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 598 FORTY SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 256-258. 1873- ggstgmldp From Huntington to Wayne Court House. °”. 9 . From Mi11er’s Ferry to Fayetteville. Wm vuglnm From Roncevert to Lewisburg. From Pruntytowu to Meadland. Approved, March 3, 1873. March 8, 1873. CHAP. CCLVI. —-An Act to authorize the continued Emplvynqcnt of an Agent and ";*` Counsel of the United States. Be it enacted-by the Senate and Himsa of Regiresenlalives of the United Present agent States of America m Congress assembled, That 1t shall be lawful for the
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Sum under me ment and employment of the present agent and counsel of the United geptywith Great States, under articles twelve to seventeen, inclusive, of the treaty between m;t£;';;‘,“{;': the United States and Great Britain, concluded May eighth, eighteen hunuormerjm, dred and seventy-one, and for said agent and counsel to act under such Past, pp. 867-869. continued appointment and employment, notwithstanding the election of the said agent and counsel as a representative in the forty-third Congress: Provirled, That such appointment and employment shall not contmue after said agent and counsel shall have taken the oath of office as such representative. Approved, March 3, 1873. March 3, 1873. CHAP. CCLVII. -—An Act supplemental to an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Texas Pacyfc Railroad Compu?, and to aid in Ihc Construction of its Road, and VOL ;wi_ P_ H3_ for other Purposes," approved Marc third, eighteen hundred and seventynne. S Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Face value of tutes of America in Congress assembled, That the face value of all bonds
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Tum and PP provisions of an act approved March third, eivhteen hundred and seventy- ciic R. lt- Go. one, shall, at the option of the company, be either in gold, or other law- ¢‘;_‘K£?u}“ ful money of the United States, bearing interest, at like option of the company, either in gold or other lawful money of the United States ; and Forma- Wm, any mortgage heretofore executed by said company, securing bonds pay- gig: l¢8¤l1=¤d» able in any lawful money of the United States other than gold, and the ` bonds recited therein, and to secure which, said mortgage was given, are hereby legalized, and said mortgage and bonds shall have the same effect as though they had been authorized by the act to which this is a supplement. Promded, That in all other respects the requirements of tha; law in regard to such mortgage and bonds have been fully complied wit. Aprnovnn, March 3, 1873. Munch 8, 1873. CHAP. CCLVIII.b-· AnL4ct for the ipepprezfop of Trailijin, and C'irculationqfQ o scene uerature mu nic o zmmom se. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re resentatives 0 the United Penalty rot-, in States of America in Congress assembled, Tha; whoever, wi{hin the Dis- 3*g’e1£:i;¥2h*¤ trict of Columbia or any of the Territories of the United States, or other junsdiction Oy place within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, shall sell, or gggnized Sgews, lend, or giveaway, or in any manner exhibit, or shall ofer to sell, or to agiané Obggem lppldgprog gitge avgpyilor in any manner to leiphgbit, or shlall otherwise ppbs, pictures, r pu is m any manner, or s a ave in is possession or &¤·G agy such purpose or lpurposes, any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, writing, a vertisement, circu ar, print, picture, drawing or other representation d & figure, or image on or oil paper or other material, or any cast, instrument; fo:;m‘;§;}ng°·¤ or other article of an immoral nature, or any drug or medicine, or any conception 0,.- article whatever, for the prevention of conception, or for causing unlawful caggxpgpprripgpp; abortion, or shall advertiae the same for sale, or shall write or print, O1' or makingths cause to be written or printed, any card, circular, book, pamphlet, adversame. tisement, or notice of any kind, stating when, where, how, or of whom, or