Clearance of

to the United States, and the captain or master of such vessel wherein the same was exported to any foreign country against the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay to the United States a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. [See 8 4751, PENSION FUND, NAVY.]

SEC. 2463. It shall be the duty of all collectors of the customs within vessels laden the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida, before allowwith live oaking a clearance to any vessel laden in whole or in part with live-oak prosecution of depredators. timber, to ascertain satisfactorily that such timber was cut from private lands, or, if from public ones, by consent of the Navy Department. And it is also made the duty of all officers of the customs, and of the land officers within those States, to cause prosecutions to be seasonably instituted against all persons known to be guilty of depredations on, or injuries to, the live-oak growing on the public lands. [See § 4751, PENSION FUND, NAVY.]

Title 48, Chap. 2.

SEC. 4205. Collectors of the collection-districts within the States of Clearance of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, before allowing a clearance vessel laden with to any vessel laden in whole or in part with live-oak timber, shall ascertain satisfactorily that such timber was cut from private lands, or, if from public lands, by consent of the Department of the Navy.

live-oak.

Title 70, Chap. 3. SEC. 5388. Every person who unlawfully cuts, or aids or is employed in unlawfully cutting, or wantonly destroys, or procures to be wantonly Depredations on timber lands. destroyed, any timber standing upon lands of the United States, which, in pursuance of law, may be reserved or purchased for military or other purposes, shall pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not more than twelve months.

An act to protect ornamental and other trees on government reservations and on lands purchased by the United States, and for other purposes.

March 3, 1875. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Cutting or in States of America in Congress assembled, That if any person or persons juring trees on shall knowingly and unlawfully cut, or shall knowingly aid, assist, or lands of U. S. re- be employed in unlawfully cutting, or shall wantonly destroy or injure, served or pur- or procure to be wantonly destroyed or injured, any timber-tree or any chased for public shade or ornamental tree, or any other kind of tree, standing, growing,

use.

Punishment.

or being upon any lands of the United States, which, in pursuance of law, have been reserved, or which have been purchased by the United States for any public use, every such person or persons so offending, on conviction thereof before any circuit or district court of the United States, shall, for every such offense, pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or shall be imprisoned not exceeding twelve mouths.

Breaking fences, SEC. 2. That if any person or persons shall knowingly and unlawfully &c., inclosing break or destroy any fence, wall, hedge, or gate inclosing any lands of lands of U. S. re- the United States, which have, in pursuance of any law, been reserved served or pur- or purchased by the United States for any public use, every such perchased for public son so offending, on conviction, shall, for every such offense, pay a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding six months.

use.

Punishment.

Breaking fences, SEC. 3. That if any person or persons shall knowingly and unlawfully &c., and driving break, open, or destroy any gate, fence, hedge, or wall inclosing any lands cattle, &c., on to of the United States, reserved or purchased as aforesaid, and shall drive served for public any cattle, horses, or hogs upon the lands aforesaid for the purpose of

lands of U. S. re

use.

lands.

destroying the grass or trees on the said grounds, or where they may destroy the said grass or trees, or if any such person or persons shall knowingly permit his or their cattle, horses, or hogs to enter through Permitting any of said inclosures upon the lands of the United States aforesaid, cattle, &c., to en- where the said cattle, horses, or hogs may or can destroy the grass or ter through inclosures of such trees or other property of the United States on the said land, every such person or persons so offending, on conviction, shall pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding twelve months: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to unsurveyed public lands and to public lands subject to pre-emption and homestead laws, or to public lands subject to an act to promote the development of the mining resources of the United States, approved May tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two.

Punishment.

Proviso.

Approved, March 3, 1875.

Revenue cut

SEC. 2747. The President may, for the better securing the collection Titie 34, Chap. 3. of import or tonnage duties, cause to be maintained so many of the revenue-cutters as may be necessary to be employed for the protection ters. of the revenue, the expense whereof shall be paid out of such sum as shall be annually appropriated for the revenue-cutter service, and not otherwise. [See § 5318, INSURRECTION.]

Useless cutters

SEC. 2748. The President may from time to time cause such of the revenue-cutters as have become unfit for further service to be sold; and may be sold. the proceeds shall be paid into the Treasury: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury may apply, in the purchase or construction of revenue-cutters, any unexpended balance of the proceeds of revenuecutters sold by him under the authority of section two of the act of twentieth April, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, chapter sixty-three.

Number of offi

SEC. 2749. The officers for each revenue-vessel shall be one captain, and one first, one second, and one third lieutenant, and for each steam- cers and men. vessel, in addition, one engineer and one assistant engineer; but the Secretary of the Treasury may assign to any vessel a greater number of officers whenever in his opinion the nature of the service which she is directed to perform requires it. And vessels of both descriptions shall have such number of petty officers and men as in the opinion of the Secretary are required to make them efficient for their service.

Grades of en

SEC. 2750. The grades of engineers shall be chief engineer, and first and second assistant engineer, with the pay and relative rank of first, gineers. second, and third lieutenant, respectively.

SEC. 2751. The commissioned officers of the revenue-cutter service Appointment shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and con- of commissioned sent of the Senate. [See § 1492, under RANK.]

