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532 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 161-164. 1885.

States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein. Approved, February 26, 1885. February 26, 1885. CHAP. 162.-An act to enlarge the States cnstonrhouso at Richmond, -i~—————- 1I‘g!.Dl8. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United · Richmond, Va. States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of one hundred U- S- <>¤¤°°'¤· thousand dollars be, and thesame is hereby, appropriated, out of any {1L;?, °° b° °“` moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for thc enlargement · App}0p,i,,t;0D_ of the United States custom-house at Richmond, Virgmia. Disbursements; Sec. 2. That said sum shall be expended upon the order of the Sec» h°" ¤¤¤d°· retary of the Treasury, and under his direction, upon plans, specific:} tions, and estimates previously made and approved according to law. Approved, February 26, 1885. . .— n thenti led "An t to increase the water·su 1 F.;-—-—€bruary 26, 1885. CHAP 163 A;lfz:clfeteii?ym§E]¢%Vaash’i¢ngton,tmd for xbox- purposes." PP y Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Act to increase States of America 0n` Congress assembled, That the time fixed by the act "°**’¥ WPPIY °* entitled “An act to increase the watersupply of the city of Washingfgtggwsff Wm` ton, and for other purposes,” approved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred 188*2: m1_' 22, 6h_ and eighty-two, within which owners of or parties interested in lands 294, p. 1 6 8 , condemned or taken under the provisions of said act may accept the

    • ¤,¥€¤***‘t}· t_ appraised value made or to be hereafter made under said act, or owners

iug‘":’p ;,:‘Q":£d or persons interested in such lands who have declined or may hereafter vghgg of |3g¤d_g 0, decline to accept the appraised value of such lands, and have elected suing in Court of or may elect to tile a petition in the Court of Claims under the provis

  • }]******8 °¤*°¤d°d ions of said act, be, and the same is hereby, extended for one year from

°"° y°°" the passage of this act, notwithstanding the limitation provided by ‘ said act. Approved, February 26, 1885. ` February 26, 1885, CHAP. 164.-Au not to prohibit the importation and migration of foreigners and -——————; aliens under contract or agreementio perform labor in the United States, its Territories, and the District o Columbia. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Prepayment for States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the pas—· tr=··¤¤po¤jf¤¢io¤ oil sage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partner gfnfsggggfzfaif ship, or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transcontract ,-0, 1,,,,,,, portation, or in any way assist or encourage the importation or migraor service made tion of any alien or aliens, any foreigner or foreigners, into the United i>r¤V_¤<>¤¤ to ¤{¤i— States, its Territories, or the District of Columbia, nnder contract or g’“"°“# “*“'“‘l· agreement, parol or special, express or implied, made previous to the importation or migration of such alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners, to perform labor or service of any kind in the United States, its Territories or the District of Columbia. Sqgh ,,0,,;,,,,;,, Sec. 2. hint all contracts or agreements, express or implied, paro void. or special, which may hereafter be made by and between any personl company, partnership, or corporation, and any foreigner or foreigners, alien or aliens, to perform labor or service or having reference to the perlormance of labor or service bv any person in the United States, its Territories, or the District of Colombia previous to the migration or