Railway Company and the nations and tribes through whose territory said railway shall be constructed. Said courts shall have like jurisdic tion, without reference to the amount in controversy, over all controversies arising between the inhabitants of said nations or tribes and said railway company; and the civil jurisdiction of said courts is hereby extended within the limits of said Indian Territory, without distinction as to citizenship of the parties, so far as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. SEC. 9. That said railway company shall build at least fifty miles of its railway in said Territory within three years after the passage of this act, or the rights herein granted shall be forfeited as to that portion not built; that said railroad company shall construct and maintain continually all fences, road and highway crossings and necessary bridges over said railway wherever said roads and highways do now or may hereafter cross said railway's right of way, or may be by the proper authorities laid out across the same. At least 50 miles to be built within three years or rights forfeited. SEC. 10. That the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railway Company shall accept this right of way upon the express condition, binding ceptance. upon itself, its successors and assigns, that they will neither aid, advise, nor assist in any effort looking towards the changing or extinguishing the present tenure of the Indians in their land, and will not attempt to secure from the Indian nations or tribes any further grant of land, or its occupancy, than is herein before provided: Provided, That any violation of the condition mentioned in this section shall operate as a forfeiture of all the rights and privileges of said railway company under work forfeiture. this act. Condition of ac Proviso. Violation to Record of mort SEC. 11. That all mortgages executed by said railway company conveying any portion of its railroad, with its franchises, that may be con. gages. structed in said Indian Territory, shall be recorded in the Department of the Interior, and the record thereof shall be evidence and notice of their execution, and shall convey all rights and property of said company as therein expressed. SEC. 12. That Congress may at any time amend, add to, alter, or re- Right to amend, peal this act; and the right of way herein and hereby granted shall not etc., reserved. Not assignable be assigned or transferred in any form whatever prior to the construc- prior to construction and completion of the road, except as to mortgages or other liens tion and complethat may be given or secured thereon to aid in the construction thereof. tion. Received by the President, June 24, 1886. [NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP. 745.--An act to amend chapter two hundred and eighteen of the acts of the first session of the Forty-seventh Congress, approved June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two. July 8, 1886. Attala County transferred from western to eastern Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the county of Attala, in the northern judicial district of the State of Mississippi, is hereby transferred from the western to the eastern division of said district. All division, northern crimes and offences heretofore committed within said western division judicial district of shall be prosecuted tried and determined in the same manner and with Mississippi. the same effect as if this act had not been passed. Vol. 22, p. 101. Approved, July 8, 1886. July 8, 1885. Joseph C. Irwin & Co. CHAP. 746.-An act referring to the Court of Claims the claims for property seized by General Johnston on the Utali expedition for examination and report. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the claims of Joseph C. Irwin and Company and C. A. Perry and Company, freighters, for C. A. Perry & Co. Claims referred property claimed to have been taken and impressed into the service of to Court of Claims. the United States in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, by orders of Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston, in command of the Utah expedition, as well as for property alleged to have been sold to the Government, be, and the same are hereby, referred, with all the papers relating thereto, to the Court of Claims, for adjudication, according to law, on the proofs heretofore presented and such other proofs as may be adduced, and report the same to Congress. July 8, 1886. Texas. Secretary of War of land near. Approved, July 8, 1886. CHAP. 747.-An act to anthorize the purchase of a certain tract of land near San Antonio, Texas, and to provide for the sale of the old site of Fort Brady, Michigan, and for a new site and the construction of suitable buildings thereon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United San Antonio, States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and is, authorized and directed to purchase and to acquire a valid title to purchase tracto, for the United States, a certain tract of land lying in the county of Bexar, in the State of Texas, near the city of San Antonio, consisting of three hundred and ten acres, more or less, and being the same now held by the United States for a drill-ground under a rental contract with John H. Kampmann, and dated July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-five. Appropriation. SEC. 2. That in order to make said purchase and to acquire said title the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, upon the order of the Secretary of War, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars, which is hereby appropriated, for the purpose of purchasing and acquiring a valid title to said tract of land. Fort Brady mili- SEC. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to sell the tary reservation, military reservation known as Fort Brady, in the village of Sault Sainte Michigan, to be sold; exception. Marie, in the State of Michigan, except that portion lying north of Water street extended, which shall be reserved for canal and wharf purposes, and except the plat of ground now occupied as a military cemetery, Property to be which shall also be reserved. In disposing of said property the Secreplatted and sold in tary of War shall cause the grounds to be platted in blocks, streets, lots. and alleys, corresponding as near as may be with the plat of the village of Sault Sainte Marie, and in lots not exceeding one-quarter of an acre in each, unless with due reference to the requirements of the houses and buildings now located on said grounds. The Secretary of War shall also cause the lots to be appraised and sold at public or private sale, at not less than the appraised value, having first been offered at public sale. The expense of advertising, appraisement, survey, and sale shall be paid out of the proceeds of said sale, and the balance paid into the Treasury of the United States. Expenses. Secretary of War SEC. 4. That the Secretary of War is also authorized to purchase to purchase grounds in or near the village of Sault Sainte Marie, suitable and sufgrounds in or near Sault Ste. Marie, ficient for fortifications and for garrison purposes and construct thereon Mich., and con- the necessary buildings, with appurtenances, sufficient for a four comstruct military pany military post, to be known as Fort Brady, in accordance with espost called Fort timates to be prepared by the War Department; and a sufficient sum Brady. Appropriation. Proviso. of money, not exceeding one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Secretary of War to comply with the provisions of this act: Provided, That the title to lands authorized to be purchased under the fourth section of this act shall be approved by the Attorney-General. reserved. SEC. 5. That in platting these grounds the Secretary of War, in his Ground for pubdiscretion, may reserve all that part of the reservation lying south of lic park may be Portage street, to be set apart and kept by the municipal authorities of Sault Sainte Marie, as a public park for its citizens and the people of the United States. New site to be SEC. 6. That section three of this act shall not be of effect until the purchase of a new site, provided for in section four, shall have been purchased before effected. Approved, July 8, 1886. CHAP. 755.—An act relating to the licensing of vessels engaged in towing, to carry persons in addition to their crews. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any steam-vessel engaged in the business of towing vessels, rafts, or water craft of any kind, and not carrying passengers, may be authorized and licensed by the super yising inspector of the district in which said steamer shall be employed, to carry on board such number of persons, in addition to its crew, as the supervising inspector in his judgment, shall deem necessary to carry on the legitimate business of such towing steamers, not exceeding, however, one person to every net ton of measurement of said steamer: Provided, however, That the person so allowed to be carried shall not be carried for hire. SEC. 2. That every steam-vessel licensed under the foregoing section shall carry and have on board, in accessible places, one life-preserver for every person allowed to be carried, in addition to those provided for the crew of such vessel. sale of old. Certain steam SEC. 3. That steam-vessels of one hundred tons burden or under, engaged in the coastwise bays and harbors of the United States, may vessels may carry excursions, etc., be licensed by the United States local inspectors of steam-vessels to without having carry passengers or excursions on the ocean or upon the Great Lakes bulkheads. of the North or Northwest, not exceeding fifteen miles from the mouth of such bays or harbors, without being required to have the three water-tight cross-bulkheads provided by section forty-four hundred and ninety of the Revised Statutes for other passenger steamers: Provided, That in the judgment of the local inspector such steamers shall be safe and suitable for such navigation without danger to human life, and that they shall have one water-tight collision bulkhead not less than five feet abaft the stem of said steamer. Approved, July 9, 1886. CHAP. 756.-An act to reimburse the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for losses incurred through the failure of the Exchange National Bank of Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes. R. S., sec. 4490, p 869, Proviso. July 9, 1886. National Home imbursed for losses Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasary be, and be is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, or cause to be for Disabled Volpaid, to the treasurer of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer unteer Soldiers, reSoldiers the sum of twenty thousand two hundred and sixty-two dol- incurred through lars and forty-six cents, out of any moneys in the Treasury not other failure of Exwise appropriated, to be held and expended by him as originally in- change National tended and any dividends hereafter made in favor of the Home shall be Bank, Norfolk, Va. paid to the United States and covered into the Treasury. SEC. 2. That from and after the passage of this act it shall be the Depositaries of duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to require from the president and Home funds to cashier of all banks used as depositories by the treasurer of the Home give bonds. a deposit of bonds sufficient in amount to fully secure all moneys pertaining to said Home left on deposit with any such bank. Approved, July 9, 1886. STAT L-VOL XXIV -9 July 9, 1886. District of Columbia appropriations. Salaries and con tingent expenses. Commissioners. Secretary. CHAP. 757.—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-seven, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the half of the following sums named, respectively, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and the other half out of the revenues of the District of Columbia, for the purposes following, being the estimated expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eightyseven, namely: GENERAL EXPENSES. FOR SALARIES AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES. For executive office: For two commissioners, at five thousand dollars each; one engineer commissioner, nine hundred and twenty-four dollars (to make salary five thousand dollars); one secretary, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, six hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one driver, Contingeut ex- four hundred and eighty dollars; for contingent expenses, including printing, books, stationery, horseshoeing, and other necessary items, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand four hundred and forty-four dollars. penses. Assessor, assistants, etc. For assessor's office: For one assessor, three thousand dollars; two assistant assessors, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one license clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one inspector