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Section two thousand eight hundred and sixty-four is amended by inserting, in the last line, after the word "merchandise, the words "or the value thereof."

Section two thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven is amended by inserting, in the tenth line, after the word "Alabama", the words "Detroit in Michigan."

Section three thousand and one hundred is amended by transposing lines nine and ten.

Section three thousand one hundred and fifty-eight is amended by inserting, in the fourteenth line, the word "two" before the word "hundred", where it first occurs.

R. S., 2864, p. 557.

R. S., 2997, p. 580.

R. S., 3100, p. 598.

R. S., 3158, p. 608.

Section three thousand one hundred and eighty-one is amended by R. S., 3181, p.614. striking out, in the fourth line, the word "last", and inserting the word "list".

R. S., 3238, p. 624.

Section three thousand two hundred and thirty-eight is amended by striking out, in the fifth line, the word "thirteen", and inserting "twelve". Section three thousand two hundred and forty-four is amended by striking out, in the last clause of the third paragraph, the word "sec- p. 626. tion", and inserting the word "proviso".

Section three thousand two hundred and ninety-nine is amended by striking out, in the second line, the word "distilling", and inserting "distillery".

Section three thousand four hundred and seventeen is amended by inserting, in the fourth line, after the word "twelve", the words "thirtyfour hundred and thirteen".

Section three thousand four hundred and twenty-two is amended by inserting, after the word "issued", in the twenty-seventh line, the fol lowing: "And provided further, That where it shall appear to said collector, upon oath or otherwise, to his satisfaction, that any such instrument has not been duly stamped at the time of making or issuing the same, by reason of accident, mistake, inadvertence, or urgent necessity, and without any willful design to defraud the United States of the stamps, or to evade or delay the payment thereof, then, and in such case, if such instrument, or, if the original be lost, a copy thereof, duly certified by the officer having charge of any records in which such original is required to be recorded, or otherwise duly proven to the satisfaction of the collector, shall, within twelve calendar months after the making or issuing thereof, be brought to the said collector of revenue to be stamped, and the stamp-tax chargeable thereon shall be paid, it shall be lawful for the said collector to remit the penalty aforesaid, and to cause such instrument to be duly stamped".

Section three thousand five hundred and sixty-one is amended by striking out, in the second line, the word "officers," and inserting "offices".

R. S., 3244, par. 3,

R. S., 3299, p. 640.

R. S., 3417, p. 675.

R. S., 3422, p. 676.

R. S., 3561, p.707.

R. S., 3689, par. 2,

Section three thousand six hundred and eighty-nine is amended by striking out the word "asylum" wherever it occurs, in the second para- p. 732. graph, on page seven hundred and thirty-two, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "home".

R. S., 3798, par. 5,

Section three thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight is amended by striking out, in lines third and fourth of the fifth paragraph, the pp. 750, 751. words "Special Commissioner of the Revenue", and inserting the words "Chief of the Bureau of Statistics".

Section three thousand eight hundred and eleven is amended by striking out "Secretary of the Treasury", and inserting "Comptroller of the Currency"; also, by adding, after the word "banks", in the second line, the words "and banks under State and territorial laws".

Section three thousand eight hundred and fifty-six is amended by striking out, in the sixth line, the word "crease", and inserting "increase".

Section three thousand nine hundred and ninety-four is amended by striking out, in the last line, the word "affecting", and inserting the word "effecting".

R, S., 3811, p. 752.

R. S., 3856, p. 758.

R. S., 3994, p. 776.

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Section four thousand and thirty-seven is amended by inserting, in the second line, before the word "paid", the word "be".

Section four thousand two hundred and fifty is amended by striking out, in line seven, "nineteenth", and inserting "ninth".

Section four thousand two hundred and eighty-nine is amended by striking out, in the first line, the words "this title", and inserting the words "the seven preceding sections".

Section four thousand three hundred and forty-seven is amended by striking out, at the end of the thirty-third line, the word "no", and inserting the word "on".

Section four thousand three hundred and sixty is amended by inserting, in the third line, after the word "manifest", the word "and".

Section four thousand six hundred and one is amended by striking out, in the fifth line, the word "persecuting," and inserting the word "prosecuting".

Section five thousand and twenty-nine is amended by striking out, in the third line, the word "hereinbefore", and inserting the word "hereinafter".

Section five thousand and fifty-four is amended by adding the following words: "And the record of such assignment, or a duly-certified copy thereof, shall be evidence thereof in all courts".

Section five thousand one hundred and twenty-four is amended by striking out, in the second line of the sixth paragraph, the word "act", and inserting the word "title".

Section five thousand one hundred and twenty-nine is amended by striking out, in the ninth line, the word "act", and inserting the word "title".

Section five thousand one hundred and eighty-three is amended by inserting, after the word "issue", in the second line, the words "post notes or."

Section five thousand one hundred and ninety-eight is amended by adding thereto the following: "That suits, actions, and proceedings against any association under this title may be had in any circuit, district, or territorial court of the United States held within the district in which such association may be established, or in any State, county, or municipal court in the county or city in which said association is lo cated having jurisdiction in similar cases".

