Judge for northern district to be appointed. R. S., § 554.

District attorney

northern district.

and shall exercise the same jurisdiction and perform the same duties within the said district as he now exercises and performs within his present district.

And there shall be appointed a district judge for the northern district of Texas, who shall possess the same powers and do and perform all such duties in his district as are now enjoyed, or in any manner appertain to the present district judges for said eastern and western districts of Texas.

And the district judge of such district shall be entitled to the same compensation as by law is provided for the present judges of the eastern and western districts of Texas.

SEC. 8. That there shall be appointed one person as district attorney and marshal for and one person as marshal for said northern district, whose terms of appointment and services, as well as duties and emoluments, shall be the same with those respectively appertaining to the said offices in the said eastern and western districts of Texas;

Present district

attorneys, marshals, and clerks.

And said marshal shall give the same bond that other marshals are required to give, to be approved and recorded as now directed by law: Provided, That the present district attorneys for the eastern and western districts of Texas shall still hold their offices respectively in said districts, and shall retain charge of all suits already commenced until the final termination, unless the President of the United States shall otherwise direct; and the present marshals for said eastern and western districts shall continue to be the marshals for said districts during their respective official terms:

Provided further, That it is not intended by this act to work the removal of, or in any manner affect, the clerks of the district courts now holding office in said districts.

Clerk and dep- SEC. 9. The district judge of the northern district shall appoint a uty clerks for clerk of said court, who shall reside at one of the places designated in northern district; this act for holding the courts, and two deputies shall be appointed by how appointed. the clerk, one of whom shall reside at each of the other places designated for holding the courts. [February 24, 1879.]

Feb. 25, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 320.

Supreme court of District of Columbia to have a sixth judge.

R. S. of Dist. Col., §§ 750, 751.

General term

CHAPTER 99.

AN ACT TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND FOR THE BETTER ADMINISTRATION OF JUS-
TICE IN SAID DISTRICT

SECTION

1. Supreme court of District of Columbia to
have a sixth judge.

2. General term may be held by two judges;
proceedings on division of opinion.

Judge not to sit on hearing appeal from his
own decision.

Be it enacted, &c.

SECTION

3. Two circuit court terms at same time.

4. Cases of $2,500 may be reviewed by Supreme
Court of United States on writs of error or
appeal.
5. Repeal.

[SECTION 1], That there shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia.

That the said additional associate justice shall have the same power, authority, and jurisdiction as now or hereafter may be exercised by any of the associate justices of the said supreme court, and shall be entitled to receive the same salary, payable in the same manner. SEC. 2. Two of the justices, sitting at general term, shall constitute may be held by a quorum for the transaction of business; but when the two justices two judges; pro- shall be divided in opinion, the same shall be noted upon the minutes ceedings on divis. ion of opinion. of the court, and thereupon and within four days thereafter either party in such cause may file with the clerk of the court a motion in writing to have such cause reargued before three or more justices;

Judge not to sit

But no justice shall sit in general term to hear an appeal from any on hearing appeal judgment or decree or order which he may have rendered at the special from his own de- term.

cision.

Two circuit

same time.

SEC. 3. The general term may order two terms of the circuit court to be held at the same time, whenever, in their judgment the business court terms at therein shall require it; and they shall designate by an order of the court, the time and places of holding the same, and the justices by whom they shall, respectively, be held; and shall make all necessary orders for a division of the docket between the justices holding such term;

And petit juries shall be drawn therefor, in the same manner as is provided for in such circuit court, at least ten days before the commencement of any such sitting.

Cases of $2,500

SEC. 4. The final judgment or decree of the supreme court of the District of Columbia in any case where the matter in dispute, exclusive may be reviewed of costs, exceeds the value of twenty-five hundred dollars, may be re- of United States. by Supreme Court examined and reversed or affirmed in the supreme court of the United R. S., § 691States, upon writ of error or appeal in the same manner and under the 701. same regulations as are provided in cases of writs of error on judg ments or appeals from decrees rendered in a circuit-court. SEC. 5. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act [act] are hereby repealed. [February 25, 1879.]

