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CHAP. 195.-An act to donate a certain portion of the military reservation of Fort Brady to school-district number one, in township of Sault Sainte Marie, and State of Michigan for school purposes.

March 3, 1875.

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vation of Fort Bra

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a certain portion of the military reservation of Fort Brady, situate in the county of Chippewa, of military reserand State of Michigan, containing one and twenty-six hundredths acres, dy donated to and bounded on the north by Portage street, on the east by Church school-district of street, on the south by Ridge street and on the west by the west line of Sault Sainte Marie. said military reservation, be, and the same is hereby, donated to schooldistrict numbered one in township of Sault Sainte Marie, in the county and State aforesaid, for school purposes, and for no other purpose.

SECTION 2. That so much of Portage street, Church street and Ridge street, in the village of Sault Sainte Marie, as is so represented upon a map of said village filed in the General Land-Office, as shall embrace the portion of ground aforesaid be established as such streets. Approved, March 3, 1875.

Streets established.

CHAP. 196.-An act for the relief of settlers on lands within railroad limits.

March 3, 1875.

United States, may locate on any unoccupied lands, &c.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That where any actual settler Settlers within who shall have paid for any lands situate within the limits of any grant limits of railroad of lands by Congress to aid in the construction of any railroad, the grants forfeited to price of such lands being fixed by law at double minimum rates, and such railroad lands having been forfeited to the United States and restored to the public domain for failure to build such railroad, such person or persons shall have the right to locate, on any unoccupied lands, an amount equal to their original entry, without further cost, except such fees as are now provided by law in preëmption cases: Provided, That when such location is upon double minimum lands, one-half the amount only shall be taken. Approved, March 3, 1875.

Proviso.

CHAP. 197.-An act for the relief of the Holy Cross Mission in the Territory of Dakota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to withdraw from sale or settlement, under the provisions of the pre-emption and homestead laws of Congress, one hundred and sixty acres of the public lands situated in sections thirteen and eighteen, township one hundred and thirty-eight, range forty-nine, and section eighteen, township one hundred and thirty-eight, range forty-eight, as were included within the limits originally claimed and improved for the mission school-buildings, church, cemetery, and so forth, now occupied by the founders of the Holy Cross Mission at said place: Provided, That said land shall include all school and church buildings and the cemetery thereon occupied.

SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior shall be further authorized

March 3, 1875.

Holy Cross Mission, Dakota; cer

tain lands occupied by, withdrawn from sale.

Grant to Holy

to grant, to the said Holy Cross Mission board, the aforesaid land, for Cross Mission. the sole and exclusive use of said Holy Cross Mission: Provided, That this act shall not affect any bona fide claimant to said lands or any portion thereof.

Approved, March 3, 1875.

March 3, 1875.

name.

CHAP. 198.—An act authorizing the Second National Bank of Watkins, New York, and the Slater National Bank of North Providence, Rhode Island, to change their

names.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Second National States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of the Second Bank of Watkins, National Bank, of Watkins, New York, shall be changed to the WatN. Y., change of kins National Bank whenever the board of directors of said bank shall accept the new name by resolution of the board, confirmed by a vote of two-thirds of the stockholders, and cause a copy of such resolution, duly authenticated, to be filed with the Comptroller of the Currency: Provided, That such acceptance be made within six months after the passage of this act; and that all expenses of such change, including that of printing and engraving, be paid by said bank.

Devolution of lia

SECTION 2. That all debts, demands, liabilities, rights, privileges, and bilities and rights. powers of the Second National Bank of Watkins, New York, shall devolve upon and inure to the Watkins National Bank whenever such change of name is effected.

Slater National

SECTION 3. That the name of the Slater National Bank of North Bank of North Providence, Rhode Island, shall be changed to the Slater National Providence, R. I., Bank, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, whenever the board of directors of change of name. said bank shall accept the new name by resolution of the board, confirmed by a vote of two-thirds of the stockholders, and cause a copy of such action, duly authenticated, to be filed with the Comptroller of the Currency: Provided, That such acceptance shall be made within six months after the passage of this act, and that all expenses incident to the proposed change, including engraving, shall be borne and paid by said bank.

