ACT OF MARCH 3, 1875. CHAP. 167.-An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust and remit certain taxes and penalties claimed to be due from mining and other corporations and for other purposes. 18 Stat. L., pt. 3, p. 507. Certain pen alties on min re Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to settle and release any ing and manufacturing corclaims for tax on circulation of evidences of indebtedness porations mitted. made against any mining, manufacturing or other corporations other than against any national banking-association, State bank, or banking-association, by such corporations paying the tax, without penalty, that shall have accrued thereon since November first, eighteen hundred and seventy-three; and that the provisions of sec- R. S., 3412, tion three thousand four hundred and twelve of the Re- strued. vised Statutes of the United States shall not be construed in pending cases, except as to national bankingassociations, to apply to such evidences of indebtedness issued and reissued prior to the passage of this act, but said section shall be construed as applying to such evidences of indebtedness issued after the passage hereof. Approved, March 3, 1875. ACT OF APRIL 11, 1876. CHAP. 55.-An act to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay judgments provided for in an act approved February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, entitled "An act providing for the payment of judgments rendered under section 11 of chapter 459 of the laws of the first session of the Forty-third Congress." p. 374, con 19 Stat. L., 32. of Alabama sale of bonds Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury, for the purpose Judgments of paying the judgments provided for in an act approved claims court, February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, en- for payment of. titled "An act providing for the payment of judgments rendered under section eleven, of chapter four hundred 1876, ch. 10. and fifty-nine of the laws of the first session of the Fortythird Congress," is hereby authorized to convert into coupon-bonds, and to sell, after five days' notice, so many as may be necessary for this purpose of the five per centum registered bonds of the United States now held subject to the disposition of Congress under the provi1873, ch. sions of the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, chapter two hundred and sixty-one. 1874, ch. SEC. 2. That so much of section fifteen of the act ap 261, vol. 17, p. 601. 459. sec. 15, Repealed. 18 Stat., 248. proved June twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventyfour, chapter four hundred and fifty-nine, as conflicts with this act, is hereby repealed. 87. Approved, April 11, 1876. ACT OF MAY 31, 1878. 20 Stat. L., CHAP. 146.-An act to forbid the further retirement of United States legal-tender notes. notes, further prohibited. February 4 Statutes, 3581. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemLegal tender bled, That from and after the passage of this act it shall retirement of, not be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury or other See act of officer under him to cancel or retire any more of the 1868, Revised United States legal-tender notes. And when any of said notes may be redeemed or be received into the Treasury under any law from any source whatever and shall belong to the United States, they shall not be retired cancelled or destroyed but they shall be reissued and paid out again and kept in circulation: Provided That nothing herein shall prohibit the cancellation and destruction of mutilated notes and the issue of other notes of like denomination in their stead, as now provided by law. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Proviso. Revised Statutes, 3582. 102. Approved, May 31, 1878. ACT OF JUNE 8, 1878. 20 Stat. L., CHAP. 170.-An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to constitute Superintendents of Mints or Assayers in Assay-offices, Assistant Treasurers of the United States. ents of mints Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assemSuperintend- bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is and assayers hereby authorized to constitute any superintendent of a tuted assistant mint or assayer of any assay-office, an assistant treasurer For what pur- of the United States without additional compensation, may be consti treasurers. pose. to receive gold coin and bullion on deposit for the purposes provided for in section two hundred and fiftyfour of the Revised Statutes. Approved, June 8, 1878. ACT OF JUNE 11, 1878. CHAP. 180.—An act providing a permanent form of 20 Stat. L., government for the District of Columbia. 102. ing fund com ished and du SEC. 7. That the offices of sinking-fund commissioners Offices of sinkare hereby abolished, and all duties and powers possessed missioners abolby said commissioners are transferred to, and shall be ties transferred exercised by the Treasurer of the United States, who United States. shall perform the same in accordance with the provisions of existing laws. * Approved, June 11, 1878. ACT OF JANUARY 25, 1879. CHAP. 24. An act to facilitate the refunding the national debt. to Treasurer of 20 Stat. L., 265. Public debt. 6 for 4 per Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized in the process of refunding the national debt under existing laws to exchange directly at par the Exchange of bonds of the United States bearing interest at four per cent bonds. centum per annum authorized by law for the bonds of the United States commonly known as five-twenties outstanding and uncalled, and, whenever all such five-twenty bonds shall have been redeemed, the provisions of this section and all existing provisions of law authorizing the refunding of the national debt shall apply to any bonds of the United States bearing interest at five per centum per annum or a higher rate, which may be redeemable. In any exchange made under the provisions of this section interest may be allowed, on the bonds redeemed, for a period of three months. Approved, January 25, 1879. Interest. 321. ACT OF FEBRUARY 26, 1879. 20 Stat. L., CHAP. 102.—An act to authorize the issue of certificates of deposit in aid of the refunding of the public debt. in aid of funding. re Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States of America in Congress assemPublic debt. bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to issue, in exchange for lawful money of the United States that may be presented for such exCertificates change, certificates of deposit, of the denomination of ten dollars, bearing interest at the rate of four per centum per annum, and convertible at any time, with accrued interest, into the four per centum bonds described in the refunding act; and the money so received shall be applied only to the payment of the bonds bearing interest at a rate of not less than five per centum in the mode prescribed by said act, and he is authorized to prescribe suitable rules and regulations in conformity with this act. Approved, February 26, 1879. Proceeds. 383. ACT OF MARCH 3, 1879. 20 Stat. L., CHAP. 182.-An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty, and for other purposes. tions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem Appropria- bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, Sundry civil appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty, namely: expenses. 1879, ch. 329. * * * * ; and so much of the act "making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes," approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, as authorizes the Secretary of the Bullion cer- Treasury to issue coin certificates in exchange for bullion deposited for coinage at mints and assay-offices other than tificates. those mentioned in section thirty-five hundred and forty- R. S., 3545. five of the Revised Statutes, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; said repeal to take effect at the end of the CHAP. 186.-An act to promote the education of the blind. 20 Stat. L., (This act provides an appropriation of $250,000 to be invested in 4 per cent bonds, the interest on said bonds to be paid over to the trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind; the trustees to make report to the Secretary of the Treasury.) Approved, March 3, 1879. ACT OF MARCH 3, 1881. 467. 457. CHAP. 133.-An act making appropriations for sundry 21 Stat. L, civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eightytwo, and for other purposes. Secretary of ply surplus money in to SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury may at any time apply the surplus money in the Treasury not other- Treasury to ap wise appropriated, or so much thereof as he may con- Treasury sider proper, to the purchase or redemption of United purchase or reStates bonds: Provided, That the bonds so purchased or redeemed shall constitute no part of the sinking fund, but shall be canceled. * Approved, March 3, 1881. ACT OF JULY 12, 1882. demption of bonds. Proviso. 162. CHAP. 290.-An act to enable national-banking associ- 22 Stat. L, ations to extend their corporate existence, and for other purposes. half per cent in exchange for SEC. 11. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby Three and a authorized to receive at the Treasury any bonds of the bonds received United States bearing three and a half per centum in- three per cent terest, and to issue in exchange therefor an equal amount bonds. of registered bonds of the United States of the denomi registered |