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 648 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 1258-1260. 1890. ummm., m., on continuous residence u on the land, the subject of such new entr , www. P. Y "" for a period of not less than three months prior thereto. Payment for said final selection shall be made as un er existing lws. The _ provisions of this act shall be_ C8»1'1'l8(l into eifect under such rules and B¤z¤¤¤¤¤¤s regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Approved, October 1, 1890. Ovwbtfi. 100- CHAP, 1259.-An act to promote the ti0u of justice in the Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the N""- United States qi' America in Congress assembled, That hereafter in  Q; time of peace a l enlisted men charged with offenses now cognizable gs; men in time or by a garrison or regimenltal court-maigtigl shall,   twenty-four ‘ hours from the time o t cir arrest, roug the ore a summary ¤¤¤¤1>¤¤¤¤¤- court, which shall consist of the line officers second in rank atthe post or station or of the command of the alleged odender, and at stations where only officers of the staff are on uty the officers second in rank shall constitute such court, who shall have power to administer oaths and to hear and determine the case, and when sat- ‘ isiied of the guilt of the accused party adjudge the punishment to ’°°“°"· be indicted. There shall be a summary court record- ook or docket kept at each military post, and in the field at the headquarters of the command, in which shall be entered a record of all cases_ heard and determined and the action had thereon, and no sentence adjudged uggrm °’ '°°‘ by said summary court shall be executed until it shall have been mm. approved by the post or other commander: Provided, That when '¤"·‘¤¤¥¤¤¤¤<==*- but one commissioned officer is present with a command he shall mt}-n_·;¤¤¢¤lr¤¤¤¤|¤f¤r hear and finallly depirminp spch pasesbeas retpulirehsurrimary acglonz Provided fart er, at the resident, an e ere y is, au ori ed to rescribe specinc enalties for such minor offense as are now bzrought) before garrisonpand regimental courts-martial: Provided, BWI of °¤ *0* <=<>¤¤"=· further, That any enlisted man c arged with an offense and brought before such summary court maiy, if hle so desiresi object go a lieafipg a d determination o his case y suc court an reques a ria y cblurt-martial, which reqpest shalhibplglranlted als of Jiglrst, and when the court is the accuser the case s a e ear an e ermine the ost-commander, or by regimental or garrison court-martial; Andp provided fjnrther, That post and other commanders shall, on .,§;_!;g* °* °°'°* the last daty 31 each lmontth, make a reportdtp) the department theadquarters o e num er o cases e ermine y summary cour c uring the month, setting forth the odenses committed and the penalt§s(v;n·;·:1s shall be filed in the office of the judge- ,,,,,,,“"“{,;"°· °' df Sec. 2. That it s all be lawful for any civil officer havin authorwl- dm om ity under the laws of the United States or of any State, 'lgarritory, or District, to arrest offenders, to summarily arrest a deserter from the military service of the United States and deliver him into the custody of the military authority of the General Government. Approved, October 1, 1890. 0“°b°’r lm- CHAP. 1260.-An act granting leaves of absence to clerks and employees in fl1‘B¢ md second class xt-oflices, and to employees of the P0st·0iBce Department employed m the mail- repair shops connected with said Department. Be it enacted by the Senat and House o Re esentatives of the mgxpmfw United States of _Ame·rica ifi Congress asgembgd, That from and amen days m em- after July nrst, eighteen hundred and ninety, the clerks and em- {’§’g’§{’,“d"g,,§’Q§°  ployees attached to first and second class post-offices and the em- ¤¤¤¤¤. ew ployees of the mail-bag repa;r shops connected with the Post—OiHce