Devolution of lia

SECTION 4. That all the debts, demands, liabilities, rights, privileges, bilities and rights. and powers of the Slater National Bank of North Providence, shall inure to the Slater National Bank of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, whever such change of name is effected

Approved, March 3, 1875.

March 3, 1875.

Auburn City National Bank of Auburn, N. Y., consolidation with First National Bank of Auburn.

Devolution of lia

CHAP. 199.-An act to authorize the consolidation of the Auburn City National
Bank and the First National Bank of Auburn, New York

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Auburn City National Bank of Auburn, New York, is hereby authorized to be merged into and consolidated with the First National Bank of Auburn, New York, whenever the board of directors of each of the said banks, shall accept such merger and consolidation by resolution of the board, confirmed by a vote of three fourths of the stockholders respectively, at meetings called for that purpose, and cause a copy of such action, duly authenticated, to be filed with the Comptroller of the Currency. Provided, That such acceptance be made within six months after the passage of this act, and that all expenses incident to the proposed consolidation including engraving, shall be borne and paid by the First National Bank of Auburn, New York

SECTION 2. That all the debts, demands, liabilities, rights, privileges, bilities and rights. and, powers, of the Auburn City National Bank, of Auburn, and the First National Bank of Auburn, shall devolve upon and inure to the First National Bank of Auburn, New York, whenever such consolidation is effected

Approved, March 3, 1875.

CHAP. 200.-An act to authorize the change of the name of the Second National
Bank of Jamestown, New York.

March 3, 1875.

Bank of James

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of the Second Second National National Bank of Jamestown, New York, shall be changed to the "City town, N. Y., change National Bank of Jamestown New York" whenever the board of direct- of name. ors of said bank shall accept the new name by resolution of the board, confirmed by a vote of two-thirds of the stockholders, and cause a copy of such resolution duly authenticated to be filed with the Comptroller of the Currency: Provided, That such acceptance be made within six months after the passage of this act, and that all expenses of such change including that of printing and engraving, be paid by the said bank.

SEC. 2. That all the debts, demands, liabilities, rights, privileges, and Devolution of liapowers of the Second National Bank of Jamestown, New York, shall bilities and rights. devolve upon and inure to the "City National Bank of Jamestown, New York," whenever such change of name is effected. Approved, March 3, 1875.

CHAP. 201.-An act to authorize the trustees of "The Free Young Men's Benevolent Association" to sell and convey square numbered two hundred and seventy-two, in the city of Washington.

March 3, 1875.

benevolent Asso

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Guerdon Snowden, Henry Trustees of "The Logan, Anthony Hickman, Joseph Shorter, and Hamilton Martin, trus- Free Young Men's tees of "The Free Youngmen's Benevolent Association" of the city of ciation," &c., auWashington, in the District of Columbia, and also trustees of "The thorized to sell Colored Union Benevolent Association" of said city, and their succes- burial ground. sors in office be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to subdivide, sell, and convey a certain square of ground in said city, known and described as square numbered two hundred and seventytwo, now held by said trustees for the said associations, and heretofore used in part as a burial ground for the dead, free and discharged from any trust expressed or implied, and free from any right, title, or claim, of any and all lot-holders in said burial-ground; that all conveyances made in pursuance of any sale made by virtue hereof shall pass a feesimple for the part of said square so conveyed; that the said trustees shall, out of the proceeds of said sales, pay and discharge the encumbrances existing upon said square; and the surplus thereof they shall apply for the benefit and improvement of "Mount Pleasant Plains Cem- proceeds. etery", in said District of Columbia. Nothing in this act shall be construed to create any claim against the United States. Approved, March 3, 1875.

Application of

CHAP. 202.-An act to provide for the re-publication of the First Volume of the
Patent-Office Gazette.

March 3, 1875..

"Official Gazette" of Patent

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of Patents be, and he is hereby, authorized to have printed, at the Government Printing Office, the letter-press of the first year of the "Official at Government Gazette," for the use of the Patent Office.

