THE STATUTES AT LARGE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FROM NOVEMBER, 1903, TO MARCH, 1905; CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OF THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS, AND RECENT TREATIES, CONVENTIONS, AND EXECUTIVE EDITED, PRINTED, AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS, VOL. XXXIII. PART 1. PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1905. LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. PART ONE. ACTS OF THE FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. STATUTE I.-1903. Congressional mileage, etc. Joint resolution making immediately available the appropriations for mileage of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. November 12, 1903.. STATUTE II. -1903-1904. Cuban reciprocity. An act to carry into effect a convention between the United States and the Republic of Cuba, signed on the eleventh day of December, in the year nineteen hundred and two. December 17, 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition copyrights. An act to afford protection to exhibitors of foreign literary, artistic, or musical works at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. January 7, 1904.. Merican boll-weevil extermination. An act to amend the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and four," approved March third, nineteen hundred and three. January 15, 1904. Removing snow and ice, District of Columbia. An act making appropriations for clearing the Potomac River of ice and for the removal of snow and ice in the District of Columbia. January 15, 1904... Bridge, Mississippi River. An act to supplement and amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River, at or near Grays Point, Missouri;" approved January twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and one. January 18, 1904. Arizona, road bond issue. An act to enable the city of Phoenix, the town of Tempe, and the town Mesa, all in Maricopa County, Arizona Territory, severally to issue the bonds of said municipalities for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a freighting and wagon road from any convenient point in the Salt River Valley to the Salt River reservoir dam site in Maricopa County, Arizona. January 21, 1904. District of Columbia, Columbian College charter. An act supplemental to the act of February ninth, District of Columbia, Pintsch Compressing Company. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to Bridge, Saint Francis River. An act to authorize the county of Poinsett, in the State of Arkansas, District of Columbia, sidewalks. An act in relation to business streets in the District of Columbia. dentistry in the District of Columbia, entistry i ulation February 2, 1904 Naval officer, Chicago, Ill. An act providing for an additional officer in the district of Chicago, in Page. 1 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 District of Columbia, harbor regulations. An act to ameng section eight hundred and ninety-five United States courts, Minnesota. An act to amend an act entitled "An act providing the terms and places of holding the courts of the United States in the district of Minnesota, and for other purposes," approved April twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety. February 9, 1904. District of Columbia, reservation 32. An act to transfer jurisdiction of reservation numbered thirtytwo, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. February 10, 1904 of the code of law for the District of Columbia. February 8, 1904 District of Columbia, snow and ice. An act to provide for the removal of snow and ice from the sidewalks of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. February 10, 1904... District of Columbia, height of buildings. An act to amend an act to regulate the height of build ings in the District of Columbia. February 16, 1904. District of Columbia, naming streets. An act to name streets, avenues, alleys, highways, and reservations in that part of the District of Columbia outside of the city of Washington, and for other purposes. February 16, 1904... Appropriations, urgent deficiencies. An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and four, and for prior years, and for other purposes. February 18, 1904. Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minn. An act to authorize the sale of a part of what is known as the Red Lake Indian Reservation, in the State of Minnesota. February 20, 1904. United States courts, Martinsburg, W. Va. An act providing for the holding of an additional term of court in the northern district of West Virginia, at Martinsburg, West Virginia. February 24, 1904.. Page. 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 46 50 51 District of Columbia, resubdividing lots. An act to authorize the resubdivision of lots or blocks in the District of Columbia. February 26, 1904... Vermont war claims. An act to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the State of Vermont money appropriated by the act of Congress of July first, nineteen hundred and two, and to adjust mutual claims between the United States and the State of Vermont. February 26, 1904. Oregon, dispossessed homesteaders. An act for the rel ef of settlers on lands in Sherman County, in the State of Oregon. February 26, 1904. Dam, Mississippi River. An act permitting the building of a dam across the Mississippi River at 51 51 52 53 54 54 56 Bridge, Tombigbee River. An act to authorize the Mobile and West Alabama Railroad Company 56 Census of manufactures. An act to authorize the Director of the Census to cooperate with the secretary of state of the State of Michigan and with officials of other States in taking the census of manufactures. March 1, 1904.. 