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 FIFTY-SEVENTH `CONGRESS. Sess. 1I. Cas. 546-548, 552. 1903. · 825 I placed upon the list of retired officers of the Army, unlimited, on account of wounds received in battle from which he is under disability. Approved, February 12. 1903. CHAP. 547.-An Act To fix the salaries of certain judges of the United States. F°l>¤'¤¤'! 12. INB- Be n mere: by the sewn and House ysmmmm wa owes "’“"“°· "°· °°·’ States of AmereIca en Congress assemble, That the following salaries g_'§*j$,“*s“0j°•?gg’¤ shall be paid to the several judges hereinafter mentioned in 11eu of the increased. M salaries now provided for by law, name} : *’°·*· P- 106* To the Chief Justice of the Supreme (lourt of the United States the §“g'°g (gg'; ,,6 sum of thirteen thousand dollars a ear, and to each of the associate"`' justices thereof the sum of twelve tllousand five hundred dollars a year. _ To each of the circuit judges the sum of seven thousand dollars a g¤;¤i;<>j¤.;,¤P M To each of the district judges the sum of six thousand dollars a year. R*¤;r1¤¤¤>¤r¤- To the chief justice of the Court of Claims the sum of six thousand e6u&ll»i°c15•ls‘¤hli' R five hundred dollars a year, and to each of the otherjudges thereof the 195 S·· "°°· N"- P- sum of six thousand dollars a year. To the chief justice of the court of appeals of the District of Columbia Dgggr: Féoprrmk. the sum. of seven thousand five hundred dollars a year, and to each of voila-}: p. will ' the associate justices thereof the sum of seven thousand dollars a year. To the chief justice and to each associate justice of the supreme court "g·;l$¤g¤°•i ¤¤&¤¤~ of the District of Columbia the sum of six thousand dollars a year. n. s. n. sw. vm, That all of said salaries shall be paid in monthly installments. "§’,mm,_ That one—half of the amount of said salaries which shall be paid to 00¥;{Lfi¤¤¤f°¤¤¤¤¤i¤ the chief justice and to the associate justices of the court of appeals of onsmnr mm msthe District of Columbia and to the chief justice and to the associate ""°‘ "°"°““°“· justices of the supreme court of the District of Columbia shall be defrayed from the revenues of the District of Columbia. Approved, February 12, 1903. CHAP. 548. —An Act Defining what shall constitute and providing for assessments Y°b*’“•{[Y_]2·j°‘B; on oil mining claims. ‘ [Public. No. ac.] _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House mE eaentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem, That where oil lands are fnfggétgfg-re “h__ located under the provisions of title thirty-two, chapter six, Revised ed em su mlhing Statutes of the Lnited States, as placer mining claims. the annual °'}{f'§Y;,,,c,,_z,2,,_z,,,;,_ assessment labor upon such claims may be done upon any one of a 1*-**8- group of claims lying contiguous and owned by the same 'person or corporation, not exceeding live claims in all: Provided, hat said mb mow cm labor will tend to the development or to determine the oil-bearing acter or contiguous character of such contiguous c aims. °l°i""`" Approved, February 12, 1903. CHAP. 552.-An Act To establish the Department of Commerce and Labor. F°b“‘"Y 1* lm Public, No. 87. Be i thenacted oy the Senate and House of Re resentatives olf the United [ I States of America in Congress assembled, 'lhat there shal be at the m{’,$,,’“¥,*},'f;°'}f,°,fo€°',,'§l seat of government an executive department to be known as the '¤*>”¤¤•>d- De rtment of Commerce and Labor, and a Secretary of Commerce Tsxxgeut m andm Labor, who shall be the head thereof, who shall be appointed by me, p. mso.` the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who