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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,FROM DECEMBER 1869 TO MARCH 1871,

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TREATIES AND POSTAL CONVENTIONSx x x a n g e a t o ( b t o n o t o g i c a t O t b e r m b a n t a t l g c o t t a t e b m i t l j

t l j c O r t g t n a l s a t t w a 4 i n g t o n ,

WITHBKPZBENCES TO THE MATTER OF EACH ACT AND TO THE SUBSEQUENTACTS ON THE SAME SUBJECT

EDITED BYGEORGE P . SANGER,COUNSELLOR AT LAW

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are h roomS dged, and dared by She a s s o r d i n g m the pmvid e, of the J o i n t r 0 d n t i o natVOL. XVL

ROSTONLITTLE, $ROWN, AND COMPANY .1871 .

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FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS Sass. I1L Cit. 6 8 , 7 1 . 1871 . 4 8 1 1 , ,Tom o f W y o m i n g , a s m a y n o l o n g e r b e r e q u i r e d f o r m i l i t a r y p u r -p o s e s : o v i d e d , T h a t t h e S e c r e t a r y o f t h e I n t e r i o r s h a l l , w h e n e v e r i n

R e s e r v a t i o n s

h i s o p i n i o n t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t s m a y r e q u i r e i t , c a u s e a n y o f t h e f o r e g o i n g lr e s e r v a t i on s , o r p a r t t h e r e o f , t o b e s u b d i v i d e d i n t o t r a c t s l e s s t h a n f o r t y s o r e t r a c t s o r

a c r e s e a c h , o r i n t o t o w n l o t s : And provid ed a l s o , T h a t e a c h s u b d i v i s i o n t o w n l o t s.

s h a l l b e a p p r a i s e d a n d o f f e r e d s e p a r a t e l y a t p u b l i c o u t c r y, t o t h e h i g h e s t P a b l t o a n c t t o n 6

b i d d e r , a s h e r e i n b e f o r e p r o v i d e d , a f t e r w h i c h a n y u n s o l d l a n d o r l o t s h a l l e

b e s u b j e c t t o s a l e a t p r i v a t e e n t r y f o r t h e a p p r a i s e d v a l u e , a t t h e p r o p e r P r i v a t e e n t r y .

l a n d o f f i c e : A n d p ro v i d ed f u r t h er , T h a t s h o u l d t h e r e b e i m p r o v e m e n t s o fI m p r o v e m e n t s .

b u i l d i n g s , o r o f b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l s , o r o t h e r v a l u a b l e p r o p e r t y , t h e S e c r e -

t a r y o f t h e I n t e r i o r s h a l l h a v e t h e m a p p r a i s e d ; a n d n o p a t e n t s h a l l i s s u eP a t e n t n o t t o

f or t h e r ea l e st at e u nt il t h e i mp ro ve me nt s ar e d f o r , a t t h e ap pr a i se d 1 0"u"IA &o .v a l u e t h e r e o f , u n d e r s u c h r e g u l a t i o n s a s n a y p r e s c r i b e d b y t h e s a i d

S e c r e t a r y .SEC 2 . And be it fr th er en ac te d , T h a t t h e r i g h t i s h e r eb y g r a nt e d t o D a l e s C i t yD a l l e s C i t y t o h a v e a n d u s e t h e w a t e r s o f M i l l c r e e k f l o w i n g t h r o u g h of t h et h e m i l it a r y r es e r v a t io n o f F or t D a l le s , O r eg o n a n d t h e r ig h t of way to erg ;

c o n v e y t h e s a m e t h r o u g h s a i d r e s e r v a t i o n f o r t i e p u r p o s e s o f s u p p l y i n g

D a l l e s C i t y w i t h w a t e r a n d f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g p u r p o s e s .SEC. 8 . A n d b e i t f a r t h e r e n a c t e d , T h a t p e r m i s s i o n i s g r a n t e d t o t h e Li dxi tc o r p o r a t ed a u t h o r i t i e s o f D a l l e s C i t y t o e x t e n d L i b e r t y S t r e e t s o u t h e r l y , s o u t h e r l y

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o n t h e l i n e o f t h e s a m e , t h r o u g h s a i d r e s e r v a t i o n , a n d [ t h a t t h e l a n d l y i n g G r a n t o f l a n d

e a s t t h e r e o f b e , a n d t h e c a m e i s , g r a n t ed t o s a i d D a l l e s C i t y , i n f ee , u p o n

t h e p a y m e n t t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t h e r e f o r [ o f ] t h e s u m o f f i v e d o l l a r s

p e r a c r e . L a n d t o b e

SEe. 4. And b e i t f ur t he r en a de d , T h a t t h e l a n d h e r e b y g r a nt e d t o s a i d s u r v e ye d ;c i t y s h a l l b e s u r v e y e d u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e s u r v e y o r - g e n er a l f o r t h e

S t a t e o f O r e g o n u p o n a p p l i c a t i o n t o h i m m a d e b y t h e m a y o r o f s a i d c i t y

; s u r v e y .

