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Hew (Oilcan* ilquiblican. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS I'ostnl .Conventions—United Mates and Denninrk—l nited Stales and Ecuador. Postmaster Lowell furnishes us with copies of postal conventions between -the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States and the Republic oi Ecuador, as follows: Po-toppck Dfpaktmpst. I Office of Foreign Mails, - Wasliingtnu, Iceil)tar 3, 1-71. j A postal convention establishing and regulating au exchange of correspondence between the Unified States and Donmavk lias been concluded, and will be carried into operation on the first of January next. Jt provides for a direct exchange of corre spondence, in closed mails, between the two countries by means ;>f the steamers ill regular service between their territories, as well as by the steamers employed in transporting mails between >Yw York on the one side and Hamburg and Bremen on the other, embracing letters, newspapers, book packets, prints of all kinds, and pat terns or samples oi merchandise. The international postage on ordinary letters is established at seven cents in the United States, and twelve skilling rigsmont in Denmark, per each single rate of fifteen grammes (one-hull ounce) or traction there of. prepayment optional: and the letters so prepaid in one country are to be delivered free of all charges whatsoever in the other. But if any letter should be forwarded un paid, or insufficiently paid, it will be charged on delivery, beside the unpaid or deficient postage, with a tine or additional postage of four cents in the United States, and six ■-killing rigsmont in Denmark. It is par ticularly to he observed, however, that tile maximum weight of li tters thus exchanged between the United States and Denmark is fixed at 950 grammes (eight and three quarter ounces). Other classes of corre spondence, when posted in the United States for transmission in the closed mails to Denmark, will he subject to the follow ing rates of postage, the prepayment of which is compulsory, viz : Newspapers, four cents each, if not exceeding four ounces in weight, aud au additional rate of four cents for each additional weight of four ounces, or fraction tin ft of. Book-pat kets, jirints of all other kinds, and patterns or samples of merchandise, when not exceeding one ounce in weight, three cents: when exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces in weight, six cents; when exceeding two ounces and not exceeding four ounces in weight, eight cents: and for packets exceeding four ounces n weight, au additional rate of eight cents tor every four ounces or fraction of four ounces. But, if the postage on this correspondence should not be wholly prepaid, it will, never theless, be forwarded to destination, charged with the deficient postage; ami in addition thereto, a fine or additional post age of tour cents in the United Stati s. and six skilling rigsmont. in Denmark, w ill be collected on delivery. Any international correspondence, as well printed matt.er and samples as let ters, may be registered: and the cor respondence so registered will, in addition to the rates of ordinary postage? be sub ject to an international registration fee of ten cents in the United States, and eight skilling rig smont in Denmark: and the fee as well as the ordinary postage on all j matter so registered shall always be ring i paid. * | New York anil Chicago are the oificcs of ! exchange on the side of the United States. : for all mails forwarded or received j from Denmaik under the provisions of this convention. Postmaster? v ill take notice hereof, and govern themselves accordingly iu levying and collecting p. -tage on rue corresponti ence exchanged witii Denmark on and al ter the first of January next. By order of the Pn.-tuiastor General. .JOSEPH H. BLACK FAN*. Superintendent Foreign Mails. Pc-T .FTI. " I'RPAKTM KNT. ) Oitice ot Foreign Mai. Washington, iie. emt.er3, 1371. S A postal convention Las been concluded between the United Mates and the Republic of Ecuador, establishing and regulating the exchange of international correspondence between the two countries by tbe ordinary means of communication via the Isthmus ol Panama. This convention, w hich goes into opera tion immediately, establishes a combim-d international letter postage of twenty cents in tlie United states, and of two reals in Ecuador, per each single rate of half- an ounce or fraction of half an ounce, the pre payment of which is compulsory: and the letters so prepaitl in one country are to be delivered lree of all charges whatsoever in the other. But for all correspondence other than letters it is provided that the two countries may respectively levy aud collect -ueh rates of postage adapted to their interior administration and t.i the cost of sea trans portation as they shall deem advisable. The following rate- of are accordingly to be levied and collected in the United Stat.-s on all correspondence (except letters) posted therein and addressed to the Republic of Ecuador, or posted iu that country and re ceived iu the United States, viz: Newspapers, two cents each, if not ex ceeding lour ounces in weight, and an ad ditional rate ol two cents for each addi tional weight of four ounces or fraction thereof. Prints of all other kinds, in sheets, iu pamphlets, and in book-: -beets of music, engravings, lithographs, photographs, draw ings, maps and plans, if not exceeding one ounce in weight, two cent-: when exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces in weight., three cent-: when exceeding two ounces and not exceeding four ounces in weight, four cents; and an additional rate of four cents for every additional weight of p four ounces, or fraction of four ounces. New York and San Francisco are the oificcs ot exchange on the side of the United States for all mails fofwarut dto and received from Ecuador, under the provisions of this con vention. Postmasters will levy and collect postage accordingly from and after this date. 15y order of the Postmaster General. JOSEPH II. BLACK FAN. Superintendent Foreign Mail-. I j 1 1 j ! j i I i Academy—Mrs. Chanfrau—Dora. j i | Aneeilole of Jticoli Barker. This anecdote is told of the late Jacob Ba rker: Ho owned two banks in New Jersey at one time, both of which failed iu about the vetir 1S.:0. He was a trouide-ome customer :o the other hanks in tbe ncigliboilio.nl. for he frequently gathered up their bills and presented them for redemption in specie, iju one oeeo-ion a bank cashier prepared for him two bags of six-and-a-quarter and twelve atid-a-hall c nt pieces, containing several thousand lioi'.ars in each, which it was determined to handout to him tl time he ntadi a d.-m.m.l for specie, "'liicti would so annoy him by compelling him to count so mud. sii>..H money that lie would El op his practi. e oi j vsenting bills of that bank for redemption. But Barker was not to be outdone. lie presented his claim again as another oppor tunity presented itseii. and the two bags of small money were handed out to him. lie looked a little -uipi'ised, on opening the mouths of the bags, to see lmw small "i r the pieces: but. without lie-it.itiou. he ; it his hands first into one and then into tin other lug, taking from each a handful .