THE STATUTES AT LARGE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FROM DECEMBER, 1881, TO MARCH, 1883. AND RECENT TREATIES, POSTAL CONVENTIONS, AND EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATIONS. EDITED, PRINTED, AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF CONGRESS, AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. VOL. XXII. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1883. LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. ACTS OF THE FORTY SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. Lucretia R. Garfield. An act granting the franking privilege to Lucretia R. Garfield. December 20, 1881 Legal holidays, District of Columbia. An act to amend section nine hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States for the District of Columbia, and an act entitled "An act to amend section nine hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States for the District of Columbia," approved January thirty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. December 20, 1881 Territorial legislature, New Mexico. An act to legalize the election of the Territorial legislature of Ward Hunt. An act to permit Ward Hunt, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United Tenth census. An act making appropriations for the payment of the final expenses of the tenth cen- Repairs, Capitol. An act authorizing and directing the Architect of the Capitol to make certain changes and repairs in the House wing of the Capitol. February 8, 1882 Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. An act to appropriate five thousand dollars for packing, transporting, Colored emigrants. An act for the relief of colored emigrants. February 15, 1882 Post-Office warrants. An act to enable the Postmaster-General to delegate authority to sign war- Samuel Francis Du Pont. An act making an appropriation for the base and pedestal of a monument to the late Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, United States Navy. February 25, 1882... Lincoln Monument Association. An act in reference to the trustees of the Lincoln Monument Association. February 25, 1882 Lancaster National Bank. An act authorizing the Lancaster National Bank of Lancaster, Massa chusetts, to change its location and name. February 25, 1882... Eastern Shawnee Indians. An act for the relief of the Eastern Shawnee Indians at the Quapaw Galveston Harbor. An act making an appropriation for continuing the improvements of Galveston William H. Gill. An act for the relief of William H. Gill. March 4, 1882.. Deficiency appropriations. An act to provide for certain of the most urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and for other purposes. March 6, 1882. Page. 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 Denver, Colorado. An act to establish a port of delivery at Denver, in the State of Colorado, March 6, 1882... 13 Garfield memorial service. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish impressions 13 13 iii Page. Marine hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the General James A. Garfield. An act directing the Secretary of War to pay over to the Society of the Indians, Menomonee Reservation. An act authorizing the sale of certain logs cut by the Indians of United States, in reference to bigamy, and for other purposes. March 22, 1882.. Courts in New York. An act to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States establishing the times, places, and provisions for holding terms of the district and circuit courts in the northern district of New York. March 23, 1882... Watertown land district, Dakota. An act to create two additional land districts, and to change the boundaries of the Watertown land district in the Territory of Dakota. March 23, 1882.. Bridge over Mississippi River. An act to establish a railway bridge across the Mississippi River extending from a point between Wabash and Reed's Landing, in Minnesota, to a point below the mouth of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin. March 28, 1882. Boundary, Nebraska. An act to extend the northern boundary of the State of Nebraska. March 28, 1882 Plattsburgh, New York. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to release a right of way across ations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the Bridge over Missouri River. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River, Alley, square 195, District of Columbia. An act to provide for the closing of an alley in square one hundred and ninety-five, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. April 1, 1882 Revised Statutes, section 4458. An act to amend section forty-four hundred and fifty-eight of the Re vised Statutes of the United States, relating to license fees of officers of steam vessels. April 5, 1882.. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. An act to facilitate the payment of dividends to creditors of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. April 5, 1882. Sale of barracks, Savannah, Georgia. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to sell the military barracks, and the lands upon which they are located, in the city of Savannah, Georgia. April 7,1882 John Thornley. An act for the relief of Medical Director John Thornley, United States Navy. April 7, 1882 Exposition, Denver, Colorado. An act to admit free of duty articles intended for exhibition at the Public building, Columbus, Ohio. An act for the erection of a public building at Columbus, Ohio. Distribution of seeds. An act appropriating twenty thousand dollars for the purchase and distribu- Bridge over Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri Deficiency appropriation. An act making appropriations to supply a deficiency for dies, paper, and stamps for the fiscal year eighteen Lundred and eighty-two, and to continue work on the Washington Monument for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other purposes. April 17, 1882... Revised Statutes, section 2569. An act to amend section twenty-five hundred and sixty nine of the Revised Statutes, section 3066. An act to amend section three thousand and sixty-six of the Revised Agricultural College, Iowa. Au act to amend the act donating public lands to the several States and Orphan Asylum Association, District of Columbia. An act changing the name of the German Protest- Ordnance storekeeper, Army. An act to authorize the appointment of an ordnance storekeeper in the Ladies' Soldiers' Monument Society. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to donate to the Post-Office Department appropriations. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post- Life-Saving Service. An act to promote the efficiency of the Life-Saving Service and to encourage Hell Gate, New York. An act making an immediate appropriation for the removal of obstructions Discriminating duties. An act to repeal the discriminating duties on' goods produced east of the Chinese immigration. An act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese. May 6, 1882. Public building, Peoria, Illinois. An act to provide for the erection of a public building in the city of Peoria, in the State of Illinois. May 9, 1882 62 Lands of Miami Indians, Kansas. An act to provide for the sale of the lands of the Miama Indians in Kansas. May 15, 1882 63 Tariff Commission. An act to provide for the appointment of a commission to investigate the question of the tariff. May 15, 1882 Public building, Denver, Colorado. An act for the erection of a public building at Denver, Colorado. Charles Alton Howard. An act to authorize and direct the Secretary of War to change the name of Topeka, Kansas. An act donating condemued cannon and cannon balls to the city of Topeka, 64 Post Bosworth, G. A. R. Au act donating cannon and cannon balls for use and ornament about a suitable soldiers' monument at Portland, Maine. May 17, 1882.. Donation of condemned cannon, &o. An act donating condemned cannon and cannon balls for monumental purposes. May 17, 1882.... 65 RR 22 64 65 Soldiers' cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to furnish condemned cannon for the soldiers' cemetery at Gallipolis, Ohio. May 17, 1882 Soldiers' monument, Birmingham, Connecticut. An act donating condemned cast-iron cannon to the Soldiers' Monumental Association of Birmingham, Connecticut. May 17, 1882 Soldiers' and sailors' monument, Bellaire, Ohio. An act to donate condemned cannon to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Association of Bellaire, Ohio. May 17, 1882 66 66 66 Soldiers' monument, Rochester, New Hampshire. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to turn over to Sampson Post, Number Twenty-two, of the Grand Army of the Republic, of Rochester, New Hampshire, four condemned cannon. May 17, 1882 66 |