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THE PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS

OF CONGRESS

CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

ACTS OF THE FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(STATUTE I.-1875-'76.)

Alabama Claims Commission. An act to extend the duration of the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims. December 24, 1875..

Post-roads. An act to declare the road leading from Concordia, Kentucky, to Mooleyville, Kentucky, a post-road. January 18, 1876..

"Tom Jasper." An act to change the name of the steamboat "Tom Jasper," of Saint Louis, Missouri. January 18, 1876....

Printing paper. An act to amend section 3767 of the Revised Statutes, in relation to the purchase of paper for the public printing. January 25, 1876...

Naturalization. An act to amend the Revised Statutes relating to naturalization. February 1, 1876. Vice-consuls-general. An act to amend the Revised Statutes touching vice-consuls-general. February 1, 1876.

Judgments of Alabama Claims Commission. An act providing for the payment of judgments rendered
under section 11 of chapter 459 of the laws of the first session of the Forty-third Congress.
February 15, 1876...
Centennial Celebration. An act relating to the Centennial Celebration of American Independence. Feb-
ruary 16, 1876...

Circuit courts in California, Oregon, Nevada. An act fixing the time of holding the circuit court of the
United States in the districts of California, Oregon, and Nevada. February 18, 1876..
Consulates at Aix-la-Chapelle and Omoa and Truxillo. An act to change the location of the consulates
at Aix-la-Chapelle and at Omoa and Truxillo. February 18, 1876.....
Stamping instruments. An act to extend the time for stamping unstamped instruments. February
25, 1876

Condemned cannon. An act douating condemned cannon and cannon-balls to the Ladies' Monumental Association of Allegheny County, Pa., for monumental purposes. February 25, 1876 Doorkeeper's employés, House. An act making an appropriation to pay fourteen crippled and disabled

Union soldiers from the sixth day of December, 1875, to the thirtieth day of June, 1876. February 29, 1876...

Colorado. Au act to amend the act entitled "An act to enable the people of Colorado to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of said State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States," approved March 3, 1875. March 3, 1876

Capitol grounds. An act to remedy an error in enrollment. March 3, 1876.

"Turner and Keller." An act to change the name of the schooner "Turner and Keller," of Oswego, to that of "Falmouth." March 3, 1876.

Alabama Claims Commission. An act to extend the time for claimants under section 11 of chapter 459 of the laws of the Forty-third Congress to prove their claims. March 6, 1876 Port of Genessee. An act to extend to the port of Genessee, in the State of New York, the privileges of sections 2990 to 2997 of the Revised Statutes, inclusive. March 14, 1876

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Saint Louis custom-house. An act to provide for the purchase of material and for the continuation of the work on the building for custom-house and post-office at Saint Louis, Missouri. March 15, Nashville custom-house. An act authorizing the purchase of additional grounds for the custom-house at Nashville, Tennessee. March 15, 1876..

Post-roads. An act to establish certain post-routes in the State of Texas. March 16, 1876.
Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United
States for the year ending June thirtieth, 1877. March 23, 1876.

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School-lands in Nebraska. An act to confirm certain school-indemnity selections of public lands by
the State of Nebraska. March 23, 1876........
Washington City Inebriate Asylum. An act to incorporate the Washington City Inebriate Asylum, in
the District of Columbia. March 30, 1876..

Post-roads. An act establishing post-roads. April 3, 1876

Citizens' Building Company. An act to incorporate the Citizens' Building Company of Washington.
April 5, 1876..

Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad. An act to amend the act entitled "An act giving the approval
and sanction of Congress to the route and termini of the Anacostia and Potomac River Rail-
road, and to regulate its construction and operation." April 5, 1876....
Eulogies on Vice-President Wilson and Senator Ferry. An act to authorize the printing and distribution
of the eulogies delivered in Congress on announcement of the death of the late Orris S. Ferry,
a Senator from the State of Connecticut. April 5, 1876...
Postal cards. An act to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the manufacture of postal cards
for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 1876. April 6, 1876...

Sioux Indians, different tribes. An act to supply a deficiency in the appropriations for certain Indians.
April 6, 1876..

Jail, District of Columbia. An act to suspend the sale of the jail on Judiciary Square, and for other
purposes. April 10, 1876..

Pawnee reservation. An act to authorize the sale of the Pawnee reservation. April 10, 1876.
Georgetown and Tennallytown Railroad. An act to incorporate the Georgetown and Tennallytown
Railroad Company. April 10, 1876..