>1 the small change, which li<* quickly put into his pocket,* and. turning tin- bags back to tlie cashier, said: "l'icase pti-s th.- remain der of tlii- -pei i* ■.) my e'r.-dtt.. He walkt-i. out of the bank, and tiiv di-rks were obliged to cotmt tbe contents of the bags to find out liow much had been taken from i neb. - ' 1 l.ttll. Was l! tho ih e t 1 Col . inodil iiii d tl.nf —"~ofe.ss-.ir in liingu on n pi e Ttaiu cot leg 1-.Hit nl'tel'UOi xt -. rntelltl. I nil the . hi relating I after Ti.- villi. tin prole? irk to snrv< uking. but took hi . to exer niorning l'l.e first 11:1 >-f mud, "hat would you said the Student tbotighi .ell him he had bct'tr get in the depart prouiotiou from LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. Passed at the First Session of the Forty Second Congress. [General Xatere—N o. 1.1 AN ACT relating to moneys paid into the courts of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tlie Unite i States of America in Congress assembled, That all moneys in the registry of any court of the United States, or in the bonds or under the control of anv officer of such court, which were received in any cause pending or ad .indicated in such court-, shall, within thirty days after tlie pa—age of this act, he tie posited with the Treasurer, an assistant treasurer, or a designated depositary of the of the United States, in the name and to tlie credit of such court. Ami all such moneys which fire hereafter paid into such courts or received b.v the otiicers thereof shall lie forthwith deposited i:i like manner: provided, that nothing in rein shall be construed to prevent the delivery of any such money upon security, according to agreement of parties under the direction oi the court. Sec. 9. That no money deposited as afore said shall be withdrawn except l>y order of the judge or judges ot said courts respect-, ivcly, iu term or in vacation, to be signed-j b.v such judge or .judges and to lie entered and certified of record by the clerk, ami every such order shall state the cause iu or on account of which it is drawn. Sec. 3. That at each regular and stated session of said courts the clerks thoreot shall present an account to said courts of all moneys remaining therein, or subject to the order thereof, suiting in detail in what causes said moneys arc deposited and in what causes payments have been made, which account and the vouchers thereof , shall be filed in court. Sec. 1. That if anv clerk or other oTeer of a court of the United Mat - shall tic- j posit any money belong.ng in the registry , of the court, in violation of this act. or I shall retain or convert any such money to ; his own use. or to the use ol any other per- | son. he shall be deemed guilty of embezzle- j merit, and, on conviction, shall be punished i b.v a line of not less than live hundred dol- j lars and not more than the amount cm- • hezzleil. or by imprisonment for a term not | less than one year nor more than ten years, j or both, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 5. That if any person shall know- j in.gly receive from a dork or other officer ot i a court of the United States, any money i belonging in the registry of said court, as a j deposit, loan, or other vise, in violation of this act. he shall bo deemed guilty of em bezzlement. and shall be punished as pro vided in the last preceding section. Sec. t>. That the act entitled "An act di recting the disposition of money paid into the courts of tlie United States." approved April eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fourteen, and the act supplementary thereto, approved March eight elith. eighteen hun dred and seventeen, be, and the same are herd>v. repealed. J. G. BLAINE. Speaker of the Ilmi-e of Representatives. SCHUYLER COLFAX. Vice President of the United Mates and President of the Senate. Approved March 91. 1-871. U N. GRANT. ! [General Nail ri.—No. 9.1 AN ACT authorizing the President to muni- j nate R. li. Lunisou a lieutenant iu the j United States navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of-the United States of t America in Congre-s assembled.. Tfi.it the j President of the United S»at.-*V, am! here- I bv is. authorized to nominate R. H. Lam-on I a lieutenant in the United State- navy. j ' j [Giinei: AN ACT to l d by tlm Sen Representative- of the i America in Congress a.—et ntiicc-of surveyor at fili form. hIv existing by la .v. . the Secretary of the Tr.v: hereby re-established and i hereafter exist, subject t and restrictions that app mi same la-fore it was aboli.-lied: lutt it shall j hereafter lie known as tin* oifiee of survey oi Eastport and tlie ih-tiict ot l'a--an ijitoddy bay. Approved, Mu: tbr to divine the judicial disttii 15c it enacted : Representative- of Ameri' a in Congress second clause o! tlie sixth se aforesaid, of wlticli Tlii- to nient. lie amended as foil, clerk of the circuit or liiste eastern district ot Virginia i,j s judgment le* think- it wi. p interest of the United S;at -name. | and House of j fired States of j Lied. That the | irt i>I La-tport. Tilled by . iry, fie. and i- \ eared, and shall j the same laws rtained to the j ' i IS!!. I ATI ki;—X o. 1 1. ] lr.fi an act Mi f i: \ti act j to of Y.i niir :;t iiit 0 two 1 Son:-;.- and House of i" United Stati - of l—embled. That the xth se ' i-ui ot the act | ! | : t l* an ws: "That the ct court of the sfia!! transmit s of 1 the original papers and certified ce_ all orders in any suit or proceeding which shall be removed for further proceedings from tbe easio;n to the western di-triet of Virginia, as authorized by the tir-t clause of the said sixth sr-c':ii n of the act aforesaid, to the clerk of the court to which sueli suit or proceeding shall he removed, togother with a statement of till costs: and all fur ther proceedings shall be bad in the court I to which the same shall be removed, a* if j the said suit or proceeding had originally been commenced therein 1 Approved, April !. 1871. [General Natere—No. b.j 1 AN ACT relating to tin lintbor at Buffalo, N.-w York. Be it enacted by tin- Semite ami House of lb-; resentatives of the United States of j America in Congress assembled. That the re tar v of War fie authorized, when in for the end or j ! continue the contract for the improvement ; j of the harbor at Buffalo, made and enti red : i into upon the twentieth day of January, I I eighteen lmndred. am! sixty-eight, i Approved April i ■ I' l. [G AN ACT .N'LRA > nut! il'ize 1 he payment of du j jdicate elieeks of dislinr-otg ofticer.-. Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou-e of R.-preseiit.itive- ot the United States of i America in Congress assembled. That in | place of original elieeks i—tied for pen-ion-. 1 when lost, stolen or destroyed, disbursing otiicers and agent- "f die Unit. J States are j hereby authorized, after the expiration ! six months from the date of sueli | i-sue duplicate cheeks, and the Tieasurer. I as-istant treasurer- and d. -.mated depos ks, to ! ' itories of tlie Ut to pay sueli choc ks. suanee of law b • -ueh upon notice : t .1 pc original 1 1. - k o li regulations in rog i and payment, and ltpott | stteli lionds. with -ir - :i' j United States, a- the Treasury shall prose: ib tit ] iu r gent-. tin this act shall lie reeding in amount th. 