Page images
PDF
EPUB

Verdict.

having heard all the evidence the said jury shall retire to agree upon a veridict, and if the jury unanimously, by their verdict in writing, find that the said person so charged with being insane as aforesaid is really and truly insane and that he ought to be committed to the asylum or sanitarium aforesaid, and the commissioner approves such finding, he shall enter a judgment adjudging the said person to be insane and adjudging that he be at once conveyed to and thereafter properly and safely kept in the said asylum or sanitarium until duly discharged therefrom by law. The commissioner shall thereupon, Issue of warunder his hand and seal, issue his warrant, with a copy of rant, etc. said judgment attached, for the commitment of said insane person to the asylum or sanitarium aforesaid, which warrant shall be delivered to the marshal of the division in which said proceedings are had, and shall direct said marshal to safely keep and deliver said insane person to said asylum or sanitarium, and the said marshal, for the service of process in connection with and the guarding and transportation of the insane, shall be compen- ice of process, sated from the same source and in the same manner as in etc. the case of prisoners convicted of crime. The commissioner, the jurymen, and the witnesses in said proceeding shall be entitled to the same compensation and mileage as in civil actions. And all the compensation, mileage, fees, Audit of exand all other expenses and outlays incident to said proceedings shall be audited and allowed by the district judge of the division in which said proceedings are pending and had, and when so audited and allowed shall be paid by the clerk of the court in such division as the incidental expenses of the court are by him paid and from the same fund.

SEC. 9. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed.

Compensa. tion for serv

pense account.

Repeal.

CHAP. 288.-An Act providing for the transfer of forest Feb. 1, 1905. reserves from the Department of the Interior to the Department [H. R. 8460.] of Agriculture.

[Public, No. 34.1 33 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 628.

serves.

to

Agricultural

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Department of Agricul- Forest reture shall, from and after the passage of this Act, execute Control of, or cause to be executed all laws affecting public lands transferred heretofore or hereafter reserved under the provisions of Department. section twenty-four of the Act entitled "An Act to repeal the timber-culture laws, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and Acts supplemental to and amendatory thereof, after such lands have been so reserved, excepting such laws as affect the surveying, prospecting, locating, appropriating, entering, relinquishing, reconveying, certifying, or patenting of any of such lands.

Exceptions.

Export of

pulp wood, etc.,

SEC. 2. That pulp wood or wood pulp manufactured from Alaska from timber in the district of Alaska may be exported

permitted.

Use of funds received from

ucts, etc.

[blocks in formation]

SEC. 5. That all money received from the sale of any sale of prod-products or the use of any land or resources of said forest reserves shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States and for a period of five years from the passage of this Act shall constitute a special fund available, until expended, as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct, for the protection, administration, improvement, and extension of Federal forest reserves.

Feb. 3, 1905.

[H. R. 15895.]

CHAP. 297.—An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal [Public, No. year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

40.]

33 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 631.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemLegislative, bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, judicial ex-appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

penses appropriations.

[blocks in formation]

DISTRICT OF ALASKA: For governor, five thousand dollars; three judges, at five thousand dollars each; three attorneys, at three thousand dollars each; three marshals, at four thousand dollars each; three clerks, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; in all, fifty-one thousand five hundred dollars.

For incidental and contingent expenses, clerk hire, stationery, lights, and fuel, to be expended under the direction of the governor, two thousand dollars.

[blocks in formation]

For surveyor-general and ex officio secretary of the district of Alaska, four thousand dollars; clerks in his office, four thousand dollars; in all, eight thousand dollars.

For rent of office for surveyor-general, pay of messenger, stationery, printing, binding, drafting instruments, books of reference for office use, furniture, fuel, lights, laundry, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.

*

*

*

CHAP. 777.-An Act For the allowance of certain claims re- Feb. 24, 1905. ported by the Court of Claims, and for other purposes.

(Alaska. See p. 83.)

[H. R. 9548.] [Public, No. 99.] 33 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 743.

CHAP. 1293.-An Act To establish a life-saving station at Mar. 1, 1905. Nome, Alaska.

[S. 2692.] [Public, No. 114.] 33 Stat. L.,

Alas

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem- pt. 1, p. 819. bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to establish a life-saving station at Nome, Alaska, at such point as the General Superintend- Nome, ent of the Life-Saving Service may recommend, the life- ka. Life-saving saving boats and apparatus placed there under the author- station estab ity of the Act making appropriations for the sundry civil lished at. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, to form a part

of the equipment of said station.

SEC. 2. That the Thirteenth life-saving district is here- Thirteenth by extended to include the coast of Alaska.

district extended.

CHAP. 1307.-An Act Making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hun

dred and six.