Military road, Oregon. An act donating the military road running from Astoria, Oregon, to Salem, in
that State, to the several counties through which it passes. April 11, 1876..
Arsenal, Stonington. An act for the sale of the arsenal and lot at Stonington, Connecticut. April
11, 1876
Alabama claims. An act to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay judgments provided for in an
act approved February fifteenth, 1876, entitled "An act providing for the payment of judg-
ments rendered under section 11 of chapter 459 of the laws of the first session of the Forty-
third Congress." April 11, 1876....

Limitations of criminal prosecutions. An act to amend section 1044 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
limitations in criminal cases. April 13, 1876

Bankruptcy. An act concerning cases in bankruptcy commenced in the supreme courts of the several
Territories prior to the twenty-second day of June, 1874, and now undetermined therein.
April 14, 1876.
Engraving and Printing Bureau. An act to provide for a deficiency in the Printing and Engraving
Bureau of the Treasury Department, and for the issue of silver coin of the United States in
place of fractional currency. April 17, 1876..

Customs duties, Centennial Exposition. An act to provide for the expenses of admission of foreign goods
to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia. April 17, 1876.
Rockland custom-house lot.

An act providing for the sale of part of custom-house lot in Rockland,
Maine. April 17, 1876
Administering oaths in Senate. An act further to provide for the administering of oaths in the Senate.
April 18, 1876....

First National Bank of Saint Albans. An act to pay the First National Bank of Saint Albans, in the county of Franklin and State of Vermont, the value of certain United States Treasury notes held by said bank as financial agent of the United States, and forcibly taken therefrom by raiders from Canada, in October, 1864. April 20, 1876

Capitol grounds. An act for continuing the work of improving the Capitol grounds. April 21, 1876. Public lands. An act to confirm pre-emption and homestead entries of public lauds within the limits of railroad-grants in cases where such entries have been made under the regulations of the Land Department. April 21, 1876..

Circuit court at Mobile. An act authorizing the transfer of certain causes from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Alabama at Mobile into the circuit court of the United States for the middle and northern districts of Alabama at Montgomery and Huntsville, in said State. April 21, 1876....

Beaver land-district. An act to establish a land-office in the southern part of Utah Territory, to be known as the Beaver district, and for other purposes. April 25, 1876.. Menomonee reservation. An act authorizing the sale of logs cut by the Indians of the Menomonee reservation, in Wisconsin, under the direction of the Interior Department. April 25, 1876.. Waskington Square, Dubuque. An act giving the consent of the United States to the county of Dubuque, in the State of Iowa, to construct county buildings in Washington Square, in the city of Dubuque, and for other purposes. April 25, 1876....

"Charles W. Mead." An act to change the name of the steamboat "Charles W. Mead." April 26, 1876. Surveys of public lands. An act to correct an error in the Revised Statutes of the United States, and for other purposes. April 27, 1876 .

Mutual Protection Fire Insurance Company. An act to incorporate the Mutual Protection Fire Insurance Company of the District of Columbia. April 27, 1876..

Capitol grounds. An act to protect the public property, turf, and grass of the Capitol grounds from injury. April 29, 1876.

for the fiscal years ending June thirtieth, 1876, and for prior years, and for other purposes. May 1, 1876...

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Deficiency appropriations. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations

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Separate entry of packages. An act to provide for the separate entry of packages contained in one importation. May 1, 1876..

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Reform-School, District of Columbia. An act revising and amending the various acts establishing and relating to the Reform-School in the District of Columbia. May 3, 1876.

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Mineral lands in Missouri and Kansas. An act to exclude the States of Missouri and Kansas from the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An act to promote the development of the mining resources of the United States," approved May tenth, 1872. May 5, 1876

Fort Point reservation. An act to relinquish the interests of the United States in certain lands to the
city and county of San Francisco, in the State of California. May 9, 1876.....

Apaches in Arizona. An act appropriating fifty thousand dollars for subsistence supplies for Apache
Indians in Arizona Territory, and for the removal of the Indians of the Chiricahua agency to
San Carlos agency. May 9, 1876....

Malt liquors. An act to define the tax on fermented or malt liquors. May 13, 1876..

Lights on Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri Rivers. An act authorizing the transfer of a certain appro-
priation. May 13, 1876...