'Rl'i.v t< e i ve.-nflon ot * iih!' mnify the fetal'', of the Provided. anv cl'.* of five Tlm nd.rei Approved Apia [GinerV! I!*, 1871. N [GinerV! N Vi ;:d II. ,] s e .WART to create a ten Ihitoiiiae. Virginia, aul post s. Be it enacted by the S, u Representatives ■ f tie- U America iu Uor.gn-** a—.-nihled. tin waters, -bores, ii.iy.-. liar'.or. at inlets (111 the so.it!i -ill, l'ototnae, com:.rt-le tl l.-d b.Hv . en Boyd'* Ho!.- and Cockpit 1 'oiut. ttow a part of the collection di-triet of J\ippahaiiu.x k. \ ir ginia. lie, and tin- same an- liet.-by, annexed '- 1 the colieeti- ti district of Alexandria. Virginia. Sec. 9. That i'.itcim;:.-, in tlie State of the ri\i Virginia, sliaii be, au.i islihrebv eon*t if ut f-d and created a p.-rr of <i,-!j\ .?■ v "irlfiu tbe e.-illeetiiin ilis; 1 iet of Ai.-x.miln 1 , and there -hall be ajipoihte 1, it a i-oiiitu usatioti not ex, ceding tbe late of on.- tbo i -and dollars ■put i.i : • rform such <ii uios 218 la v he iilerri d upon him. in purs !;|J1(V u ' law, iiy tii-- s - er,-tary ot the Treasu rv. Sec. i That all acts and parts of acts Ling at Dumfries, in ' ' olleetion of I 1 ] p.iliaunock. V; gmi-.t a port .. .. ,. .. ■.. . . . , . ' J resident ol the I nited states be. and is . hereby, autuonzed to nominate, and oy ami , with the advice am. consent of >ne ^en.ite j appoint George A. Stevens to the aet.ve ' lst 1)1 tUl ' uav -Y of delivery, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, April 19. 1871. [General Nature—No. 8.J AN ACT for the restoration of Commander, George A. Stevens, United States navy, to tlie active from the retired list. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tlie United States of America in Congress assembled, That tin j j , j I j [ . ; . ; an 1 | , . • w ith the rank of Lieutenant commander. Approved, Anti! l b 1871 [Genital Nature —No. :•.] AN ACT making appropriate r.s to supply deficiencies iu the appropriations for the service of the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred aud seventy-< m , and tbr additional appropriations for the ser vice of the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred aud seventy-two. and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Semite and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That in order to carry into effect the provisions of et entitled "An act granting pensions r.ain soldiers and sailors of the war of eighteen hundred aud twelve, and the widows of deceased soldier-." approved February fourteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. there be. and i- hereby, appro priated. our of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the pay ment. «lttring the remainder of the present fiscal year, of two clerks • lass threi. : »ur •me.and two assistant mes-eng.-i- in 1'eli sion Office, to be appointed by the S.-.-n-tary of the Inter:.U'. eight thousand two hundred and-ixrv iioii us: for oifiee rent, furniture, and contingent expenses of said office for the same tic:led. six thousand live hundred ! 1 ........ >r th.- i>ayme 111. during the , tiseal v ear end ling June tlii rtit* th. eighteen | Luutliv il itii i Sevelitv-t wo. four c'-i'k Of* rlas. s rlin-e . eight clerks 0 : < lass t wo. | forry-e :ll 1 it -eli •rks of ebi-s Oil • •, and three ass a: at iiiussi etigers in -aid oiti 1 ■'e, to be ap- ; * > Secretary 0 Interior. ! si-vent; u-sevf*!i Thou-aud tnri *e 1: mndied and 1 sixty dollar': and for office rent, furniture, stationery and contingent expenses of - Yd office during the said year, seven thousand dollars: provided, that nothing i:i any act contained shall lie eon-trued to alter or amend au act entitled "An act to define the duties of pension agents and prescribe the manner ot paying pensions, and for other purposes," approved July eighth, eighteen hundred anil seventy: but tli • provision- of said act are hereby declared to be ip full force ami effect, and applicable to the pros ecution ot claims to p- nsiou. and To the payment of pensions wljeli lua.v be allowed under any or all tlie various acts ot Con gress grunting the same: and that so mu !: of the appropriate'!! provided fur in tlie a -r inaki::. ■*' ! 1 ! : ' opriations for sundry ei\ fi l*S ponst'3 0 * t! ,;e government for the v ear Jim thirty, eighteen h indr- i and so vent; r two, approved March t: eiylitee 11 hi .ndre.i and seventy-one. ••to be e -.puli. lied ill tlie lie!.'* tion and pr -sedition of crimes a, ::i-t the U States." a - may. in the judgment of th toruey G-aerah li» necessary, may be Juring the lurren: fiscal year. That a" fi -oks. records, pip-!-, and t menu- ielatin'- to transactions of or the late so-called government of the federate Suite-, or the gov. rnment ol State lately in insurrection, uav in the si --ion. i-r " iiieh may at any time conic the p :t of the government o: Uni at. -. or. may He ----- board of et bv act avo dred am . - for For t asylum t wel vi ol' to me. ed to for ; mis -tom : - ■ 1 March t; ill b. i tiu-nt tie r, .'tuition bv in. et Our 1 South Cat Union oie. was 'ind. : Sec. 9. to ]. :y tin* jiresent an he appoin ebttil lii g ol the ( ath • ( barb ston, S uth ( •u-aud dolh-.r-. i:i . ensi. rviees rendered .ady of Mercy. •oliua, To tin- -ick and v ers aud soldier-, while -. lioiubardiiient ditring tin ft at there i- heleby appl'i salary lor t! . lemaindt: •1 for the next ti Attornev (•••:n-:; the Uh.u ir. Ol U. i ... ■ ... • 3 ?. - •- til >!isi • ! C hiimln-a ami t Wei; ty live dt*liars, or >u : mlicit therct )f a *3 mav he lire*--N ti'V Se. 3. The ♦at,.,] Se. . 3. The following > ♦at,.,] heie! >v an;-:; * a hitcJ *"i :!.» 1 matt. e*r e \ ]i. viz: To supply a deficiency i n the appropt for eontitigen t expel:-.-,. - , f the IIoU R.-pre-entat, es tin tlie | -resent ti-. ,ii yt*ar. ' the san ■ to !.• added t. 'the iippren: i.ttu n d. •lor mi-, lars. iten -. ft v< T<> supply a dwicieucy in the appro; Rons lot ia*- service of the Imiopi-m Treasury, for the fiscal year, a- follow-: For ei.-t k- and messengers in the offk the a.«-i*T:iut tr<as:i:er at Baltimore, thousand set i n hundred and sixty d--11 For c'-'fk- and nic-.-engi-r- iu tin- offu the depat Cincinnati, live tin- ;• two humk.-d and lifty dollars. For clerks and no --engei - in the of;.. ar*. ami c uf t!,e d-p hiindrei For e the dep dollar-. For - New < ■>-ita!y at Chicago, one thon-aml .-: 1 dollars. lerks ami ni< ssengers in tin oft • •- 'ar. at Louisville, eight hundri tin. pai v < >! lean-, to mane In- eompet :• thou.-'Hi.l five hundred dollars. ■d by existing laws, five hundri or contingent expenses under tin' {U.-t -ixth. eiglite. n hundred and tbr the colb-etiou. safe keeping, t: di-hursemenf of the public r. ir-: provided, tlm -hall he expended tnousauil dol of -aid sum ■austei Veil tie. lor thou For salaries and expense of the direct tax e-imm: —toner* of S .nth U.irodna. and ot j their ch-rks. fn-i.i July first, eiglitihun dred and sen ::tv. until tlie closing of tlieir oftice. three thousand five hundred dollars, or -o trU'-li tl.eieof a* may 'he m-e.