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 60 FORTYFOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 135, 136,137, 144. 1876. S #116 of ¤<>¤· Sec. 2. That from and after the passage of this act, the Secretary of ‘:,f’““°d P’°·l°°‘ War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be sold, °°' in such manner and at such times and places, and IU such quantities as _ shall most conduce to the interests of the United States, all obsolete and condemned projectiles for heavy ordnance now on hand and stored in the various arsenals of the United States, and to cause the net proceeds of such ales, after paying the necessary expenses attending the same, to be covered into the Treasury of the United States, with full" account of said expenses. Approved, June 20, 1876. June 20, 1876. CHAP. 13 6.-An act relating to the execution of custom-house bonds. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United D¤¤*Y·l¤9¤¤d¤ by States of America in Congress assembled, That when any bond is required ¥"T‘“,f;‘gQg2{ltl;gw by law to be executed by any Hrm or partnership for the payment of m Yduties upon goods, wares or merchandise, imported into the United States by such farm or partnership, the execution of such bond by any * member of such firm or partnership, in the name of said firm or partnership, shall bind the other members or partners thereof, in like manner and to the same extent, as if such other members or partners had personally ` executed the same. And any action or suit may be instituted on such bond against all the members or partners of such firm, as if all of the members or partners had executed the same. Approved, June 20, 1876. June 20, 1876. CHAP. 137.-An act establishing Cheboygan, in the State of Michi an, a port of ‘ delivery g Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Cheboygan, in the State 0l¤¤l·¤y_g¤¤ ¤· of Michigan, being within the collection district of Michigan, be, and l"’"’ °f "°l"""Y· the same hereby is, declared a port of delivery instead of Duncan City; and the office of deputy collector now located at Duncan City be, and Deputy ccllsct- the same is hereby, removed to Cheboygan. And all acts and parts of °"“ °“‘°°· nots declaring Duncan City a port of entry are hereby repealed. Approved, June 20, 1876. J uno 26, 1876. CHAP. 144.-An act authorizing the retirement of Col. W. H. Emory with the rank —--— ·—··—r— and pay of a brigadier general. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United W- H-_E}¤<{¤y States of America in Congress assembled, That in view of the long and ‘,;‘“{“}’fa:,§;;”“;;6f: faithful services of Colonel and Brevet Major-General W. H. Emory, eral. B colonel of the Fifth Cavalry, before and during the late war, and the . tact that for nearly ten years he has discharged the duties of brigadier and major general, the President is hereby authorized to place that ofH· cer on the retired-list of the Army, after forty-three years’ active service, als b,rigadIier—general, with the pay and emoluments of a retired officer of a gra e. - Approved, June 26, 1876.