TO THE

REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.

VOL. 1.

SECOND EDITION; REVISED AND CONTINUED.

1874-1891.

FORTY-THIRD TO FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS, INCLUSIVE.

EMBRACING THE STATUTES, GENERAL AND PERMANENT IN THEIR NATURE, PASSED AFTER
THE REVISED STATUTES AND IN FORCE AT THE END OF THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS;
WITH REFERENCES CONNECTING PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, EXPLANA-
TORY NOTES, CITATIONS OF JUDICIAL DECISIONS, AND A GENERAL INDEX.

PREPARED AND EDITED BY

WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON,

CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS.

BY AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1891.