THE STATUTES AT LARGE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FROM DECEMBER, 1875, TO MARCH, 1877, AND RECENT TREATIES. POSTAL CONVENTIONS, AND EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATIONS. EDITED, PRINTED, AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF CONGRESS, AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. VOL. XIX. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1877. LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS 'CONTAINED IN TILES VOLUME. ACTS OF THE FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES (STATUTE I.—1875–276.) 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. Judgments of Alabama Claims Commission. An act providing for the payment of judgments rendered Circuit courts in California, Oregon, Nevada. An act fixing the time of holding the circuit court of the Stamping instruments. An act to extend the time for stamping unstamped instruments. February Condemned cannon. An act donating condemned cannon and cannon-balls to the Ladies' Monumental 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 Saint Louis custom-house. An act to provide for the purchase of material and for the continuation of Post-roads. An act to establish certain post-routes in the State of Texas., March 16, 1876.. Page. 3 3 5 5 5 66 6 7 iii Page 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 Citizens' Building Company. An act to incorporate the Citizens' Building Company of Washington. Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad. An act to amend the act entitled "An act giving the approval Postal cards. An act to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the manufacture of postal cards Sioux Indians, different tribes. An act to supply a deficiency in the appropriations for certain Indians. Jail, District of Columbia. An act to suspend the sale of the jail on Judiciary Square, and for other Pawnee reservation. An act to authorize the sale of the Pawnee reservation. April 10, 1876.. Military road, Oregon. An act donating the military road running from Astoria, Oregon, to Salem, in ........ Limitations of criminal prosecutions. An act to amend section 1044 of the Revised Statutes, relating to Bankruptcy. An act concerning cases in bankruptcy commenced in the supreme courts of the several Customs duties, Centennial Exposition. An act to provide for the expenses of admission of foreign goods Rock and custom-house lot. An act providing for the sale of part of custon-house lot in Rockland, Administering oaths in Senate. An act further to provide for the administering of oaths in the Senate. First National Bank of Saint Albans. Au 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, iu 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 lands within the limits of railroad-grants in cases where such entries have been made under the regulations of the Land Departinent. 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...... Washington 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 gronna's. An act to protect the public, property, turf, and grass of the Capitol grouuds from injury. April 29, 1876..... Deficiency appropriations. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal years ending June thirtieth, 1876, and for prior years, and for other purposes. May 1, 1-76. 41 Separate entry of packages. An act to provide for the separate entry of packages contained in one importation. May 1, 1876... 49 Reform-School, District of Columbia. An act revising and amending the various acts establishing aud relating to the Reform-School in the District of Columbia. May 3, 1876. . 49 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- Investigation in Louisiana. Au act appropriating nine thousand dollars to pay the expenses of the 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- Department of Justice. An act making certain transfers of appropriations in the provisions for the Lick Observatory. An act granting a site for an observatory to the trustees of the Lick Observatory Grasshoppers. An act to amend "An act for the relief of certain settlers on the public lands,” approved Fortifications appropriations. An act making appropriations for fortifications and for other works of William H. Emory. An act authorizing the retirement of Col. W. H. Emory with the rank and pay of 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 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, Receivers of national banks. An act authorizing the appointment of receivers of national banks, and Public printing. An act to continue the public printing. June 30, 1876.. Navy appropriations. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June thirtieth, 1877, and for other purposes. June 30, 1876 Paragon." An act to change the name of the steamboat "Paragon," of Pittsburgh, Pa. July 1, 1876. Young Men's Christian Association. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the joint |