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 FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. UH. 463, 464, 465. 1874. 251 CHAP. 463.-—An act to change the times of holdin'? the circuit and district courts at June 23, 1874. ‘ the city of Evansv' o. _`-""";"`- Bc it enacted by the Senate and House o R esentctives o the United s · i States of {America in Congress a.ssembled,fTha1tr the terms oi. the circuit wfxgu ¥;a(it;.ct and district courts of the United States for the district of Indiana, which are provided by law to be holden at the city of Evansville, shall hereafter be held at that city on the iirst Mondays of April and October 1n each year. 81210.2. That all suits which stand for trial at, and all writs, processes, C°'**i°““”°° °f and recogmzances which are, or may be made, returnable to, the next °“""°°‘ August term of said courts, shall stand continued and be returnable to the next term thereof provided for in this act. Approved, June 23, 1874. CHAI'. 464.-An act to protect persons of foreign birth against forcible constraint or June 23, 1874. involuntary servitude. _`_`_""`_" Bc it enacted by the Senate and House rg Representatives of the United _ _ States of Amerika in Congress assembled, That whoever shall knowi¤glyU3;;':l¥ié‘t§I;““ tif and w1lfnl1y bring into the United States, or the Territories thereof, ing! ;,,,mi,,§°’ gui any person inveigled or forcibly kidnapped in any other country, with iuvhiglcd or, kid; intent to hold such person so inveigled or kidnapped in conilnement or namwrl p crso M. to any involuntary service, and whoever shall knowingly and wilfnlly P°“"]‘Y· sell, or cause to be sold, into any condition ol' involuntarily servitude, any other person for any term whatever, and every person who shall knowingly and wilfully hold to involuntary service any person so sold and bought, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction there of, be imprisoned for o. term not exceeding nve years and pay a iine not exceedingfive thousand dollars. Sec. 2. That every person who shall be accessory to any of the fel- Penalty for mw onies herein declared either before or after the fact, shall be deemed "°‘*°“· guilty of a felony, and ou conviction thereof be imprisoned for a term ' notlexceeding nve years and pay a due not exceeding one thousand 0 ars. Approved, June 23, 187-1. CHAP. 465.-An net to provide for the care and oustudyof persons convicted in the __·[¤gg23L1@ · courts of the United States who have or may become insane while imprisoned. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of America in Congress assembled, ,Th}lt·upon the application of I¤¤¤•¤¤ ¤<>¤V}§=¢¤ the Attorney-General, the Secretary of the Interior be, and ho is hereby, Qjfg authorized and directed to transfer to the Ibsaue Asylum in the District Pm,] fo,. um 1,,,,,,,,8 of Columbia. all persons who have been or shall be convicted of any ot'- in the _Di¤triet of fense in any court of the United States, and imprisoned in any State C<>l¤¤¤l»¤· prison or penitentiary of any State or Territory, and who, during the term of their imprisonment, have or shall become and be insane. Sec. 2. That in all cases where any person convicted in sn court of the Attarnzy-General} United States shall, while imprisoned under such conviction in any State é‘:‘{t°:‘;;flfm‘;‘f¤ prison or penitentiary, become and belusane, and there shall not be curtain (,,m,_ accommodation ior such insane person at the Insane Asylum of the District of Columbia, or. if for other reasons the Attorney-General is of opinion that such insane person should be placed at a State insane asy· lum rather than at said District Asylum, then_ the Attorney-General Shall have power in his discretion to contract with any State insane or lunatic asylum, within the State in which such convict 18 imprisoned, for his care and custody while remaining so insane; and 1D all cases where such convicts shall have heretofore been, or shall hereafter transferred to a State asylum ·for insane conyiots, in accordance with the laws of such State, the Attorney-General is hereby authorized and