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From New Garden, via Thompson's Creek and Weavers Creek, to the main Piketon Road, at Dumps Creek.

From Holston to Saltville.

From Smithfield to Carrolton.

From Wakefield Station via Walls Bridge Sewards Store and Surry C. H. to Bacon Castle.

WISCONSIN.

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From Stettin to Rib Falls.

From Barron, via Mooney's Mills, Sylvan Springs and Sioux Creek, to Sand Creek.

From Berlin to Hamburg.

From Baraboo, via Delton to Kilbourn City.

From Keshena to Langlade.

From Eau Claire via Land Creek, to Rice Lake.

From Friendship to Liberty Bluffs.

From Patosi to Waterloo Village

From Avoca to Highland.

From Lancaster, via Hurricane Grove to Patosi.

WEST VIRGINIA.

From Harrisville to Glenville.

WYOMING TERRITORY.

From Fort Fred Steele, via Bennett's Ranch, to Warm Springs.
From Carbon Station to the Medicine Bow Crossing.

From Fort Fetterman to Cantonment Reno.

From Cantonment Reno, Wyoming Territory, to Big Horn Barracks,

in Montana Territory.

From Jenning's Stockade to Sand Creek.

From Fort Fetterman via Fort Reno to the mouth of Powder River.
From Rock Creek to Fort Fetterman.

From Rock Creek, Wyoming Territory, to Big Horn Post, Montana
Territory.

UTAH TERRITORY

From Kelton to Snowville.
From Echo to Park City.

DAKOTA TERRITORY

From Worms to Odessa.

From Deadwood, Dakota Territory, to mouth of Tongue River, Montana Territory.

From Deadwood, Dakota Territory, to Fort Reno, Wyoming Territory. From Deadwood, Dakota Territory, via Fort Phil Kearney, Wyoming Territory, and Fort C. F. Smith, Montana Territory, to Bozeman, Montana Territory.

From Deadwood to Haywood City.

From Deadwood to Sheridan.

From Deadwood, via Spearfish, Iron Creek, Potato Gulch, and Bear Gulch, Dakota Territory, to Sand Creek, Wyoming Territory

From Galena to Deadwood.

IDAHO TERRITORY.

Wisconsin.

West Virginia.

Wyoming.

Utah.

Dakota.

From Lewiston, Idaho Territory, via Asotin, Asotin Mill, Grand Idaho. Round, and Lower Crossing, to Wallowa, Oregon.

From Franklin to Milk Creek.

INDIAN TERRITORY.

From Muskogee to Fairview.
Approved, January 14, 1878.

Indian Terri

tory.

Jan. 18, 1878.

Great seal of United States to be

affixed to a certain document.

CHAP. 8.-An act to authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Great
Seal of the United States to a certain document therein stated.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State, be
and he is hereby authorized and directed to affix the great seal of the
United States, to the document entitled "The administrators of the
United States government at the beginning of its second century."
Approved, January 18, 1878.

Jan. 31, 1878.

Miners' National Bank of Braid wood, Ill.

Not to release liability.

CHAP. 9.-An act to change the location and name of the Miners' National Bank of
Braidwood, Illinois.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Miners' National Bank of Braidwood, in the county of Will, and State of Illinois, is hereby authorized to change its location to the city of Wilmington, in the county and State aforesaid. Whenever the stockholders representing threefourths of the capital of said bank, at a meeting called for that purpose, determine to make such change, the president and cashier shall execute a certificate, under the corporate seal of the bank, specifying such determination, and shall cause the same to be recorded in the office of the Comptroller of the Currency; and thereupon such change of location. shall be effected, and the operations of discount, deposit, and lawful business of said bank shall be carried on in the said city of Wilmington.

SEC. 2. That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed, as in any manner to release the said bank from any liability, or affect any action or proceeding in law, in which the said bank may be a party or interested. And when such change shall have been determined upon Notice of change. as aforesaid, notice thereof, and of such change, shall be published in one weekly paper in the said city of Braidwood, not less than four weeks. SEC. 3. That whenever the location of said bank shall have been changed from the city of Braidwood to the city of Wilmington, in accordance with the first section of this act, its name shall be changed to the Commercial National Bank of Wilmington, if the board of directors of said bank shall accept of the new name by resolution of the board, and cause a copy of said resolution, duly authenticated, to be filed with the Comptroller of the Currency.

