[Par. 51.] Section four thousand two hundred and eighty-nine is amended by striking out, in the first line, the words "this title", and inserting the words "the seven preceding sections". [Par. 52.] Section four thousand three hundred and forty-seven is amended by striking out, at the end of the thirty-third line, the word "no", and inserting the word "on". [Par. 53.] Section four thousand three hundred and sixty is amended by inserting, in the third line, after the word "manifest", the word "and". [Par. 54.] Section four thousand six hundred and one is amended by striking out, in the fifth line, the word "persecuting," and inserting the word "prosecuting". [Par. 55.] Section five thousand and twenty-nine is amended by striking out, in the third line, the word "herein before", and inserting the word "hereinafter”. [Par. 56.] Section five thousand and fifty-four is amended by adding the following words: "And the record of such assignment, or a duly certified copy thereof, shall be evidence thereof in all courts". [Par. 57.] Section five thousand one hundred and twenty-four is amended by striking out, in the second line of the sixth paragraph, the word "act", and inserting the word "title". [Par. 58.] Section five thousand one hundred and twenty-nine is amended by striking out, in the ninth line, the word "act", and inserting the word "title". [Par. 59.] Section five thousand one hundred and eighty-three is amended by inserting, after the word "issue", in the second line, the words "post notes or." [Par. 60.] Section five thousand one hundred and ninety-eight is amended by adding thereto the following: "That suits, actions, and proceedings against any association under this title may be had in any circuit, district, or territorial court of the United States held within the district in which such association may be established, or in any State, county, or municipal court in the county or city in which said association is located having jurisdiction in similar cases". [Par. 61.] Section five thousand two hundred and twenty four is amended by adding thereto the following: "And if any such bank shall fail to make the deposit and take up its bonds for thirty days after the expiration of the time specified, the Comptroller of the Currency shall have power to sell the bonds pledged for the circulation of said bank, at public auction in New York City, and, after providing for the redemption and cancellation of said circulation and the necessary expenses of the sale, to pay over any balance remaining to the bank or its legal representative". [Par. 62.] Section five thousand two hundred and twenty-eight is amended by striking out, in the third line, the words "of forfeiture of the bonds", and inserting the word "thereof". [Par. 63.] Section five thousand two hundred and eighty-seven is amended by inserting, as the first sentence thereof, the following words: "The district courts shall take cognizance of all complaints, by whom soever instituted, in cases of captures made within the waters of the United States, or within a marine league of the coasts or shores thereof." [Par. 64.] Section five thousand four hundred and thirteen is amended by inserting, in the third line, after the word "national", the word "bank". [Par. 65.] Section five thousand four hundred and fifty-two, after the word "principal", in the second line, place a comma. [Par. 66.] Section five thousand five hundred and four is amended by striking out, in the fourth line, the word "and", and also, by striking out, in the same line, the word "of", where it first occurs. NOTE-All the amendments made by this act, ch. 80, are incorporated in the second edition of the Verbul error cor rected R. S., § 5515. Act to be bound [Par. 67.] Section five thousand five hundred and fifteen is amended by striking out, in the last line, the word "ten", and inserting the word "eleven". SEC. 2. That the Secretary of State is directed, if practicable, to with Revised Stat- cause this act to be printed and bound in the volume of the Revised utes, 1st edition. Statutes of the United States. [February 18, 1875.] NOTE.-All the changes made by the foregoing act, ch. 80. have been incorporated into the second edition of the Revised Statutes, in their proper place. See Wright's and Ludington's cases, 15 C. Cls., 80, 453. CHAPTER 84. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE Feb. 18, 1875. 18 Stat. L., 329. SECTION 1. Revised Statutes for members of 43d Congress. SECTION 2. Revised Statutes to be kept for sale. [SECTION 1], That the Secretary of State is hereby directed to furRevised Stat- nish, for the use of the Senate, one thousand copies of the Revised utes; for members Statutes of the United States; and for the use of the House of Repreof 43d Congress. sentatives, three thousand copies of the same; to be distributed to the members of the present Congress. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of State is hereby authorized to make arrangement with persons engaged in the business of selling books, to keep on sale the Revised Statutes of the United States; But in any such arrangement it shall be provided that the same be sold at the Government price to all purchasers, and the Secretary may allow to any such person keeping the Revised Statutes for sale, such part of the ten per cent. above the actual cost, as he may deem just and reasonable. [February 18, 1875.] Feb. 19, 1875. 18 Stat. L., 329. CHAPTER 89. