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22 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 46, 50, 52. 1884. O¤i¤·¤¥¤·¢¤=·,di¤— “Sec. 1218. No person who held a commission in the Army or Navy q“?‘M"d ?"°’ "P“ of the United Suites at the beginning of the late rebellion, and after- £;“§;,T$mm Army ward served in any capacity in the military, naval, or civil service of " the so-called Confederate States, or of either of the States rninsurrection during the late rebellion, shall be appointed to any position in the Army or Navy of the United States." __ R. S. 1756, 312. Sec. 2. That section seventeen hundred and fifty-six of the Revised Repealed. Statutes be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and hereafter the oath 0,;,0,31 oaths. to be taken by any person elected or appointed to any oince of honor or profit either in the civil, military, or naval service, except the President of the United States, shall be as prescribed in section seventeen hundred and nfty-seven of the Revised Statutes. But this repeal shall not affect the oaths prescribed by existing statutes in relation to the performance of duties in special or particular sub-ordinate offices and employments. . N°‘ **2 ““`°°* °X‘ Sec. 3. That the provisions of this act shall in no manner affect any me "ght°’ °t°° right, duty, claim, obligation, or penalty now existing or already incurred; and all and every such right, duty, claim, obligation, and penalty shall be heard, tried, and determined, and effect shall be given thereto. in the same manner as if this act had not been passed. R- S- 820, 152 Sec. 4. That section eight hundred and twenty of the Revised Statutes, R- S- 821, W3- imposing certain disqualiiications on grand and petit jurors in the Repealed- courts of the United States, and section eight hundred and twenty one of the Revised Statutes, prescribing an oath for grand and petit jurors in the courts of the United States, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved, May 13, 1884. May 14, ]884_ CHAP. 50.-An act to repeal section eight of an act entitled "An act toaceept and .---—--——·- ratify the agreement submitted by the confederated bands of Ute Indians in C0 orado for the sale of their reservation in grid State, and for other purposes, and to make the necessary appropriations for carrying out the same," approved June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 21 Sum, 2% States of America in Congress assembled, That section eight of an act 1;,,,,,,,,,,;,,, of entitled “An act to accept and ratify the agreement submitted by the lands, etc., on Ute confederated bands of Ute Indians in Colorado for the sale of their I$¤¤li¤¤ ¤‘¤¤<>¥V¤· reservation in said State, and for other purposes, and to make the nec-

‘;’{)‘;,cC3;‘;¤'?·?;’· °° essary appropriations for carrying out the same,” approved June

' fifteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and that the lands referred to in said section are hereby restored to the public domain. Approved, May 14, 1884. CHAP. 52.·-An act to reven a uni h‘' '

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ' Forging or conn- States of America in Congress assembled, That every person who, within

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bofldyor ,;,,;,2 Q falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any bond, certificate, obli- ,,,1,.;,;,,,, 0; {0,,,;,;,, gation, or other security in imitation of, or purporting to be an imita- Gevemments. tion of, any bond, certificate, obligation, or other security of any foreign Government, issued or put forth under the authority of such foreign Government, or any treasury note, bill, or promise to pay issued by such foreign Government, and intended to circulate as money, either by law, order, or decree of such foreign Government, and any person who causes or procures to be so falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or who knowingly aids or assists in making, altering, forging,