the said board are also directed to take into consideration the sanitary effect upon the city of Washington, and the feasibility of reclaiming, in any improvements suggested, the swamp and marsh lands along said water-front: Provided, That any expense attending said report shall not exceed one thousand dollars, and shall be paid by the District of Columbia. APPROVED, March 5, 1872. CHAP. XXXVII. Expenses. · An Act to authorize the Issuing of a Certificate of Registry to the Brig March 5, 1872. 66 'Michael and Anna." 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 to issue a certificate of registry to the brig" Michael and Anne," the property of T. B. Marshall and Brother, of the city of Savannah, State of Georgia. APPROVED, March 5, 1872. CHAP. XXXVIII. Certificate of registry to issue to the brig" Michael and Anne." ·An Act authorizing an American Register to the British Brig "Isa- March 5, 1872. dora," owned by Edwin M. Fowle, of Newton, Massachusetts. 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 hereby is, authorized and directed to issue an American register to the British brig "Isadora," owned by Edwin M. Fowle, of Newton, Massachusetts. APPROVED, March 5, 1872. Register to issue to the brig Isadora." 66 An Act for the Relief of Lucas, O'Brien, Dickinson, and other Coun- March 5, 1872. ties in the State of Iowa. Selections of swamp-lands in certain counties ceived. &c. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner of the general land office is hereby authorized and required to receive and examine the selections of swamp-lands in Lucas, O'Brien, Dickinson, in Iowa to be reand such other counties in the State of Iowa as formerly presented their selections to the surveyor-general of the district including that State, and allow or disallow said selections, and indemnity provided for according to the acts of Congress in force touching the same at the time such selections were made, without prejudice to legal entries or the rights of bona-fide settlers under the homestead and pre-emption laws of the United States prior to the date of this act. APPROVED, March 5, 1872. CHAP. XL. ·An Act for the Relief of George W. Morse. 1850, ch. 84. Vol. ix. p. 519. March 11, 1872. missioner. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner of Petition of George W. Morse patents be, and he hereby is, authorized to entertain and exercise juris- for extension of diction over petitions of George W. Morse for the extension of two let- patents to be ters-patent granted to him on the twenty-eighth day of October, eighteen heard by comhundred and fifty-six, for a further term of seven years from the day on 1870, ch. 230. which such extensions may be granted, and to hear the testimony of the Vol. xvi. p. 198. applicant and determine upon the said petitions in the same manner and with the same effect as if the criginal terms of said patents, or of any foreign patents covering the same inventions, had not expired, and to grant or refuse such extensions upon the same principles, otherwise, that govern his decisions upon such applications when made under the law of July eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy: Provided, That no person shall be held liable for the infringement of said patents, if extended, for not to be liable making use of said inventions since the expiration of the original terms of thereof. said patents, and prior to the date of their extension: And provided further, That any person, firm, or corporation now engaged in the manufac Certain persons for infringements March 12, 1872. See 1872, ch. 241. trict established in Nevada; boundaries; location of office; register and receiver, their residence, pow ture of fire-arms, and using said invention, shall be entitled to use the machinery made or constructed by them for manufacturing the same since the expiration of the original terms of said patents, without liability during the term of said extension. APPROVED, March 11, 1872. CHAP. XLII. · An Act to create an additional Land District in the State of Nevada. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all that portion of the State of Nevada, embraced in the following described limits, to wit, commencing at the corner common to townships twenty-four and twenty-five north, range forty-four and forty-five east, Mount Diable base and meridian; thence running due east to the eastern boundary line of the State of Nevada; thence north on said eastern boundary of said State to the north boundary of said State; thence west on said north boundary of said State to the eastern boundary of the Carson land district; thence south along said eastern boundary of the Carson land district to the place of beginning, shall constitute a separate land district, to be called the Elko land district, the office of which shall be located at Elko, in Elko county, State of Nevada; which location may be changed by the President of the United States from time to time as the public interest may require. SEC. 2. That the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or in the recess of the Senate, a register and a ers, and salaries. receiver of public moneys for said district, and said officers shall reside in the place where said land-office is located, and shall have the same powers and receive the same emoluments as the same officers now receive in the other land districts in said State. March 12, 1872. See 1872, ch. 241. Additional land lished in Minne district estab APPROVED, March 12, 1872. -- CHAP. XLIII. - An Act to create an additional Land District in the State of Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to establish an additional land district in the State of Minnesota, embracing all that part of the present Alexandria land district which lies north of township number one hunboundaries and dred and thirty-six north, and west of range number thirty-five west of the fifth principal meridian, and to fix from time to time the boundaries thereof, which district shall be named after the place at which the office shall first be established; and the President shall have power to fix from time to time the location of the office for such district. sota; office; register and receiver, their residence, powers, and pay. SEC. 2. That the President is hereby authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a register and receiver for said land district, who shall be required to reside at the site of the land-office for said district, who shall be subject to the same laws and responsibilities, and whose compensation, respectively, shall be the same as that now allowed by law to other land officers in said State. APPROVED, March 12, 1872. March 12, 1872. CHAP. XLIV. An Act authorizing the Warren National Bank of South Danvers, in the State of Massachusetts, to change its Name to the Warren National Bank of Peabody, Massachusetts. Name of War ren National Bank of South Danvers may be changed. Proceedings for change. