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 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 71, 72. 1868. 77 Ergth all the vénlglxelrs, papers, fproofs, and documents pertaining thereto, to ransmxtte the court o calms and the same shall be there roceeded in as if originally commenced by the voluntary action of Pthe claimant. and the Secretary of the Treasury may, upon the certificate Sammy of, of any auditor or comptroller of the treasury, direct any account, T¤‘°¤¤¤¤‘¥ ¤¤¤! matter, or claim of the character, amount, or class described or limited in §,°;dt:‘:,'f,'f1"r'{€;- this section to be transmitted, with all the vouchers, papers, documents, claims for trial, and §>roc;fs pmlgaxnxncggghfreto, to {hte {said court §fl;:l3;ms,ffor anal and &°· a Ju ma ion: rom e, owever, a no case s a reerrc y any Cases imlyto head of a ldenlangment unless itl belongs to one of the several classes of :‘LF§£°fh;dé§::: cases to w ic , y reason oft e subjecvmatter and character the said `mb conrt tot claims xniglht, {miler texisging layvséhtake jurisdictioxidon sulch.El;=:1i;t3§5édby vo un ry ac ion 0 the caxman u a e cases mentione int is · section which shall be transmitted by the head of any executive depart- clmmmh ment, or npon the certificate of any auditor or comptroller, shall be proceeded in as other cases pending in said court, and shall, in all thzxgeigcgngs in respects, be subject to the same rules and regulations; and appeals from the final Judgments or decrees of sand court therein to the Supreme gonrt of the United Stageshshagl lie allowed m the manner now provided y aw. he amount 0 the na Ju cvments or decrees in such cases so Finaljnd - transmitted to said court, where rendered in favor of the claimants, shall m°“l’ 'md '§°1 in all cases be paid out of any specific appropriation applicable to the °r°°°’h°w pm' same, if any such there be ; and where no such appropriation exists, the same shall be paid in the same manner as other judgments of said court. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That no person shall tile or pros- _ Claims pendecute any claim or suit in the court of claims, or an appeal therefrom, for lfg 22::0 be or in respect to which he or any assignee of his shall have commenced pmwum in and has pending any snit or process in any other court against any officer gzegsofszsimt or person who, at the time of the cause of acuon alleged in such suit or is wnh§r;w¤‘:“‘ process arose was in respect thereto acting or professing to act, mediatel am. or immediately, under the authority of the United States, unless such sud: or process, if now pending in such other court, shall be withdrawn or dismissed within thirty days after the passage of this act. Sec. 9. And be it ftrther enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk ofcmut clerk of the said court of claims  transmit to Congress, at the com-  g’c°¤_ mencement of every December session, a full and complete statementoof my mt,,m,m all the judgments rendered by the said court for the previous year, stating cfiudgments the amounts thereof and the parties in whose favor rendered, together QQQQQYFYM with a brief synopsis of the nature of the claims upon which said judg· ’ ments have been rendered. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That all provisions of any act in- Repeal of incompatible herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed. °°""“°“* 1’·‘"· Armovnn, June 25, 1868. CHAP. LXXII.—An Act constituting eight Hours a Day’s Work for all Laborers, Juno 25, 1868. giorkmen, and Mechanics employed by or on Behalf of the Government of lhe United """"""""" L ales. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of bthe United States of America in Congress assembled That eight hours s all consti- Eight h¤¤¤‘¤f<> tute a day’s work for all laborers, worhmeln, and mechanics now employed, §;;$:":;$k°M or who may be hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the government me¢h¤mos,1a· of the United States · and that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with l’°"°”· &°* °m‘ , ’ loyed by the this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. {yum sum, Approved, June 25, 1868.