98 U.S., 398. 100 U. S., 112, 147.

Repeal.

CHAPTER 102.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT IN AID OF THE
REFUNDING OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.

Certificates of deposit of $10 each, with interest at Application of the money.

4 per cent., convertible into bonds, to be issued.

Feb. 26, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 321.

Certificates of

Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to issue, in exchange for lawful money of the deposit of $10 each, United States that may be presented for such exchange, certificates of with interest at 4 per cent., convertdeposit, of the denomination of ten dollars, bearing interest at the rate ible into bonds, to of four per centum per annum, and convertible at any time, with ac- be issued. crued interest, into the four per centum bonds described in the refund- 1870, ch. 256 (16 Stat. L., 272). ing act;

Application of

And the money so received shall be applied only to the payment of the bonds bearing interest at a rate of not less than five per centum in the money. the mode prescribed by said act, and he is authorized to prescribe suitable rules and regulations in conformity with this act. [February 26, 1879.]

CHAPTER 103.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF THE ACT APPROVED JUNE TWENTY

SECOND, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR, ENTITLED “AN ACT TO AMEND
CUSTOMS-REVENUE LAWS AND TO REPEAL MOIETIES."

Salaries of naval officers at Baltimore and New - of surveyors at Portland, Baltimore, and New
Orleans.
Orleans.

Feb. 26, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 322.

Salaries of naval

Be it enacted, &c., That the twenty-third section of an act entitled "An act to amend customs-revenue laws and to repeal moieties", approved officers at Baltimore and New Or the twenty-second day of June, eighteen hundred and seventy four, be, leans. and the same is hereby, amended, to take effect from that date, as R. S., § 2655, follows: 2656, 2689.

After the words "to the naval officers of the districts of Boston and 1874, June 22, ch. Charlestown, Massachusetts; and San Francisco, California; and Phila- 391, § 23. delphia, Pennsylvania," insert the words "and Baltimore, Maryland; and New Orleans, Louisiana";

And after the words "to the surveyors of the ports of Boston, Massachusetts, and San Francisco, California, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, each five thousand dollars," insert the words

"Provided, the surveyors at Portland, Maine, and Baltimore, Maryland, shall each receive the sum of four thousand five hundred dollars, and the surveyor at New Orleans, Louisiana, shall receive the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars;" [February 26, 1879.]

CHAPTER 105.

Feb. 26, 1879. 20 Stat. L., 322.

AN ACT TO PROMOTE A KNOWLEDGE OF STEAM-ENGINEERING AND IRON-SHIP BUILD-
ING AMONG THE STUDENTS OF SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES IN THE UNITED
STATES.

Engineers in Navy may be detailed as professors
in colleges, &c.

- not exceeding twenty-five, &c.
-may be withdrawn from detail.

Engineers in Be it enacted, &c., That for the purpose of promoting a knowledge of Navy may be de- steam-engineering and iron-ship building among the young men of the tailed as professors United States, the President may, upon the application of an established in colleges, &c. R. S., § 1290. scientific school or college within the United States, detail an officer from the Engineer Corps of the Navy as professor in such school or college: Provided, That the number of officers so detailed shall not at any time exceed twenty-five, and such details shall be governed by rules to be prescribed from time to time by the President:

-not exceeding twenty-five, &c.

-may be with

And provided further, That such details may be withheld or withdrawn drawn from detail. whenever, in the judgment of the President, the interests of the public service shall so require. [February 26, 1879.]

Feb. 26, 1879. 20 Stat. L., 323.

Restrictions as

apply to library of

CHAPTER 106.

AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUN-
DRY CIVIL EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
THIRTIETH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”,
APPROVED JUNE TWENTIETH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT.