of licenses, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant or clerk, nine hundred dollars; one clerk and messenger, nine hundred Contingent ex- dollars; for contingent expenses, including printing, books, stationery, detection of frauds on the revenue, and other necessary items, one thousand dollars; in all, fourteen thousand six hundred dollars. penses. Collector, cashier, clerks, etc. For collector's office: For one collector, four thousand dollars; one cashier, who shall, in the absence or inability from any cause of the collector, perform his duties, without additional compensation, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk in charge of special assessments, one thousand seven hundred dollars; one bookkeeper, one thousand six hundred dollars; four clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, Contingent ex six hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, printing, books, stationery, and other necessary items, seven hundred dollars; for services necessary for preparing an exhibit of all outstanding taxes in arrears, two thousand dollars; in all, nineteen thousand two hundred dollars. penses. Auditor, clerks, etc. For auditor's office: For one auditor, three thousand dollars; one chief clerk, who shall, in the absence or inability from any cause of the auditor, perform his duties, without additional compensation, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, six hundred dollars; for temContingent ex-porary clerk-hire, one thousand dollars; for contingent expenses, including books, stationery, and other necessary items three hundred dollars; in all, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars. penses. Attorney, assistants, etc. Contingent C penses. For attorney's office: For one attorney, four thousand dollars; one assistant attorney, two thousand dollars; one special assistant attorney, one thousand one hundred dollars; one law clerk, one thousand dollars; one messenger, two hundred dollars; for rent of office, one hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including books, stationery, printing, and other necessary items, three hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand seven hundred dollars. Sinking-fund For sinking-fund office, under control of the Treasurer of the United States: For one clerk, at one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, clerks. at nine hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including books, Contingent exstationery, printing, and miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars; penses. in all, two thousand seven hundred dollars. Contingent ex For coroner's office: For one coroner, one thousand eight hundred Coroner. dollars; for contingent expenses, including jurors' fees, stationery, books, blanks, removal of deceased persons, making autopsies, and penses. holding inquests, seven hundred dollars; in all, two thousand five hundred dollars. Engineer's office. For engineer's office: One chief clerk, one thousand nine hundred dollars; three clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one clerk, at one thousand four hundred dollars; four clerks, at one thou- ors, etc. sand two hundred dollars each; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one computing engineer, two thousand four hundred dollars; one inspector of buildings, two thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant inspector of buildings, one thousand two hundred dollars; one inspector of asphalt and cements, two thousand four hundred dollars; one inspector of gas and meters, who shall pay to the collector, for payment into the Treasury, to the credit of the United States and the District of Columbia in equal parts, all fees collected by him, two thousand dollars; one superintendent of streets, two thousand dollars; one superintendent of roads, one thousand four hundred dollars; one inspector of plumbing, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistaut inspector of plumbing, one thousand dollars; one superintendent of lamps, nine hundred dollars; superintendent of parking, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant superintendent of parking, seven hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand six hun dred dollars; two assistant engineers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; one draughtsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; three inspectors of streets and sewers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three market-masters, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one market-master, at nine hundred dollars; one harbor master, at one thousand two hundred dollars: Provided, That the fees collected by said harbormaster shall be paid to the collector, for payment into the Treasury, to the credit of the United States and the District of Columbia in equal parts; three rodmen, at seven hundred and eighty dollars each; three axmen, at six hundred and fifty dollars each; one janitor, seven hundred dollars; two messenger clerks, at six hundred dollars each; three messengers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; three watchmen, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; two laborers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; contingent expenses, including rent of property-yards, books, stationery, binding and preservation of records in the engineer's and penses. surveyor's offices, printing, transportation (vehicles, animals, saddlery, forage, and repairs), and other necessary items and services, in all not to exceed five thousand dollars; for maintaining and keeping in good order and repair the laboratory and apparatus in the office of the inspector of gas and meters, eight hundred dollars; in all, sixty-five thousand six hundred and ninety dollars: Provided, That overseers or inspectors temporarily required in connection with sewer, street, or road work, or the construction or repair of buildings, done under contracts authorized by appropriations, shall be paid out of the sums appropriated for the work, and for the time actually engaged thereon; and the Commissioners of the District, in their annual report to Congress, shall report the number of such overseers and inspectors, and their work, and the sums paid to each, aud out of what appropriation. Proviso. Contingent ex Proviso. Temporary over seers. For fuel, ice, gas, repairs, insurance, rebinding and repairing record- Fuel, ice, repairs, books, and general necessary expenses of District offices and markets, etc. five thousand dollars. |