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a n d t h e e x p e n s e s o f s u c h s u r v e y s h a l l be p a i d b y s a i d D a l l e s C i t y .APPROVED, February 24, 1871 .CHAP. LXXL-nAdprescribing the Form of the encodi ng and rea doinq Cla u se s of eb. 26, ISMAds and Resolutions of Congress, and Rula for the l.'onatrudion thenaf

B e i t e n a c t e d b y t h e S e n a t e and House of Representatives of t h e U n i t e d

States of America in Congress a s s e m b l e d , T h a t t h e e n a c t i n g c l a u s e o f F o r m h e r e a f t e r

a l l a c t s o f C o n g r e s s h e r e a f t e r e n a c t e d s h a l l b e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r m : o fa n e s~t

" Be i t e n a c t e d b y t h e S e n a t e a n d H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e U n i t e dS t a t e s o f A m e r i c a i n C o n g r e s s a s s e m b l e d " ; a n d t h e r e s o l v i n g c l a u s e o f o f r e s o l u t i o n s .

a l l j o i n t r e s o l u t i o n s s h a l l b e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r m : " Resolved by t h e

S e n a t e a n d H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a i n N o f u r t h e r e n - '

Congress ass embled" ; a n d n o fu r th e r e n a c t i ng o r r e s o l v i n g w o r d s s h a l l words .* ' o *

b e u s e d i n a n y s u b s e q u e n t s e c t i o n o r r e s o l u t i o n a f t e r t h e f i r s t ; and each s e c t i o n s h o w

secti on shall be numbered and contain as nearly as may be a s i n g l et o b e n u m b e r e d

p r o p o s i t i o n o f e n a c t m e n t .t e a

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m .W t o OmSEC. 2. And b e i t f u r t h e r e n a c t e d T h a t i n a l l a c t s h e r e a f t e r p a s s e d R u l e s of c o n -w o r d s i m p o r t i n g t h e s i n g u l a r n u m b e r m a y e x t e n d a n d b e a p p l i e d t o s e v - s t r b n c u ,

a n d

o r a l p e r s o n s o r t h i n g s ; *ords importing the plural number may include plural words ;

t h e s i n g u l a r ; w o r d s i m p o r t i n g t h e m a s c u l i n e g e n d e r m a y b e a p p l i e d t oa s c u ; n e

a n d

f e m a l e s ; t h e w o r d s " i n s a n e p e r s o n " and." l u n a t i c " s h a l l i n c l u d e e v e r y ynsa a per-

i d i o t , n o n - c o m p os , l u n a t i c , a n d i n s a n e p e r o n ; and the word " p e r s o n " a n " a n d hwa-w a y e x t e n d a n d b e a p p l i e d t o b o d i e s p o l i t i c a n d c o r p o r a t e , a n d t h e r e f - tia"'Per

t oe r e n c e t o a n y o f f i c e r s h a l l i n c l u d e a n y p e r s o n a u t h o r i z e d b y l a w t o p e r - i n c l u d e c o r p o r a -

f o r m t h e d u t i e s o f s u c h o f f i c e , u n l e s s t h e c o n t e x t s h o w s t h a t s u c h ' w o r d su o n ,

w e r e i n t e n d e d t o b e u s e d i n a m o r e l i m i t e d s e n s e ; and the word - "oath" " O a t h " a n d

s h a l l i n c l u d e " a f f i r m a t io n " i p c a s e s w h e re b y l a w a n a f f i r m a t io n m a y b e " s u e " t o i n -

s u b s t i t u t e d f o r a n o a t h , a n d i n l i k e . c a s e s ' t h e w o r d " sw orn " s h a l l i n c l u d e t i , " and g l a r 'the word "affirmed . " firmed."SEC 8 . A n d b e i t f u r t h e r e n a c t e d , That, whenever an a c t s h a l l b e r e -

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4 82 FORTY-FIRST , CONGRESS Sass . BI CH .71-74 . 1871 .eepeal ~m pealed, which repealed a former act, su ch former act shall not thereby be

r e v i v e d , u n l e s s i t s h a l l b e e x p r e s s l y s o p r o v i d e d .so t t o r e l e a s e Sac . 4 . A n d b e i t f u r t h e r e n a c t e d , T h a t t h e r e p e a l o f a n y s t a t u t e s h a l l=CA& not have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, orl i a b i l i t y i n c u r r ed u n d e r s u c h s t a t u t e , u n l e s s t h e r e p e a l i n g a c t s h a l l s o e x -

p r e s s l y p r o v i d e , a n d s u c h s t a t u t e s h a l l b e t r e a t e d a s s t i l l r e m a i n i n g i n

f o r c e f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f s u s t a i n i n g a n y p r o p e r a c t i o n o r p r o s e c u t i o n f o r

t h e e n f o r c e m e n t o f s u c h p e n a l t y , f o r f e i t u r e , o r l i a b i l i t y .

