United States agreed to furnish them by the second article of the treaty and grist mills of January eleven, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, and which were only nished them by agreed to be furin part furnished, twenty thousand dollars; and as compensation for the treaty; saw and grist mill[s] which the United States agreed by said treaty to Vol. vii. p. 576. maintain for them fifteen years, and which were only maintained five years, ten thousand dollars; which sums shall be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in the following manner : twelve thousand dollars in erecting agency buildings, a warehouse, and blacksmith's dwellings, and a blacksmith shop, and the remaining eighteen thousand dollars in the erection of a school-house and church, and a saw and grist mill at their new home in the Indian Territory. APPROVED, July 15, 1870. CHAP. CCXCVII. - An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act granting Lands to the how to be expended. [For additional section, see 1871, ch. 120, § 2. Post, p. 570. July 15, 1870. 1866, ch. 174. Vol. xiv. p. 89. Route of cer Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an act entitled "An act grauting lands to the State of Oregon to aid in the construction of a mili- tain military road in Oregon tary road from Albany, Oregon, to the eastern boundary of said State," to be amended so as to strike out the words "by way of Canyon City," in Camp Harney. the first section of said act, and insert instead thereof the words "by way of Camp Harney." APPROVED, July 15, 1870. be by way of CHAP. CCXCVIII.-An Act to provide for the Compensation of grand and petit July 15, 1870. Jurors in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, and for other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter the grand and Pay and travel petit jurors in the several circuit and district courts of the United States of grand and shall each receive for his services the sum of three dollars per day for the circuit and petit jurors in each day's actual attendance at court, and for the time necessarily occu- district courts pied in going to and returning from the same; and the sum of five cents of the United per mile for the distance necessarily travelled from their residence in going to and returning from said court by the shortest practicable route. States. Jurors not to SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be summoned as a juror in any circuit or district court more than once in two years, be summoned and it shall be sufficient cause of challenge to any juror called to be oftener than sworn in any cause that he has been summoned and attended said court as a juror at any term of said court held within two years prior to the time of such challenge. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the act of Congress, approved March three, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, entitled "An act concerning the selection of jurors in certain courts of the United States," and the act of Congress, approved March nineteen, eighteen hundred and forty-two, entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act to amend the act approved May thirteen, eighteen hundred, entitled An act to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to establish the judicial courts of the United States," " be, and the same are hereby, repealed. APPROVED, July 15, 1870. once in two years. Repeal of acts 1849, ch. 118. Vol. ix. p. 403. 1842, ch. 7. Vol. v. p. 471. See acts. 1800, ch. 61. Vol. ii. p. 82. 1789, ch. 20, § 29. Vol. i. p. 88. [This section repealed, Pub. Res. No. 2. Post, p. 589. July 15, 1870. State of Geor Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State of Georgia having complied with the reconstruction acts, and the fourteenth and gia declared en titled to repre sentation in Congress. fifteenth articles of amendments to the Constitution of the United States having been ratified in good faith by a legal legislature of said State, it is hereby declared that the State of Georgia is entitled to Right of the representation in the Congress of the United States. But nothing in people of Geor- this act contained shall be construed to deprive the people of Georgia gia to elect members of of the right to an election for members of the general assembly of assembly not said State, as provided for in the Constitution thereof; and nothing in affected hereby. Term of office this or any other act of Congress shall be construed to affect the term of any officer not to which any officer has been appointed or any member of the general assembly elected as prescribed by the Constitution of the State of Georgia. affected. Repeal of part of act SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year 1867, ch. 170, § 6. Vol. xiv. p. 487. ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and for other prohibiting the purposes," approved March two, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, as organization, &c. of the militia prohibits the organization, arming, or calling into service of the militia forces in the States of Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. forces in certain States. APPROVED, July 15, 1870. July 15, 1870. CHAP. CCC. -An Act to provide for Inventories and Accounts of the Property of the United States in the public Buildings and Grounds belonging to the United States in the District of Columbia." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the PostMaster-General, and the Adjutant-General, and the commissioner of agriculture, each severally as soon as practicable to make a full and complete inventory of all of the property belonging to the United States. in the buildings, rooms, offices, and grounds occupied by each of them, and under their charge. And hereafter to keep in proper books such inventories and accounts, adding thereto an account of such property as may be procured subsequently to the taking of the same; and also an account of the sale or disposal of any of such property. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the architect of the Capitol extension shall make out an inventory, and keep a like account thereof, as provided in section one of this act, of all property in and about the Capitol, and Botanical Garden, and the President's house and grounds. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the officers hereinbefore required to make and keep such inventories and accounts, to make out an annual report thereof on the first day of December to Congress: Provided, That this law shall not apply to the books, pamphlets, papers, and documents in the library of Congress, nor to the supplies of stationery and fuel in the several public offices and buildings, which shall be accounted for as now provided for by law. APPROVED, July 15, 1870. CHAP. CCCI. ·An Act to confirm Title to certain Lands in Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the title of the United States to all lots, out-lots, tracts, pieces, parcels, and strips of land in St. Clair county, State of Illinois, lying and situate outside of the United States surveys as noted in the field-notes of the United States surveyors, and on the Mississippi river near surveys seven hundred and sixtysix, six hundred and twenty-four, and five hundred and seventy-nine, and near and adjacent to fractional sections one, two, eleven, and twelve, town[ship] one north, range ten west, third principal meridian, be, and [Amended, 1871, ch. 58. Post, p. 416.] Proviso. CHAP. CCCII.