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 FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SE S. I. Ch. 117, 118, 122, 1874. 33 CHAP. 11'I.—Au act to provide for the inspection of the disbursements of appropri· April 20, 1874, ations made by 0E0e1B of the Army. ‘ """""*""""‘; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, [ That it shall be the duty of the Iuspecticn of dis- Secretary of Vi/'ar to cause fre uent inquiries to be made as to the neces- bg'“°m°‘;*“ m“d° bY sity, economy, and propriety of all disbursements made by disbursing ° °°"° the Army' officers of the Army, and as to their strict conformity to the law appropriating the money; also to ascertain whether the disbursing omcers of the Army comply with the law in keeping their accounts and making their deposits; such inquiries to be made by officers of the inspection department of the Army, or others detailed for that purpose: Provided, PF°**¤¢>· That no officer so detailed shall bein any way connected with the department or corps making the disbursement. 8110.2. That the reports of such inspections shall be made out and Repertsto Conforwarded to Congress with the annual report.of the Secretary of Warl8¤> ¤· Approved, April 20, 1874. CHAP. 118.-An act to relinquish title of the United States in certain real estate april 21.1874. near Columbia, Tennessee, to Rose Hill Cemetery. '_ ‘*;·‘— Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whatever title the United Release of une to States may have acquired in and to a portion of the ground held and RM Hill C¤¤¤¤¤*¤r5· owned by Rose Hill Cemetery, a corporation so known under the laws "‘ T°““°""’°°· of the State of Tennessee, by virtue of a contract and agreement made and entered into in May, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, by the officers of said cemetery on behalf of said corporation, and G. W. Marshall, captain and assistant quartermaster-general United States volunteers, on behalf of the United States, be, and the same is hereby, released, quitclaimed, and set over to the president and directors of said corporation, and the1r successors in office, to be by them held as though said agreement and conveyance, dated in May, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, aforesaid, had not been made. Approved, April 21, 1874. CHAP. 122.-An not to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to gatherauthentic in- April 22, 1874. formation as to the condition and importance of the fur-trade in the Territory of""""""""""` Alaska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- SP°¤i¤l ¤8¤¤t *0 ury bo, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint some person quali1ied£l‘:‘1l§$,:" ;°fP‘;'::'} by experience and education a special agent for the purpose of visiting 6,;,,,,h,, ,,,,,1 fm, the various trading stations and Indian villages in the Territory of beari n g animals, Alaska, the seal islands, and- the large islands to the north of them, in ¤ H dl ¤¤¤<1¤¤¤•>¤ ¤ Y Bebring sea, for the purpose of collecting and reporting to him all pos· P°°p °‘ sible authentic information upon the present condition of the seal fisheries of Alaska; the haunts and habits of the seal, and the preservation and extension of the fisheries as a source of revenue to the United States; together with like information respecting the fur-bearing animals of Alaska generally, the statistics of the fur-trade, and the condition of the people or natives, especially those upon whom the success fulprosecution of the iisheries and fur-trade is dependent; such agent to _ receive as compensation eight dollars per day while actually thus em- C°¤P°¤¤¤*¤°¤· ployed, with` all actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred therein : Provided, 'I‘hat.the appointment made under this act shall not continue longer than two years. `That the Secretary of the Navy be, Limit of appoint-‘ and he is hereby, authorized to detail an officer of the Navy to go in ’“°“"· connection with the person above mentioned, who shall be charged Vol. IR. pt. 3--3