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 484 F OR'IY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 215-218, 223. 187 3. March 1, 1873. CHAP. CCXV. -—An Act to change and fix the Time of holding the Spring Terms of `_"""_°"' the United States Circuit and District Courts in the Cities of Covington and Paducah, in the Stale of Kentucky. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 f Representatives of the United '{errnsof States of America in Congress assembled, That the terrns of the United g)'$t‘;d,S%;‘f_ States circuit and district, courts heretofore held in Covington, Kentucky, 5,, mn and pad,,- on the third Monday in April, shall hereafter be held there on the second Mi, K¢¤¢¤¢kY- Monday in May; and the terms of said courts heretofore held in Paducah, Kentucky, on the third Mondap in March, shall hereafter be held there on the second Monday in Apri . Armcovnn, March 1, 1873. March 1, 1873. CHAP. CCXVI. — An Act authorizing the President to appoint Frank M. Ashton a seo- _—`__"`_"" and assistant Engineer in the Navy] of the United States. Be it enacted br the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Frank M. States of Amerieé, in Congress assembled, That the President be, and is ASM?" *0 l’° d hereby, authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the benate, to in the navy. States navy, subject to the usual examination. Avraovrzn, March 1, 1873. March 1 1873. CHAP. CCXVII.—- An Act to trans/er the Control of certain Powers and Duties in Re- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United , States 0 America in O'on_ ress assembled, That the Secretary of the Intetb? rior slnriil hereafter exercige all the powers and perform all the duties in §°"i°"l‘ °°"“’F‘ relation to the Territories of the United States that are now by law or uncs m relation, to the ’1‘crrit<>rics by custom exercised and performed by the Secretary of State. §ul;·U“*°°d Approved, March 1, 1873. March 1, 1873. CHAP. CCXVIII. -—An Act to provide for the Expenses of the Investigation of alleged m Frauds in the recent serratorial Electzon m Kansas. · y Be it enacted by the Senate and [Ease of Representatives of the United Appropriation Stdi€S of Améftdd in 0O7ZgT€SS assembled, That HIS Sum of b€H bl'l(d\1SH,Dd M *h•=_¤XP<>¤IS°¤ dollars be, and the same hereby is appropriated, out of any money in the Q;;h:,‘Ql¥§22§Qf treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of the select tonal election in committee, of the Senate, appointed to inquire into the charges of bribery K°“”**· and corruption in the recent senatorial election in Kansas. APPROVED, March 1, 1873. .. ,, in to the ircuit and District Court: o the United CHAR CCX)gldges ?M1t;fddl:tar?d norlhegz Districts ¢y"Alabama. f Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Repeal of law States ofzimerica in Congress assembled, That so much of an act or acts giVi¤s_¤i¥¤¤i* of Congress as vests in the d1str1ct court_of the United States for the middle district of Alabama, and the district court of the United States district courts of for the northern district of Alabama, the power and Jurisdicmon of a Al*l’“'“‘*· circuit court, be, and the same is hereby repealed. T,,,,,Sfe,. 0;,,,,,, Sec. 2. That all civil causes, actions, suits, eaecutions, pleas, process, tain cms from and other proceedings now pending in said district courts of the United  States for the middle and northern districts of Alabauia, which rnight circuit court. have been brought and would have been originally cogmzable in a circuit court, are hereby declared to be transferred to the circuit court of the district of Alabama; and the clerks of said district courts shall transmit all the original papers in such causes, and a complete transcript of all the doekets, minutes, orders, judgments, and decrees ui such causes, as the same appear of recprd Eaid district courts, to said circuit court of the United States at Mob' e, a ama.
 * §£§;;$i;§§?;,. appoint Frank M. Ashton a second assistant engineer m the United
 * ··—·—L*" lation to the Territories to due Department of the Interior.