenty-nine hundred and ninety-seven of the Revised Statutes be, and the same are hereby, repealed. 1878, May 25, ch. 109. SEC. 9. That no merchandise shall be shipped under the provisions of Merchandise not this act after such merchandise shall have been landed ten days from to be so transportthe importing vessel, and merchandise not entered within such time ed when it has shall be sent to a bonded warehouse by the collector as unclaimed, and days, &c. held until regularly entered and appraised. SEC. 10. That section twenty-nine hundred and eighty-one of the Revised Statutes be amended so as to read as follows: That whenever the proper officer of the customs shall be duly notified in writing of the existence of a lien for freight upon imported goods, wares or merchandise in his custody, he shall, before delivering such goods, wares, or merchandise to the importer, owner, or consignee thereof, give seasonable notice to the party or parties claiming the lien; And the possession by the officers of customs shall not affect the discharge of such lien, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe; and such officer may refuse the delivery of such merchandise from any public or bonded warehouse or other place in which the same shall be deposited, until proof to his satisfaction shall be produced that the freight thereon has been paid or secured; But the rights of the United States shall not be prejudiced thereby, nor shall the United States or its officers be in any manner liabie for losses consequent upon such refusal to deliver. If merchandise so subject to a lien regarding which notice has been filed, shall be forfeited to the United States and sold, the freight due thereon shall be paid from the proceeds of such sale in the same manner as other charges and expenses authorized by law to be paid therefrom are paid. been landed ten Lien for freight on imported goods; how secured. When goods subject to lien are sold by United States, freight to be paid. SEC. 11. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after Act to take effect the first day of July, anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighty. [June after 1st July, 10, 1880.] 1880. CHAPTER 203. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT COURT AT CHATTANOOGA TENNES- June 11, 1880. 21 Stat. L., 751. Grundy County, Be it enacted, &c. [SECTION 1], That the county of Grundy heretofore composing a part Tenn., transferred of the middle district of Tennessee be transferred to, and henceforth to eastern judicial form a part of, the eastern district of Tennessee. district. Courts to be held at Chattanooga. SEC. 2. A term of the circuit court and of the district court for the eastern district of Tennessee shall be held at Chattanooga in said state R. S., §§ 572, 658. in each year on the first Mondays of April and October, after the passage of this act. Eastern district SEC. 3. Said eastern district shall be and hereby is divided into two divided into north- divisions, to be known as the Northern and Southern divisions of the eastern district of Tennessee, ern and southern divisions. Clerks, marshal, The southern division shall consist of the following counties, to wit, Hamilton, James, Polk, McMinn, Bradley, Meigs, Rhea, Marion, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Grundy, and Cumberland, And the northern division shall consist of the remaining counties in said district. But no additional clerk or marshal shall be appointed in said district. SEC. 4. That the clerks of the district and circuit courts for the eastand attorney for ern district of Tennessee, and the marshal and district attorney for said eastern district; district, shall perform the duties appertaining to their offices respectively duties. for said courts. shall each apAnd the said clerks and marshals shall each appoint a deputy to repoint deputy at side and keep their offices in the city of Chattanooga, and who shall, in Chattanooga. the absence of their principals, do and perform all the duties appertaining to their offices respectively. Suits to be SEC. 5. All suits not of a local nature in the circuit and district courts brought in divis- against a single defendant, inhabitant of said state, must be brought ion of district in the division of the district where he resides; but if there are two or more defendants residing in different divisions of the district, such suits may be brought in either division. where one of defendants reside. R. S., § 740. --issues of fact; where to be tried. Prosecution for crimes; where cog nizable. Residence of ju rors. Service of proc All issues of fact in said suits shall be tried at a term of the court held in the division where the suit is so brought. SEC. 6. All prosecutions for crimes or offences hereafter committed in either of the sub-divisions shall be cognizable within such division; and all prosecutions for crimes, or offences heretofore committed within said county taken as aforesaid from the middle district or committed in the eastern district as hitherto constituted, shall be commenced and proceeded with as if this act had not been passed. SEC. 7. All grand and petit jurors summoned for service in each divis. ion shall be residents of such division. All mesne and final process subject to the provisions herein before ess in either divis- contained, issued in either of said divisions may be served and executed in either or both of the divisions. ion. Removal of suits from State courts; to which division. Building for courts. When act takes effect. Repeal. SEC. 8. In all cases of removal of suits from the courts of the State of Tennessee to the courts of the United States in the eastern district of Tennessee such removal shall be to the United States courts in the division in which the county is situated from which the removal is made; and the time within which the removal shall be perfected in so far as it refers to or is regulated by the terms of the United States courts, shall be deemed to refer to the terms of the United States courts in such division. SEC. 9. That each of said courts shall be held in a building to be provided for that purpose by the State or municipal authorities and without expense to the United States. SEC. 10. This act shall be in force from and after the first day of July anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighty; and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. [June 11, 1880]. CHAPTER 206. