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or cum PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS, CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. §cis of the jfortg-gfirsi Glongrtss of the diuiicb Siatts. STATUTE I. - 1 869. Page Publib Credit. An act to strengthen the public credit. March 18, 1869, eh. 1 .. 1 Baltimore and Potomac R. R. Co. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to authorize the extension, construction, and use of n lateral brunch of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad into and within the District of Columbia," approved February 5, 1867. March 18, 1869, ch. 2 ,., 1 District of Columbia. An act for the further security of equal rights in the District of Columbia. March 18, 1869, ch. 3 . ... . ... 3 National Junction Railway Company. An act to incorporate the National Junction Railway Company. March 29, 1869, ch. 5 . - . 3 Chief of Stajl An act to abolish the office of chief of stat? to the general of the army. April tx, 1869, eh. 9. ...,... ts Tenure of Office. An act to amend "An act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices." April 5,lS69,ch.l0 .. . 6 Natioiiai Banking Association. --Aiding, doc. Oficers in entbezz/ing the Property of the Bank. An net to amend an not entitled "An not to provide n nzttionul currency secured b_v a pledge oi' United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereot," approved J uno third, eighteen hundre and sixty-four, by extending certain penalties to accessories. April 6, 1869, ch. ll. . . . . . 7 Jlexioo, Commissioner under Convention with. An act to curry into efTect the convention of July four, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, between the United States and Mexico, for the udjustment of cluitns. April 7, 1869, ch. 12 ... • 7 Washington, D. C'. An net to continue in force un act entitled "An act to extend the clnnrtcr of Washington City," and so forth. April 7, 1869, ch. 13 . ... _ ... 8 Freedmerfs Hospitals. An act relating to freedmen's hospitals. April 7, 1869, ch. 14 ... 8 Dejicieneies Appropriations. An act making appro riutions to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of government for the fizcal year ending J unc thirticth, eighteen tundrcd and sixty-nine, and udditional nppropriations for the year ending June thirticth, eighteen hundred and seventy, and for other purposes. April 10, 1865, ch 15 9 Indian Expenses Appropriation. An net making appropriations for the current and contingent cxpenses of the Indinn Department, and for ultil ing treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy. April 10, 1869, ch. 16 . .. 13 Mississippi, Texas, and Wrginia. An act authorizing the submission of the constitutions of Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas, to a vote of the people, and authorizing the election of State officers provided by the said constitutions, and members of Congress. April 10, 1869, eh. 17 40 Internal Revenue. An act to amend an act entitled "An act imposing taxes on distilled spirits und tobacco, and for other purposes," approved July twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. April 10, 1869, ch. 18 . . ... 41