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I· OR1`1—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rss. 105, 106, 108, 109, 110. 1870. 387 eighteen hundred and sixty~eight, and the proceeds of the sale shall be pzud into the treasury of the United States: Provided, That the corporate St. Louis may authorities- of the city of Saint Louis shall have the privilege of pur- bu! "E1a"§‘p` chasing said ground at an appraised value before the sale; the appraise- p"i§t:8, ehuzis. ment to be made by two persons to be selected by the Secretary of 1'Var ,1869- °h· 14*- 8.fld two by lihfi corporate authorities; the four appraisers to select an g'3(§'xv'PP'187’ umpire in case of disagreement, but the result to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Approved, July 11, 1870. [No. 106.] Joint Resolution in Relaf;;2r;7·!p’ut;;j;;;rnents into the Marine Corps, and for July ll, 1g7c, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representazi1:c.s of the United E¤}iS*m€¤'¤S in Slam of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the first {,'Z‘};Yi,;Q’fjSt° day of July, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy, the enlistments than five years. into the marine corps shall be for a period of not less than five years; Payments of and that all payments of an increase of pay on account ofre-enlistments, ;!‘°"°“”‘?.¥;"Y under the act of August four, eighteen hundred and Gfty-four, lierctoibre nqeiilsfih hemade on a basis of ibur years’ enlistments in said marine corps, shall be ¤F¤di*¤d» &<>· credited to the disbursing officer. J55i; °b· 3}; Approved, July 11, 1870.`p` I ' [N0. 103.] A Resolution authorizirtq the Nomination and Appointment tf Lieutenants JuIy12, 1870. Charles [Z Pendleton and Richard P. Leary as Lieutenant- Commanders on the active List 1;* of lhc Navy. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Charm H- qflimeriea in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States and be authorized to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Leary- may be Senate, to appoint Lieuteuants Charles H. Pendleton and Richard P. ;‘PP°i"°°d**°¤• Leary as lieutenant-commanders on the active list of the navy. APPl{OVED, July 12, 1870. [No. 109.] A lfesoluttbn to determine the Construction of an Act to provide internal Rev- July 13, 1870. enue lo support the Government, aizcljbr other Purposes, approved June 30, 1864. `;`Y" Resolved by the Senate and House ry' Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled “An act N°_*¤X ¤P°¤ to provide internal revenue to support the government, to pay interest on ;§Q°3é",;"c*::ti¤_ the public debt, and for other purposes," approved June thirty, eighteen gent funds or hundred and sixty-four, and the several amendments thereunto, shall not ";:;';"‘_€c°°m· be construed so as to impose a tax on any undistributable sum added to P 1S6J,ch:178, the contingent fund of any fire, marine, inland, life, health, accident, or 5120- like insurance company, or any unearned premium or premiums received \gég°'Q{,l°,€?3‘ for risks assumed by such companies, or any moneys paid by mutual life Vet. Snv. p. 4. insurance companies to their policy-holders. AM P- 260- APPROVED, July 13, 1870. [N0. 110.] A Resolution to pag Expepvseshof Delegations <y" Indians z:isz'ting the Ci/y of July 18, 1870. ` as mgtan. Resolved by the Senate and fmuse of Representatives of the Mailed States of America, in Congress assembled, That there be appropriated out of nny f—’lI;Q;°§*`;¤il<>*'é money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fifty thou- diglcéaigiéts sand dollars to enable the Secretary of the Interior to defray the expenses Iucimns visiting of delegations of Indians visiting 1Vashington, and to purchase presents W;‘,;*;;“§“g;8 for the members thereof in the year eighteen hundred and seventy. ’' Ari-izovun, July 13, 1870.