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY OF THE Occasional examiners of national banks; compensation. Be it enacted, &c. [SECTION 1], That section five thousand two hundred and forty of the Revised Statutes of the United States be so amended that the latter Occasional examiners of national clause of said section, after the word "Comptroller" in the eighth line banks; compensa- of said section, be amended so that the same shall read as follows, namely: (1) tion. R. S., § 5240. "That all persons appointed to be examiners of national banks not located in the redemption-cities specified in section five thousand one hundred and ninety-two of the Revised Statutes of the United States, or in any one of the States of Oregon, California, and Nevada, or in the Territories, shall receive compensation for such examinations as follows: For examining national banks having a capital less than one hundred thousand dollars, twenty dollars; Those having a capital of one hundred thousand dollars and less than three hundred thousand dollars, twenty-five dollars; Those having a capital of three hundred thousand dollars and less than four hundred thousand dollars, thirty-five dollars; Those having a capital of four hundred thousand dollars and less than five hundred thousand dollars, forty dollars; Those having a capital of five hundred thousand dollars and less than six hundred thousand dollars, fifty dollars; Those having a capital of six hundred thousand dollars and over, seventy-five dollars; NOTE. (1) This amendment has been incorporated into the second edition of the Revised Statutes, in § 5240. Which amounts shall be assessed by the Comptroller of the Currency upon, and paid by, the respective associations so examined; And shall be in lieu of the compensation and mileage heretofore allowed for making said examinations, R. S., § 5192. And persons appointed to make examination of national banks in the Compensation of cities named in section five thousand one hundred and ninety-two of the bank examiners in Revised Statutes of the United States, (2) or in any one of the States of certain cities. Oregon, California, and Nevada, or in the Territories, shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the recommendation of the Comptroller of the Currency; and the same shall be assessed and paid in the manner herein before provided." [February 19, 1875.] NOTE.-(2) The cities named in the section here referred to are Albany, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Saint Louis, San Francisco, and Washington. CHAPTER 90. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SENECA NATION OF NEW YORK INDIANS TO LEASE LANDS Feb. 19, 1875. 18 Stat. L., 330. Leases of lands of New York In [SECTION 1], That all leases of land within the Cattaraugus and Allegany reservations in the State of New York, heretofore made by by Seneca Nation or with the authority of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians, to dians to railroads railroad corporations, are hereby ratified and confirmed; and said Seneca ratified. Nation may, in accordance with their laws and form of government, lease lands within said reservations for railroad-purposes. vation. SEC. 2. That the President of the United States shall appoint three Boundaries, &c., commissioners, whose duty it shall be, as soon as may be, to survey, lo- of certain villages cate, and establish proper boundaries and limits of the villages of Van- in Allegany reserdalia, Carrolton, Great Valley, Salamanca, West Salamanca, and Red House, within said Allegany reservation, including therein, as far as practicable, all lands now occupied by white settlers and such other lands as, in their opinion, may be reasonably required for the purposes of such villages; And they shall cause a return of their doings in writing, together with maps of such surveys and locations duly certified by them, to be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county of Cattaraugus, in said State, there to be recorded and preserved. The boundaries of said villages so surveyed, located, and established shall be the limits of said villages for all the purposes of this act. Leases in vil SEC. 3. That all leases of land situate within the limits of said villages when established as hereinbefore provided, except those provided lages by Indians for in the second section of this act, in which Indians or said Seneca to be valid for live Nation, or persons claiming under them are lessors, shall be valid and years, &c. 26 N. Y. Supreme, binding upon the parties thereto, and upon said Seneca Nation for a 540. period of five years from and after the passage of this act, except such as by their terms may expire at an earlier date; And at the end of said period, or at the expiration of such leases as terminate within that time, said nation through its councillors shall be entitled to the possession of the said lands, and shall have the power to lease the same: Renewal of Provided, however, That at the expiration of said period, or the termi nation of said leases, as hereinbefore provided, said leases shall be renew leases. able for periods not exceeding twelve years, and the persons who may be at such time the owner or owners of improvements erected upon such lands, shall be entitled to such renewed leases, and to continue in possession of such lands, on such conditions as may be agreed upon by him or them and such councillors; Renewal of And in case they cannot agree upon the conditions of such leases, or leases, continued. the amount of annual rents to be paid, then the said councillors shall appoint one person, and the other party or parties shall choose one person, as referees to fix and determine the terms of said lease and the amount of annual rent to be paid; and if the two so appointed and chosen cannot agree, they shall choose a third person to act with them, the award of whom, or the major part of whom, shall be final and binding upon the parties; Seneca Nation may lease lands not owned by individuals. leased. And the person or persons owning said improvements shall be entitled to a lease of said land and to occupy and improve the same according to the terms of said award, he or they paying rent and otherwise complying with the said lease or said award; And whenever any lease shall expire after its renewal as aforesaid, it may, at the option of the