Mar. 2, 1905. [H. R. 17473.] [Public, No.

127.] 33 Stat. L.,

(Alaska military cable; Increase pay for officers and pt. 1, p. 827. enlisted men serving in Alaska. See p. 66.)

CHAP. 1405.-An Act Making appropriations for the Depart- Mar. 3, 1905. ment of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine- [H. R. 18329.] teen hundred and six.

[Public, No.
138.]
33 Stat. L.,

Department ap

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- pt. 1, p. 861. tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, Agricultural appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the propriations. United States not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, for the purposes and objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

[blocks in formation]

GENERAL EXPENSES, FOREST SERVICE:

[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

For ascertaining the natural conditions upon and for penses. utilizing the National forest reserves and the Secretary Utilizing forof Agriculture may, in his discretion, permit timber and

est reserves.

timber.

Removal of other forest products cut or removed from the forest reserves of the United States, except the Black Hills Forest Reserve in South Dakota and the Forest Reserves in Idaho, to be exported from the State, Territory, or the District of Alaska, in which said reserves are respectively situated

Mar. 3, 1905.

*

* * *

[blocks in formation]

(Agricultural Experiment Stations in Alaska. See p.

225.)

CHAP. 1407.-An Act Making appropriations for the diplo[H. R. 18468.1 matic and consular service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six.

[Public, No. 140.]

33 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 915.

Mar. 3, 1905.

(Relief and protection of American seamen in Alaska. See p. 225.)

CHAP. 1455.-An Act To amend section forty-four hundred [H. R. 18200.] and fourteen of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

[Public, No.

pt. 1, p.

Service.

188.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa33 Stat.tives of the United States of America in Congress assemSteamboat bled, That section forty-four hundred and fourteen of Inspection the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: Inspectors of SEC. 4414. There shall be in each of the following bulls and boil-collection districts, namely, the districts of Collection dis- Alaska; * * * one inspector of hulls and one inspector of boilers.

ers.

tricts. Ports.

Salaries.

Assistant inspectors.

Labor may ap

point.

Salaries.

66

* * *

"The inspectors of hulls and the inspectors of boilers in the districts and ports enumerated in the preceding paragraph shall be entitled to the following salaries, to be paid under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, namely:

[blocks in formation]

* and Alaska, * * at the rate of two thousand dollars per year for each local inspector.

*

*

*

*

*

"And, in addition, the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Labor may appoint, in districts or ports where there are Commerce and two hundred and twenty-five steamers and upwards to be inspected annually, assistant inspectors, at a salary, for the port of * and for all other districts and ports at a salary not exceeding one thousand six hundred dollars a year each; and he may appoint a clerk to any such board at a compensation not exceeding one thousand two hundred dollars a year to each person so apMileage, etc. pointed. Every inspector provided for in this or the preceding sections of this title shall be paid his actual and reasonable traveling expenses or mileage, at the rate of five cents a mile, incurred in the performance of his

duties, together with his actual and reasonable expenses for transportation of instruments, which shall be certified and sworn to under such instructions as shall be given by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.

"Assistant inspectors, appointed as provided by law, Duties. shall perform such duties of actual inspection as may be assigned to them under the direction, supervision, and control of the local inspectors.

"And the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may from Detail. time to time detail said assistant inspectors of one port or district for service in any other port or district, as the needs of the Steamboat-Inspection Service may, in his discretion, require, and the actual and reasonable traveling expenses or mileage of assistant inspectors so detailed shall be paid in the same manner as provided in this section for inspectors."

SEC. 2. That this Act shall take effect and be in force Effect. on and after the first day of July, nineteen hundred and five.

CHAP. 1480.-An Act Making appropriations for the service of Mar. 3, 1905. the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thir- [H. R. 17865.] tieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

[Public, No.
213.]
33 Stat. L.,

serv

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- pt. 1, p. 1082. tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby,, Postal appropriated for the service of the Post-Office Depart- tions. ment, in conformity with the Act of July second, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, as follows:

[blocks in formation]

Unusual

Alaska penses.

For unusual business at third and fourth class post- business. offices, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That on the Proviso. direct order of the Postmaster-General any part of this sum may be allowed for clerk hire, rent, fuel, light, and miscellaneous expenses in Alaska when by reason of unusual conditions the interest of the service demands such allowances.

[blocks in formation]

*

* *

Alaska

INLAND MAIL TRANSPORTATION: Provided, Proviso. That out of this appropriation the Postmaster-General ice. is authorized to provide difficult or emergency mail service in Alaska, including the establishment and equipment of relay stations, in such manner as he may think, advisable, without advertising therefor.

*

*

*

*

*

ex

serv

« PreviousContinue »