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LIST

OF

THE PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS

OF CONGRESS

CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

ACTS OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(STATUTES I.-1883-84.)

Mississippi River. An act making an appropriation for continuing the improvement of the Mississippi River. January 19, 1884.

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Maine, terms of court. An act to fix the time for holding the District Court in the District of Maine, at Bangor. January 18, 1884.......

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First National Bank, Fort Worth, Texas. An act to authorize the increase of the capital stock of the First National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas. January 29, 1884.. Edward O. C. Ord. An act providing for the removal of the remains of the late Maj. Gen. Edward

O. C. Ord, United States Army, from Havana, Cuba, to Washington, D. C. January 31, 1884.. Deficiency appropriations. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies on account of the

appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty four, in regard to rebate of tax on tobacco, and to provide for the expenses of the meeting of the Legislature of the Territory of New Mexico, and for other purposes. February 14, 1884.... National La Fayette and Bank of Commerce. An act to change the name of "The National La Fayette and Bank of Commerce" to that of "The National La Fayette Bank." February 21, 1884... Iowa, terms of court. An act to fix the times for holding the terms of the Circuit and District Courts of the United States in the Northern District of Iowa. February 23, 1884... Post routes. An act making all public roads and highways post routes. March 1, 1881. Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont. An act to complete a statue of the late Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, United States Navy. March 3, 1884... Mississippi River. An act making appropriation to supply deficiency in amount required for expenditure to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, for examination and surveys required by acts of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to ascertain depth of water and width of channel of South Pass of Mississippi River, also for gauging the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. March 12, 1884

Standard of time, District of Columbia. An act to establish a standard of time in the District of Columbia. March 13, 1884.

James Sweet National Bank. An act to change the name of the James Sweet National Bank of Nebraska City, Nebraska. March 22, 1884..

West Waterville National Bank. An act to change the name of the West Waterville National Bank
of Oakland, in the State of Maine, to that of the Messalonskee National Bank. March 24,
1884.

John S. McQuin and J. Warren Wonson. An act to authorize the issuing of a register to John S.
McQuin and J. Warren Wonson for the schooner Druid. March 28, 1884...
Congressional Record. An act to limit the cost of indexing the Congressional Record. March 31,
1884...

Military Academy. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes.
March 31, 1884...
Colorado. An act to enable the State of Colorado to take lands in lieu of the sixteenth and thirty-
sixth sections found to be mineral lands, and to secure to the State of Colorado the benefit
of the act of July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled "An act donating public
lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of
agriculture and the mechanic arts." April 2, 1884

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Eulogies, Thomas Allen, deceased. An act to print certain eulogies delivered in Congress upon the late Thomas Allen. April 10, 1884....

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Greely expedition. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to offer a reward of twenty-five
thousand dollars for rescuing or ascertaining the fate of the Greely expedition. April 17,
1884
Guano Islands. An act to further suspend the operation of section fifty-five hundred and seventy-
four of the Revised Statutes of the United States, title seventy-two, in relation to guano
islands. April 18, 1884 ..

Rockport, port of delivery. An act to amend section twenty-five hundred and twenty-seven of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the district of Gloucester. April 18, 1884 .

Felony, etc. An act making it a felony for a person to falsely and fraudulently assume or pretend
to be an officer or employee acting under authority of the United States or any Department
or any officer thereof, and prescribing a penalty therefor. April 18, 1884
University of Alabama. An act to increase the endowment of the University of Alabama from the
public lands in said State. April 23, 1884

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District of Columbia. An act to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. April 23, 1-84.

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Bridge, Saint Croix River. An act to authorize the construction of a railroad bridge across the Saint
Croix River in the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota. April 28, 1884.
Spanish ferry-boat Nuestra Senora de Regla. An act to carry into effect the decree of the district
court of the United States for the southern district of New York in the case of the Spanish
ferry-boat Nuestra Senora de Regla. May 1, 1884..
Deficiencies, urgent. An act to provide for certain of the most urgent deficiencies in the appropria-
tions for the service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and eighty-four, and for other purposes. May 1, 1884.
Alabama, Northern judicial district of. An act to add certain counties in Alabama to the Northern
District therein, and to divide the said Northern District after the addition of said counties
into two divisions, and to prescribe the times and places for holding courts therein, and for
other purposes. May 2, 1884.............