SEC. 2752 No person shall be appointed to the office of captain, first, second, or third lieutenant, of any revenue-cutter, who does not adduce competent proof of proficiency and skill in navigation and seamanship. SEC. 2753. The compensation of the officers of the revenue-cutter service shall be at the following rates while on duty: Captains, twenty-five hundred dollars a year each.

First lieutenants and chief engineers, eighteen hundred dollars a year each.

Second lieutenants and first assistant engineers, fifteen hundred dollars a year each.

Third lieutenants and second assistant engineers, twelve hundred dollars a year each.

And at the following rates while on leave of absence or while waiting orders:

Captains, eighteen hundred dollars a year each.

First lieutenants and chief engineers, fifteen hundred dollars a year each.

Second lieutenants and first assistant engineers, twelve hundred dollars a year each.

Third lieutenants and second assistant engineers, nine hundred dollars a year each.

SEC. 2754. The wages of petty officers and seamen of the revenue-cutter service shall not exceed the average wages paid for like services on the Atlantic or Pacific coast, respectively, in the merchant service. SEC. 2755. Each officer of the revenue-cutter service, while on duty, shall be entitled to one Navy ration per day.

SEC. 2756. The Secretary of the Treasury may cause contracts to be made for the supply of rations for the officers and men of the revenuecutters.

officers.

Qualificati o n s of captains and lieutenants.

Compensation of officers of revenue-cutter serv.

ice.

Wages of petty officers and

crews.

Officers on duty

entitled to one. Navy ration per day.

Contracts for rations authorized.

Revenue offi- SEC. 2757. The revenue-cutters shall, whenever the President so cers to co-operate directs, co-operate with the Navy, during which time they shall be unwith the Navy. der the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, and the expenses thereof shall be defrayed by the Navy Department. [See §§ 1492, RANK, and 5557, 5558, SLAVE-TRADE.]

Powers of the

SEC. 2758. The Secretary of the Treasury may direct the performance Secretary of the of any service by the revenue-vessels which, in his judgment, is necesTreasury. sary for the protection of the revenue.

Aid to vessels on the lakes.

Powers and duties of officers of revenue-cutters.

Returns.

Further ties of officers.

thorized.

du

SEC. 2759. The revenue-cutters on the northern and northwestern lakes, when put in commission, shall be specially charged with aiding vessels in distress on the lakes.

SEC. 2760. The officers of the revenue-cutters shall respectively be deemed officers of the customs, and shall be subject to the direction of such collectors of the revenue, or other officers thereof, as from time to time shall be designated for that purpose. They shall go on board all vessels which arrive within the United States or within four leagues of the coast thereof, if bound for the United States, and search and examine the same, and every part thereof, and shall demand, receive, and certify the manifests required to be on board certain vessels, shall affix and put proper fastenings on the hatches and other communications with the hold of any vessel, and shall remain on board such vessels until they arrive at the port or place of their destination.

SEC. 2761. The master of any revenue-cutter shall make a weekly return to the collector, or other officer of the district under whose direction it is placed, of the transactions of the cutter, specifying the vessels that have been boarded, their names and descriptions, the names of the masters, from what port or place they last sailed, whether laden or in ballast, to what nation belonging, and whether they have the necessary manifests of their cargoes on board, and generally all such matters as it may be necessary for the officers of the customs to know.

SEC. 2762. The officers of revenue-cutters shall perform, in addition to the duties herein before prescribed, such other duties for the collection and security of the revenue as from time to time shall be directed by the Se retary of the Treasury, not contrary to law. [See § 4792, under QUARANTINE.]

Employment of SEC. 2763. The collector of each district may, with the approval of the small boats au- Secretary of the Treasury, provide and employ such small open row and sail boats, and persons to serve in them, as shall be necessary for the use of the surveyors and inspectors in going on board of vessels and otherwise, for the better detection of frauds.

Ensigns and pendants.

Immunities of

officers.

Sec.

SEC. 2764. The cutters and boats employed in the service of the revenue shall be distinguished from other vessels by an ensign and pendant, with such marks thereon as shall be prescribed by the President. If any vessel or boat, not employed in the service of the revenue, shall, within the jurisdiction of the United States, carry or hoist any pendant or ensign prescribed for vessels in such service, the master of the vessel so offending shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars.

SEC. 2765. Whenever any vessel liable to seizure or examination does not bring-to, on being required to do so, or on being chased by any cutter or boat which has displayed the pendant and ensign prescribed for vessels in the revenue-service, the master of such cutter or boat may fire at or into such vessel which does not bring-to, after such pendant and ensign has been hoisted, and a gun has been fired by such cutter or boat as a signal; and such master, and all persons acting by or under his direction, shall be indemnified from any penalties or actions for damages for so doing. If any person is killed or wounded by such firing, and the master is prosecuted or arrested therefor, he shall be forthwith admitted to bail. [See § 4843, INSANE OF THE NAVY.]

REGULATIONS, ORDERS, &c.

1547. Regulations established.

Regulations.

Sec.