Section five thousand two hundred and twenty-four is amended by adding thereto the following: "And if any such bank shall fail to make the deposit and take up its bonds for thirty days after the expiration of the time specified, the Comptroller of the Currency shall have power to sell the bonds pledged for the circulation of said bank, at public auction in New York City, and, after providing for the redemption and cancellation of said circulation and the necessary expenses of the sale, to pay over any balance remaining to the bank or its legal representative". Section five thousand two hundred and twenty-eight is amended by striking out, in the third line, the words "of forfeiture of the bonds", and inserting the word "thereof".

Section five thousand two hundred and eighty-seven is amended by inserting, as the first sentence thereof, the following words: "The district courts shall take cognizance of all complaints, by whomsoever instituted, in cases of captures made within the waters of the United States, or within a marine league of the coasts or shores thereof."

Section five thousand four hundred and thirteen is amended by inserting, in the third line, after the word "national", the word “bank”. Section five thousand four hundred and fifty-two, after the word "principal", in the second line, place a comma.

Section five thousand five hundred and four is amended by striking out, in the fourth line, the word "and", and also, by striking out, in the same line, the word "of", where it first occurs.

Section five thousand five hundred and fifteen is amended by striking out, in the last line, the word "ten", and inserting the word "eleven".

SEC. 2. That the Secretary of State is directed, if practicable, to Act to be bound cause this act to be printed and bound in the volume of the Revised with Revised StatStatutes of the United States.

Approved, February 18, 1875.

utes.

CHAP. 81.-An act making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventysix, and for other purposes.

Feb. 18, 1875.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, Consular and and the same are hereby, appropriated for the service of the fiscal year diplomatic approending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, out of any ending June 30, priations for year money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects here- 1876. inafter expressed, namely:

For salaries of envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary Envoys extraorto Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, at seventeen thousand dinary and minisfive hundred dollars each, seventy thousand dollars. ters plenipotentiary.

For salaries of envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to Spain, Austria, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, China, and Italy, at twelve thousand dollars each, eighty-four thousand dollars.

Ministers resi

For salaries of envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to Chili and Peru, at ten thousand dollars each, twenty thousand dollars. For ministers resident at Portugal, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Turkey, Ecuador, Colom- dent. bia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Hawaiian Islands, and the Argentine Republic, at seven thousand five hundred dollars each, one hundred and five thousand dollars.

One minister

For minister resident accredited to Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, resident for GuataSalvador, and Nicaragua, to reside at the place that the President may mala, Costa Rica, select in any one of the states named, as by the act making appropria- &c. tions for the consular and diplomatic service approved May twentysecond, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, ten thousand dollars. For minister resident at Uruguay, also accredited to Paraguay, ten thousand dollars.

For minister resident and consul general to Hayti, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

For minister resident and consul general to Liberia, four thousand dollars.

Residence.
R. S., 1682, p.294.

Uraguay and
Paraguay.
Hayti.

Liberia.

For chargés d'affaires ad interim and diplomatic officers abroad, forty Chargés d'affairs, thousand dollars.

&c.

Secretaries of le

For salaries of the secretaries to the legations at London, Paris, Berlin, and Saint Petersburg, at two thousand six hundred and twenty-five gation. dollars each, ten thousand five hundred dollars.

For salary of the secretary to the legation at Japan, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For the secretaries to the legations at Austria, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, and Spain, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, nine thousand dollars.

For the second secretaries to the legations at Great Britain, France, and Germany, at two thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars. For the secretary to the legation (acting also as interpreter) at China, five thousand dollars.

For salary of the interpreter to the legation in Turkey, three thousand dollars.

For the interpreter to the legation at Japan, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Interpreters to legations.

Private amanu

To enable Robert C. Schenck, minister to Great Britain, to employ a private amanuensis, according to the joint resolution approved January ensis to Robert C. eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Schenck.

1871, Res. No. 6. vol. xvi, p. 590.

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Contingent ex

penses.

Consuls-general,

For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse proper, and of all the missions abroad, one hundred thousand dollars.

For consuls general, consuls, vice consuls, commercial agents, and consuls, consular thirteen consular clerks, three hundred and thirty-three thousand two hundred dollars, namely:

clerks, &c.

1874, C. 275;

ante, p. 67.

Class one.

Class two.

CLASS I.

GREAT BRITAIN.

Hong Kong.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Honolulu.

CLASS II.

CHINA.

Fowchow; Hankow; Canton; Amoy; Chin Kiang; Tien-Tsin; Ningpo; Swatow.

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Leeds; Southampton; Dundee; Leith; Cork; Dublin; Toronto; Hamilton; Coaticook; Halifax; Saint John's, (New Brunswick ;) Kingston, (Jamaica ;) Nassau, (New Providence ;) Turk's Islands; Cardiff; Port Louis, (Mauritius.)

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Sonneberg; Nuremberg; Barmen; Chemnitz; Leipsic; Aix-la-Chapelle.

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Class four.

Class five.

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