Marsh National Bank. An act to change the name of the Marsh National Bank of Lincoln, Nebraska,
to that of the Capitol National Bank of Lincoln, and to increase the capital stock of the
First National Bank of Nashville Tennessee. May 3, 1884.

Fort Smith Military Reservation, Arkansas. An aer donating a part of the abandoned military reser-
vation at Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the city of Fort Smith, for the use and benefit of the free
public schools thereof, and for other purposes. March 13, 1884....
Smithsonian Institution. Au act to provide for the appointment of an Acting Secretary of the Smith-
sonian Institution. March 13, 1884

American Baptist Home Mission Society. An act to release the American Baptist Home Mission So-
ciety from the conditions of the sale of the Marine hospital building and grounds at Natchez
Mississippi. May 13, 1884

Official oaths. An act amending the Revised Statutes of the United States in respect of official
oaths, and for other purposes. May 13, 1884..

Ute Indian Reservation. An act to repeal section eight of an act entitled "An act to accept and
ratify the agreement submitted by the confederated bands of Ute Indians in Colorado for the
sale of their reservation in said State, and for other purposes, and to make the necessary ap-
propriations for carrying out the same," approved June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and
eighty. May 14, 1884 ...
Counterfeiting. An act to prevent and punish the counterfeiting within the United States of notes,
bonds, or other securities of foreign Governments. May 16, 1884

laska. An act providing a civil government for Alaska. May 17, 1884.
World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition. An act to make a loan to aid in the celebration
of the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition. May 21, 1884.
Bridge, Rio Grande River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Rio Grande
River between the cities of Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedra Negras, Mexico. May 29, 1884
Bridge, Rio Grande River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Rio Grande
River between the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nueva Laredo, Mexico. May 29, 1884
Mississippi River, wagon bridge across. An act to amend an act entitled, "An act to authorize the
construction of a ponton wagon bridge across the Mississippi River at or near the city of
Dubuque, in the State of Iowa. May 29, 1884.

Bureau of Animal Industry. An act for the establishment of a Bureau of Animal Industry, to pre-
vent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to provide means for the suppression and extir-
pation of pleuro-pneumonia and other contag ons diseases among domestic animals. May
29, 1884

Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims. An act to extend the duration of the Court of Commis-
sioners of Alabama Claims, and for other purposes. June 3, 1884
Volunteers, muster and pay. An act to provide for the muster and pay of certain officers and enlisted
men of the volunteer forces. June 3, 1884

Texas, judicial districts. An act to amend sections four, five, and nine of an act approved February
twenty-fourth eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, entitled "An act to create the northern
judicial district of the State of Texas, and to change the eastern and western judicial dis-
tricts of said State, and to fix the time and places for holding courts in said districts", and
to provide for holding terms of the court of the western judicial district of Texas at the city
of El Paso, and for other purposes. June 3, 1884...

Alley, square 234, D. C. An act to vacate an alley in square two hundred and thirty-four, in the city of Washington. June 3, 1881..

Agricultural Department, appropriations. An act making an appropriation for the Agricultural Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. June 5, 1884

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Cantilever Bridge. An act to declare the Cantilever Bridge constructed by the Niagara River Bridge
Company across the Niagara River a Post Route. June 7, 1884....
Postage, rate of, etc. An act fixing the rate of postage to be paid upon mail matter of the second
class when sent by persons other than the publisher or news agent. June 9, 1884
Fort Hays Military Reservation. An act to authorize the sale of a certain portion of the Fort Hays
Military Reservation, Kansas, to the Ellis County Agricultural Society, of Kansas. June
11, 1884....
Drugs, examination of. An act to amend section twenty-seven hundred and forty-three of the Revised
Statutes concerning the examination of drugs. June 11, 1884

School lands. An act to amend an act passed February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-three
chapter thirty-three, to authorize the legislatures of certain States to sell certain lands ap
propriated for school purposes. June 12, 1884....