-saiy. For the sit|)pi ' t ot' the District of ( olum- ' Ida for tl... ii-eal year ending June thirty, j eighteen lmndred and seventy two : •tin r of the Di-Giet nind dollar-, tarv ot the Di-ti let u-and dollar-. I- 111 -e Illlp.-lisatiou of the members of t!:e coun :: ot t!-.- District of Columbia, font thou-aud font lmndred dollars. For c-'inpe .-ation of the li.-ard of pub!:.- 1 if the District of ( oinmhia, ten d dollars; provided, that no person -hull lie ell!ii'cd to draw a -alary a- a mem ber of the board of public "ori;.- who i paid a salary for the diehargr- of the ilutii - under ; 1 1 . g For -a'If. of <! of < '.•iitnibia. ti.re i» thoi Fur -alary of I.i <* sueI of ' olunih.a, t" 0 tilOU of ti:e ( ai'.-d State and said .ernni-t. ail'd -ha lie heh 1 to a existing 1 >oard : i\ I* 4 U tl: pm ] 10 - us >1 DM iti' •d iu tie* -A ct to t • • ju.ovid a 'gave rnim •ir fc ir tin * Distric tof C< ahliulua. from a ml .1 ftur t he a] pptdntmunt ai cation of X': Siu u u ■ tube rs tliuro of. To e mil)]' 1 • t i!'' Seer ctorv of ' the I nteriur t sc 0 : : Mr> -r- 1 Ait;»\ 1 > iov'i , itn 11 ( ui puny t wo : lions. Hid - fopius < • 1 ' t!iu >:\!»*uiif VollillK • of ♦ j., . l nil ted Sta' a Tutu.* ; Large. for distiiotD ruoal 1 y to tii a - i s of < ' - : I'zru ? 8 d.irUct l!l' r ti lie <!k iti< ot the 4 'thu r vo I: Limes . seven tllOU.' rind du To emtbl • tiiu r rcsi«i**nt to provision* >1 tbe j Ct of Marc! een hundri <i ami *uvi nty-uuu him to jo *~cribo rules and i tbe admi-j -i*»ii ui mitiee on Alleged 1 States, thq sum ot and any uiiexpeudei priatioii for the s< Senate 011 Itlie same to the above ;qq To 1 W\V: ;, ln Ilanlin a l*a! !;.I 1 < •• d 1 him t: mi-T !i - aunt : aet fur *11 IA ( vin^. tc jiuhlic lam ;s in N, : »ia>ka. three tin i.i a u six hi: 1 idn d ij -.i !;♦!< To -: ippl v ;i ill -lii !»* ii* \ ir tlio a i'P r °I : ti.'li ti r dt> T i i! I i LL ful the M ariiie Corps iu the ye ur » lid i I: T J.I 11 *• t 1 .1 i i* tioth. uj^htou liutiiln *<i ai .,1 s •vent y-one. ii ; ft een thou*au - and it .-nt iqiorfers of the Hons- for tin- Congr, —tonal tjio'ae of the usual additional compensation for reporting the- proceedings of the tir-t se.— .-ion of the Forty -eeoii.l Cotigre.*-. ti'olmn dred dollar- e.-u-h. five thousand dollars. ,rrv out the bird, eigi.t aut fieri,:: ng [illation- for orth. ten thousand doll irs of the J tint Sell • ' Con it fag. - ill the South -ru bitty thousand dollars. . balauce of the appro leer eenimiit.-e ot the iihjeet shall be carried . 1 propriaticn. iu addition 1 thereto, said sums to be carried for this purpose to tlie contingent fund of the Sen ate, and to be expended upon vouchers of the chairman of said joint committee: pro vided. that the sum of nine thousand seven hundred and thirty-five dollars and twenty two cents, being an unexpended balance of an appronriation by act of March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, "for pur chase of building known as the Club House, at Charleston, South Carolina, and the fit ting up thereof tor the use of the I nited States courts," and having been, by exist ing laws, covered into the treasury of the United States, be aud the same is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the treasury. not otherwise appropriated, an.l -lull be expended in aeeonlance witii the provisions ot the act making the original appropriation. To supply a ilefieieriT-y in tlie appropria tion lor folding documents and materials f..r the House of Representatives, twenty thousand dollars. Senate of tlie United States: For labor, three thousand dollars: for clerks to com mittees. pages, horses aud carryalls, fiftee n thousand dollars. For compensation of the clerks in the oifiee of the surveyor general ot Minnesota, employed upon work consequent upon the special appropriation for the survey of the public lauds within the limits of the grant to tlie Northern Pacific railroad, per act of J liy fifteenth, eighteen hundred and -ev enly. nine thousand two hundred dollars, for th-- fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred aud seventy-two. For compensation of tiie clerks in the office oftiie surveyor general of California, t v . thousand six hundred d .liars, for tlie y ar ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun dred and seventy-one. To pay Dexter R. Crocker for carrying the mail from Canyon vide, ttregou. to Yreka. California, from the twenty-fourth of April to the ninth of Nov. mb.-r. eighteen hundred and fifty-three, on.- tliou-aud six lied and twenty-five dollars •r payment of S. It. Harlow, late mar shal of :!e-southern district of New York, f r expense-incurred in arresting one Mott, in San Francisco, for vioia'ioii of revenue 1 v in said district, five hundred and fifty dollars, or so much then of as may be due. Sec. 1. That in addition to the clerkships authorized by the act approved May five, eighteen hundred aud sixty, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and empowered to promote from The clerks of class one employed in the Census Office, three to be clerks of class four, seven to be clerks of cla-s three, and fifteen to be clerks of class two, and the sum of seven t!:ou-:tnd -ix hundred dollars i- hereby nnpropriated to pay the increased salary: provi.fi d. that no increase in the total unnib* r of clerk- employed m -aid bu r-ait -haii be deemed to be authorized here by: and provided further, that the authority for -ueh additional clerk-hips oi the second, third and fourth class shall terminate one year from date. For the purpose of carrying out the stipu lation- of the treaty of July twentieth. I eighteen hundred ami sixty-three, between j th. United States of America aud his M.t- | '••sty the King of the Belgians, providing | for the payment of interest in tin- matter of i the capitalization of tie- Scheldt dues, being ■ a deficient-'.' in tlie appropriations for the ; I aynieiit of the seventh annual installment due the government of Belgium under said I tri aty. April tir-r. eighteen hundred and j seventy-one. and the eighth annual install- | nient, iiue April first, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. twelve thousand dollars, in | coin, or -o much thereof as may be m ccs- j For tlm con.pie S.dnt Raul. Minn t \.:t- cnstoniii.'iii-e at thirtv-tive thousand and sixty-thr-e do! r-. being the amount umi' allabi aim i bal ding ■ the gon. 1 l.r.udri i! and r purposes." i. hundred and is amended by "I -r en.-tomh >: i i r eomplerion of the e ', . .•)• building at I).-- NI nsand eight hundred au tliril: ib-r e\i-t- | ;.l:ing a'.i - nf i •• t-ndiii'g ■ . -event V- j . ■ , [ i -eVeilfV- 1 - -trikihg ! ouse. A and ! nation of 1 nu-e and Iowa, six six dol- 1 Se< -fi Th: nt the sum of twenty-five sand lioli ,:-.*. appropriated by act app! Mar. fi third. eighteen hundred and . t- ne. for tlie purclia-o of -ite. and 1 lie t :-1 thereon , nf a jm-'.i.lHee and court] . ling in Omaha. Nebraska, the being unexpended, i- b ur-liy It t;.propria ted for -aid purpo >: ■ . 0 . That any a q.roin i. f.-ie made for any public v. or! re vi vi house same d anil is liercto huildings. mud*, tor the year commencing July i ighteeii hundred and seventy-one, I..