-An Act to provide for the Reports of the Receipts and Expenditures July 15, 1870. of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, and for other Purposes. of the House of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives Senate and clerk of the United States severally to report to Congress on the first day of Representatives each regular session, and at the expiration of their terms of service, a to report to full and complete statement of all their receipts and expenditures as Congress their receipts and exsuch officers, showing in detail the items of expense, and classifying penditures in them under the proper appropriations, showing the aggregate thereof, detail, &c. and exhibiting in a clear and concise manner the exact condition of all public moneys by them received, paid out, and in their possession as such officers. arms, postmas SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the They and the officers hereinbefore named, and of the sergeant-at-arms, postmasters sergeant-atof the Senate and House of Representatives, and the doorkeeper of the ters, and doorHouse of Representatives, to make out a full and complete account of keeper to make all the property belonging to the United States in their possession, at the property of such dates and at the expiration of their terms of service, as provided the United in section one of this act. APPROVED, July 15, 1870. full account of States in their possession. CHAP. CCCIII. An Act donating for School Purposes a certain Lot of Land with the July 15, 1870. Building thereon erected, known as the Old Indian Dormitory, in the Village of Mackinac, Michigan. Right of the United States to a lot of land in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to grant and convey to the trustees of the public schools for the village of Mackinac, Michigan, Mackinac given all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a certain to the trustees inclosed lot of land with the building thereon erected, known as the Old in that place. of public schools Indian Dormitory, situate in the said village of Mackinac, to be used for school purposes only. And whenever the same shall be converted to other uses, it shall revert to the United States. APPROVED, July 15, 1870. To revert if, &c. An Act for the Creation of an additional Land District in the State July 15, 1870. of California. Shasta land district in Cali Boundaries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the districts of lands now subject to sale at Humboldt and Marysville, in the State of fornia estabCalifornia, as are contained within the following boundaries, shall consti- lished. tute a new land district, to be called the Shasta district, bounded as follows: On the north and east by the boundary lines of the State; on the south by the fifth standard parallel north; and on the west by the line between ranges ten and eleven west of the Mount Diablo base and meridian, the location of the office for which shall be designated by the President of the United States, and may be changed by him from time to time, as the public interest may seem to require. Register and receiver; SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a registheir residence, ter and receiver for said land district, who shall respectively be required pay, &c. to reside at the site of the office, be subject to the same laws, and entitled to the same compensation, as is, or may hereafter be, prescribed by law in relation to other land officers in said State. APPROVED, July 15, 1870. July 15, 1870. CHAP. CCCV.—An Act to disapprove of certain Acts of the legislative Assembly of Idaho Territory, and for other Purposes. Disapproval of certain acts of the legislative assembly of Idaho Territory respecting tax, creating the attorney, &c.; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the revenue laws passed by the legislative assembly of the Territory of Idaho, January thirteen, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, as provides for a special license, or tax, to be collected of or paid by Chinamen, or persons of the Mongolian race, who may be engaged in mining, or hold mining claims in said Territory, and so much of all other laws of said Territory as discriminate between persons of said race and other persons, in regard to taxation, are hereby disapproved of and annulled. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the act passed by the legislaoffice of district- tive assembly of said Territory on the fifteenth day of January, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act creating the office of district attorney for each county in this Territory, and defining their duties and providing for their compensation," be, and the same is hereby, disapproved and annulled. giving extra pay to officers holding commissions by federal appointment, &c. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts heretofore passed by the legislative assembly of said Territory that provide for the payment of salaries or extra compensation out of the territorial treasury to officers holding commissions by federal appointment in said Territory, or which provide any compensation to the members of the legislative assembly, or the clerks, or attachés thereof other than that paid by the United States, are hereby disapproved of and annulled; and the legislative assembly is hereby prohibited from making any appropriation from the treasury of said Territory to any such officers or persons, under any pretence of adding to or increasing their compensation as fixed by the United States. APPROVED, July 15, 1870. RESOLUTIONS. Dec. 14, 1869. [No. 1.] A Resolution in Relation to a Site for a Building for the State Department. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State, Commission the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the architect of to select site for building for new the Capitol extension, the supervising architect of the Treasury De- State Departpartment, and the superintendent of public buildings and grounds, be, ment. and they are hereby, appointed a commission to select a site for the erection of a building for a new State Department, subject to the approval of Congress; to cause plans to be made for the same, with an estimate of [the] probable cost thereof; and also to examine as to the propriety Arrangements of making some arrangements for the War Department: Provided, That for War Departthe commission should reach the conclusion that the present site of that ment, if, &c. department is the most suitable for the State Department, and report to gress. Congress on the first day of next session. APPROVED, December 14, 1869. Plans and esti mate. Report to Con [No. 2.] A Resolution appointing General Thomas Osborn a Manager of the national Dec. 14, 1869. Asylum for disabled Soldiers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That General Thomas Osborn, of Illinois, be, and he is hereby, appointed a manager of the National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, in the place of Richard J. Oglesby, resigned. APPROVED, December 14, 1869. General Thomas Osborn appointed a manager of National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers. [No. 3.] Joint Resolution disapproving of a Contract for leasing the Custom-house Block Dec. 22, 1869. in San Francisco. house block in Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the certain agreement made Contract for the eleventh day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, between leasing customthe United States acting by Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury, San Francisco of the one part, and John R. Buckbee and Henry F. Williams, of the annulled. other part, for the leasing of the lot in San Francisco, California, known as the custom-house block, for the period of twenty-five years, for certain considerations therein named, be hereby disapproved and annulled. APPROVED, December 22, 1869. Dec. 22, 1869. [No. 4.] A Resolution suspending existing Provisions of Law for taking the Census. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all existing provisions of law relating to taking the census required by the Constitution of the United States be, and the same are hereby, suspended and postponed until the ed, until, &c. first day of February, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy. APPROVED, December 22, 1869. Existing laws for taking the census suspend |