182 FORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 189, 190, 191. *1870. BPM md NS- authorized to make all needful rules and regulations for the collection “l°¤°°" and payment of the same, for the comfort, maintenance, education, and protection of the natives of said islands, and also for carrying mto full. Sgqrgmry or eifect all the provisions of this act: Provzdcd further, That the Secretary T¤¤¤§¤‘Y M7 of the Treasury may terminate any lease given to any. person, company, Q:?;::;;? or corporation on full and satisfactory proof of the ymlation of any of cause. the provisions of this act or the rules and regulations established by Funseal skins him: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury IS hereby f,f;5°:;`g‘;:;y authorized to deliver to the owners the fur-seal skins now_stored on the be doliversdto islands, on the payment of one dollar for each of satd skins taken and °W¤¤*‘¤ °¤ 9*5** shi d awa b said owners. m?;;fg§g$k,t 7. jzdhe it further enacted, That the provisions of the seventh courtof the and eighth sections of “An act to extend the laws of the United States g;‘m‘}_£;“'g:°lf‘ relating to customs, commerce, and navigation over theterritory ceded to go,,," w},,;,. the United Statesby Russia, to establish a collection district therein, and §¤g§¤¤{,¥9 h¤V¤ for other purposes,” approved July tvvénty-seven, elghteéll lll1I1d1I6d and ·],°,§2:€L;h'§;°f sixty-eight, shall be deemed to apply to this act; and all prosecutions for 1868,enZ27a;§7. offences committe against the provisions of this act, and all other pro- VQ£_;:é&,g£· ceedings had ipecaugebof th: violattions of the pzgnviiidpiof this acs and ` which are authorize said act a ove mentioue , s a em accor ance with the provisions thereof; and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. This act may Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Congress may at any time b° °1°°"d• &°' hereafter alter, amend, or repeal this act. Armdvsn, July 1, 1870. July 1. ism. CHAP. CXC. —-An Act to create a Pm qmivay at Vallqo, Calgemia. Ba it enacted by the Senate and Ibusa of Representatives of the United Csizllegg itnmde States of America in Congress assembled, That Vallejo, in- the State of a pm of d6_ Califorma,_sha.ll' be., and 15 hereby, constituted a port of del1very,.with1n livery. the collection district of San Francusco, and there shall be appointed a. Surveyor of surveyor of customs, to reside at said port, who shall perform the duties °“;g‘£*°éh 87 and receive the compensation and emoluments prescribed in the act of v01_ ;$_ of 4g2y_ Congress, approved March two, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, being "An act allowing the duties on foreign merchandise imported into Pittsburg, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, Saint Louis, Nashville, and Natchez, to be secured and paid at those places." g,,,.t,,¤.,m,,;, Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That any vessel of five hundred may proceed di- tons, or over, coming from or going to sea, may proceed directly to or
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g::::?:: mega Francisco, and avoid the risk, expenses, and delay, by anchoring Asraovnn, July 1, 1870. July 1. 1870- CHAP. CXCI.——An Act to confirm Entries of publab Land in certain Cases in the State ey" Alabama. Bc ii enactedfy the Senate and Muse of Representat·ivcs of the United °,(;;gm*f;:£¤ States aj Arnerzca in Congress assembled, That in cases where entries y,, M,,,,,,,,,, com were made an the State of Alabama under the act of Congress approved ¤§¤g¤§2\.°h 244 the fourth of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, entitled "An act to v01_ i 574;* graduate arid reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers and eulgnvatorsk land tgeb parties in good faith went upon the land embraced in err en r1es,_an ecame actua sett ers and cultivators thereofi accordmg. to the requirements of the law, but were afterward forced to abandon their homes. on the land, iuconsequence of the disturbed condition of the country during the late war; their entries shall be confirmed and patented to them, their heirs or assigns, respectively, notwithstanding such abandon— ment, on satisfactory proof of the facts being produced to the commission-
