In patent cases, SEC. 2. That said courts, when sitting in equity for the trial of patent circuit court may causes, may impanel a jury of not less than five and not more than submit questions twelve persons, subject to such general rules in the premises as may, of fact to jury. R. S., § 629, par. from time to time, be made by the Supreme Court, and submit to them such questions of fact arising in such cause as such circuit court shall deem expedient; 9. 101 U.S., 247. tain cases from cir And the verdict of such jury shall be treated and proceeded upon in the same manner and with the same effect as in the case of issues sent from chancery to a court of law and returned with such findings. Supreme Court SEC. 3. That whenever, by the laws now in force, it is required that not to review cer- the matter in dispute shall exceed the sum or value of two thousand cuit court unless dollars, exclusive of costs, in order that the judgments and decrees of matter in dispute the circuit courts of the United States may be re-examined in the Suexceeds $5,000. preme Court, such judgments and decrees hereafter rendered shall not R. S., § 691,692. be re-examined in the Supreme Court unless the matter in dispute shall 1875, March 1, exceed the sum or value of five thousand dollars, exclusive of costs. ch. 114, § 5. 158, 444. 101 U. S., 231. SEC. 4. That this act shall take effect on the first day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. [February 16, 1875.] CHAPTER 80. AN ACT TO CORRECT ERRORS AND TO SUPPLY OMISSIONS IN THE REVISED STATUTES PARAGRAPH SECTION 1. OF THE UNITED STATES.(1) Errors, &c., of Revised Statutes (first edition) 1. R. S., § 65. Secretary of Senate and Clerk of 2. R. S., § 67. Opening of proposals and accept- 3. R. S., § 74. Mileage for serving process by offi. 4. R. S., § 79. Laws not to be published in news papers. 5. R. S., 239. Accounts of assessors. 6. R. S., 284. Paymaster substituted for purser. 8. R. S., § 300 B. for subsistence stores. 9. -extended to Tennessee and part of West 10. R. S., § 330. Comptroller of Currency, seal of. 12. R. S., 453. As to duties of Commissioner 13. R. S., § 541. Judicial districts in New York. 19. R. S., § 735. Condemnation of insurrectionary 20. R. S.,846. Extraordinary expenses of minis- 22. R. S., § 1011. Verbal error corrected. 24. R. S., § 1342. Articles of War 38, 82, amended. 26. R. S., § 2146. Crimes in Indian country. 42. R. S., ac 3422. Penalty for omission to fix stamp to instrument may be remedied. 43. R. S., 3561. Bond and oath of assay officer. 44. R. S., 3689. National Home for Volunteer Soldiers. 45. R. S., § 3798. Report of Bureau of Statistics. 48. R. S., 3994. Separating letter-mail. 51. R. S., § 4289. Limitation of liabilities of own- 52. R. S., § 4347. Transportation of goods in for- 53. R. S., § 4360. Correcting clerical error. 60. R. S., § 5198. Suits, &c., against national 63. R. S., 5287. Jurisdiction of district courts as 64. R. S., § 5413. Error corrected. 65. R. S., 5452. Same. 66. R. S., 5504. Same. 67. R. S., 5515. Same. SEC. 2. Act to be bound with Revised Statutes. NOTE.- (1) All the changes made by this act have been incorporated into the second edition of the Be it enacted, &c. [SECTION 1], That for the purpose of correcting errors and supplying Errors, &c., of omissions in the act entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the stat- Revised Statutes utes of the United States in force on the first day of December, anno (1st edition) corDomini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three," so as to make the same truly express such laws, the following amendments are hereby made therein: [Par. 1.] Section sixty-five is amended by striking out the whole section and inserting the following: "The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Represent atives shall annually advertise, once a week for at least four weeks, in one or more of the principal papers published in the District of Columbia, for sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, during the next session of Congress with the necessary stationery." [Par. 2.] Section sixty-seven is amended by striking out the whole section and inserting the following: "All such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day specified in such advertisement for opening the same, when the same shall be opened in the presence of at least two persons, and the contract shall be given to the lowest bidder, provided he shall give satisfactory security to perform the same, under a forfeiture not exceeding double the contract price in case of failure; And in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such contract and give such security, within a time to be fixed in such advertisement, then the contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder, who shall enter into such contract, and give such security. And in case of failure by the person entering into such contract to perform the same, he and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract, as liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name of the United States." [Par. 3.] Section seventy-four is struck out. [Par. 4.] Section seventy-nine is amended by striking out, in the second line, the words "no money shall be paid from the Treasury for," and adding, at the end of the section, the words "shall cease." rected. 