Approved, March 3, 1875.

Office, printing of,

Printing-Office.

March 3, 1875.

Ponton wagon

buque, Iowa.

CHAP. 203.-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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be lawful for any person or persons, company or corporation, authorized by the laws of bridge across MisIowa, Illinois, or Wisconsin, to construct a pile and ponton wagon-bridge sissippi, at Duacross the Mississippi River at or near the city of Dubuque, in the State of Iowa, so as to connect with the opposite shore of the said river, in either of the States of Wisconsin or Illinois; said bridge to be built subject, except as herein modified, to all the terms, requirements, and limitations contained in the act entitled "An act to legalize and establish a ponton railway bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, 62 and to authorize the construction of a similar bridge at or near Clinton, Iowa," approved June sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, so far as they may be applicable thereto.

1874, c. 224, ante,

Construction of

Plan to be sub

mitted.

SEC. 2. That the bridge shall be constructed with a suitable pontondraw of not less than five hundred feet in width, located over the main bridge. channel of the river: Provided, That said bridge shall not be built or commenced until the plan and specifications for its construction have been submitted to the Secretary of War for his approval, nor until he shall approve the plan and location of said bridge; and if any change be made in the plan of construction of said bridge at any time, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and any change in the construction, or any alteration of said bridge that may be directed at any time by Congress or the Secretary of War, shall be made at the cost and expense of the owners thereof.

SEC. 3. That Congress may at any time alter, amend or repeal this

act.

Approved, March 3, 1875.

Clanges in plan.

Right of amendment, &c.

RESOLUTIONS.

[No. 1.] Joint resolution filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Dec. 18, 1874.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the existing vacancy in the George Bancroft Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other appointed Regent than members of Congress, shall be filled by the appointment of George Bancroft, of the city of Washington, in place of William T. Sherman, resigned.

Approved, December 18, 1874.

of Smithsonian In

stitution.

[No. 2.] Joint resolution to continue the board of audit to examine and audit the unfunded or floating debt of the District of Columbia.

Dec. 21, 1874.

Board of audit District of Columbia continued. 1874, c. 337, ante, 116.

Presentation of

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the board of audit constituted by section six of the act entitled "An act for the government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes," approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, be continued until otherwise provided by law with all the powers and duties specified in said section, and with compensation to the members of the board at a rate proportioned, according to time, to that granted in said act, and payable as therein provided; and the time for presenting claims is hereby extended for the period of thirty days from this date; and claims. persons having sustained damages to real estate, but failed to present the same to the board of public works, may present the same for audit and allowance within the time above limited, as specified in the seventh class of claims mentioned in said sixth section: Provided, That when the title to claims evidenced by certificates of the auditor of the board suits involving of public works is involved in suits now pending in any court of competent jurisdiction, such court shall not be ousted of jurisdiction in respect of such question of title; and after the board of audit shall have ascertained the amount, if any, due upon any such claim, the certificates issue to successful of said board of audit shall be issued and be convertible in favor only of the person finally adjudged in such suit to be entitled thereto, and when said party may by law bave execution of such judgment or decree.

Jurisdiction of

title to claims.

Certificates to

party in suit.

Report on ac

contain.

SEC. 2. That said board of audit shall proceed forthwith to examine Examination of and audit the accounts of the treasurer and auditor of the late board of accounts of treaspublic works according to the provisions of the said act entitled "An urer and auditor of board of public act for the government of the District of Columbia, and for other works. purposes" approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventyfour, as required by said act, and shall specifically report whether the accounts of said treasurer were so kept from day to day as to show his counts; what to payments of currency or bonds, to whom paid, and on what authority; whether or not the moneys and other assets which were received by or were under the control of said treasurer, have been properly accounted for by said treasurer; and what, if any, of such moneys or other assets have been paid out or disposed of by said treasurer without auditor's warrants or certificates therefor; what, if any, payments were made without evidence that the same were made for or on account of the public improvements in the District of Columbia made by the said Board of Public Works; what, if any, payments were made upon illegal

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