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Warren National Bank of South Danvers, now located in Peabody, Massachusetts, is hereby authorized to change its name to the Warren National Bank of Peabody, Massachusetts. Whenever the stockholders representing three-fourths of the capital of said bank, at a meeting called for that purpose, determine to make such change, the president and cashier shall execute a certificate under the corporate seal of the bank specifying such determination, and shall cause the same to be recorded in the office of the comptroller of the currency, and thereupon such change of name shall be effected, and the operations of discount and deposit of said bank shall be carried on under the name of the Warren National Bank of Peabody, in the town of Peabody, in the county of Essex, State of Massachusetts. Obligations of SEC. 2. That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as in any manner to release the said bank from any liability, or affect any bank not affected. action or proceeding in law in which the said bank may be a party or interested. And when such change shall have been determined upon as aforesaid, notice thereof and of such change shall be published in at least two weekly newspapers in the county of Essex for not less than four successive weeks. SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED, March 12, 1872. Change when made to be pub lished. When act takes effect. - An Act to authorize the Purchase of a Site for a public Building at Cin- March 12, 1872. cinnati, Ohio. [Amended. See ch. 415. Post, p. 353.] Site to be purchased in Cincin courts and offices 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 directed to purchase a central and suitable site in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the erection of a building nati, Ohio, for for the accommodation of the United States courts, custom-house, United the erection of a States depository, post-office, internal revenue and pension offices, at a cost building for the not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That no money of the United which may hereafter be appropriated for this purpose shall be used or ex- States. pended in the purchase of said site until a valid title thereto shall be vested be expended unin the United States, and until the State of Ohio shall cede its jurisdiction til, &c. over the same, and shall duly release and relinquish to the United States the right to tax or in any way assess said site and the property of the United States that may be thereon during the time that the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof. APPROVED, March 12, 1872. No money to - An Act to authorize the Construction of a fire-proof Building at Albany, March 12, 1872. New York. constructed at ted States. Plans and estimates. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Fire-proof ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be constructed building to be a fire-proof building at Albany, New York, on a central and suitable site, Albany, New to be donated to the United States by the city or citizens of Albany, suit- York, for courts, able for the accommodation of the custom-house, post-office, United States &c, of the Unicircuit and district courts, and internal revenue offices in said city, at a cost not exceeding the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and before commencing work on said building he shall cause plans and estimates to be made therefor, so that no expenditure shall be made or authorized therefor exceeding the sum herein named; said building to be constructed under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, That no money which may hereafter be appropriated for this purpose shall be used or applied to the erection of said building until a valid title to the site thereof shall be vested in the United States, and until the State of New York shall cede its jurisdiction over the same, and shall also duly release and relinquish to the United States the right to tax or in any way assess said site and the property of the United States that may be thereon during the time that the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof. APPROVED, March 12, 1872.. No money to be expended until, &c. Sce Post, p. 353. March 12, 1872. Chief medical purveyor of the army to be designated. Pay not in creased. March 14, 1872. Public property at Houlton, Me., to be sold, if, &c. Reservation to the county of Aroostook; limit. CHAP. XLVII. An Act to provide for the Designation of a chief medical Purveyor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and hereby is, authorized to appoint by selection from the present assistant medical purveyors, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a chief medical purveyor of the army, to fill the vacancy now existing. Nothing herein shall be construed to increase the pay of the officers appointed to fill said vacancy. APPROVED, March 12, 1872. CHAP. XLIX. An Act to authorize the Sale of public Property at Houlton, Maine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to sell and convey the land and building belonging to the United States at Houlton, Maine, known as Hancock barracks, if, in his opinion, it shall be for the interest of the government to sell the same, reserving to the county of Aroostook so much of said land as shall be necessary for the monuments thereon erected, by the consent of the War Department, to establish a meridian line, which land shall be granted to said county: Provided, That the land so granted shall not exceed in value the sum of five hundred dollars. APPROVED, March 14, 1872. March 15, 1872. CHAP. LIII. - An Act to issue an American Register to the Brig "A. L. Palmer.” Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Register to be States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasissued to the brig "A. L. Palmer.ury is hereby directed to issue an American register to the British-built brig "A. L. Palmer," wrecked, and rebuilt by American citizens. APPROVED, March 15, 1872. March 16, 1872. CHAP. LIV. — An Act authorizing the President of the United States to re-establish the Monroe Land District in the State of Louisiana. Monroe land siana re-estab Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United district in Loui- States be, and he is hereby, authorized, if in his judgment the public interests would be subserved thereby, to re-establish the Monroe land district in the State of Louisiana, with the same boundaries that existed before the consolidation of said land district with the land district at New Orleans. lished. APPROVED, March 16, 1872. March 16, 1872. CHAP. LV.—An Act to continue in Force a Grant to the State of Nevada for College Grant to Ne vada for college purposes contin ned in force, provided, &c. 1866, ch. 166. §3. Vol. xiv. p. 85. Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the grant made to the State of Nevada under section three of the act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act concerning certain lands granted to the State of Nevada," shall not cease by reason of the failure of the said State to provide at least one college, as required by the several acts of Congress as a condition of said grant, but the same shall continue in full force: Provided, That all the conditions of law be complied with prior to the tenth of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. APPROVED, March 16, 1872. March 18, 1872. CHAP. LVI. — An Act to restore the Records of the United States Courts in the northern District of Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United In proceedings States of America in Congress assembled, That in proceedings to restore courts in northern the records of the circuit and district courts of the northern district of to restore certain Illinois, destroyed by fire on the ninth of October, eighteen hundred and lost records of seventy-one, under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy- district of Illinois, one, entitled "An act relating to records of the courts of the United notice to be States," the notice required by said act may be served upon any non-resi- served on whom, dent of said district anywhere within the jurisdiction of the United States, or in any foreign country, the proof of the service of such notice, if made in a foreign country, to be certified by a minister or consul of the United States in such country, under his official seal. and proof thereof. 1871, ch. 111. Vol. xvi. p. 474. Certified copies ficial returns to SEC. 2. That a certified copy of the official return of the district attorney, clerk of the circuit or district court, or the marshal of the northern of certain lost of district of Illinois, made in pursuance of law, and on file in the Depart- be filed in court ment of Justice, relating to any cause in either of said courts to which the and have effect of originals. United States was a party, the record of which was destroyed in said fire, may be filed in the court to which it appertains, and shall have the same force and effect as if it were an original return made to said court; and in any case in which the names of the parties, and the date and amount of ments may be the judgment or decree shall appear from such returns, it shall be lawful for the court in which they are filed to issue the necessary process to enforce such decree or judgment in the same manner as if the original record was before said court. When judg enforced. District attor to restore the the direction of the judges. SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of the district attorney for the northern district of Illinois to take such steps as may be necessary to restore ney to take steps the records and files of the circuit and district courts of said district which records. &c, of were destroyed by fire on the ninth of October, eighteen hundred and said courts under seventy-one, and in which the United States is interested, so far as the judges of said courts, respectively, shall deem it essential to the interests of the United States that said records and files be restored; and the judges of said courts, respectively, are authorized to direct such steps to be taken as, in their opinion, shall be deemed advizable to restore the judgment dockets and indices of said courts, and for that purpose, may direct the performance, by the clerks of said courts, and by the United States attorney for said district, of any duty incident thereto, and said clerks and said district District attorattorney shall be allowed such compensation and disbursements for ser- be compensated vices rendered under this section (in cases where no compensation is now for services; provided by law for such services) as may be allowed by the AttorneyGeneral, and certified to be just and reasonable by the judge of the court in which said services are rendered, and the amount so allowed shall be paid out of the judiciary fund: Provided, however, That the sum allowed ney and clerks to allowance not the clerks of said courts shall not exceed the sum of twelve thousand dol- to exceed, &c. lars, and the entire compensation of the United States attorney for such services shall not exceed the sum of six thousand dollars. APPROVED, March 18, 1872. - CHAP. LVII. — An Act to amend Section thirty-five of an Act entitled "An Act to March 18, 1872 reduce internal Taxes, and for other Purposes." Privileges of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the privileges of an act entitled "An Act to reduce internal taxes, and for other purposes," approved act 1870, ch. 255, § 35, July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, be, and are hereby ex- vol. xvi. p. 2/1, tended to the port of Pittsburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania, with the extended to Pittsburgh. same effect as if it had been inserted in the thirty-fifth section of said act. APPROVED, March 18, 1872. CHAP. LVIII. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for a Building suited to the Use of the Post-office, the Pension and Revenue Officers, and the judicial Officers of the United States, in the City of Trenton, New Jersey," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the entire cost of the build March 18, 1872 1871, ch. 141. Vol. xvi. p. 587. Limit to cost of |