The Statutes at Large, the United States from ..., Volume 20

United States

U.S. Government Printing Office, 1879 - Law

Contents

• Alaska Customs Oficers An act to provide for the administration of the oath of office to collectore: 2
• Captain Charles Robbins An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register: 5
• Issue of Arms An act to amend a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to issuo arms: 16
• Murphy and Good An act for the relief of Murphy and Good of Indianapolis Indiana June: 19
• Great Seal of United States An act to authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Great: 22
• Omoa and Truxillo Consulate An act to change the name of the Consulate at Omoa and Truxillo: 24
• Transportation in Bond An act extending the privileges of sections twenty nine hundred and ninety to twentynine hundred and ninetyseven of the Re...: 25
• Revised Statutes An act further to suspend the operations of section five thousand five hundred: 30
• War Department Contracts An act to authorize the Secretary of War to prescribe rules and regula: 36
• Utah Jure 18 1878: 46
• Indian Service Appropriations An act making appropriations for the current and contingent: 63
• District of Columbia An act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to refund: 87
• Promotions in the Navy An act relative to examination for promotions in the Navy June 18 1878 165: 91
• Works of Art An act to provide for the free entry of articles imported for exhibition by societies: 99
• Superintendents of Mints and Assayers An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to constitute: 102
• Military Academy Appropriations An act making appropriations for the support of the Military: 108
• Deficiency Appropriations An act making appropriations to supply the deficiencies in the appropria: 115
• Harpers Ferry Property An act authorizing the Solicitor of the Treasury by and with the consent: 130
• National Fair Grounds Association An act to incorporate the National Fair Grounds Association: 137
• CadetMidshipmen An act regulating the appointment of cadetmidshipmen and cadetengineers: 143
• River and Harbor Appropriations An act making appropriations for the construction repair pres: 152
• Canadian Vessels An act to aid vessels wrecked or disabled in the waters conterminous to: 175
• Walker An act for the relief of Robert C Walker June 19 1878: 206
• RESOLUTIONS: 245
• Jefferson Monument Joint resolution for the erection of a monument over the grave of Thomas Jef: 251
• Senate and House Employés Joint resolution in relation to committee clerks and other employés: 255
• Courts in Missouri An act to divide the western district of Missouri into two divisions and to pre: 263
• LandScrip An act defining the manner in which certain landscrip may be assigned and located: 274
• Deficiency Appropriations An act making appropriations to enable the Secretary of the Treasury: 275
• Headstones An act authorizing the Secretary of War to erect headstones over the graves of Union: 281
• Sups me Court of the United States An act to relieve certain legal disabilities of women February: 294
• Mexican War An act for the payment to the officers and soldiers of the Mexican war of the three: 316
• Naval Officers and Surveyors An act to amend section twentythree of the act approved June twenty: 322
• Settlers Deposits An act to amend section twentyfour hundred and three of the Revised Statutes: 352
• 172: 353
• River and Harbor Appropriations An act making appropriations for the construction repair preserva: 363
• Civil Expense Appropriations An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the govern: 377
• Deficiency Appropriations An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations: 410
• PostRoutes An act to establish postroutes March 3 1879 427: 427
• Fortifications Appropriations An act making appropriations for fortifications and other works of: 467
• Homestead and Preemption Entries An act to provide additional regulations for homestead and pre: 473
• Maryland and Virginia Boundary An act giving the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact: 481
• Revised Statutes Joint resolution providing for the distribution of the Revised Statutes of the United: 487
• County Virginia November 23 1877: 493
• New York March 2 1878: 499
• Edwin A Clifford An act for the relief of Edwin A Clifford March 11 1878: 510
• Margaret R Colony An act granting a pension to Margaret R Colony widow of the late Major: 511
• Will R Hervey An act for the relief of Will R Hervey May 2 1878: 525
• Thomas W Brown An act restoring the name of Thomas W Brown to the pensionroll May: 531
• William Hafford An act to amend an act granting a pension to William Hafford of South Yarmouth: 532
• Mattie MoTaggart An act granting an increase of pension to Mattie McTaggart widow of the late: 538
• 206: 544
• Venezuela Mized Commission An act in relation to the Venezuelan Mixed Commission June 20 1878: 550
• William H Merritt An act for the relief of William H Merritt June 15 1878: 566
• Alexander Anderson An act for the relief of Alexander Anderson late first lieutenant Fourteenth: 571
• private Second Indiana Battery June 18 1878: 577
• Alabama June 19 1878: 582
• 20 1878: 584
• Sons of Saint George Joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to refund to: 588
• James B Treadwell An act granting a pension to James B Treadwell major of the Eightyfifth: 594
• James Clift An act for the relief of James Clift late captain Fifth Tennessee Cavalry February: 600
• PensionAttorneys Fees An act relating to claim agents and attorneys in pension cases June: 669

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• Title: The Statutes at Large, the United States from ..., Volume 20; LLMC Digital
• Author: United States
• Contributor: United States Department of State
• Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1879