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 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 105, 106, 109,110. 1879. 323 in such school or college: Provided, That the number of omeers so de- Provieo. tailed shall not at any time exceed twenty-five, and such details shall be governed by rules to be prescribed from time to time by the President: And provided further, That such details may be withheld or with- Prorieo. drawn whenever, in the judgment of the President, ine interests of the public service shall so require. Approved, February 26, 1879. CHAP. 106.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act making appropriations for Feb. 26, 1879. sundry civil expenses of the government for the liscal year ending June thirtieth, —T·—·*—·· eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes", approved J unc twen- 18’8» °h· 359v tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. A"t*’~ 207- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An act Public binding. making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for R;‘1°t“S£9i)’§°€*° the tiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, 2}’pP’Q,t(:,,,; gggg and for other purposes”, approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred ami Sfgfg D,-mmand seventy-eight, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to ment. the clause of said act relating to the binding of books for the departments of the government, after the words “Congressional Library ”, tho following words: “nor to the Library of the Patent 0ilice", nor to the Library of the Department of State. Approved, February 26, 1879. CHAP. 109.-An act authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept for the purposes Feb. 27, 1679. of a voyage of exploration by way of Behring‘s Straits, the ship J eaunette, tendered —-—-—————- by James Gordon Bennett for that purpose. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy _ Polar Expedibe, and he is hereby, authorized to accept and take charge of, for the *1011- use of a North Polar Expedition by way of Behring’s straits, the ship ship Jwmms Jeannette, owned by James Gordon Bennett, and by him devoted to nqcepted for wrthis purpose; that he may use, in fitting her for her voyage of explora- "’°"· tion, any material he may have on hand proper for the purposes of an Arctic voyage; and that he is further authorized to enlist the necessary Eulisfmeut and crew thr the said vessel for “ special service", their pay to be temporarily pay of mon. met from the pay of the Navy, and to be paid or refunded by James Gordon Bennett to the Navy Department under the order of the Secretary of the Navy and as he may require; the vessel to proceed on her voyage of exploration under the orders and instructions of the Navy Department; that the men so “ specially enlisted " as above shall be Subiiect to Artisubiect in all respects to the Articles of War and Navy Regulations and des 0 WM- discipline; and that all parts of the act approved March eighteenth, ms, ch, 38, eighteen hundred and seventyeight, inconsistent with the above be, Ante, 31. and they are hereby, repealed: Provided, That the government of? the promo, United States shall not be held liable for any expenditure incurred or to be incurred on account of said exploration. Approved, February 27, 1879. CHAP. 110.—An act to provide for the settlement of tax- lien certificates erroneously Feb, 27, ]379_ issued by the late authorities of the District of Columbia. -—-;-—- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to settle and pay District of Coto the holders of certain tax-lien certificates purporting to have been l¤ml>i¤· issued pursuant to an act of the legislative assembly of the District of _ Errrmqcus tu- Columbia approved J tmc twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy- 1***** °°"°‘“°°*°“· three, which the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may deter-