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THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 173-175, 177. 1862. 575 CHAP. CLXXIII. ——An Ac! to mend the territorial Limits of the Territmjy of Nevada. July 14, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _ States of America in Congress assembled, That all that part of the terri— t0C°"S°‘$“£m` tory of the United States included within the following limits, namely: N;i;;m,€ 9 beginning at the point of intersection of the forty-second degree of north Boundaries. latitude with the thirty-eighth degree of longitude west from Washington; thence running south on the said thirty-eighth degree of west longitude until it intersects the northern boundary line of New Mexico; thence due west to the thirty-ninth degree of longitude west from Washington; thence with said thirty-ninth degree north to the intersection of said forty-second degree of north latitude; thence east with said forty-second degree of north latitude to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, attached to and made a part of the Territory of Nevada, subject to the limitations, restrictions, and provisions of the act organizing the Territory of Nevada. Approved, July 14, 1862. CHAP. CLXXIV. -—An Act jbr changing the Placefor holding the September Term of the July 14, 1862. District Court ay'tl1e United States in the District of Maine. *1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States zy’America in Congress assembled, That the District Court of the of-€.2§Q§§1°£§§fm United States new held at Wiscasset, in the District of Maine on the first met Court in 1`uesday of September of each year, be hereafter held at Bath, in said ll{j%i’{° fmm district, on the same day in each year. igagésset t°

 2. And be it further enacted, That all indictments, suits, infor- provision {0,-

mations, actions, proceedings, and recognizances of every kind, whether I>F¤¤<=¤¤· civil or criminal, shall have day in court, and be proceeded in, heard, tried, and determined in Bath, in the same manner and on the same day they might be in Wiscasset aforesaid. Approved, July 14, 1862. CHAP. CLXXV.-An Act repealing the Law requiring Bonds of Pdymasters and Assist- Jul}' Un 186% ¢11lZPG_7]T7ldSt67`$ to be approved by the Judge or Attorney of the District in which such i_——_`_— Paymaster or Assistant Paymaster shall reside. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the law requiring the official Omcial bond of bond of a paymaster or assistant paymasterin the navy to be approved by gggggiiégajxd the judge or attorney of the United States for the district in which such mmm to bg, ,,p_ paymaster or assistant paymaster shall reside, he and the same is hereby proved py Secrerepealed, and such bond shall be deemed and taken to be satisfactory and my °f "Y‘ sufficient whenever the Secretary of the Navy shall be satisfied on such evidence as he shall consider proper, that such bond ought to he approved and accepted. A1>1>Rov1~:D, July 14, 1862. CHAP. CLXXVII. —An Act 10 authorize the Secretary of the Nmy to accept the Title to July 15, 1862 League Island, in the De/aware River, jbr Naz·aZ Purposes. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the (/Vzited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy Perfect title to be, and he is hereby, authorized to receive and accept from the city au- gig; ‘i;Ii·§:§“° thorities of the city of Philadelphia the title to League Island, in the wm, mnk, may Delaware River, together with the marsh east of and adjacent thereto, beacceptedif, &c within the First ward of the said city of Philadelphia, together with all riparian rights and privileges thereunto belonging and appertaining, to be used for naval purposes by the government of the United States: Provided, That said title shall not be accepted and received unless the same shall be perfect and indefeasible to the whole island to low-water mark; uor, if upon more thorough examination and survey of the premises by a