- available for the current year: ib-.l, that no expenditure beyond the al -uni* already appropriated -hall ithorized by this section. And that ppiupriatioii for the tiavnient of the - lary and travi •i in iZ expen.*. s of a sjie etal a gent of tbe Tr.-a sury Dep; artnient. and fur tin* salaries of a 11 sitjierv ising iu-Jiee f. i-. local in spec tor*. , and el.-t ks i-mjiloyeil t.ie admini-tra tion of the s teainbnat ill -n. etion laws, made under section first of ■•An act making appropriations for sundry il expenses of the government tor the y. ar end ng June thirty, eighteen hundred and sevv-nty one." approved July fifteen, eiglit* <-n lmndred and -••' enty. and still re maining uiK-x]>cnded. shall lie applicable, a* heretofore, to the pavnient of such sal aries and expenses until sullieiont revenue -hail accrue therefor under the provisions o: -ection sixty-six of "An get to provide for the better security ot life on board of ves-cis ;m>peJIed in wiioie or in part bv -team, aud for ether purposes." approved F.-bruary twenty-eight, eighteen lmndred and seventy-one: the amount paid under tli.- provi-ions of this section to be reim bursed to tbe treasu y out of t'ae revenues ei'. eil under tiie provisions of said art of February twenty-eight, eighteen hundred an ! seventy-one. And tiie appropriation "lor the survey of the boundary line between Idaho and Utah Territories." contained in tlie act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June thirty, eighteen lmndred and seventy-two, and for other purposes, approved March three, eighteen hundred and seventy one. is hereby made subject to present use. S;.. . 7. That tlie sum of twenty thousand the hundred and twenty-three dollars, or -o much thereof as may be necessary, be. and tlie same i- hereby, appropriated to pay the claim of Robert T. Kirkpatrick, minified for in joint resolution .approved February fifteenth, eighteen lmndred and seventy-one. Sj.i . s That so much of the appropriation for paying the expenses of taking the ninth census of tin- United Sta'. - contained ill the :..-1 making appropriations for sundry civil expense* of tie- government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, approved March third, eighteen hundred and and seventy-one. as in.: v bo ncce-sary. may be used during the ( ii; .. nt li-eai y.-ar: and the proviso in the . :_'.t1 1 --■>-!ion of -aid act is amended liy and: :g after the words "eight dollars per d. -y" toe words "exclusive of mileage." Sec. d. That tlie appropriation of thirty thousand three hundred amt twenty-six d fi .ir— "for necessary expense- in the erec tion. furnishing machinery." and so forth, of the branch mint at Carson city, contained iti the act making appropriation.* for sundry civ;! expenses of the government for the ti- ;ii year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. and for otl or pur;*.■*!-*. approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, is hereby made :• et to pie-ent use. Sec. l'fi That the appropriation for build ing a pi-rat Lewes. Delaware, contained iu section* twelve and thirteen of the act dis proved July lift ecu th. eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act making appropri Hut* for sundry civil expenses of tlie gov ern aiont for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. and for otl,. r purpose.*." be. and the same is hereby continued until June thirtieth, eighteen hundred aud Seventy-two. Sec. 11. That there be added to tiie mi* e. '.'.aueous item of the contingent fund ot the House of Representatives the simp, of two thousand five hundred and sixty-tliree dol- • lars and thirty cents, or so much tlieieof as j may be ui-ce-*ary for the payment of the I !• iiance uuiaining unpaid upon the accounts ! of witnesses who appeared before the sub- | committee of the Committee ot Flections of the House of Representatives, char «d with the investigation, m tae mor ot eighteen hundred and nine, of the election in Louisiana m ei ten hundred and sixtv-eight. ^ An „ r . thousand copies ot Barela' - I - ( . ' , tiered by resolution oi the House * * ' ' fourteen, eighteen hundred and si'tn.. . two thousand dollars: also tor pages i House of Representatives, one thorn* J five hundred and forty-three do:.at- • fiftv nine cents. For the compensation ot an 'assistant journal clerk in the Hou Keprt—eiitatives lor the fiscal year ending June tliirtv. eighteen hundred and -er enty two. twenty-fi ve hundred and meet' -two dollars. And for one thou-and copies <• tlm "Constitution of the t. nited states, with the Rules of the Senate." compiled by W U lium J. McDonald, under a resolution ot the Semite of March fourteen, eighteen hundred one thousand dollars, rot ' oes of the with the resolution tenth instant, two nun seventy tii If in accordance llouse of the thousand dollrtx Sec. i •J. Tii ;it the orov eleventh sectic. tii of tlie July lift cent!:. eighteen seventy. oiitith id -Ail a<t jiropriati, nils lor • sundry ci\: the gove rnimm: t fur to** yea thirtieth. oi"hti •on liuiidred one, !>v ar is tons of act appn hundred r making or purposes." be, and 1 f -o as to include such as were actually employed in e- lately in insurrection, in coiind i the Treasury Department, a- on the Uir!:ed * States during the ten iii'.udp d ami sixty-seven in inn with the revenue- of the go' the veil and ap uid for otl Steliuci luo: tii : and an amount puffic ient to carry out the provi-iom- of this ^ ,-etioil. not ex < . ,• ling fifteen thensan al dol! lars. is hereby • ! i'! ,ropi iat'-d out of any UTon •y in the tl'.-u y not oth.-rwi-e tqipr opriht ed. Skh. l:j. That the following sum. or so much thereof as may be nee. --ary. tor -ub si-tenee for the fi.-eal yeai ending Jane thirtv. eighteen hundred and seventy-two, of the Arapahoe. Uhcyenne. Apache. Kiowa, anil CYman-he Indians " ho have been col lected and located upon tin- reservation set apart for their use and oecu] ation by tlie treaties made with them in eighteen hun dred and -ixty-.-eveii. two hundred thou sand lioliais. Sin'. 1!. That the toinn;i--inuer of the General Land OiVn-e is hereby authorized to approve the survev of the eastern bound ary'of Nevada, made by I-aac E. James, notwithstanding any departure from in struction- which, in the opinion oi said ('. mmis-ioner. doe- uot materially impair the accuracy of the woik. Sec. li. That the juivilcges of tlie act entitled "An act to reduce internal taxes, and for other purposes." approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, be. and are hereby, extended to the port ot D-trott. in the State of Michigan. Si.< . In. That any bona tide settlor umn-r tbe bona -tr-ad or pre-emption laws of the United States, who has filed the proper ap plication to enter, not to exceed one <jit;irt«-r s.-etion of the puldic lamis in any di-triet land oifiee. aud who has been snbsei[uently apiiointeil a legi-rrar or receiver, may jier feet the title to the said land, under the pre emption laws, by furnishing the proofs and making the payments required by law. to tlie satisfaction of the Commissioner of the General Land Oifiee. Sec. 17. That from and after the passage Sec. 17. That from and after the passage of this act all powers conferred upon certain j person- as commissioners, by tlie act ap proved June twenty-first, eighteen hundred I and -i v. nt v. for the improvement of M street, northwest, and by the net approved . July fifteenth, eighteen bundled and sev- I enty. for the improvement of the Wa-hing t .n Citv canal, shall lie transferred to the J District ; acting j are ; B lar.l of Dul of Columbia : Works the tie eomniis-iomrs imil« r s h< •re bv directed to t T:m>l'cr to I*' fie work* al! b 'Ouk.