Investigation in Louisiana. An act appropriating nine thousand dollars to pay the expenses of the
Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Offices in Louisiana. May 19, 1876..
Timber culture. An act to amend the act entitled "An act entitled 'An act to encourage the growth
of timber on western praries'" approved March thirteenth, 1874. May 20, 1876.
Congressional Cemetery. An act relating to interments in the Congressional Cemetery. May 23, 1876.
Pre-emptors. An act to extend the time to pre-emptors on the public lands. May 23, 1876..
Ottawas and Chippewas of Michigan. An act extending the time within which homestead entries upon
certain lands in Michigan may be made. May 23, 1876

Memphis custom-house. An act to further provide for the building of a custom-house, post-office, court-
rooms, and so forth, in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. May 23, 1876...
Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway. An act to amend the charter of the Capitol,
North O Street and South Washington Railway Company. May 23, 1876
Northern Railway. An act to grant the right of way for railroad purposes through the United States
arsenal grounds near Benicia, California. May 24, 1876....

District of Columbia. An act authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to cancel
and annul the condemnation of ground in square 762, in the city of Washington, for a public
alley, and for other purposes. May 25, 1876..

Department of Justice. An act making certain transfers of appropriations in the provisions for the
contingent expenses of the Department of Justice for the current year. June 2, 1876.....
Wilson McCandless. An act to permit the judge of the district court of the United States for the
western district of Pennsylvania to retire. June 2, 1876..

Lick Observatory. An act granting a site for an observatory to the trustees of the Lick Observatory
of the astronomical department of the University of California. June 7, 1876..
Indian trust-funds. An act transferring the custody of certain Indian trust-funds. June 10, 1876...
Neville Island Channel. An act authorizing the residents and property-owners of Neville Township,
county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, to close the channel of the Ohio River on the
south side of Neville Island by the construction of an embankment or causeway from the head
of said island to the southern shore of said river. June 12, 1876....
Extradition. An act to amend section 5271 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating
to extradition. June 19, 1876.....

Grasshoppers. An act to amend "An act for the relief of certain settlers on the public lands," approved
December twenty-eight, 1874, and for other purposes. June 19, 1876..

Fortifications appropriations. An act making appropriations for fortifications and for other works of defense, and for the armament thereof, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 1877, and for other purposes. June 20, 1876.....

Custom-house bonds. An act relating to the execution of custom-house bonds. June 20, 1876..
Cheboygan, Michigan. An act establishing Cheboygan, in the State of Michigan, a port of delivery.
June 20, 1876.

William H. Emory. An act anthorizing the retirement of Col. W. H. Emory with the rank and pay of

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a brigadier-general. June 26, 1876..

City of Brashear." An act to change the name of the steamship "City of Brashear" to "Lone Star."
June 26, 1876

Medical Corps of the Army. An act to reduce the number and increase the efficiency of the Medical
Corps of the United States Army. June 26, 1876

Courts in Colorado. An act to further the administration of justice in the State of Colorado. June
26, 1876

Washington Territory. An act to amend section 1911 of the Revised Statutes of the United States,
defining the jurisdiction of the courts in Washington Territory. June 29, 1876
Receivers of national banks. An act authorizing the appointment of receivers of national banks, and
for other purposes. June 30, 1876

Temporary appropriations. An act to provide temporarily for the expenditures of the Government.
June 30, 1876.

Public printing. An act to continue the public printing. June 30, 1876..

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Navy appropriations. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June thirtieth, 1877, and for other purposes. June 30, 1876

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"Paragon." An act to change the name of the steamboat "Paragon," of Pittsburgh, Pa. July 1, 1876. Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad. An act granting the right of way for a railroad and telegraph line to the Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad Company across Fort Walla Walla military reservation, in Washington Territory. July 3, 1876

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Dorer post-office, Delaware. An act making a further appropriation for the erection of Government buildings in Dover, Delaware. July 3, 1876....

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Young Men's Christian Association. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the joint stock company of the Young Men's Christian Association of Washington," approved March second, 1867. July 3, 1876..

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Public lands. An act to repeal section 2303 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, making restrictions in the disposition of the public lands in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi ana, Arkansas, and Florida, and for other purposes. July 4, 1876....

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Additional bounty. An act to extend the time for filing claims for additional bounty under the act of
July twenty-eighth, 1866, which expired, by limitation, on January thirtieth, 1875, until July
first, 1880. July 5, 1876
Army officers for colleges. Au act to amend section 1225 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
July 5, 1876..