Now name.

Liabilities, etc., to follow change.

When to take effect.

SEC. 4. That all the debts, demands, liabilities, rights, privileges, and powers of the Miners' National Bank of Braidwood shall devolve upon the Commercial National Bank of Wilmington whenever such change of name is effected.

SEC. 5. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, January 31, 1878.

Feb. 1, 1878.

CHAP. 10.-Au act to further regulate the purchase of material for the public printing and binding.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Purchase of ma- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Joint Committee on terials for public Public Printing be and hereby is authorized to give permission to the printing in open Public Printer to purchase material in open market, whenever in their

market.

opinion, it would not promote the public interest to advertize for proLimit to amount. posals and to make contracts for the same: Provided, however, That the purchases authorized by this act shall not in any term of six months, exceed the sum of fifty dollars for any particular article required. Approved, February 1, 1878.

CHAP. 12.-An act to punish embezzlement in the District of Columbia, and to protect the records of said District, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if any officer, clerk, agent,

Feb. 4, 1878.

Embezzlement of

or employee in the service of the District of Columbia, or in the service effects of District of any of the officers thereof, shall embezzle or wrongfully convert of Columbia.

to his own use, or fraudulently take, make way with, or secrete, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently convert to his own use, or shall knowingly and willfully or wrongfully sell or dispose of any money, goods, rights of action, bonds, or obligations of the United States, or any State, or any municipal or other corporation, foreign or domestic, Treasury notes, postage or revenue stamps, warrants, or other valuable security or effects whatever, belonging to said District, or to any person, government, or corporation, which shall come into his possession or under his care by virtue of such office, clerkship, agency or employment, he shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.

Penalty.

Embezzlement of

SEC. 2. That if any officer, clerk, agent, or employee in the service of any person, firm, association, or corporation shall, within the District of effects of private Columbia, embezzle or wrongfully convert to his own use or fraudulently citizens, etc. take, make way with, or secrete, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently convert to his own use, or shall knowingly and willfully or wrongfully sell or dispose of any money, goods, rights of action, bonds, or obligations of the United States, or any State, or any municipal or other corporation, foreign or domestic, Treasury notes, postage or revenue stamps, warrants, or other valuable security or effects whatever, belonging to such person, firm, association, or corporation, which shall come into his possession or under his care by virtue of such office, clerkship, agency or employment, he shall on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.

Penalty.

Records, etc., of

bia.

SEC. 3. That all records, books, files, maps plats, surveys, drawings, writings and other papers, of the late corporations of Washington District of ColumGeorgetown, or of the levy court of the District of Columbia, or made by persons in the employment or service of either of them, or of the District of Columbia, in the course of such employment or service, or which shall hereafter be so made, are, and shall be the property of the District of Columbia; and whoever shall steal any such record, book, file, map, plat, survey drawing or other paper, or instruments used in surveying or engineering work, such property of said District of Colum bia shall upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned not more than three years, or pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or both, without reference to the value of the property or thing so taken.

Stealing.

Penalty.

Secreting, etc.

Altering, etc.

SEC. 4. That all persons who shall willfully secrete or remove from the office, room or place where the same are usually kept, any record, book, file, writing, paper map, plat, survey, drawing, field note, or any note in reference to the same, or instruments used in surveying or engineering work, the property of the District of Columbia, or within the care or custody of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or of auy officer or employé of said District, or shall alter, change, deface, oblite. rate or destroy the same or who having removed from such office room or place where the same was usually kept any article or thing hereinbefore named, or who having come into possession of any such article or thing, so removed, and who knowing such to be the property of the District of Columbia shall hereafter on demand of the Commissioners of said District, their agent or attorney, refuse or neglect forthwith to turn. return the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned not more than three years, or be fined not Penalty. exceeding five thousand dollars, or both.

Approved, February 4, 1878.

Refusal to re

Feb. 7, 1878.

CHAP. 13.-An act for the removal of obstructions from the Mississippi, Missouri,
Arkansas and Red Rivers and for the preservation of the public property.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appropriations. States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of forty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction Removing ob- of the War Department, for the removal of snags and other obstructions structions from from the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers, and for the prese vation of the government vessels in that service.

Mississippi and other rivers. Opening navigation of Red River,

La.

To take effect.