-. p.ll •*-i ty in their 1 on work- under tl ,t-ir char^i ■u| •eltV shaii be ;i ~~C' = u J fi u. t of M -tl-r-i '. n ml S' veii: V. 1 es! from 15 -treet to the ri\ it! .orized by law. as proviih 5 ., h ruary twenty f.vpt. ei-1: i\ sr-vj-nty-one. Ami in eu s!i al !. under said :ie t of July fi fM hundred and >f- r Tl T \ . 1 i'I can; 1. they ar c StcreLy O] • ♦ T 1 both it- bra: n h# 8. >0 wi iti: 1 the arovernmo Lit eanal i ■icbal. That not said boat'd of ]■-. ami other Iiertaining to : and private r the itnprove i street soutli ■r. heretofore d in the act of een lmndred se -aid board Veuth. eiglit eeide to opi II empowered to is to connecT r the ar-emil: i.i work shall ado fixed bv That t a time i erebv ap Fift in- ci-st ot said ' the amount already purpi-o. -um of ti ti thousand < lierenf a* may lie nec ir.-priated for the jntrpo-e of re g and l-.-laying, where. n<-ee*-ary. the rent on Pennsylvania aveuuo from nth str.-et to the ea-t si.'.e ot Rock creek: Provided. That a like sum shall be exp n.led for the -.-.me purpo-e by the proper authorities of the District of Co'imibia: And provided further. That the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company shall in like manner repair such portion thereof as they are by their char ter required to do: the work to be done un d.-r the -upervi-ion ot the Board of Public Works for the District of Columbia. Sec. 18. That to correct an error in the enrollment of the act approved Man h third, eighteen lmndred and -eventy-oiie. making appropriations for the naval service for ti e j year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun dred and seventy-two, and for other pur- I poses, the same be amended a- foliov.-s. In section two. strike nut all of the section 1 from and including the word "provided." j where it first occurs, and insert in lieu j thereof Hie following: "And the Secretary i of the Navy is authorized to invite, by pub- j advertisement, plans and specifications for j such dock, and to award to any person not ti tiie naval service, whose plan- mav lie adopted by the Navy Department, a'sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. But no plan shall be adopted until it shall first receive the sanction of a hoard of not less than five experienced officers, to lie appoint ed by the Secretary of the Navy, a majority ol whom shaii be con - truetors and eu gincer-. and. one of whom shall be an experienced civil engineer: and it shall lie the duty of said board t., con-ider nil the plans and spe cifications laid before it. whether the same were prepared iu the Navy Department or parties competing therewith, and the lilans and specifications that shall he adopt ed shall be op<-n to the inspection of all.per son.* who desire to become bidders, lor at least ninety days before tbe awarding of said contract." For three assistant observers at the Naval Observatory, in addition to the sum appro priated by the "Act making appropriations for the naval service, for tlie'year ending Julie thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy two, and for other purposes." approved March third, eighteen hundred and seveutv one. live hundred dollars. 8ec. 19. T ,at so much ot' tin proviso in the act making appropriations to supply de ficiencies. and so fortii. approved April twentieth, eighteen lmndred anil seventy, as limits the completion of the marine hos pital building at ( liieago, Illinois, to n sum not exceeding three lmndred thousand Jol la: s, i* hereby repealed: and it shall be law ful for the proper authorities to expend the money already appropriated for continuing the work upon said building: Rrovidtd, I oat no part thereof shall he expended un til plan- and specifications shall have been completed that will limit the cost of said building to a sum. including all moneys al ready expended. not exceeding thn e'hun dred ami fifty-nine thousand seven lmudr, d aud seventy-nine dollars and thirtv-four Cents. She. 90. That the Secretary of the Treas ury beauilr rize.T to -ell. for' the hi. t price L: cash that can he obtained, tlie marine hospital building in tin citv of San Frau e:-eo: and the proceeds of such sale, or so much thoreot as may be neci s-nrv. shall he hj'fil anil reserved as a fund for the erce f>°n of a pavilion hospital on some govern ment i-i-creation iu or near -aid 'eit\ ii Congress shall hereafter so determine. ' Si.e. g!. That there he appropriated out et any money in the Treasury not other - ise appropriated, twelve thousand dollars t -r the re! -.-i of destitute aged persons in tae District ot Columbia, such sum to be r- cciyeil and distributed by such officer or association ol persons iu the District of Co lumbia as the Secretary of War shall de-i-r u-ite. and that n report *7 the di.-trihut-ioti ot tin- money here b.v appropriated shall be made to U oiig . < -s at its next session. Sex. gj. That tlie Secretary of War is hereby authorized to furnish to the National Freedman's Relit f A* soeiation condemned clothing and bod wing, it such there be on Land crea-ed compensation to ssi-tant mai'-lials in taking the ceu-i. tlie U nited States, f.iurte* ■nth.* eigbte.' 11 and th at tiie Secret; author •zeil to emplo; needed by the foYdtstribution aK" n flm Stute aged persons above "filf That the Armory square occur 1 | nWM j ( .d for tbe departmanL n.rt n tbc (Hscr( . t i oD *e JVa^o ^ SSS- to relieve the destitute entitled "An act "^' Bg 0 / , ^"ov.*rnmei.t sundry civil expen • thirtieth, eighteen for the year V" d,I !" I i' m 0 n? anil for other hundred a 1! J^ l ' thc erection of a Rubltc 1,,r "ff ees o ft! r"..vt-rmnentof the l l,le for aud during , tl,e ^. .a 'nj -cneutv thirtieth, eighteen bundled and tw J'' o- Tfi-ff the salary of the consul at thouseuu iioiiais p j. . hun ly 'Hy- .......... 'jhTM.l'iiTTrffh: . rl = r; . r jg V = : -x in Ids compensation lor the pie-uit L.ca ot'. T'.at there hr, and is her.-by. ap propifi>r iissistaiit ........ - eighteen hundred and seventy, the thn-o hmidr. d and fifty thousand do..at .sec 97. That fortl.e p-irp-.s- ot none el fectitallv securing life anti propel ty ".i rim •O l- li' New Jersey and Jmng I-tand ^ | the fiscal vci.r ending June thirty. efi'R'C n , , '..,1 -,.veutv-two. two huiidrc-n thousand dollars, n. be exp. udeffm accord , ar.ee with tie- jn-ovisions ot the Act f >l - latter preservation ot life and pr..pruy I troiu ve--el- shipwncked on the coa-r of , tijiprovtMi J i>ei udroti Hinl tiity-iour. j arv of the Treasury 1»- | ized'to emjiloy- crews of experit ueed j -urtinen at such -rations and for such pen.