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 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 373-375. 1887. 555 other than such as they would have in cases between individual citizens of the same State. The provisions of this section shall not be held to affect the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States in cases commenced by the United States or by direction of any officer thereof, or cases for winding up the affairs of any such bank. Svc. 5. That nothing in this act shall be held, deemed, or construed Civil rights jurto repeal or affect any jurisdiction or right; mentioned either in sections isdictivu not afsix hundred and fortyone, or in six hundred and forty-two, or in six f“‘;"dé 641 hundred and forty-three, or in seven hundred and twenty-two, orin title 643 ‘ mg: SH?' HST twenty-four of the Revised Statutes of the United States, or mentioned 722; p. 137. ’Titlo in section eight of the act of Congress of which this act is an amend- XXW,pp.347-349. ment, or in the act of Congress approved Marchtirst, eighteen hundred $°{· gv P-,;?- and seventy-five, entitled *·‘An acts to protect all citizens in their civil °‘ ’ P" ' or legal rights? _ Sec. G. That the last paragraph of section five of the act of Congress, 1¤c0¤s,mm,;,,w, approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, entitled "Au repealed. act to determine the jurisdiction of circuit courts of the United States, V°l· 18: P- *72- aud to regulate the removal of causes from State courts, and for other purposes! and section six hundred and forty of the Revised Statutes, R S sw 140 and all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this U5_` "’P' act, be, and the same are hereby repealed : Provided, That this actshall Q p,.,,,,;,,,_ not aiiects the jurisdiction over or disposition of any suit removed from pending sum, not the court of any State, or suit commenced in any court of the United affected. States, before the passage hereof except as otherwise expressly pro- " vided in this act. · 81:0. 7. That no person related to any justice or judge of any court of No relation of the United States by uiiinity or cousanguinity, within the degree of J¤4z¤ tv be upiirst; cousin, shall hereafter be appointed by such court or judge to or $*;*;*20;*:t °m°°" employed by such court or judge in any office or duty in any court of ' which such justice or judge may be a member. - Approved, March 3, 1857. CHAP. 374.-Au act to provide for the settlement of an account with the Vicks- Mu-_ 3 18%_ , burg and Meridian Railroad Company for internal-revenue tax, and to refund the -—-..-.-L-—. amount of said mx erroneously assessed and collected. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Vicksburg an d my be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to examine and ad- Meridian Railroad just the account with the Vicksburg and Meridian, formerly the South- C°’“P“”Y· ern Railroad Company of Mississippi, for internal-revenue tax, and to refund to the said company the amount found by him to have been col- Rdundofmx t0_ looted from said company as tax on its bonded debt for the years eighteen hundred and sixty-tive and eighteen hundred and sixty-six; and u sufficient sum, not to exceed six thousand and twenty-five dollars and thirty-tive cents, is hereby appropriated for that purpose, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1887. CHAP. 3’15.—·An not to authorize the sale of the United States Benucks property M8; 3, 1885; in the city of Newport, Kentucky, and the purchase of a new site and the erection of ——-——-—~ buildings thereon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqrrescntatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of YV8i' be, m§L:']£)‘;:lfc£“" and he is hereby, authorized and directed, to sell the property now owned SmI,,,_,, of wig, by the United States in the city of Newport, State of Kentucky, known numnorizei to neu. as the United States Barracks property, at public auction or private . sale, as may be in his judgment most advantageous to the Government.