lessee, his heirs or assigns, be renewed in the manner herein before provided. SEC. 4. That said Seneca Nation is hereby authorized, by resolution of its councillors, duly elected according to the laws and system of government of said nation, or in such other manner as said nation in council may determine, to lease lands within said villages to which, by the laws or customs of said nation, no individual Indian or Indians, or other person claiming under him or them, has or is entitled to the rightful possession. Survey of vil- SEC. 5. That it shall be the further duty of the said commissioners lage lands now to cause all lands within such villages now leased, as hereinbefore mentioned, to be surveyed and defined as near as may be, and to cause the same to be designated upon the maps of such villages herein before mentioned and provided for. Recording leases. All leases of lands within said villages, whether now existing or hereafter to be made under the provisions of this act, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of said county of Cattaraugus in the same manner and with like effect as similar instruments relating to lands lying in said county outside of said reservations are recorded by the laws of said State of New York. Assignment, de- All leases herein mentioned or provided for shall pass by assignment vise, and descent of in writing, will, descent, or otherwise in the manner provided by the laws of said State: leases. Rents due Sene Provided, however, That the rights of Indians in such leases shall descend as provided by the laws of said Seneca Nation. SEC. 6. That all moneys arising from rents under the provisions of ca Nation, how re- this act which shall belong to said Seneca Nation shall be paid to and covered and ap- recoverable by the treasurer of said Seneca Nation, and expended in the plied. same manner and for the same purposes as are other revenues or moneys belonging to said Seneca Nation. Jurisdiction of York. R. S., §§ 541, 563, 629. SEC. 7. That the courts of the State of New York within and for the courts in New county of Cattaraugus, having jurisdiction in real actions, and the circuit and district courts of the United States in and for the northern district of said State, shall have jurisdiction of all actions for the recovery of rents and for the recovery of possession of any real property within the limits of said villages, whether actions of debt, ejectment, or other forms of action, according to the practice in said courts; and actions of forcible entry and detainer, or of unlawful detainer arising in said villages, may be maintained in any of the courts of said county which have jurisdiction of such actions. Laws of New SEC. 8. That all laws of the State of New York now in force concernYork as to laying ing the laying out, altering, discontinuing, and repairing highways and out, &c., highways, to be in bridges shall be in force within said villages, and may, with the consent force in villages. of said Seneca Nation in council, extend to, and be in force beyond, said villages in said reservations, or in either of them; and all municipal laws and regulations of said State may extend over and be in force within said villages: Provided, nevertheless, That nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the taxation of any Indian, or the property of any Indian not a citizen of the United States. [February 19, 1875.] Taxation of Indians not authorized. CHAPTER 94. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DIS- EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR. Faith of United States pledged to secure payment | Registered bonds may be issued instead of coupon Faith of United Columbia bonds. Be it enacted, &c., That the seventh section of the act of Congress entitled "An act for the government of the District of Columbia, and for States pledged to other purposes", approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and sev- secure payment of enty-four, be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting the words certain District of "do so" after the fortieth word following the first period in said section, 1874, June 20, so that it will read: "And the faith of the United States is hereby ch. 337, § 7. pledged that the United States will, by proper proportional appropria- 1879, March 3, ch. 182. tions as contemplated in this act, and by causing to be levied upon the property within said District such taxes as will do so, provide the revenues necessary to pay the interest on said bonds as the same may become due and payable, and create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof at maturity": Provided That registered bonds may be issued in lieu of coupon bonds as provided in said act or exchanged for coupon bonds already issued, and the interest of all said bonds shall be payable at the Treasury of the United States. [February 20, 1875.] 14 Opin. Att'yGen., 445, 544. 15 Opin. Att'y56. Gen., Registered bonds may be issued instead of coupon bonds. 1875, March 3, ch. 162, § 18. Be it enacted, &c. [SECTION 1], That before any bill of costs shall be taxed by any judge Accounts for or other officer, or any account payable out of the money of the United costs, &c., of States shall be allowed by any officer of the Treasury, in favor of clerks, clerks, marshals, marshals, or district attorneys, the party claiming such account shall and district attorrender the same, with the vouchers and items thereof, to a United States &c., before taxing neys; how proved, circuit or district court, and, in presence of the district attorney or his or allowing. sworn assistant, whose presence shall be noted on the record, prove in R. S., §§ 824, 828, open court, to the satisfaction of the court, by his own oath or that of other persons having knowledge of the facts, to be attached to such account, that the services therein charged have been actually and neces 829. |