-c- | as he may deem necessary and pr-i-er. am. , ;>r such compensation a- lie may; <»ecm .ea- ( sonable. not to exceed forty dollars per J month for each person to be employe. That the juri-diction eonlerred by tlie , joint resolution of June eighteen, eighteen ■ lmndred and sixty-six. in regard to c.attm- I from the i- unties ol Berkeley and Jem r son. in the State of We-t Virginia, auu bv the joint resolution of July twenty eight. eighteen hundred and sixty-six. in regard to claims from the fitate of J eu nessee. and liy the joint resolution oi De cember twenty-three, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, as amended hy the act ot Marc-n three, ei'diteen hundred and seventy-one, in regal'd to steamboats aud other vessels, shalfnot be withdrawn or impaired hy any cons traction ot the law creating coiutuis -ioiiers of claims to examine claims arising in States proclaim- 1 to be iu insurrection, and tlie jurisdiction upon all claims pre si ntc 1 l.v loyal citizen- from said State oi Ten a. .--ee, and from said counties of Berke ley and Jefferson, to the proper department before the third of Match, eighteen hun dred and seventy-one, shall leinaiu us be fore the passage of -aid act creating said commissioners of claims. For covering the -team pipes in the Capi tol with fire proof non-conducting fciting. eig!it thousand dollars. She. 9 m That there be, anil is here by'- appropriated, to pay expenses ; of the legislative assembly of Wyoming Territory, convened October, anno Domini ; eighteen hundred and seventy, and tor j printing journals of said a-seinoly. and in- ! eiueiital expenses of the office of sceretaiy • for the year eighteen hundred aud seventy.4 the sum of four thousand two hundred and i lit';.' della: Sht - That three thou.- mil dollars is ap propriated. out of which such sum -hail be 1 paid To Jolm Thompson Mason, late col- I lector of tlie port of Bakimore. for -ervii es j n iiered in tbe dishur-eiuent of the light- t Ikhi-i- fund, aud for services performed for j lighthouse purposes outside the limits of his . i olleetion district, sui h sum as the Seer* tary ! of the Treasury may find legally due and j owing to said party on an udju-tment of hi- ' ace tints by tlie Treasury Department. 8r.c. 3b. That the act ajiinovcd January I the t" eiity -econd, anno Domini eigiitecn lmndred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act i A'.nr of Congress, jved. April 90. 1 ; 71 . [General natere—X,». R'.j other AN AC I to enforce the provi-ion- of fourteenth a'::, lidlm ut to the con.*' tiull of the United States, and purposes. Be it enacted by tiie Senate and House of Representatives of the United State- of America in Congress assembled. That anv person who. under color of any law. statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or u.-nze of any State, shall subject, or can-.- to be sub ji et. il, any p r-on within the jurisdiction of th;' United States to the deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities secured hy the constitution of the United States, shall, any such law. statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of the State t.j the contrary notwithstand ing. be liable to the party injured iu any action at 1. w. suit iu equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, sueli pro ceeding to be prosecuted in the several dis trict or circuit courts of the United States, with and subject to the same right.* of ap peal, review ui.on error, and other remedies provided in like cases in such courts, under the provisions of the act of the ninth of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. en titled "An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means ot their vindication;" anil the other remedial law.* of the United States which are in their nature applicable m such cases. Si,. . g. 1 hat it two or more per-on v ithin any State or Territory of the United State-^-'uall con.-pire together to overthrow, or to put down, or to destroy by force the go\eminent of the United States, orto b vv "ar agaiu-t the United States, or to upm.-'e by loree the authority of the government ojt'ie l lilted states, or by force, intimi.'a tmn. or threat, to prevent, binder, or di-lav tin- execution of anv law of the Uni'.-d State*: or by force to -eize. take, or po-l— any property of the United States coup to the authority thereof: or bv force hi tmimation. or threat to prevent* anv pcr*..u irolu accepting or holding anv office* ortriwt er p.nec ot confidence under the Unit! d • tali -. ui iroui disehai g:ng the duties thi-'e " r IV force, intimidation, or thre-f to llli.neo liny oiib-er of the United State-* .ea'e any Mate, di-triet. or place wh.-i-e hi luti. - j,- -uch Ott.eer might lawful!'- be form. ,., or to injure him in hi- per-oti or lnopcrty on aeeouut of bis lawful insc.iMi-g.. oi the duties of bis office, "i to _ injure his person while eu ga.-OH nt the lawful .list-barge of the dunes,,! his othee, or to injure ids prnpoo'v V- 1 . , ! tel ' ni l , t- hinder, or ' u ' ni the mseharge of his official iut.w or OV force, intimidation or ti • to deter any party or witness in any court ' , t ' 1 '' lli: | l States from attend t.- tio ' tieiiilin* OI , U tl '" tir .' "iginany mat ' 1 1 ".udmg m sin-h court fullv. free'v -.--fi w!!', * "*■•'"t i,! .i llre a «v such part v or of TT '"• 1,islM ' rsun <ir l ,I '"pert.v iiiiaeeiHiiit ol la-haying so attended or testitied. or Lv threat to induct. . ' • * H l * 1 * 11 ?* 111111 <*nt or indictment t»i larm.y.gra,,,, juror in any court oft >e 1 * * utH >, t,i to injure such juror in Lis < u account oi anv wr <T iudictmeut law 'V liiiii. or it*.' person 'iu'. p: c-eutmeu fully a-seiited t Count of lii- lie;" , ( . r ", '" •Sj ul or conspire toget&r^ prevent l au uriujr 04 : 1.11 i ui' il. ! uw ' s or for the parp os * . ( . Lni : l- : iiu ~ . ,!l1 ' eonstitut. . ' ( * ni > ^LttO i 1*0111 irivill-r or L"' -- or -hall eouspu-e to ['"rpose „f anv m.,,,, , ;.V,'A! r. k ffa£^ sons to the equal protection of the laws. or r, force, intimidation or threat to prevent citizen of the United States, lawfully,,,,^ to vote, from giving Ins support oradvof;-!, in a lawful manner toward or m favo ro fmj election oi any lawfully quanted per-uj ' an elector of President or Vice Prcsi.) the United States, or a? a member of the Congress ol the * m tea Mate*, or hi injure any siwh citizen in h:« person r,r property on account ot such support or ad vocaey. each and every person so shall be deemed guilty of In^li crime and upon conviction thereof in any district 0 r circuit court of tbe I nited States 0r di-triet or supreme court of any Territorr of tlie United State- havingmi-diction 0 f similar offenses, s.uall lie punished bv a not less than five hundred nor more than live thousand dollars, or t»y iniiir..s.;.nmeBt with or without hard labor, as the court may determine for a period of not isgj ti.an six months nor more tlian six years as tlie court may determine, or by both sueh line and imprisonment as the court shall determine. And if any one or n !(! r e persons engaged in any such conspiracy shall do, or cause to he done, at act in furtherance ot the object of such cot -piracy, whereby any person shall he ia. jured in his person «projierty, or d(-;^ive,J ,,f having and exercising any right or privi !.