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 FOR.TY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. C1-1. 422, 423, 424, 453. 187 4. 203 tenure, and upon_ the same terms, for the support of schools in such fractional townships, as sections numbered sixteen are, or may be, held _ in the State of Missouri. _ Approved, June 22, 1874. CHAP. 423.-An act authorizing the Secretar of the Treasury to deliver to the Con- June 22, 1374, neoticut llistorxcal Society certain papers on me as vouchers for the discharged claims """""*‘·· of the heirs of Silas Deane. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ofAmmZca in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Vouchers or heirs ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to deliver to the Con- ¤¤`Si1¤¤ D¤¤¤¤ *0 be necticut Historical Society the papers now on iile in the Treasury De- xzggggigogggi partment as vouchers in support of the claims of the heirs of Silas society_ Deane, it being understood that those claims have been fully satished and discharged, and that the heirs aforesaid have transferred to said historical Society all the papers of historical interest left by said Silas Deane: Provided, That copies of said papers shall be left on file in said Copies to be Mt Dgpgptmguig, on tile in Treasury Approved, June 22, 1874. D°*’"*"“°““· CHAP. 424.-An act to extend the act of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy— June 22, 1874. three, entitled "An act for the extension of time to the Saint Paul and Pacific Rui1— 1%**** road. Company for the completion of its roads. xv??;  331; V0]- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Staten of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the act Time for completof Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, i¤s $;¤i¤¤ Pau} ¤¤d entitled “Au act for the extension of time to the Saint Paul and Pacino ;‘;9°uQ;‘f R“‘“°“d Railroad Company for the completion of its roads," be, and the same are ' hereby revived and extended until the third day of March, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and no longer upon the following conditions: That all rights of actual settlers and their grantees who have heretofore Rights of settlers. in good faith entered upon and actually resided on any of said lands prior to the passage of this act, or who otherwise have legal rights in any of such lands shall be saved and secured to such settlers or such other persons in all respects the same as if said lands had never been granted to aid in the construction of the said lines of railroad. Sec. 2. That the company taking the benefit of this act shall before Acceptunceofcon- ‘ acquiring any rights under it, by a certificate made and signed by the di¤i<>¤¤ by <>¤i¤p¤¤y- president and a majority at least of the directors, and sealed with the corporate seal, accept the conditions contained in this act, and file such acceptance in the Department of the Interior for record and preservation. · Approved, June 22, 1874. CRAP. 453.-An act toprevont hazing at the Naval Academy June 23, 1874. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress- assembled, That in all cases when it shall mm; at Naval come to the knowledge of the superintendent of the N aval Academy, Academy. at Annapolis, that any cadetmidshipman or cadet-engmeer has been guilty of the offense commonly known as hazing, it shall be the duty ot said superintendent to order a court-martial, composed of not less than Odenders i o b s 'tbreo commissioned otiieers, who shall minutely examine into all the °°°'”·m°m°·l¤d· facts and circumstances of the ease and make a iinding thereon; and Cadet found any cadetmidshipman or cadet-engineer found guilty of said offense by {ll;?;;?, *° b° *1** paid court shall, upon recommendation of said court be dismissed; and ‘