February 6, 1890. 26 Stat. L., 5. Colorado: Sterling land district. R. S., § 2256. 1874, June 20, ch. 341, ante, p.26. 1886, Aug. 4, ch. 895,ante, p. 510. Akron land district. Hugo land district. Offices. Register and receivers. R. S., § 2234. Changes. CHAP. 7.—An act creating three additional land offices in the State of Colorado. Be it enacted, &c., That all that portion of the State of Colorado bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of the State of Colorado; thence west along the north boundary line of said State to a point at the intersection of said line with the west line of range fifty-nine west; thence south along said west line of said range to its intersection with the first corrected line north in said State of Colorado; thence east along said first corrected line north to the eastern boundary line of said State of Colorado; thence north along the eastern boundary line of said State to the place of beginning be, and is hereby, constituted a new land district, to be called the Sterling land district. SEC. 2. That all that portion of the State of Colorado bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point where the first corrected line north in the said State intersects the eastern boundary line thereof; thence west along said corrected line north to its intersection with the seventh guide meridian west in said State; thence south along said seventh guide meridian to the point of its intersection with the first corrected line south in said State; thence east along said first corrected line to the point of its intersection with the eastern boundary line of said State; thence north along said eastern boundary line of said State to the place of beginning, be, and is hereby, constituted a new land district, to be called the Akron land district. SEC. 3. That all that portion of the State of Colorado lying east of the seventh guide meridian west, south of the first corrected line south, and north of the third corrected line south, be, and is, constituted a new land district. SEC. 4. That the President shall designate the (1) place in each district at which the land office for that district shall be located. SEC. 5. That the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is hereby authorized to appoint a register and a receiver for each of the said land districts hereby created, who shall discharge like and similar duties and receive the same amount of compensation therefor as other officers discharging like duties in the land offices of the State of Colorado; and said land districts shall be subjected, as other land distric:s are, under the laws, to be changed or consolidated with any other district or districts, and the land offices may be changed to any other location by order of the President. [February 6, 1890.] NOTE. (1) The offices have been located at Sterling, Akron and Hugo respectively. February 7,1890. CHAP. 8.-An act to provide certificates of honorable service to those who have served in the United States Navy or Marine Corps who have lost their certificates of discharge. 26 Stat. L., 6. Certificates of lost. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, honorable dis- whenever satisfactory proof is furnished at the Navy Department charge in Navy or that any commissioned officer, regular or volunteer, appointed or enMarine Corps, when original is listed man who served in the Navy or the Marine Corps of the United States in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, the Mexican war, R. S., SS 1426, or the war of the rebellion, has lost his certificate of discharge, or the 1890, April 14, same has been destroyed without his privity or procurement, the ch. 80, post, p. 714. Secretary of the Navy shall be authorized to furnish to such commissioned officer, regular or volunteer, appointed or enlisted man, a certificate of discharge in lieu thereof." 1427. -not to be evidence in claims. Provided, That such certificate shall not be accepted as a voucher for the payment of any claim against the United States for pay, bounty, or any other allowance, or as evidence in any other case. [February 7, 1890.] CHAP. 14.-An act to constitute Albany, New York, a port of immediate transportation. February 19, 1890. 26 Stat. L., 8. Be it enacted, &c., That the privileges of the seventh section of the Albany, N. Y., act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An port of immediate act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of delivery. dutiable goods, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, ch. 190, § 7, ante, extended to the port of Albany, New York. [February 19, 1890.] 1880, June 10, p. 294. CHAP. 19.-An act to require the Superintendent of Census to ascertain the number of people February 22, 1890. who own farms and homes, and the amount of mortgage indebtedness thereon. 26 Stat. L., 13. Eleventh Cen sus. Enumeration of owners of farms, mortgages, &c. 1889, March 1, Be it enacted, &c., That it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Census, in addition to the duties now required of him by law, to ascertain the number of persons who live on and cultivate their own farms, and who live in their own homes, and the number who hire their farms and homes, and the number of farms and homes which are under mortgage, the amount of mortgage debt, and the value of ch. 319, § 17, ante, the property mortgaged. He shall also ascertain whether such farms p. 657. and homes have been mortgaged for the whole or part of the purchase money for the same, or for other purposes, and the rates of interest paid upon mortgage loans. SEC. 2. [Makes appropriation.] SEC. 3. That the provisions of sections thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen of the Act to provide for taking the Eleventh Census and subsequent censuses," approved March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, shall apply to the provisions of this act. [February 22, 1890.] Penalties. ch. 319, SS 13-16, CHAP. 20.-An act to authorize the President to confer brevet rank on officers of the United February 27, 1890. States Army for gallant services in Indian campaigns. 