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CHAPTER 168.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISHI AN ASSAY-OFFICE AT HELENA, IN THE TERRITORY OF MONTANA.

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1. Assay-office at Helena, Montana, established. 2. - building for, to be constructed.

Be it enacted, &c.

May 12, 1874.

18 Stat. L., 45.

Assay-office at

[SECTION 1], That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized Helena, Montana, and required to establish an assay-office at Helena, in the Territory of established. Montana, the said assay-office to be conducted under the provisions of R. S., § 3495. the act entitled (1) "An act revising and amending the laws relative to the mints, assay-offices, and coinage of the United States," approved February twelfth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three.

building for, to

SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be constructed a suitable building at Helena, in be constructed. the Territory of Montana, for the purpose of said assay-office, and provide the same with the necessary fixtures and apparatus, at cost not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, which sum is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. [May 12, 1874.]

NOTE.-(1) The provisions of the act of 1873, ch. 131 (17{Stat. L., 424), here referred to, are incorporated into Revised Statutes in §§ 3495-3570.

CHAPTER 176.

AN ACT GIVING THE ASSENT OF CONGRESS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WOLF
RIVER ACROSS THE MENOMONEE INDIAN RESERVATION, IN THE STATE of wis-
CONSIN.

Wolf River may be improved to run logs across
Indian reservation.

Damages, how awarded.

River may be used by Indians and others for run-
ning logs, under charges regulated by Wisconsin.
Act may be altered.

May 15, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 46.

Wolf River may

be improved so as Indian reservato run logs across

Be it enacted, &c., That the assent of Congress be, and hereby is, given to the Keshena Improvement Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, to improve the Wolf River, so as to run logs down said river, across the Menomonee Indian reser- tion. vation, in accordance with the laws of said State: Provided, That any damages which may be caused on account of such Damages, how improvements shall be awarded as in all other cases under the laws of awarded. the State of Wisconsin, and the amount be paid into the Treasury of

the United States for the benefit of said Indians;

And said Indians and all other persons shall be permitted to use said River may be river for the purpose of running logs, as contemplated by this act; and used by Indians the charges for said privilege shall be regulated by the legislature of the State of Wisconsin:

Provided, further, That all privileges under this act may be altered or revoked by Congress. [May 15, 1874.]

and others for run

ning logs, under

charges regulated
by Wisconsin.
Act may be al-
tered, &c.

CHAPTER 180.

AN ACT GRANTING A PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVATION AT
SALT LAKE CITY FOR CEMETERY PURPOSES.

Public cemetery to be laid out on military reser- - part of, for use of religious denominations.
vation, near Salt Lake City, Utah.
part as potter's field.

Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to set apart a tract of land, not exceeding twenty acres in extent, in the United States military reservation of Camp Douglas, near Salt Lake City, in the Territory of Utah, to be used as a public cemetery, under such rules and regulations as he shall establish for the protection, care, and management of such cemetery. And he shall cause

May 16, 1874.

18 Stat. L., 46.

Public cemetery to be laid out on military reservation near Salt Lake

City, Utah.

Cemetery: part

the same to be laid off and platted in convenient and suitable lots, which shall be forever devoted for the purpose of the burial of the dead.

And he may set apart forever to each of the religious denominations of, for use of re- organized in Salt Lake City which shall file with him proof of their orligious denominaganization a lot not to exceed one acre in size, and of convenient shape, which such denominations may inclose and ornament as they see fit, to be used for the purposes of burial;

tions.

-part as a potter's field.

And two acres shall be reserved as a "potter's field," or common burying ground, which may be inclosed and ornamented by the authority of the said city. [May 16, 1874.]

May 18, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 47.

CHAPTER 182.

AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF CERTAIN SETTLERS ON THE FORT RANDALL MILITARY
RESERVATION.

Fort Randall military reservation, in Dakota, in part transferred to Interior Depart

ment.

Certain settlers to have patents.

to be paid for improvements.

- not to be paid

restored to them.

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[SECTION 1], That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer to the custody of the Department of the Interior such portions of the military reservation of Fort Randall, in Dakota, as were actually occupied by settlers prior to the promulgation of the order of the President of June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty, setting apart the reservation for military purposes, and, further, such portions of the said reservation as were released from military occupation and control between the years eighteen hundred and sixty-seven and eighteen hundred and seventy, and were during that time settled upon in good faith and in the belief that the lands were open to settlement.

SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be authorized to confirm, in accordance with existing laws, the titles of such settlers upon the military reservation of Fort Randall as may be reported by the Secretary of War for that purpose, and to cause patents to be issued for such lands as the aforesaid settlers may be entitled to under existing laws and the provisions of this act.

SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay to each of the aforesaid settlers the respective amounts that were appraised as the value of their respective improvements, by a military board of survey convened for that purpose, at Fort Randall, under instructions from the War Department, dated March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one:

Provided, That in case any improvements, or portion thereof, shall for improvements have been restored or delivered to any settler, after the appraisement of the same by the said military board of survey, such settler shall not be entitled to payment under this act for the improvements, or portion thereof, so restored or delivered to him. [May 18, 1874.]

May 21, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 48.

CHAPTER 186.

AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED (1) "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISH-
MENT OF A MILITARY PRISON AND FOR ITS GOVERNMENT," APPROVED MARCH
THIRD, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE.

Military prison to be at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, instead of Rock Island.

Military prison Be it enacted, &c., That said act be, and the same is hereby, so amended to be at Fort Leav- that all acts and things therein required to be done and performed at enworth, Kansas, Rock Island, in the State of Illinois, shall be done and performed on

NOTE.-(1) The act of 1873, ch. 249 (17 Stat. L., 582), here referred to, is incorporated into Revised
Statutes in the sections noted in the margin

the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth in the State of Kansas: instead of at Rock Provided, That the Government buildings now on said military reser- Island vation at Fort Leavenworth shall be modified and used so far as prac- R. S., §§ 1344ticable for the purposes of said prison. [May 21, 1874.]

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CHAPTER 200. .

AN ACT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OCCUPYING CLAIMANTS.

Occupants of land under color of title, adjudged invalid, to have remedies, in Federal courts, for im

provements.

June 1, 1874.

18 Stat. L., 50.

Be it enacted, &c., That when an occupant of land, having color of title, in good faith has made valuable improvements thereon, and is, in, Occupants of the proper action, found not to be the rightful owner thereof, such oc- land under color of cupant shall be entitled in the Federal courts to all the rights and reme- valid, to have remtitle adjudged indies, and, upon instituting the proper proceedings, such relief as may edies, in Federal be given or secured to him by the statutes of the State or Territory courts, for improvewhere the land lies, although the title of the plaintiff in the action may have been granted by the United States after said improvements were so made. [June 1, 1874.]

ments.

R. S., § 721.

CHAPTER 201.

AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE EXECUTION OF, AND TO PROTECT CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS
OF IMPROVEMENT AT THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

Secretary of War to have control of channel at mouth of Mississippi River until improvements are completed, &c.

Penalty for interfering with or obstructing im
provements.

June 1, 1874.

18 Stat. L., 50.

Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act the Secretary of War Secretary of War is directed to assume full control over the particular to have control of channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River in course of excavation channel at mouth or improvement by the Government of the United States, so far as may of Mississippi Riv. er until improvebe necessary to the carrying on and protection of such excavation and ments are comimprovement, and until the same be completed, and he may establish pleted; may make such regulations respecting the use of, or passage through, such chan- regulations, &c. nel as he shall deem needful to fully protect the channel and to facilitate the excavation, improvement and use thereof. Such regulations shall be promulgated by publication thereof for ten days consecutively in two daily papers published in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the same may in like manner be changed from time to time;

And any person interfering with, or obstructing, or attempting to obstruct the said improvements, and any person who shall willfully or terfering with or Penalty for innegligently strand or sink any boat or craft in said channel, or who obstructing imshall willfully, or negligently obstruct said channel, or cause any impair- provements. ment injury, filling up, or shoaling therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not ex ceeding, five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. [June 1, 1874.]

CHAPTER 205.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF THE FRONTIER SETTLEMENTS OF
TEXAS AGAINST INDIAN AND MEXICAN DEPREDATIONS.

Secretary of War may construct and operate telegraph line in Texas and Indian Territory to connect

military posts.

June 3, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 51.

Secretary of War

Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to construct and operate a line of telegraph, beginning at or may construct and

operate telegraph near the city of Denison, in Grayson county, Texas; thence by the line in Texas and nearest practicable route to Fort Sill, Indian Territory; thence to Fort Indian Territory to Richardson, Texas; thence along the northern frontier line of settleconnect military ments to Forts Griffin and Concho; thence to the Pecos River, at or posts. R. S., § 223. near the mouth of Toyah Creek; thence to Fort Clarke, on Las Moras 1874, June 23, ch. Creek; thence to Fort Duncan, on the Rio Grande; thence down the Rio Grande, via Fort McIntosh and Ringold's Barracks, to Brownsville, so as to connect the military posts which are now, or may hereafter be, established on said line with the military head quarters of said district; and that the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated. [June 3, 1874.]

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CHAPTER 206.

June 3, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 52.

AN ACT TO EXTEND THE TIME TO PRE-EMPTORS ON THE PUBLIC LANDS IN THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA, TO MAKE FINAL PAYMENT.

