CHAPTER 415. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO RELINQUISH AND TURN OVER TO June 22, 1874. 18 Stat. L.. 201. Lands of Forts Yuma and Whipple Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to relinquish and turn over to the Department of the Interior, and of Camp Date for restoration to the public domain, such parts of what are known as the not required for Fort Yuma, Fort Whipple, and Camp Date Creek reservations, in the Ter- military purposes. ritory of Arizona, as may in the opinion of the Secretary of War, be no longer required for military purposes: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall expose the same at public offering for sale to the highest bidder in the legal subdivision not greater than one quarter section when the same can be made, and not below the minimum price provided by law. And any land left unsold at such offering to be held thereafter for disposal as other public lands. Notice of such public sale shall be published for sixty days in two newspapers each, one published in the capital of the Territory, and the other circulating nearest the place of sale: to be sold. 1875, Jan. 28, ch. 26. Provided further, That bona fide settlers, upon any part of said lands rights of settlers prior to the declaration of the reservation lines, shall have a right to ac- on. quire title to the lands so occupied by them at said time, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres each, under the land-laws of the United States. [June 22, 1874.] CHAPTER 419. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF GOLD MINT BARS FROM THE BULLION FUND Gold bars may be transferred from bullion fund and applied to redemption of coin certificates or in exchange for gold coins. June 22, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 202. Gold bars may bullion-fund and Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury may, from time to time, transfer to the office of the Assistant Treasurer at New York be transferred from from the bullion fund of the assay office at New York, refined gold bars applied to redempbearing the United States stamp of fineness, weight and value, or bars tion of coin certififrom any melt of foreign gold coin or bullion of standard equal to or cates or in exabove that of the United States and may apply the same to the redemp- change for gold tion of coin certificates or in exchange for gold coins at not less than R. S., 3526, par and not less than the market value subject to such regulations as 3527, 3545. he may prescribe. [June 22, 1874.] coins. CHAPTER 422. AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE LANDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS IN CERTAIN FRAC- June 22, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 202. School lands for [SECTION 1], That for all fractional townships in the State of Missouri, which are entitled to public lands for the support of schools, ac- certain fractional cording to the provisions of the act of Congress approved May twen- townships in Mistieth eighteen hundred and twenty-six entitled (1) "An act to appropri NOTE. (1) The provisions of the act of 1826, ch. 83 (4 Stat. L., 170), are incorporated in Revised Statates in the sections referred to in the margin. souri. 2276. R. S., §§ 2275, ate lands for the support of schools in certain townships and fractional townships not before provided for," and for which no selections have heretofore been made, there shall be reserved and appropriated out of the public lands, for each of said fractional townships, the amount of land to which they were respectively entitled according to the provisions of said act. SEC. 2. That the lands to which said fractional townships are entitled as aforesaid shall be selected by the Commissioner of the General LandOffice out of any unappropriated public land within the State of Missouri subject to sale or location at one dollar and twenty-five cents an acre: Provided, That said Commissioner, in making such selection, shall select such land as shall be designated to him for that purpose by the county courts of the counties in which such fractional townships are situated; and, when so selected, said lands shall be held by the same tenure, and upon the same terms, for the support of schools in such fractional townships, as sections numbered sixteen are, or may be, held in the State of Missouri. [June 22, 1874.] June 23, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 203. Hazing at Naval Academy, punished. R. S., § 1528. 15 Opin. Gen., 80. CHAPTER 453. AN ACT TO PREVENT HAZING AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY. Hazing at Naval Academy, how punished. Be it enacted, &c., That in all cases when it shall come to the knowlhow edge of the superintendent of the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, that 1511- any cadet-midshipman or cadet engineer has been guilty of the offense commonly known as hazing, it shall be the duty of said superintendent Att'y to order a court-martial, composed of not less than three commissioned officers, who shall minutely examine into all the facts and circumstances of the case and make a finding thereon; and any cadet-midshipman or cadet engineer found guilty of said offense by said court shall, upon recommendation of said court be dismissed; and such finding, when approved by said superintendent, shall be final; and the cadet so dismissed from said Naval Academy shall be forever ineligible to re-appointment to said Naval Academy. [June 23, 1874.] June 23, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 204. Justice of su trict of Columbia CHAPTER 454. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REORGANIZE THE COURTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," APPROVED MARCH 3, 1863. Justice of supreme court of District of Columbia holding criminal term may also hold circuit court. Be it enacted, &c., That the justice of the supreme court of the District preme court of Dis- of Columbia, holding a criminal term for said District, may, when not holding criminal engaged in the proper business of the criminal term, hold sittings of the term may also hold circuit court, and employ the petit juries drawn for the criminal term in the trial of such cases depending in said circuit court as the justice presiding therein may assign to him for that purpose; and the business done at such sittings shall be recorded in the minutes of the circuit court. [June 23, 1874.] circuit court. R. S., vol. 2 Dist. Col., § 753. CHAPTER 455. GOVERN AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY CIVIL EXPENSES OF THE SECTION 1. Par. 1. Annual reports of Departments to be 2. Destruction of national-bank and United 3. Moneys appropriated for charitable pur- -payments from, under $20, how may 4. Property of Light-House Establishment Be it enacted, &c. June 23, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 204. Annual reports be printed in lim [SECTION 1] [Par. 1.] Provided, That hereafter the Congressional of Departments to Printer shall print, upon the order of the heads of the Executive De. partments, respectively, only such limited number of the annual reports of such Departments and necessary accompanying reports of subordinates as may be deemed necessary for the use of Congress: ited numbers, &c. R. S., § 3798. 1876, July 31, ch. 246, par. 1, Aug. 15, ch.287, 0 1, par. 3. Provided, however, That no expensive maps or illustrations shall be Expensive maps, printed without the special order of Congress. &c., not to be printed, &c. R. S., §§ 3779, 3780. Destruction of notes, &c., may be [Par. 2.] For the maceration of national bank notes, United States notes, and other obligations of the United States authorized to be de- national-bank and stroyed * ; and that all such issues hereafter destroyed may be United States destroyed by maceration instead of burning to ashes, as now provided by maceration inby law; and that so much of (1) sections twenty-four and forty-three of stead of burning. the national-currency act as requires national bank notes to be burned R. S., §§ 3581, to ashes is hereby repealed; that the pulp from such macerated issue 5184, 5225. shall be disposed of only under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. [Par. 3.] All moneys hereafter appropriated for the aid, use, support, Moneys Moneys approor benefit of any charitable, industrial, or other association, institution, priated for charitor corporation, shall be placed to the credit of the proper fiscal officer of whose credit to be able purposes, to such association, institution, or corporation, by warrant of the Secretary placed; to be paid of the Treasury, on the books of the Treasurer of the United States, or only on checks, &c. of an assistant treasurer or designated depositary of the United States R. S., $$ 3620, other than a national bank, and shall be paid out only on the checks of such fiscal officer, drawn payable to the order of the person to whom payment is to be made, for services, materials, or any other purpose, and stating in writing thereon the specific object or purpose to which the avails thereof are to be applied: 3678. Provided, That when payments are to be made under twenty dollars, payments from, such fiscal officer may check in his own name, but shall state in writing under $20, how on the check that the avails thereof are to be applied to the payment of may be made. small claims, and shall furnish, to the Treasurer, assistant treasurer, or designated depositary on whom the check is drawn, a certified list of such claims, which list shall set forth the amount and nature of each claim and the name of each claimant. [Par. 4.] Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall have Property of power to order the sale at auction, after due public notice, of any real Light-House Esestate or other property pertaining to the Light House Establishment, no tablishment no NOTE.-(1) The provisions of the act of 1864, ch. 106 (13 Stat. L., 106), here referred to, are incorporated into Revised Statutes in §§ 5184, 5225, noted in the margin. longer required longer required for light-house purposes; the proceeds of such sales, may be sold. after the payment therefrom of the expenses of making the same, to be deposited and covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, as now provided by law in like cases. R. S., § 4675. house establishments on Staten * In adjusting [Par. 5.] Provided, That whenever it may become necessary, in the boundary-lines of adjustment of boundary-lines or in the opening or changing of necessary lands of light roadways affecting lands belonging to the United States and used for the purposes of the light-house establishments at Staten Island, New Island, Secretary York, and at the Highlands of Neversink, New Jersey, or any part thereof, of Treasury may the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to execute for such give deeds, &c. purposes touching the property above referred to, or any part thereof, R. S., § 4675. the necessary conveyances and assurances, and to receive, in consideration thereof, such other conveyances or assurances of adjoining lands, or of lands in the immediate vicinity, or other consideration, as may be agreed upon. Light-House [Par. 6.] The jurisdiction of the Light-House Board, created by the Board's jurisdic- act (2) entitled "An act making appropriations for light-houses, lighttion extended over boats, buoys, and so forth, and providing for the erection and estabMississippi, Ohio, lishment of the same, and for other purposes" approved August thirtyfirst, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, is hereby extended over the R. S., §§ 4653- Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri Rivers, for the establishment of such and Missouri Rivers. 