15 C. Cls., 80, 453. Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House to advertise for stationery; substitute for. 25. R. S., §§ 65, 3826. 1881, Jan. 21, ch. Opening of proposals and awardsubstitute for. ing contracts; R. S., §§ 67, 3826. Mileage for serving process by offi cers of Congress repealed. R. S., § 74. Laws not to be "published in newspapers. R. S., § 79. 15 C. Cls., 80. [Par. 5.] Section two hundred and thirty-nine is amended by striking out, of seventh line, the words "assessors and assistant assessors." [Par. 6]. Section two hundred and eighty-four is amended by striking out, in the fourth line, the word " purser", and inserting "paymaster." [Par. 7.] Chapter four of title seven is amended by adding, after section three hundred, the following sections: Accounts of as sessors. R. S., § 239. stituted for purser. Paymaster sub R. S., § 284. Claims of loyal citizens in States not in rebellion for SEC. 300. A. "All claims of loyal citizens in States not in rebellion, for quartermaster's stores actually furnished to the Army of the United quartermaster's States, and receipted for by the proper officer receiving the same, or which may have been taken by such officers without giving such receipt, may be submitted to the Quartermaster-General of the United States, accompanied with such proofs as each claimant can present of the facts in his case; stores furnished Army to be settled. R. S., § 300, A. 1864, ch. 240 (13 Stat. L., 381). 1874, June 16, ch. 285, § 2. 1878, April 30, ch. 77. 15 C. Cls., 453. for subsistence stores. And it shall be the duty of the Quartermaster-General to cause such claim to be examined, and if convinced that it is just, and of the loyalty of the claimant, and that the stores have been actually received or taken 1879, March 3, for the use of, and used by the Army, then to report each case to the ch. 287, §§ 2, 3. Third Auditor of the Treasury, with a recommendation for settlement. [Par. 8.] SEC. 300. B. All claims of loyal citizens in States not in rebellion for subsistence actually furnished to the Army and receipted for by the proper officer receiving the same, or which may have been taken by such officers without giving such receipt, may be submitted to the Commissary-General of Subsistence, accompanied by such proof as each claimant may have to offer; NOTE-All the amendments made by this act. chap. 80, are incorporated in the second edition of the R. S., § 300, B. 1864, ch. 240 (13 Stat. L., 381). 1874, June 16, ch. 285, § 2. 1878, April 30, ch. 77. 1879, March 3, ch. 287, §§ 2, 3. 15 Opin. Att'yGen, 35. 15 C. Cls., 453. Provisions ex And it shall be the duty of the Commissary-General of Subsistence to cause each claim to be examined, and if convinced that it is just, and of the loyalty of the claimant, and that the stores have actually been received, or taken for the use of, and used by the Army, then to report each case for payment to the Third Auditor of the Treasury with a recommendation for settlement. [Par. 9.] The provisions of the above two sections shall extend to the tended to Tennes- State of Tennessee, and to the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson in the see and part of West Virginia, but State of West Virginia. claims for occu- But the provisions of the above two sections shall not authorize the pancy of real estate payment of claims for the occupation of, or injury to, real estate in any State declared in insurrection during the rebellion." not included. Comptroller of Currency-seal of. R. S., § 330. - report of. R. S., § 333. As to duties of [Par 10.] Section three hundred and thirty is amended by adding thereto the following: "A description of the seal, with an impression thereof, and a certificate of approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State." [Par. 11.] Section three hundred and thirty-three is amended by inserting, after the word "Congress", in the second line, the words "at the commencement of its session." [Par. 12.] Section four hundred and fifty-three is amended by striking Commissioner of out in the fifth line the word "agents", and inserting the word "grants". General Land Of fice. R. S., § 453. Judicial districts in New York. R. S, § 541. District court [Par. 13.] Section five hundred and forty-one is amended by inserting, in the fourth line, after the word "north", the words "and west." [Par. 14.] Section five hundred and sixty-three is amended by adding jurisdiction in to paragraph eight the following words: "And shall have original and prize cases. exclusive cognizance of all prizes brought into the United States, except as provided in paragraph six of section six hundred and twenty R. S., § 563, pars. 8, 9. District court in admiralty. R. S., § 590. Circuit-court ju risdiction. R. S., 629, par. 11. nine." Also, by striking out of line two, of the ninth paragraph, the words "seventy-six", and inserting the word "eight." [Par. 15.] Section five hundred and ninety is amended by striking out, in the first line, the word "circuit", and inserting the word "district." [Par. 16.] Section six