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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 3—6. 1890. ($89 prescribe such rules and regulations in regard to toll and otherwise Remmous, etc. as may be deemed reasonable, are expressly reserved. Sec. 5. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction comiqeneememeua of the bridges herein authorized be not commenced within one year °°"“"""’“· and completed within three years from the date thereof. Approved, December 11, 1890., CHAP. 4.—An act for the relief of , General George Stoneman. December 15, 1890. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President George smpemm. be, and he is hereby, authorized to nominate, and, b and with the m}i$§;°:€°0°{f,`§stT’?,f}‘§l advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint George Stoneman, late *¤¤°’Y*¤°'=*= =*m>’· a major-general United States Volunteers, to the position of colonel of infantrdy in the Army of the United States, and to place him on. the retire list of the Army as of that grade, the retired list being cme, thereby increased in number to that extent, and all laws and parts of laws in any manner in conflict herewith are hereby suspended for this purpose only. Approved, December 15, 1890. ’ CHAP. 5.-——An act to amend chapter one thousand and sixty-five of the acts of December 15, 1890. the first session of the Fiftieth Congress. ’_"""T Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter one menxeeks me keys. thousand and sixt -five of the acts passed at the first session of the m§;?°° H°,’,_§{ Fiftieth Congress be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows, proved?" viz; By inserting in line nineteen of said act, between the words $5* "‘ °°°· "new’ and " registering} the words "or im(proved." Sec. 2. That this act take edect from the ate of its passage. Approved, December 15, 1890. CHAP. 6.-An act to authorize the payment of drawback or rebate in certain . December 15, 1H9c. cases. -·—··········· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the .Un»ited States of•America in Congress assembled, That on all ori 'nal Renew mnowen to and unbroken factor ackages of smoking and manufactured] to- {}‘;”f,‘§j{f‘,$(§‘§{,",f{},§}§`,,f,‘,f bacco and snuff, held  manufacturers or dealers at the time the ¤¤¤ ¤¤·¤¤¤· reduced tax as provide for in "An act to reduce the revenue and Ame, p. 819.amentlequalize duties on imports, and for other purposes/’ approved Octo- °** ber first, eighteen hundred and ninety, shall take effect, upon which the tax has been paid, there shall be allowed a drawback or rebate of the full amount of the reduction, but the same shall not app? in mm, of mm, fm. an case where the claim has not been presented within sixty aye <=¤¤ims following the date of reduction; and such rebate to manufacturers Payable in stamps. may be paid in stamps at the reduced rate; and no claim shall be M,,,,,,,,,,,, 0mm_ allowed or drawback paid for a less amount than five dollars. It shall be the dnt of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, em approval oty the Secretary of the Treasury, to adopt such rules and regulations and to prescribe and furnish such blanks and forms as may be necessary to carry this act into effect. For the payment of Appropriation the rebates provided for in this act there is hereby appropriated any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, December 15, 1890. srar L—voL xxvr--44