4680. Tolls on Thun beacon-lights, day-beacons, and buoys as may be necessary for the use of vessels navigating those streams; and for this purpose the said board is hereby required to divide the designated rivers into one or two additional light-house districts, to be in all respects similar to the already existing light-house districts; and is hereby authorized to lease the necessary ground for all such lights and beacons as are used to point out changeable channels, and which in consequence cannot be made permanent. * [Par. 7.] For the construction of a light-house at the mouth of Thunder Bay River to der Bay River, in the State of Michigan, (Sup.) [Provided, cease after light- That all tolls on vessels entering or leaving the river shall be abolished For substitute after the light-house is completed.] house is built. see 1875, Mar. 3, ch. 130, par. 9. for vessels im Certain sums [Par. 8.] Section second of an act entitled (3) "An act making appronecessary for set- priations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June tlement of claims thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and for other purposes," pressed into mili- passed at the present session, shall be construed to direct the Third tary service to be Auditor of the Treasury to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the certified to Secre- sum necessary in the settlement of accounts for steamboats and other of Treasury, vessels, pending in his office, under the joint resolution approved Deand not to be car- cember twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and March third, ried to surplus fund. eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and said sum so certified shall be R. S., § 277, par. excepted from the operation of the said second section: But nothing herein contained shall be construed to effect the present jurisdiction of 1874, June 16, the Second Comptroller of the Treasury in this class of cases: ch. 285, § 2. 1874, June 20, [June 23, 1874.] 3. ch. 328, § 5. NOTES. (2) The provisions of the act of 1852 ch. 112 (10 Stat. L., 118), here referred to, are incorporated into Revised Statutes in the sections noted in the margin. (3) The resolution to which this paragraph may apply are 1869, No. 5, and 1871, No. 50 (16 Stat. L., 368 600). CHAPTER 456. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SERVICE OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT SECTION 1. Par. 1. Letter-carriers not to be employed in places having less than 30,000 population, except, &c. 4. Superintendent of free delivery to be 2. Mail-route advertisements in District 3. Stamped envelopes to contain no printing except request to return. Revised Statutes not to be published in newspapers. 5. Rates of postage on newspapers and periodicals mailed from office of publication or agencies, &c. 6. -in other cases not changed. method of paying postage in such cases. 7. Newspapers may be sent free to subscribers in county where printed. 8. Rate of postage on matter of third class. 9. Publishers, agents, &c., to make affidavit when required. Penalty for depositing matter in offices without making affidavit. -for mailing such matter. - for postmasters permitting same to be mailed. 10. Changes by this act, when to take effect. 11. Salaries of postmasters. Appointments and removal of postmasters. Salary of postmaster at New York, and compensation of postmasters of first, second, and third classes. Postal receipts, how ascertained. Additional allowance in certain cases. Be it enacted, &c. [SECTION 1], * SECTION 11. Compensation of postmasters of fourth class. &c. Distributing offices may be designated and 12. Proposals for carrying mail to be accompanied -not to be considered unless accompanied by Oaths of sureties to be indorsed on bond. When bidder fails to enter into contract, next -or fails to perform contract entered into. cases. Contracts, when may be continued beyond Bids to be accompanied by certified checks, Deposit to be forfeited on failure, or returned Proposals exceeding $5,000 not to be consid- Penalties incurred not affected. 13. Postage on public documents mailed by mem- June 23, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 231. Par. 1.] Provided, That hereafter letter-carriers shall not be employed Letter-carriers for the free delivery of mail-matter in towns and cities whose popula- not to be employed tion within their corporate limits, as shown by the last report of the in places having less than 30,000 national census or by any subsequent census taken in pursuance of population, exState statute or by order of the mayor and common council of such cept, &c. town or city, shall be less than thirty thousand; but this proviso shall R. S., § 3865. not affect the free delivery in towns and cities where it is now estab1879, Feb. 21, ch. 95, § 5. lished. And for the more efficient management of the free-delivery system, the Postmaster-General may designate a fourth class clerk to act as superintendent of free delivery in the Post-Office Department at an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars; * Superintendent of free delivery to be designated; his salary. [Par. 2.] Provided, That hereafter no payment shall be made to any newspaper published in the District of Columbia for advertising any ginia only, to be other routes than those in Virginia and Maryland. trict of Columbia. [Par. 3.] Provided, That hereafter no envelope, as furnished by the Government, shall contain any lithographing and engraving, nor any printing except a printed request to return the letter to the writer. SEC. 4. That the Revised Statutes of the United States shall not be published by the United States in any newspaper, anything in existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding. R. S., § 394. not to be published SEC. 5. That on and after the first day of January, eighteen hundred Rates of postage and seventy-five, all newspapers and periodical publications mailed from on newspapers and a known office of publication or news agency, and addressed to regular from office of pubperiodicals mailed subscribers or news agents, postage shall be charged at the following lication or agency, rates: On newspapers and periodical publications, issued weekly and &c. more frequently than once a week, two cents for each pound or fraction thereof and on those issued less frequently than once a week three cents for each pound or fraction thereof: R. S., § 3905. 15 Opin. Att'yGen., 345. 16 Opin. Att'y Gen., 233. |