Dakota. An act in relation to the legislature of Dakota Territory. June 12, 1881
Bridges, Wisconsin. An act to authorize the construction of bridges across the Wisconsin Chippewa,
and Saint Croix Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin. June 12, 1884 ...
Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River

at a point to be selected between the north and the south line of the county of Douglas, State
of Nebraska, and to make the same a post-route. June 12, 1884.....
John W. Saville. An act authorizing the President of the United States to appoint Assistant Engi-
neer John W. Saville a passed assistant engineer on the retired-list of the Navy. June 18, 1884
Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River
at some accessible point within ten miles north and ten miles south of the town of Rulo, in
the county of Richardson, in the State of Nebraska. June 18, 1884....
Bridge, Cumberland River. An act to give the assent of Congress to the construction of a free bridge
by the mayor and city council of Nashville, Tennessee, over the Cumberland River, and for
other purposes. June 20, 1884....

Texas, terms of courts. An act to fix and render certain the terms of the United States circuit and
district courts in the eastern and northern districts of Texas. June 20, 1884..
Dutiable goods. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend the statutes in relation to imme-

diate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," approved June tenth, eighteen
hundred and eighty. June 20, 1884

Rancho de Napa, California. An act authorizing claimants to the Rancho de Napa, in Napa County,
California, to prove up their title. June 20, 1884

Bridge, Lake Champlain. An act to authorize the construction of a highway bridge across that

part of the waters of Lake Champlain lying between the towns of North Hero and Alburgh,
in the State of Vermont. June 20, 1884..

Georgia, terms of court. An act to change the times of holding the district and circuit courts of the
United States in the northern district of Georgia. June 20, 1884....
National Academy of Sciences. An act to authorize the National Academy of Sciences to receive and
hold trust funds for the promotion of science, and for other purposes. June 20, 1884.
Telegraph cable. An act to extend an act approved August eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-

two, to encourage and promote telegraphic communication between America and Europe.
June 21, 1884..

Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River
at the city of Leavenworth, Kansas. June 23, 1884.
Bridge, Willamette River. An act to authorize the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company to construct
one or more bridges across the Willamette River, in the State of Oregon, and to establish
them as post-roads. June 24, 1884......

American merchant marine. An act to remove certain burdens on the American merchant marine
and encourage the American foreign carrying trade and for other purposes. June 26, 1884..
Graduates, Naval Academy. An act to equalize the rank of graduates of the Naval Academy upon
their assignment to the various corps. June 26, 1884..

Oaths. An act to provide for the administration of oaths to witnesses in matters depending in either
House of Congress. June 26, 1884.....
Letter-carriers' leave of absence. An act to grant letter-carriers at free-delivery offices fifteen days'
leave of absence in each year. June 27, 1884....

Bureau of Labor. An act to establish a Bureau of Labor. June 27, 1884.

Iron Mountain Railroad. An act to repeal section one of the act entitled "An act making a grant
of lands in alternate sections to aid in the construction and extension of the Iron Mountain
Railroad, from Pilot Knob, in the State of Missouri, to Helena, in Arkansas," approved July
fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and for other purposes. June 28, 1884..
National Bank, Middletown, Pennsylvania. An act to authorize the National Bank of Middletown,
Pennsylvania, to change its location and name. June 28, 1884.

Sewerage, District of Columbia. An act making an appropriation for the completion of the sewerage
system of the District of Columbia. June 30, 1884...
Dutiable goods. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend the Statutes in relation to im-

mediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," approved June tenth
eighteen hundred and eighty. July 2, 1884..

Mechanics' liens, District of Columbia. An act to amend chapter twenty of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the District of Columbia, concerning mechanics' liens. July 2, 1884.
Three months extra pay, Army. An act to extend the benefits of section four of an act entitled "An
act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five.
July 3, 1884..