Kansas Indian lands. An act providing for the sale of the Kansas Indian lands in Kansas to actual
settlers, and for the disposition of the proceeds of the sale. July 5, 1876.

La Crosse bridge. An act to authorize the construction of a ponton bridge across the Mississippi River from some feasible point in La Crosse County, in the State of Wisconsin, to some feasible point in Houston County, in the State of Minnesota. July 6, 1876..

Nebraska City Bridge Company. An act authorizing the Nebraska City Bridge Company to construct
a ponton railway-bridge across the Missouri River at Nebraska City, in Otoe County,
Nebraska. July 8, 1876.
Temporary appropriations. An act to continue the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide
temporarily for the expenditures of the Government." July 10, 1876.
Postal-service appropriations. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Depart-
ment for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 1877, and for other purposes. July 12, 1876...
Taxes in District of Columbia. An act for the support of the government of the District of Columbia
for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 1877, and for other purposes. July 12, 1876...
Documentary stamps. An act relative to the redemption of unused stamps. July 12, 1876...
Indian supplies. An act to authorize the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to purchase supplies for the
Indian Bureau in open market. July 12, 1876
Penitentiaries and jails. An act to amend section 5546 of the Revised Statutes of the United States,
providing for imprisonment and transfer of United States prisoners. July 12, 1876..
Northwestern Improvement Company. An act to authorize the Northwestern Improvement Company, a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, to enter upon the Menomonee
Indian reservation, and improve the Oconto River, its branches and tributaries, July 12,
1876

Custom-house permits. An act to exempt vessels engaged in navigating the Mississippi River and its
tributaries above the port of New Orleans from entries and clearances. July 12, 1876
Indecent publications. An act to amend sections 3893 and 3894 of the Revised Statutes, providing a
penalty for mailing obscene books and other matters therein contained, and prohibiting lottery-
circulars passing throngh the mails. July 12, 1876........

Rockland custom-house lot. An act to amend an act approved April seventeenth, 1876, providing for the sale of a part of custom-house lot in Rockland, Maine. July 12, 1876

Public printing. An act to continue the act entitled "An act to continue the public printing." July 18, 1876

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Dolphin." An act to change the name of the steam-barge "Dolphin," of Clayton, New York. July
18, 1876..
Arizona laws. An act relating to the approval of bills in the Territory of Arizona. July 19, 1876.
Pennsylvania avenue. An act authorizing the repavement of Pennsylvania avenue. July 19, 1876.
"Senator Mike Norton." An act for changing the name of the steam-propeller "Senator Mike Norton"
to "America." July 19, 1876

Fort Kearney military reservation. An act to provide for the sale of the Fort Kearney military reserva-
tion in the State of Nebraska. July 21, 1876

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Temporary appropriations. An act to continue the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide
temporarily for the expenditures of the Government." July 21, 1876.
Paymaster General. An act establishing the rank of the Paymaster-General. July 22, 1876.......
Military posts. An act to provide for the construction of military posts on the Yellowstone and
Muscleshell Rivers. July 22, 1876.

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Key West reservation. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to purchase a parcel of land on the
Island of Key West, Florida. July 22, 1876...
Alabama Claims Commission. An act to extend the duration of the Court of Commissioners of Ala-
bama Claims. July 22, 1876.

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Army appropriations. An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, 1877, and for other purposes. July 24, 1876
Kansas land grant for railroads. An act to declare forfeited to the United States certain lands granted
to the State of Kansas in aid of the construction of railroads by act of Congress approved
March third, 1863. July 24, 1876 ...

Public printing. An act to continue the public printing. July 24, 1876.
Bankruptcy. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to amend and supplement an act entitled
An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,' approved
March second, 1867, and for other purposes," approved June twenty-second, 1874. July 26,
1876

Leaves of absence, Army. An act to amend an act approved May eight, 1874, in regard to leaves of absence of Army officers. July 29, 1876....

Sundry civil expenses appropriations. An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 1877, and for other purposes. July 31, 1876 Temporary appropriations. An act to continue the provisions of an act entitled "An act to continue the provisions of an act entitled 'An act to provide temporarily for the expenditures of the Government."" August 1, 1876....

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Public printing. An act to continue the public printing. August 2, 1876. Washington Monument. An act providing for the completion of the Washington Monument. August 2, 1876

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Chinese immigration. An act making an appropriation to defray the expenses of the Joint Select Committee to investigate Chinese Immigration. August 2, 1876.

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