58 Iowa war claims. An act for the relief of the State of Iowa. March 3, 1904. 58 State of Missouri. March 4, 1904.. Public lands, entry affidavits, etc. An act to amend the act of Congress of March eleventh, nine- 58 59 59 District of Columbia, ice, Potomac River. An act making an appropriation for clearing the Potomac 60 60 Bridge, Missouri River. An act authorizing the Yankton, Norfolk and Southern Railway Company to construct a combined railroad, wagon, and foot-passenger bridge across the Missouri River at or near the city of Yankton, South Dakota. March 9, 1904.. Bridge, Black Warrior River. An act to authorize the Mobile and West Alabama Railroad Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Black Warrior River, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, in section three, township twenty-one south, range nine west of Huntsville meridian. March 9, 1904. Public lands, correcting errors in entries. An act relating to applications, declaratory statements, entries, and final proofs under the homestead and other land laws, and to confirm the same in certain cases when made outside of the land district within which the land is situated. March 9, 1904. Montana University, lands. An act granting additional lands adjacent to the site of the University of Montana to the State of Montana for the uses of said university. March 9, 1904....... 60 63 64 64 Rights of way, pipe lines, Indian lands. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to grant Railroad franchises, Indian Territory, sale. An act permitting the Kiowa, Chickasha and Fort Dam, Mississippi River. An act permitting the building of a dam across the Mississippi River Indian Territory, bail in criminal cases. the courts of Indian Territory. An act authorizing bail in criminal cases upon appeal in March 14, 1904 Page. 65 66 66 67 80 80 82 Bridge, Monongahela River. An act to authorize the Charleroi and Monessen Bridge Company to construct a bridge over the Monongahela River. March 14, 1904. Winthrop, Mass., land donated. An act to authorize the conveyance to the town of Winthrop, 82 Minnesota River in the State of Minnesota. March 15, 1904. 83 Public lands, Dickinson district, North Dakota. An act creating an additional land office in the State of North Dakota. March 16, 1904... 83 Bridge, Tennessee River. An act to authorize the Chicago, Saint Louis and New Orleans Railroad 84 Port of delivery, Salt Lake City, Utah. An act to establish a port of delivery at Salt Lake City, 85 Appropriations, legislative, executive, and judicial. An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes. March 18, 1904 85 Bridge, Missouri River. An act to amend an act to amend an act to construct a bridge across the 1904 Fort Missoula, Mont., land donation accepted. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to accept from the citizens of Missoula, Montana, deeds donating to the United States certain lands for the enlargement of the military reservation of Fort Missoula, Montana. March 19, 1904. District of Columbia, square 1131 quitclaimed. An act to quitclaim all interest of the United States of America in and to all of square eleven hundred and thirty-one, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, to Sidney Bieber. March 19, 1904... Oklahoma, waterworks bond issue. An act ratifying an act of the legislative assembly of the Terri- Gnadenhutten, Ohio, lands granted. An act granting certain lots in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, to Gnaden- Public lands, furnishing transcripts of records. An act to authorize registers and receivers of United Immediate transportation, Utica, N. Y. An act constituting Utica, New York, a port of delivery, and for other purposes. March 24, 1904 House of Representatives, fuel. An act making an appropriation for fuel for the south wing of the & Representatives, Arizona, insane asylum bond issue. An act to approve and ratify act numbered seventy-three of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona. March 24, 1904 142 142 143 143 143 143 144 144 145 145 146 Sabine Lake, Texas, channel. An act directing the Secretary of War to expend one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars heretofore appropriated for a channel through Sabine Lake, Texas. March 25, 1904... 149 Bridge, Red River of the North. An act providing for the construction of a bridge across the Red 150 151 Saint Joseph, Mo., land ceded. An act ceding certain land appertaining to the custom-house at Saint 152 United States courts, Green Bay, Wis. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to determine the sessions of the circuit and district courts of the United States for the eastern district of Wisconsin," approved March thirty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, chapter twentyeight. March 28, 1904 152 |