SEC. 2. That the sum of six thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri ated, to be expended under the direction of the War Department, for the purpose of opening the navigation of Red River above Shreveport in the State of Louisiana, and keeping said navigation open and free from rafts, and for the purpose of preserving the vessels and boats of the United States employed in that work.

SEC. 3. That this act take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved, February 7, 1878.

Feb. 11, 1878.

Name of consulate at Omoa and Truxillo changed.

CHAP. 14.-An act to change the name of the "Consulate at Omoa and Truxillo." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of the "Consu late at Omoa and Truxillo" be, and the same is hereby, changed to the "Consulate Ruatan and Truxillo."

Approved, February 11, 1878.

Feb. 19, 1878.

CHAP. 16.—An act for providing portraits to accompany the memorial addresses on the late Senators Morton and Bogy.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appropriation. States of America in Congress assembled, That to defray the cost of engrav Portraits of Sen- ing and printing the portraits of the late Senators Morton and Bogy unators Morton and der the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, as ordered by conBogy. current resolutions of Congress, twelve hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, February 19, 1878.

Feb. 25, 1878.

CHAP. 17.—An act to appropriate money for the purchase of a law library for the
Territory of Dakota.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appropriations. States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by and under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States Law library for in the purchase of a law library for said Territory, to be kept at the seat of the government thereof, for the use of the governor, supreme aud district courts, members of the legislature, and such other persons as shall be provided by law, and the sum of two hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of paying the freight thereon.

Dakota.

Approved, February 25, 1878.

Feb. 25, 1878.

Appropriations.

CHAP. 18.-An act making an appropriation for the purchase of a law-library for
the use of the courts and the United States officers in the Territory of Wyoming.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and is hereby
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars for the purchase
of a law-library for the use of the courts and the United States officers
in the Territory of Wyoming, and the further sum of two hundred dol- Wyoming.
lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the transportation of
said law-library, when purchased, to Cheyenne City, the capital of said
Territory, the whole to be expended under the direction of the Attorney-
General of the United States.

Approved, February 25, 1878.

CHAP. 20.-An act to authorize the coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to restore its legal-tender character.

Law library for

Feb. 28, 1878.

Silver dollars to

1837, ch. 3,

5 Stat., 136.

Legal tender.

Purchase of bul

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be coined, at the several mints of the United States, silver dollars of the weight of be coined. four hundred and twelve and a half grains Troy of standard silver, as provided in the act of January eighteenth, eighteen hundred thirty-seven, on which shall be the devices and superscriptions provided by said act; which coins together with all silver dollars heretofore coined by the United States, of like weight and fineness, shall be a legal tender, at their nominal value, for all debts and dues public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. And the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase, from time to time, silver bullion, at the market price thereof, not less than two lion. million dollars worth per month, nor more than four million dollars worth per month, and cause the same to be coined monthly, as fast as so purchased, into such dollars; and a sum sufficient to carry out the foregoing provision of this act is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. And any gain or seigniorage arising from this coinage shall be accounted for and paid into the Treasury, as provided under existing laws relative to the subsidiary coinage: Provided, That the amount of money at any one time invested in such silver bullion, exclusive of such resulting coin, shall not exceed five million dollars: And provided further, That nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the payment in silver of certificates of deposit issued under the provisions of section two hundred and fifty-four of the Revised Statutes.

Appropriation.
Seigniorage.

Investment in

bullion.

Gold certificates.
R. S., 254, p. 41.

International

SEC. 2. That immediately after the passage of this act, the President shall invite the governments of the countries composing the Latin conference. Union, so-called, and of such other European nations as he may deem advisable, to join the United States in a conference to adopt a common ratio between gold and silver, for the purpose of establishing, internationally, the use of bi-metallic money, and securing fixity of relative value between those metals; such conference to be held at such place, in Europe or in the United States, at such time within six mouths, as may be mutually agreed upon by the executives of the governments joining in the same, whenever the governments so invited, or any three of them, shall have signified their willinguess to unite in the same.

The President shall, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint three commissioners, who shall attend such conference on behalf of the United States, and shall report the doings thereof to the President, who shall transmit the same to Congress.

Commissioners.

Appropriation.
Allowance to

Said commissioners shall each receive the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars and their reasonable expenses, to be approved by the Secretary of State; and the amount necessary to pay such compensation commissioners. and expenses is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

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