hundred and twenty-nine is amended by striking out, in the first line of paragraph eleven, the words "or against". [Par. 17.] Section seven hundred and nine is amended by striking out courts reviewed by all after the words "United States," in sixteenth line, to the end of the Supreme Court. Cases in State R. S., § 709. Suits against foreign ministers, &c. R. S., § 711. Condemnation of first paragraph. Also, by striking out the word "re-affirm," in the first line of the second paragraph. [Par. 18.] Section seven hundred and eleven is amended by striking out the eighth paragraph. [Par. 19.] Section seven hundred and thirty-five is amended by strikinsurrectionary ing out of the second line the words "as prize”. property. terial officers in ex- Where writ of error may be superseded, execution not to issue for ten days. R. S., § 1007. [Par. 20.] Section eight hundred and forty-six is amended by adding thereto as follows: "That where the ministerial officers of the United States have or shall incur extraordinary expense in executing the laws thereof, the payment of which is not specifically provided for, the President of the United States is authorized to allow the payment thereof under the special taxation of the district or circuit court of the district in which the said services have been or shall be rendered, to be paid from the appropri ation for defraying the expenses of the judiciary." [Par. 21.] Section one thousand and seven is amended by striking out, in the last line, the words, "the said term of sixty", and inserting the word "ten". NOTE. All the amendments made by this act, ch. 80, have been incorporated in the second edition of the Revised Statutes, in their proper places. See Wright's and Ludington's cases, 15 C. Cls., 80, 453. Verbal error cor R. S., § 1011. Court of Claims jurisdiction not to [Par. 22.] Section one thousand and eleven is amended by striking out, in the second line, the word "and", and inserting the word "any." "rected. [Par. 23.] Section one thousand and fifty-nine is amended by adding to the fourth paragraph the following additional proviso: "Provided also, That the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims shall not extend to destrucextend to any claim against the United States growing out of the de- tion of property, &c., in the rebelstruction or appropriation of, or damage to, property by the Army or lion. Navy engaged in the suppression of the rebellion." R. S., § 1059. 3 C. Cls., 1. 4 C. Cls., 359, 448. 6 C. Cls., 40. 11 C. Cls., 648. 15 C. Cls., 453. Dykes' case, 16 C. Cls.; 9 Wall., 45; 13 Wall., 635. [Par. 24.] Section one thousand three hundred and forty-two is amended by striking out, in the third line of the thirty-eighth article, the word "corporal"; And also, by adding to said article thirty-eighth, the following words: "No court-martial shall sentence any soldier to be branded, marked, or tattooed". The same section is also amended, in the third line of article eightytwo, by striking out the words, "ninety-five", and inserting the word "eighty." [Par. 25.] Section one thousand eight hundred and forty-two is amended by adding thereto the following proviso: "Provided, That so much of this section as provides for making any bill passed by the legislative assembly of a Territory a law, without the approval of the governor, shall not apply to the Territories of Utah and Arizona." [Par. 26.] Section two thousand one hundred and forty-six is amended by adding, at the end of the first line, the following words; "crimes committed by one Indian against the person or property of another Indian, nor to." [Par. 27.] Section two thousand one hundred and sixty-nine is amended by inserting, in the first line, after the word "aliens", the words "being free white persons, and to aliens." [Par. 28.] Section two thousand five hundred and four is amended by inserting the word "not" before the word "exceeding", in the second line from top of page four hundred and sixty-five. [Par. 29.] Section two thousand five hundred and twenty seven is amended by inserting, in the third line of the ninth paragraph, after the word "ninety", the word "nine". [Par. 30.] Section two thousand five hundred and thirty-one is amended by inserting, in the fifth line of the first paragraph, after the word "county," the words "as the same existed". [Par. 31.] Section two thousand seven hundred and eleven is struck out; the ports of Pacific City and Milwaukee having been abolished. [Par. 32.] Section two thousand seven hundred and thirty is amended by inserting, at the end of the first line, the word "Pittsburgh." [Par. 33.] Section two thousand eight hundred and sixty-four is amended by inserting, in the last line, after the word "merchandise, the words "or the value thereof." Articles of war. R. S., § 1342, arts. 38, 82. Veto power of governor in Utah and Arizona. R. S., § 1842. Crimes in Indian country. Naturalization laws to apply to free white aliens. R. S., § 2169. Duty on window glass. R. S., § 2504, 2d ed., p. 461. Collection dis trict of Edgarton. R. S., § 2527. of Newport. R. S., § 2531. Surveyors at Pacific City and Mil waukee. R. S., § 2711. Appraiser at Pittsburgh; sal ary. R. S., § 2730. value of goods for false invoices. [Par. 34.] Section two thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven is amended by inserting, in the tenth line, after the word "Alabama", the be transported it words "Detroit in Michigan." bond to Detroit. R. S., § 2997. 