APPROVED, February 25, 1871 .F e b . 2 6 , I BM CHAP. L = L - A n A c t s a p k m = k q t o a n A c t t o e s t a b l i s h t h e pep0jrWofJustice :1 8 7 0 , o h . 1 5 0 .

p.1 8 a .

.

B e i t e n a c t e d b y S h e t e n n i s a g e d R o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e United

S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a i n O f o n g r e s s a s s e m b l e d , That there shall be in the De-

A d d t u o n a t a s - p a r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e a n a d d i t i o n a l a s s i s t a n t o f t h e A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l , w h o _

s l s8 . shall be appointed by the Presid ent, by and with the advice and consent

o f t h e S e n a t e , a n d s h a l l h o l d h i s o 1 1 c e u n t i l a s u c c e s s o r S h a l l b e , du ly

A p p o i n t m e n t , q u a l i f i e d , a n d w h o s h a l l b e m i d t h e s a l a r y o f o t h e r a s s i s t a p t s o f t h e A t -

p) . p . & torney-General.APPROVED, February 25, 1871 .Feb. 2Y, 1 87 1 . CHAP LTIII -An Ad to enable J. H . S d m e l l , o f C a l s; e r n i a , t o enter a n d p a y f w a

' - S e c t i o n o fp u b l i c L a n d in C a l i f o r n i a his Tea Colony .

B e i t e n a c t e d b y t h e S e n a t e a n d H o u s e - o f R e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f t h e , U n i t e dJ. H . t i c h n s f S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a i n Congress assembled, That J. H . S c h n e l l , o f C a l i f o r -a.F' f-b , nia, be authorized to enter, at the proper United States land o ce, al i o l e a d f a n a t e a q u a n t i t y o f l a n d n o t e x c e e d i ng si x hundred and forty acres, at the mini-

mum price, according to the lines of his improvements, tea gardens, and

o t h e r c u l t u r e , i n t h e c o u n t y o f E l D o r a d o , i n t h e S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a , a n d

to which there may not be any adverse claim except that of the United

S t a t e s .APPROVED, February 27, 1871 .eb . 2 7 , 1 8 7 1 . CHAP, I=V.-An Act t o authorize (the) W o r t h i n g t o n N a t i o n a l B a n k o f C o o p e r t o n ,

N e w Y o r k , t o d t a n g e t i e N a m e a i d L e a w i o n .TB e i t e n a c t e d b y t h e S e n a t e and H ou se of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e U n i t e de e W rti n g - S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a i n C o n g r e s s a s s e m b l e d , That the Worthington NationalBank may

Bank, now located i n Cooperstown, State of New York, i s hereby an-

c h a n g e i t s n a m et h o r i z e d t o c h a n g e i t s l o c a t i o n t o t h e v i l l a g e o f O n e o n t a , i n t h e c o u n t y o f

a n d l o c a t i o n . Otsego; and State of New York . Whenever the stoc4cholders repre-

p r o~dag' t o s e n t i n g t h r e e f o u r t h s o f t h e c a p i t a l o f s a i d b a n k , a t a m e e t i n g c a l l e d f o rthat purpose, dgtermine to make such change, the president and cashier

s h a l l e x e c u t e a c e r t i f i c a t e , u n d e r t h e c o r p o r a t e s e a l o f t h e b a n k , s p e c i f y i n g

s u c h d e t e r m i n a t i o n , a n d s h a l l c a u s e t h e s a m e t o b e r e c o r d e d i n t h e o f f i c e

of the comptroller of the currency, and thereupon such change of loca-

t i o n s h a l l b eeffected;

n d t h e o p e r a t i o n s o f d i s c o u n t a n d d e p o s i t o f s a i d

New name . bank shall be carried on under the name of the First National Bank of

Oneonta, in the village of Oneonta, in the county of Otsego, and State

of New York .

L i a b i l i t i e s a n d Ssa 2 And be s t f u r t h e r e n a c t e d , T h a t n o t h i n g i n t h i s a c t c o n t a i n e dr i g h t s o e t h e

s h a l l b e s o c o n s t r u e d a s i n a n y m a n n e r t o r e l e a s e t h e s a i d b a n k f r o m a n y ,b a n k n o t A f -

fected & l i a b i l i t y , o r a f f e c t a n y a c t i o n o r p r o c e e d i n g i n l a w i n w h i c h t h e s a i d b a n k

m a y b e a p a r t y o r i n t e r e s t e d . And w hen su ch change shall have been

N o t i c e o fd e t e r m i n e d u p o n a s a f o r e s a i d , n o t i c e t h e r e o f a n d o f s u c h c h a n g e s h a l l b eha b e published in at least two weekly newspapers in the aforesaid county inw h i c h C o o p e r s t o w n i s s i t u a t e , i n t h e S t a t e o f N e w Y o r k , f o r n o t l e s s t h a n

f o u r s u c c e s s i v e w e e k s .APPROVED, February 27, 1871 .