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 FORTY-NIN TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 213-215. 1887. 4]] CHAP. 213.-Au act to prohibit any omcer, agent, or servant of the Government Feb. 23, 1887. of the United States of America to hire or contract out the labor of prisoners incarcer- ————-———-— ated for violating the laws of the Government of the United States of America. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uriited ’ States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall not be 1swfulfor_ Hi¥i¤g out of any officer, agent, or servant of the Government of the· United States to °‘,g“C{‘;“fbYblgé““ contract with any person or corporation, or permit any warden, agent, ° °l° ° °' I °°' or official of any State prison, penitentiary, jail, or house of correction ‘/' where criminals of the United States may be incarcerated to hire or contract out the labor of said criminals, or any part of them, who may hereafter be coniined in any prison; jail, or other place of incarceration for violation of any laws of the Government of the United States of America. ‘ ,/ S20. 2. Thatsmy person who shall offend against the provisions of Penalty. this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for a. term not less than one year nor more than three years, at the discretion of the court, or shall be lined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars tor each oiiense. Sec. 3. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions Laws inconsistof this act are hereby repealed; and this act shall take effect and be °”" *°P°°1°d· in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 23, 1887. CHAP. 214.-An act for the relief of Saint Marlin Protestant Episcopal Church Feb. 23, 1887. in the District of Columbia. —·—————· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amemea in Congress assembled, That from and after the pas- S¤·i¤t M=¤1jk’¤ sage of this act a certain piece of land situated in the city of Washing- P'&’E’;“"·”{1EvQ}’°,‘: ton, District of Columbia, known as lots nine and eleven, in square }°sg,,,,,"{§_é_ °° ` seven hundred and eighty-eight of the plan of that city, and occupied ' by the church known as Saint Mark’s Protestant Episcopal Church, hud all the buildings, grounds, and property appurtenant thereto and used in connection therewith in the District of Columbia, shall be exempt from any and all taxes or assessments, national, municipal, or county; and all taxes together with the interest and penalties, now due and R¤¤¤i¤¤i¢>¤ of unpaid upon said property, shall be, and they are hereby, remitted. {gf? °“ "“] ”' Approved, February 23, 1887. ` CHAP. 215.-An act to amend section live of the act entitled "An not to amend the Feb, 23, 1861. statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutinble goods, and lor other pur- ————————-——— poses ”, approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United . States of America in Congress assembled, That section five of the act en· I¤¤¤¤¤d*?¤¤ ¤‘¤¤¤· titled “An not to amend the statutes in relation to immediate trans- £n‘;::d‘;g"’“ -“°°· portstion of dutiahle goods, and for other purposes", approved June v,,1_ 21; ,,_ g4_ tenth,eighteeu hundred and eighty, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that it shall read as follows, namely : - Sec. 5. “That merchandise transported under the provisions of this T¤¤¤P¢>¤¢¤*i0¤ uct shall be conveyed in ears, vessels, or vehicles securely fastened with 3f:’“l°° ‘"°"’b‘“' locks or sealsé under the exclusive control of the officers of the customs; ' and merchan isc may also be transported under the provisions of this Express compaact by express companies on passenger-trains, in safes, ‘ pouches ’, and ¤i°¤- trunks, which shall be of such size, character, and description and secured in such manner as shall be from time to time prescribed by the