1548. Copies to officers.

Title 15, Chap. 7. SEC. 1547. The orders, regulations, and instructions issued by the Secretary of the Navy prior to July 14, 1862, with such alterations as he may since have adopted, with the approval of the President, shall be recognized as the regulations of the Navy, subject to alterations adopted in the same manner.

SEC. 1548. The Secretary of the Navy shall cause each commissioned Copy to be furor warrant officer of the Navy, on his entry into the service, to be furnished to officers. nished with a copy of the regulations and general orders of the Navy Department then in force, and thereafter with a copy of all such as may be issued.

Returns Office.

SEC. 512. The Secretary of the Interior shall from time to time provide Title 11, Chap. 8. a proper apartment, to be called the Returns Office, in which he shall cause to be filed the returns of contracts made by the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior, and shall appoint a clerk of the first class to attend to the same. [See §§ 37443747, CONTRACTS.]

SEC. 513. The clerk of the Returns Office shall file all returns made to the Office, so that the same may be of easy access, keeping all returns made by the same officer in the same place, and numbering them in the order in which they are made.

SEC. 514. The clerk of the Returns Office shall provide and keep an index-book, with the names of the contracting parties, and the number of each contract opposite to the names; and shall submit the index-book and returns to any person desiring to inspect it.

Clerk to file returns.

Indexes.

Copies of re

SEC. 515. The clerk of the Returns Office shall furnish copies of such returns to any person paying therefor at the rate of five cents for every turns. one hundred words, to which copies certificates shall be appended in every case by the clerk making the same, attesting their correctness, and that each copy so certified is a full and complete copy of the return.

Definitions.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Title 1, Chap. 1. of America in Congress assembled, In determining the meaning of the revised statutes, or of any act or resolution of Congress passed cubsequent to February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things; words importing the plural number may include the singular; words importing the masculine gender may be applied to females; the words "insane person" and "lunatic" shall include every idiot, non compos, lunatic, and insane person; the word "person" may extend and be applied to partnerships and corporations, and the reference to any officer shall include any person authorized by law to perform the duties of such office, unless the context shows that such words were intended to be used in a more limited sense; and a requirement of an oath" shall be deemed complied with by making affirmation in judicial form.

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SEC. 2. The word "county" includes a parish, or any other equiva- County. lent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States.

SEC. 3. The word "vessel" includes every description of water-craft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.

SEC. 4. The word "vehicle" includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on laud.

Vessel.

Vehicle.

Company, association.

Seal.

SEC. 5. The word "company" or " association," when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association," in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import were expressed.

SEC. 6. In all cases where a seal is necessary by law to any commission, process, or other instrument provided for by the laws of Congress, it shall be lawful to affix the proper seal by making an impression therewith directly on the paper to which such seal is necessary; which shall be as valid as if made on wax or other adhesive substance.

Sec.

FORM OF STATUTES AND EFFECT OF REPEALS.

7. Enacting clause.

8. Resolving clause.

9. No enacting words after first section. 10. Numbering and frame of sections.

Title 1, Chap. 2.

Enacting clause.

Resolving clause.

Sec.

11. Title of appropriation acts.

12. Repeal not to revive former act.

13. Repeals not to affect liabilities, unless, &c.

SEC. 7. The enacting clause of all acts of Congress hereafter enacted shall be in the following form: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled."

SEC. 8. The resolving clause of all joint resolutions shall be in the following form: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled."

No enacting SEC. 9. No enacting or resolving words shall be used in any section words after first of an act or resolution of Congress except in the first.

section.

Numbering and

SEC. 10. Each section shall be numbered, and shall contain, as nearly frame of sections. as may be, a single proposition of enactment.

Title of appro

priation acts.

Repeal not to

SEC. 11. The style and title of all acts making appropriations for the support of Government shall be as follows: "An act making appropriations (here insert the object) for the year ending June thirtieth, (here insert the calendar year.)

SEC. 12. Whenever an act is repealed, which repealed a former act, revive former such former act shall not thereby be revived, unless it shall be expressly so provided.

act.

Repeals not to

unless, &c.

SEC. 13. The repeal of any statute shall not have the effect to release *ffect liabilities, or extinguish auy penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under such statute, unless the repealing act shall so expressly provide, and such statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty, forfeiture, or liability.

LIMITATIONS.

Sec.

1043. Capital offenses.

1044. Offenses not capital.

1045. Fleeing from justice.

1046. Crimes under the revenue laws.

Title 14,Chap. 19.

Capital offenses.

Sec.

1047. Penalties and forfeitures under laws of the United States.

1048. Parties beyond reach of process during the rebellion.

SEC. 1043. No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for treason or other capital offense, willful murder excepted, unless the indictment is found within three years next after such treason or capital offense is done or committed.

Offenses not SEC. 1044. No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any capital. offense not capital except as provided in section one thousand and fortysix, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within two years next after such offense is committed.

SEC. 1045. Nothing in the two preceding sections shall extend to any person fleeing from justice.

SEC. 1046. No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any the revenue laws. crime arising under the revenue laws, or the slave-trade laws of the United States, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within five years next after the committing of such crime.