-ge of a citizen of the United States, ti# person so injured or deprived ot - tea rights and jirivileges may have and maintain aj action for the recovery ot damages occ-j. sioned by such injury or depr .'ation q? rights and privileges,, against any one or limn'oi the persons engaged iu such con spiracy. sueli action to be jiro-.-.-uted in the ,,roper district or circuit court of the United States, with and subject to the -ame rights of appeal, review upon error an 1 other remedies provided in like case . in ^ courts, under the provU-ions of th - act of April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixrr-sT. entitled "An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil_right-, and to furnish the means oi their vi:id,cation." Sec. 3. That in ail cases where insurrec tion. domestic violence, unlawful combina tions or conspiracies in%uy State shall n obstruct or hinder the execution T>i tae iavg thereof and of the United State-as to de prive any portion or class jit the jicopie of such State ot any of tl e iightu, privileges or iinuiuniTies or j.rotertion named in the constitution ttud cured by this act. and th.e constituted authorities of such State -hall either he un aide to protect, or -hall from any cause fail in or refuse protection of the people in such rights, such fact- shall lie deem -d a denial bv such State of the equal protection of the law s, to which they are entitled under the constitution of tin- United States: and in ail such cases, or whenever any such insurrec tion. violence, unlawful combination or con spiracy shall oppose or obstruct the iaw> cf the United States, or the due execution there of, or impede or obstruct the due conr-eof justice under the same.it shall he lawful for the President, and it shall be Lis duty, to take such measures, by the employment of the militia, or the land and naval foreeaof tlie United States, or of either, or by other means, as lie may deem necessary, for the suppression ol such insurrection, domestic violence or combinations: and any person who sbali be arrested under tlie provisions of this and the preceding section, shall be delivered to the marshal of the proper dis trict, to lie dealt with according to law.' .Sec. 4. That' whenever iu any State or part of a State, the unlawful combina tions, named in tlie preceding section of this act. shall be organized and arnn-d. and so numerous and powerful as to be aide by violence to either overthrow or -et at dea anee the constituted authorities of suet State and of the United States, within such State, or when the constituted authorities are in complicity with, or shaii connive at the unlawful purposes of such powerful and armed combination*, titi-1 whenever fcy lea-.in of either or ail of the cau-v- aforesaid the conviction of such often.i.-v- and pre -.-rvation of the public safety sbali bec.m iu sueli district impracticable, in every such c.i-e such combination- shall or d--clued a re bellion against th>- government of the United States, and during the . otiritrian.-e of suet rebellion, and within the limit* of the district which shall in so nuder the sway thereof, such ik.uk- to be ures.-iibed by proclamation, it -hail be law mi fir the President of the Units .1 States. wL.-a in liis judgment the public safety shaii require it. to suspend tlie privilege- ot the writ of habeas corpus. t" Hie end that rebellion mav be overthrown. Provided that all the provi us ■: tb sueoud s etiou of an act in! tied ,, an act ia-latin^ to habeas e.ap-.s, ; nd r« ^u!at in.LT judk i;tl pliieeeiliug- in Cl rrain ea^ea. ' d. eighteen hundred tnan pti-en.-r* ' ■: refns ng t - shall 1 e in full • applicable to approved March tli n ml sixty-three, which .. -..barge of prisoners other i f war, and to the penalty obey the order of tlie court, force so far a-the -nine ar. • he provisions of this sce'h'ii. Provitl^'i i art her. that the President -hall tir-t have made proclamation, as now provided by law, commanding such insurgents to dis perse: and provided also, that the provi sions ot this see - :..n si..>12 to.* 1- in force alter the end of tlu next regular session f Congress. See. 5. That no person shall be a grand or petit juror in any court of tl. United Mates, upon any inquiry, hearing or trial ut any suit, proceeding or prosecution based upon nr arising under tin- provision* of tins act. who shall, in the judgment oft ,<■ court, la in complicity with any -uch ceiiiiiiuaticii >•; conspiracy: and every such juror shall, before entering upou any such inquiry, In a ring, or triai. take and sui,-. rii*e anoa'ii in open court that be lia* never, directly or indirectly, connsei-d. advi-ed o: voluntarily aided any such combination or eons; and each and every person who -had take this oath, and shall th-rein swear falsely, shall be guilty of porjuiy. and -hall be sui> p et to the pains and penalties ti agaiu-t that crime, ami ! :e tir.-t -eetion of tia- aet entitled, "an net di lining a«'idition:u eau-e- oi eluilleiige. and prescribing ill addi tuim.l oath for grand and p.-tir i iror- iu tire tutted States courts.' approved June seventeenth, eighteen 1. 7 mired ami sixtv two. be and the same i- hereby re;* .led. 8iax 6. That any perso i or p. rsons !!- v ' lug Knowledge that any of the wrong- are conspired to be done, and menti, m-d in the second section of this act. or are about to lie eoinmitted, and having power to prevwnt or a preventing the same, shall m gle» t or retuse so to do, and sui h w rungful ... t shall b.e committed, such pe:-on or pers -n-shaii Le .uilile to the person in jured or hi- legal representatives, for all damages ea is d by any such wrongful act which such first named person or per--.::- ], v reasonable diligence could have prevented, ainl such <..images may be recovered in an action eu The ease m the proper circuit court of the l mted Mates, and anv. „amber of persons guilty leer, or refusal, feudaii'* in sv, h ; action -ha after such vi in d: anil if the d ie.]i--r cueuit court i and any. number oi such wrongful neg lti ry ti» joined a- ( le leti iu. pr ivideil that sum luniem-ed within one year i shall have aw sliall .0 7 ......'i> iinv person? L et the . a 1 u - vsu< ]l wr '»'gful a, tand: . ceased*' for. in mav thou-aud d noueti of the -on* if any widow, lwf't such dt eea-i 1 : lelireSei.ta'ive* , ,f -ueh do 1 * shall have sueli a. rioti there Y recovei uot exe. . ding fi ve iu for the ■ Wag ... . t , ■ : ti-eit per ''o- 01 if ti , •-,. he uo Si ■I e tl cm. - oi netit of the next of kine' 1 person. ' ■ ■ 1 al notl ing 1. construed to sup-re,, r act or law ex, ( -pt so repugnant thoret, Re I- inmitted a-M'-i lEefiu-r.' ling alreadv nn ...1 shall . ... anytor ar a* tin -ame may fi any . ff nsesh - the tenor et any fed. :r.il any pro ain adv vomim-m- »! f »>• T i,,. *ir# 22 tliereo* 'shall l„ .... u ,/< m E-o-d .oe MU„, a. . thisucrh . ; not been . --*d except -o t.i,- i; * the , rovt-ion? «>t ! 1 "' '"'t, >ua, go to -u-tain ... \\ *:u'h !' ■-'.i-tau! ! X - . ■'ed April go. ! • ,x- , |( ,' i ; NKi:u ' N 'I- 1 : -No. u. AN AC1 tor eonvoning tli ■ 1 . xt b assembly yf the T , ;; 7, n , ^ ^ ■tmi tor other purposes. B • it enacted by the Svnate .-id 1 Representatives of thi Amettca m Congress assen b , t o.aneiesof ,aid ia gi-lature be a', to bt held 011 the day of the t- -\ Terru'm*v. Urider t,u ' 'existing L,\v Approved April 90, 18? 1