Restrictions as to binding not to apply to library of Patent Office.

Be it enacted, &c., That the act entitled "An act making appropriations to binding not to for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending Patent Office and June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purState Department. poses", approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, R. S., §§ 3785, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to the clause of said act 1878, June 20, ch. relating to the binding of books for the departments of the government, after the words "Congressional Library", the following words: "nor to the Library of the Patent Office", nor to the Library of the Department of State. [February 26, 1879.]

3790.

359, § 1, par. 1.

CHAPTER 110.

Feb. 27, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 223.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF TAX-LIEN CERTIFICATES ERRONEOUSLY
ISSUED BY THE LATE AUTHORITIES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

In District of Columbia, certain tax-lien certificates receivable for taxes prior to July, 1877.

In District of Be it enacted, &c., That in order to settle and pay to the holders of Columbia, certain tax-lien certifi- certain tax-lien certificates purporting to have been issued pursuant to cates receivable for an act of the legislative assembly of the District of Columbia approved taxes prior to July, June twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, which the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may determine to have been erro

1877.

neously issued by the late authorities of the said District against property exempt from taxation at the time the taxes were imposed, or property upon which the taxes purporting to be represented by said certificates had been paid, the Commissioners of the District be, and they are hereby, authorized to receive the same in satisfaction of any arrearages of taxes prior to July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, except special improvement taxes; and immediately upon the redemption of such erroneously issued certificates, the same shall be canceled, and a proper record of such payment and cancellation be made. [February 27, 1879.]

CHAPTER 112.

AN ACT EXTENDING THE LIMITS OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK.

Collection district of city of New York to include part of Hudson County, New Jersey.

Feb. 28, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 324.

Collection dis

York to include

Be it enacted, &c., That the collection-district of the port of New York shall hereafter include, in addition to the other territory embraced trict of city of New therein, all that part of the county of Hudson, in the State of New Jer- part of Hudson sey, and the waters adjacent, now within the collection-district of New- County, New JerR.

ark, New Jersey, east of Newark Bay and the Hackensack River. [Feb- se. S., §§ 2535, ruary 28, 1879.]

2541.

CHAPTER 115.

AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF THE NEW MEXICO
MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS.

Claims of mounted volunteers of New Mexico for loss of horses, &c., during the rebellion may be adjudged by Court of Claims.

to be presented within one year.

March 1, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 324.

Claims of New Mexico volunteers

Be it enacted, &c., That the Court of Claims shall take jurisdiction of and adjudge the claims of officers and privates of the New Mexico for loss of horses, Mounted Volunteers in the service of the United States during the war &c., referred to of the rebellion, on account of losses of horses and equipments, although Court of Claims. the same shall not be presented within six years from the time they ac- R. S., § 1059. crued:

Provided, That no such claim shall be considered unless the petition setting forth the same be filed within one year from the passage of this act [March 1, 1879.]

See cases of Valdez & Tapia, 16 Ct.

Cls.

-to be presented within one year.

CHAPTER 124.

March 1, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 327. Certain pension

in the civil service

AN ACT RELATING TO SOLDIERS WHILE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES. Certain pensioners who lost their pensions by being in the civil service to have same restored. Be it enacted, &c., That all persons who, under and by virtue of the first section of the act entitled "An act supplementary to the several ers who lost their acts relating to pensions," approved March third, eighteen hundred and pensions by being sixty-five, were deprived of their pensions during any portion of the to have same retime from the third of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, to the stored. sixth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, by reason of their being in the civil service of the United States, shall be paid their said pensions, withheld by virtue of said section of the act aforesaid, for and during the said period of time from the third of March, eighteen hun. dred and sixty-five, to the sixth of June, eighteen hundred and sixtysix. [March 1, 1879.]

1865, ch. 81, § 1 (13 Stat. L., 499).

March 1, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 327.

CHAPTER 125.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO INTERNAL REVENUE.