1880, June 10, ch. 190, §§ 7, 8. Repealed 1877, Feb. 27, ch. 69, par. 101. [Par. 35.] (Rep.) Section three thousand and one hundred is amended by transposing lines nine and ten. [Par. 36.] Section three thousand one hundred and fifty-eight is NOTE-All the amendments made by this act are incorporated in the second edition of the Revised Statutes, in their proper places. See Wright's and Ludington's cases, 15 C. Cls., 80, 453. R. S., § 3100. Internal-revenue officers' accounts; amended by inserting, in the fourteenth line, the word "two" before penalty. the word "hundred", where it first occurs. R. S., § 3158. Lists of taxable property. R. S., § 3181. Special taxes stamps. R. S., § 3238. - by rectifiers. 3. R. S., § 3244, par. Distilled spirits. Taxes on State banks. R. S., § 3417. Penalty for omission to fix stamps to instrument may be remitted, when. R. S., § 3422. Bond and oath of assay officers. R. S., § 3561. for Volunteer Sol diers. R. S., § 3689, par. 2, p. 727. Report of Bureau of Statistics. 5. R. S., § 3798, par. - of Comptroller of Currency. R. S., § 3811. [Par. 37.] Section three thousand one hundred and eighty-one is amended by striking out, in the fourth line, the word "last", and inserting the word "list". [Par. 38.] Section three thousand two hundred and thirty-eight is amended by striking out, in the fifth line, the word "thirteen", and inserting "twelve". [Par. 39.] Section three thousand two hundred and forty-four is amended by striking out, in the last clause of the third paragraph, the word "section", and inserting the word "proviso". [Par. 40.] Section three thousand two hundred and ninety-nine is amended by striking out, in the second line, the word "distilling", and inserting "distillery". [Par. 41.] Section three thousand four hundred and seventeen is amended by inserting, in the fourth liue, after the word "twelve", the words "thirty-four hundred and thirteen". [Par. 42.] Section three thousand four hundred and twenty-two is amended by inserting, after the word "issued", in the twenty-seventh line, the following: "And provided further, That where it shall appear to said collector, upon oath or otherwise, to his satisfaction, that any such instrument has not been duly stamped at the time of making or issuing the same, by reason of accident, mistake, inadvertence, or urgent necessity, and without any willful design to defraud the United States of the stamps, or to evade or delay the payment thereof, then, and in such case, if such instrument, or, if the original be lost, a copy thereof, duly certified by the officer having charge of any records in which such original is required to be recorded, or otherwise duly proven to the satisfaction of the collector, shall, within twelve calendar months after the making or issuing thereof, be brought to the said collector of revenue to be stamped, and the stamp-tax chargeable thereon shall be paid, it shall be lawful for the said collector to remit the penalty aforesaid, and to cause such instrument to be duly stamped". [Par. 43.] Section three thousand five hundred and sixty-one is amended by striking out, in the second line, the word "officers," and inserting "offices". [Par. 44.] Section three thousand six hundred and eighty-nine is amended by striking out the word "asylum" wherever it occurs, in the second paragraph, on page seven hundred and thirty-two, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "home". [Par. 45.] Section three thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight is amended by striking out, in lines third and fourth of the fifth paragraph, the words "Special Commissioner of the Revenue", and inserting the words "Chief of the Bureau of Statistics". [Par. 46.] Section three thousand eight hundred and eleven is amended by striking out "Secretary of the Treasury", and inserting "Comptroller of the Currency"; also, by adding, after the word "banks", in the second line, the words "and banks under State and territorial laws”. [Par. 47.] Section three thousand eight hundred and fifty-six is master-General amended by striking out, in the sixth line, the word "crease", and inchanging salaries. serting "increase". Order of Post R. S., § 3856. Separating letter-mail. R. S., § 3994. Indorsement money orders. R. S., § 4037. of [Par. 48.] Section three thousand nine hundred and ninety-four is amended by striking out, in the last line, the word "affecting", and inserting the word "effecting". [Par. 49.] Section four thousand and thirty-seven is amended by inserting, in the second line, before the word "paid”, the word “be”. Removal of cap[Par. 50.] Section four thousand two hundred and fifty is amended by tain by owners of striking out, in line seven, "nineteenth", and inserting "ninth". R. S., § 4250. vessels. NOTE.-All the amendments made by this act, ch. 80, have been incorporated in the second edition of the Revised Statutes, in their proper places. See Wright's and Ludingtou s cases, 15 C. Cls., 80, 453. |