Pre-emptors of public lands in Minnesota allowed further time to make proof, payment, &c.

Pre-emptors of Be it enacted, &c., That the time at which pre-emptors on the public public lands in lands in the State of Minnesota, including the lands within Fort Ridgely Minnesota allowed and Sioux Indian reservations, are now required to make final proof and make proof and payment, is extended for the period of two years. [June 3, 1874.] payment. 1863, ch. 119. 1868, ch. 21. 1870, ch. 198. 1870, Res. No. 21 (16 Stat. L., 187, 370) R. S., § 2267. 1879, June 12, ch. 19.

further time to

June 5, 1874.

18 Stat. L., 53.

at Rutland on first

CHAPTER 214.

AN ACT CHANGING THE TIME OF HOLDING CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS IN VERMONT.

In Vermont, circuit and district courts to be held at Rutland on first Tuesday in October, and at Windsor on third Tuesday in May.

In Vermont, cir- Be it enacted, &c., That the term of the circuit court holden at Rutcuit and district land on the third day of October shall be held on the first Tuesday in courts to be held October, and the term of the district court holden at Rutland on the Tuesday in Octo- sixth day of October shall be held on the first Tuesday of October. ber, and at Wind- The term of the circuit court holden at Windsor on the fourth Tuessor on third Tues- day in July shall be held on the third Tuesday in May, and the term of day in May. the district court held at Windsor on the Monday after the fourth Tuesday of July shall be on the third Tuesday in May:

R. S., § 572, 2d

p.

101.

ed.,
R. S., § 658,

122.

p.

Provided, That this act shall not apply to the next terms of the circuit and district court to be holden at Windsor, but the same shall be held at the times now provided by law. [June 5, 1874.]

June 6, 1874.

18 Stat. L., 58.

CHAPTER 216.

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JUNE THIRTIETH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.

Commandant of Marine Corps; his appointment, rank, and pay.

Commandant of

Marine Corps; his

Be it enacted, &c.,

Provided, That office of commandant of the Marine Corps having the appointment, rank of a brigadier-general of the Army shall continue until a vacancy rank, and pay. R. S., 1596, shall occur in the same, and no longer; (1) and when such vacancy shall

1601.

NOTE. (1) The office became vacant November 1, 1876, and the commandant was appointed as provided by this act.

occur in said office, immediately thereupon all laws and parts of laws creating said office shall become inoperative, and shall, by virtue of this act, from thenceforth be repealed:

And provided further, That thereafter the commandant of the Marine Pay and rank of Corps shall have the rank and pay of a colonel, and shall be appointed commandant of by selection by the President from the officers of said corps. * Marine Corps.

[June 6, 1874.]

CHAPTER 217.

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MILITARY ACADEMY FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-
FIVE.

A judge-advocate of Army may be assigned by Secretary of War as professor of law at the Military
Academy.

Be it enacted, &c.,

*

June 6, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 60.

A judge-advocate of Army may be assigned by Sec[June 6, retary of War as

Provided, That the Secretary of War may assign one of the judgeadvocates of the Army to be professor of law. 1874.]

professor of law at the Military Acad

emy.

R. S., §§ 1200, 1201, 1309.

CHAPTER 218.

AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME, OF THE PORT OF SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA, TO WIL

MINGTON.

Port of San Pedro, Cal., to be called Wilmington.

Be it enacted, &c., That the port of San Pedro, on the Pacific coast, shall be called Wilmington. [June 6, 1874.]

June 6, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 61.

Port of San Pcdro, Cal., to be called Wilmington.

R. S., § 2582. 1877, Feb. 27, ch. 69, par. 65.

CHAPTER 219.

AN ACT TO EQUALIZE PENSIONS IN CERTAIN CASES.

Pensioners under special acts to have benefit of - pensions of, not to be reduced thereby. general laws.

June 6, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 61.

un

Pensioners der special acts to

have benefits of general law.

Be it enacted, &c., That all persons entitled to pensions under special acts fixing the rate of such pensions, and now receiving or entitled to receive a less pension than that allowed by the general pension laws under like circumstances, are, in lieu of their present rate of pension, R. S., § 4692hereby declared to be entitled to the benefits and subject to the limita- 4791. tions of the general pension laws entitled "An act to revise, consolidate, and amend the laws relating to pensions," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-three; (1) and that this act go into effect from and after its passage:

Provided, That this act shall not be construed to reduce any pension pensions of, not granted by special act. [June 6, 1874.]

NOTE. (1) The provisions of the act of 1873 ch. 234 (17 Stat. L., 566), here referred to, are incorporated into Revised Statutes in the sections noted in the margin.

to be reduced thereby.

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