26 Stat. L., 13. Brevet rank in Army for gallantry, Indian campaigns. R. S., SS 1209 Be it enacted, &c., That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered, at his discretion, to nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint to brevet rank all officers of the United States Army, now on the active or retired list, who by their department commander, and 1212. with the concurrence of the commanding general of the Army, have 1883, March 3, been or may be recommended for gallant service in action against p. 400. hostile Indians since January first, eighteen hundred and sixty seven. ch. 93, par. 3, ante, Date of commissions. of heroic serv ice. SEC. 2. That such brevet commissions as may be issued under the provisions of this act shall bear date only from the passage of this act: Provided, however, that the date of the particular heroic act for which the officer is promoted shall appear in his commission. SEC. 3. That brevet rank shall be considered strictly honorary, Strictly honorand shall confer no privilege of precedence or command not already ary without other provided for in the statutes which embody the rules and articles governing the Army of the United States. SEC. 4. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. [February 27, 1890.] privileges. Repeal. CHAP. 21.—An act to provide for the time and place of holding the terms of the United States February 27, 1890. circuit and district courts in the State of South Dakota. Be it enacted, &c., That the State of South Dakota shall constitute one judicial district. SEC. 2. That for the purpose of holding terms of the district court said district shall be divided into three divisions, to be known as the eastern, central, and western divisions. SUP R S-45 26 Stat. L., 14. South Dakota judicial district. Three divisions. 1889, Feb. 22,ch. 180, § 21, ante, p. 649. Eastern divi sion. Central divi sion. Western divi sion. Terms of dis trict court. Sioux Falls. R. S., § 572. Pierre. Deadwood. Repeal part of act of, &c. 1889, Feb. 22, ch. 180, § 21, ante, p. 649. Jurisdiction. Terms of circuit court. Sioux Falls. Deadwood. Pierre. Juries for circuit The counties of Clay, Union, Yankton, Turner, Lincoln, Bon'homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Brule, Aurora, Davidson, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, Lake, Lyman, Miner, Sanborn, Beadle, Kingsbury, Brookings, Hamlin, Deuel, Grant, Roberts, Codington, Clark, Day, Marshall, Spink, Brown, Gregory, Todd, and the Yankton, Sisseton, Wahpeton, and Crow Creek Indian Reservations shall constitute the eastern division, the court for which shall be held at the city of Sioux Falls. The counties of McPherson, Edmunds, Campbell, Walworth, Potter, Sully, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, Hughes, Buffalo, Jerauld, Stanley, Knowlen, and that portion of the counties of Pratt, Jackson, and Sterling not included in any Indian reservation, and the Standing Rock, Cheyenne, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations shall constitute the central division, the court for which shall be held at the city of Pierre. All that portion of the State of South Dakota lying west of the central division, and in addition thereto the Rosebud and Red Cloud Indian Reservations, shall constitute the western division, the court for which shall be held at the city of Deadwood. SEC. 3. That the terms of the district court for the district of South Dakota shall be held at Sioux Falls on the first Tuesday of April and October in each year; At Pierre on the third Tuesday of May and November in each year; and at Deadwood on the first Tuesday of January and July in each year. And the provision of law now existing for the holding of said court on the first Monday in April and November in each year, is hereby repealed, and all suits, prosecutions, process, recognizances, bail-bonds, and other things pending in or returnable to said court on the days last named are hereby transferred to, and shall be made returnable to and have force in the said respective terms in this act provided in the same manner and with the same effect as they would have had had this act not been passed. SEC. 4. That all civil suits not of a local nature must be brought in the division of the district where the defendant or defendants reside; but if there are two or more defendants, residing in different divisions, the action may be brought in either of the divisions in which a defendant resides. SEC. 5. That the Circuit Court of the United States for said District shall be held At Sioux Falls on the first Tuesday of April and October in each year, And at Deadwood on the first Tuesday of July in each year, And at Pierre on the third Tuesday of November in each year; And cases taken on appeal or writ of error from the District Court shall be returnable to the Circuit Court held in that judicial subdivision from which the appeal was taken. When the Circuit Court and District Court is held as provided in and district courts. this act, at the same time and place one grand and petit jury only shall be summoned and served in both said courts. Clerks, &c. SEC. 6. That the clerk of the circuit court and the clerk of the district court respectively shall reside and have their principal office at Sioux Falls, and each of said clerks may appoint a deputy to reside and have an office at Pierre and Deadwood. [February 27, 1890.] CHAP. 25.-An act to increase the pensions of certain soldiers and sailors who are totally helpless from injuries received or diseases contracted while in the service of the United States. March 4, 1890. 26 Stat. L., 16. Pensions, increase to totally 1880, June 16, Be it enacted, &c., That all soldiers, sailors, and marines who have since the sixteenth day of June, eighteen hundred and eighty, or helpless soldiers, who may hereafter become so totally and permanently helpless from &c. injuries received or disease contracted in the service and line of R. S., SS 4698, duty as to require the regular personal aid and attendance of another 46984. person, or who, if otherwise entitled, were excluded from the pro- ch. 236, ante, p. visions of "An act to increase pensions of certain pensioned soldiers 299. and sailors who are utterly helpless from injuries received or disease contracted while in the United States service," approved June sixteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, shall be entitled to receive a pension at the rate of seventy-two dollars per month from the date of the passage of this act or of the certificate of the examining surgeon or board of surgeons showing such degree of disability made subsequent to the passage of this act. [March 4, 1890.] CHAP. 26.