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. An act to authorize the extension of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company to a point on the military lands at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. July
3, 1884...
Bridge, Missouri, An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River at or
near Sibley, in the State of Missouri. July 3, 1884....

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Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, sale of real estate. An act authorizing and directing the sale of the real estate and riparian rights now owned by the United States at Harper's Ferry, in the State of West Virginia. July 4, 1884.

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, right of way. An act to grant to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company a right of way through the Indian Territory, and for other purposes." July 4, 1884.

Water supply, District of Columbia. An act to amend an act approved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, entitled "An act to increase the water supply of the city of Washington and for other purposes." July 4, 1884.. Southern Kansas Railway Company, right of way. An act to grant the right of way through the Indian Territory to the Southern Kansas Railway Company and for other purposes. July 4, 1884 Indian service appropriations. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. July 4, 1884 Pensions, appropriations for. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. July 4, 1884

Dakota, Washington, associate justices supreme court. An act providing for two additional associate justices of supreme court of the Territory of Dakota, one additional associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of Washington and for other purposes. July 4, 1884 ..... Military reservations. An act to provide for the disposal of abandoned and useless military reservations. July 5, 1884...

Bridges, Mississippi River. An act to authorize foot and carriage or railroad bridges across the
Mississippi River at Saint Paul, in the State of Minnesota. July 5, 1884..
Bridge, Tonawanda, N. Y. An act respecting a bridge at Tonawanda, in the State of New York.
July 5, 1884.

Appropriations, Army. An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. July 5, 1884..

Bureau of Military Justice. An act to consolidate the Bureau of Military Justice and the corps of
judge-advocates of the Army, and for other purposes. July 5, 1884..
Bridge, Missouri River. An act for a bridge across the Missouri River at White Cloud, in Doniphan
County, Kansas. July 5, 1884.

Chinese immigration. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese approved May sixth eighteen hundred and eighty-two." July 5, 1884.

Bureau of Navigation. An act to constitute a Bureau of Navigation in the Treasury Department.
July 5, 1884...
Desertion, Army. An act to relieve certain soldiers from the charge of desertion. July 5, 1884.
Homes, disabled volunteer soldiers. An act to authorize the location of a branch home for disabled
volunteer soldiers and sailors in either the State of Arkansas, Colorada, Kansas, Iowa, Min-
nesota, Missouri or Nebraska, and for other purposes. July 5, 1884....
Article 72 of Rules of War. An act to amend article seventy-two of the Rules and articles of War.
July 5, 1884...

Violation internal revenue laws. An act to limit the time within which prosecutions may be instituted against persons charged with violating internal revenue laws. July 5, 1884 Washington Territory. An act to validate and cure defects in certain acts of the legislative assembly of Washington Territory. July 5, 1884

District of Columbia, appropriations. An act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. July 5, 1884

Vessels, masters of, fees. An act to amend sections forty-three hundred and eighty-one and fortythree hundred and eighty-two of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relative to fees levied and collected from the owners and masters of vessels in domestic commerce. July 5, 1884.....

Rivers and harbors, appropriations. An act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. July, 1884 Steamship Kent. An act authorizing the inspection of the boiler of the steamship Kent. July 5, 1884. Mississippi River, dam acros8. An act granting the consent of Congress to the Saint Cloud WaterPower and Mill Company to construct a dam across the Mississippi River at Saint Cloud Minnesota. July 5, 1884.

Dennis Bourne, Massachusetts. Port of delivery. An act to amend paragraph seven of section twentyfive hundred and twenty-seven of the Revised Statutes. July 5, 1884.... Mutual Fire Insurance Company, District of Columbia. An act supplemental to and amendatory of an act to incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the District of Columbia. July 5, 1884.... Postal appropriations. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. July 5, 1884 Fortifications, appropriations. An act making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, and for the armament thereof, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five and for other purposes. July 5, 1884 ...

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