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SERVICE OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPART- SECTION 1. Par. 1. Superintendent of Railway Mail Serv. Special agents of post-office to be Par. 2. Railroad company refusing railway Be it enacted, &c. [SECTION 1.] SECTION Par. 2. Repeal of authority to reduce pay on Par. 3. Postal cards and stamps for foreign Par. 4. Remission of part of cost of Australian Par. 1.] The superintendent of railway mail service and the chief of post-office inspectors shall be paid their actual expenses while traveling on the business of the department; penses. R. S., §§ 4017, 4020. 1878, June 17, And section four thousand and seventeen of the Revised Statutes is hereby so amended as to insert in lieu of the words "special agents" and the word "agents", wherever they occur in said section, the words "post-office inspectors". * June 11, 1880. 21 Stat. L., 177. Superintendent of railway mail service &c., to be paid traveling exch. 259, § 1, par. 1. Special agents of post-office to be called post-office inspectors. R. S., § 4017. 1878, June 17, ch. 259, § 1, par. 1. [Par. 2.] That in case any railroad company fail or refuse to provide Railroad comrailway post-office cars when required by the Post-Office Department pany refusing railsaid company shall have its pay reduced ten per centum on the rates way postal cars to have its pay refixed in section four thousand and two of the Revised Statutes as duced. amended by act of July twelfth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, en- R. S., §§ 4002titled "An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office 4005. Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred,1876, July 12, ch. and seventy-seven, and for other purposes", and as further amended by 1878, June 17, ch. the act of June seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, enti- 259. tled "An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office 1881, March 1, Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred ch. 96, § 1. and seventy-nine, and for other purposes"; 179. And section five of the act entitled "An act making appropriations Repeal of section for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending authorizing reducJune thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty, and for other purposes", tion of pay for nondelivery of mail on approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, be, and the time. same is hereby, repealed. 1879, March 3, ch. 180, § 5. [Par. 3.] And the Postmaster-General is hereafter authorized to furPostal cards and nish and issue to the public, postal cards with postage-stamps impressed stamps for foreign mail-matter may upon them, for circulation in the mails exchanged with foreign coun- be furnished by tries under the provisions of the Universal Postal Union Convention of Postmaster-GenJune first, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, at a postage charge of eral. two cents each, including the cost of their manufacture. [Par. 4.] Provided, That the Postmaster-General be authorized to remit in favor of the colonies of New Zealand and New South Wales so much of the cost of the overland transportation of the Australian closed mails as he may deem just. [June 11, 1880.] Remission of part of cost of Australian closed mail in favor New Zea land and New South Wales. R. S., $$ 40064016. June 14, 1880. 21 Stat. L., 197. CHAPTER 211. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, COMPLETION, Sunken vessels Be it enacted, &c. SEC. 4. Whenever hereafter the navigation of any river, lake, harbor, or obstructing navi- bay, or other navigable water of the United States, shall be obstructed gation to be re- or endangered by any sunken vessel or water-craft, it shall be the duty moved by Secre- of the Secretary of War, upon satisfactory information thereof, to cause tary of War. unless removed by parties interested, after notice. - after removal to reasonable notice, of not less than thirty days, to be given, personally or by publication, at least once a week in the newspaper published nearest the locality of such sunken vessel or craft, to all persons interested in such vessel or craft, or in the cargo thereof, of the purpose of said Secretary, unless such vessel or craft shall be removed as soon thereafter as practicable by the parties interested therein, to cause the same to be removed. If such sunken vessel or craft and cargo shall not be removed by the parties interested therein as soon as practicable after the date of the giving of such notice by publication, or after such personal service of notice, as the case may be, such sunken vessel or craft shall be treated as abandoned and derelict, and the Secretary of War shall proceed to remove the same. Such sunken vessel or craft and cargo and all property therein when be sold, with car- so removed shall, after reasonable notice of the time and place of sale, go, &c., and pro- be sold to the highest bidder or bidders for cash, and the proceeds of ceeds deposited in the Treasury. such sales shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of a fund for the removal of such obstructions to navigation, under the direction of the Secretary of War, and to be paid out for that purpose on his requisition therefor. Act extends to The provisions of this act shall apply to all such wrecks whether removed under this act or under any other act of Congress. other wrecks. Appropriation. Such sum of money as may be necessary to execute this section of this act is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, to be paid out on the requisition of the Secretary of War. [June 14, 1880.] June 14, 1880. 21 Stat. L., 198. CHAPTER 213. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO CREATE THE NORTHERN JUDICIAL Judicial dis 1. Judicial districts of Texas; in which divisions 2. Aransas County added to western district. Be it enacted, &c. [SECTION 1], That the above recited act be amended by adding to and tricts of Texas; in at the end of the fifth section thereof the following words, to wit: which divisions offenses to be tried. R. S., § 740. 1879, Feb. 24, ch. 97, § 5. And all prosecutions in either of said districts for offenses against the laws of the United States shall be tried in that division of the district to which process for the county in which said offenses are committed is by said section required to be returned. And all writs and recogni |