-An act providing for an Assistant Secretary of War. Be it enacted, &c., That there shall be in the Department of War an Assistant Secretary of War, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be entitled to a salary of four thousand five hundred dollars a year, payable monthly, and who shall perform such duties in the Department of War as shall be prescribed by the Secretary or may be required by law. [March 5, 1890.] March 5, 1890. 26 Stat. L., 17. tary of War, sal- CHAP. 28.—An act to change and fix the time of holding terms of the district and circuit courts at Texarkana, Arkansas. Be it enacted, &c., That the United States circuit and district. courts shall hereafter be held at Texarkana, Arkansas, on the third Monday in May and the third Monday in November of each year, instead of the times now fixed by law. March 7, 1890. 26 Stat. L., 17. Arkansas. and district courts SEC. 2. That all causes, process, bonds, recognizances, and other things pending in, returnable or having relation to, the terms of said 139; Feb. 28, ch. court now provided by law shall be proceeded with in the terms pro- 273; ante, pp. 538, vided by this act, with the same force and effect that would have been lawful had the times of holding said court not been changed. [March 7, 1890.] 546. 1889, Feb. 6, ch. 113, ante, p. 638. CHAP. 29.-An act to constitute Minneapolis, Minnesota, a subport of entry and delivery in the collection district of Minnesota, and for other purposes. March 8, 1890. 26 Stat. L., 17. Minneapolis, Be it enacted, &c., That Minneapolis, Minnesota, be, and the sanie Minn., a port of is hereby, constituted a subport of entry and delivery in the collec- entry and delivery tion district of Minnesota, with the privilege of immediate transpor- with immediate tation as defined by section seven of the act of June tenth, eighteen transportation hundred and eighty, entitled "An act to amend the statutes in rela- privileges. tion to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other 2596. purposes," being chapter one hundred and ninety, volume twentyone, of the Statutes at Large; ch. 190, That a deputy collector, and such other officers of the customs as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be R. S., S$ 2595, 1880, June 10, 87, ante, p. 294. Deputy collector, &c. 1888, May 2, ch. appointed to reside at Minneapolis, and that, subject to the supervision of the collector of customs at Saint Paul, the deputy collector at Minneapolis is hereby authorized to receive entries, collect duties, and generally to perform the functions prescribed by law for collectors of customs, upon his giving bond with good and sufficient surety in such penalty as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe to faithfully perform his official duties. SEC. 2. That the act approved May second, eighteen hundred and 227, ante, p. 585. eighty-eight, entitled "An act to amend sections twenty-five hundred and ninety-five and twenty-five hundred and ninety-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and to provide a collector at the port of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and for other purposes," is hereby amended accordingly. [March 8, 1890.] March 13, 1890. 26 Stat. L., 18. Columbus, Ohio, CHAP. 31.—An act to amend an act entitled "An act to constitute Columbus, Ohio, a port of delivery, and to extend the provisions of the act of June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled 'An act to amend the statutes in relation to the immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes,' to said port of Columbus, Ohio," approved February ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. Be it enacted, &c., That an act entitled "An act to amend an act a port of delivery entitled 'An act to constitute Columbus, Ohio, a port of delivery,' with immediate and to extend the provisions of the act of June tenth, eighteen huntransportation privileges. dred and eighty, entitled 'An act to amend the statutes in relation to 1880, June 10, immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes,' ch. 190, § 7, ante, to said port of Columbus," approved February ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows, namely: p. 294. "That Columbus, in the State of Ohio, be, and is hereby, constituted a port of delivery, and that the privileges of the seventh section of the act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled 'An act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes,' be, and the same are hereby, extended to said port, and that there shall be appointed at said port a surveyor with a compensation at one thousand dollars per annum and the usual fees and commissions. [March 13, 1890.] March 15, 1890. 26 Stat. L., 20. District of Columbia. duct. CHAP. 33.—An act to shorten the terms of imprisonment in the jail and in the work-house of the District of Columbia on account of good conduct during confinement. Be it enacted, &c., That all persons sentenced to and imprisoned in the jail or in the work-house of the District of Columbia and conTerms of im- fined there on and after the first day of January, anno Domini prisonment in jail, &c., short- eighteen hundred and ninety, for a term of one month or longer, ened for good con- who conduct themselves so that no charge of misconduct shall be sustained against them, shall have a deduction of five days in each month made from the term of their sentence, and shall be entitled to their discharge so much the sooner, upon the certificate of the warden of the jail for those confined in the jail, and the certificate of the intendent of the Washington Asylum for those confined in the work-house, of their good conduct during their imprisonment (with the approval of the judge making the commitment); R. S., SS 5543, 5444. 1875, Mar. 3, ch. 145, ante, p. 89. Docket entry. Repeal. And it shall be the duty of said judge to write, or cause to be written, in the docket of his court, across the face of the commitment of the person to be so discharged, the following words: “Discharged by order of the court [giving date] on account of good conduct during imprisonment." SEC. 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. [March 15, 1890.] |