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 226 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 253, 254, 255. 1868. July 27, 1868. CHAI-’. CCLIH.-An Act to authorize the City of Washington to issue Bands prrrhe Purpose of paying the floating Debt of the City, _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United i *%**3* °gW=*Sh· States of America in Congress assembled, That the city of Washington be, ng g,YQ;°$’Q,fifj° and hereby is, authorized to issue, by vote of its councils, registered 0;- 000 of bonds to coupon bonds in denominations of fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, tive Egg"? H°""“g hundred dollars, and one thousand dollars, payable in ten years from the pQ,,0,,,;,,,,t;0,,, date of issue, bearing interest at the rate of six per centum per annum, i¤t¤¤‘¤¤'¤. &<=- puyuble semiannually; principal and interest payable in lawful money b B°¤d¤·th3*V*3 of the United States. Said 'bonds shall be signed by the mayor and wi,;?;?;,;,;;'; countersigned by the register of the city, and shell be payable at such place or places as may by them be deemed expedient, and may be issued and disposed of to an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the present floating debt of the city, not, however, to exceed the sum of eight hundred uettobe sold, thousand dollars: Provided, That said bonds shall not be sold for less £;1““u““P”"· than their pur value in lawful money of the United States, or in exchange ` for said matured and liquidated indebtedness: Provided also, That no greater amount of said bonds shall be disposed of than may be found necessary for the payment of said indebtedness. _Iptereigt spe Seo. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the city Qlgalgitiggtogg councils upon issuing the bonds herein authorized, to provide by taxation provigled for by for the prompt payment of the interest thereon ; also to provide for the apart annually to an amount not exceeding ten per centum of the amount of bonds issued, said sinking fund to be created from regular taxes levied for that purpose, and to be assessed and collected as other taxes. d.N"°°*””Y °l‘ Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said city councils are IIIGDUGD muy be .. . passed_ hereby authorized to pass amy and all ordinances which may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act, and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act ure hereby repealed. .AI’I‘R.0VED, July 27, 1868. July 27, 1868. CHAP. CCLIV.-—An Act to amend Section one of "An Act to prevent and punish 1863, 6h_ 76, s ;_ I rauds upon the Revenue, and for other Purposes," approved March third, eighteen hun- Vol. xii. p. 737. dred and szxlyalzree. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United trlzleclergrtlcutu States of America fn Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An not in“cm_fui:‘:,‘:::? to prevent and pumsh frauds upon the revenue, to provide for [the] more qmy be made go, eertam and speedy eollecnon of claims in favor of the United States, and &°- for other purposes," approved March third.eighteeu hundred and sixty- three, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to section one thereof an additional proviso, as follows: And provided further, That in case of goods, wares, and merclmndlse, imported from a, foreign country adpneexnt to the United States, the declaration in this section hereinbefore required may be mttde to, and the eertihcate endorsed by, the consul, vicep0nsp1,% eotgnéercial agent, at or nearest to the port or place of clearance 01* tie United States. Approved, July 27, 1868. CHA]?. CQLV.—An Act supplementary t0_ an Act entitled "An Act to allow the Vgibiislp 56057 Jgftgtelzl bflgfes to prosecute Appeals and Wrzts of Error, wit/wut giving Security," and . . . . r er urposes. H · Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United stx}? g;;f°p*lO_ Sfcttes of Anzerica in Oengress assembled, That the provisions of the act S),,,,,,,, ,,,,,,0,,1% cutntled "An act to ztllow the United States to prosecute appeals and writs cxpwm of error without gnying security," approved February twenty—0ne, eigh- Sccurpy for tee]1 hundred and sixty-thr0e, be, and the same hereby are, exteuded to costs. jvnts of error, appeals, or other process in law, admiralty or equity, issuing from or brought up to a. circuit court of the United States.
 * “”"°¤· redemption of the said bonds by establishing a sinking fund to be set