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 TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 85. 1846. 55 shall be fraudulently concealed in or removed fiom any public or pri- I ‘·;,°°*l‘ fm"?;; vate warehouse, the same shall be forfeited to the United States; and ,,T.°ml,,:,K,llQ°°:; be all persons convicted of fraudulently concealing or removing such forfeitedgoods, or of aiding or abetting such concealment or removal, shall be liable to the same penalties which are now imposed for the fraudulent penny, introduction of goods into the United States; and if any importer or proprietor of any warehoused goods, or any person in his employ, P{*¤¤l*¥ *`°’ *"°€*d· shall, by any contrivance, iraudulently open the warehouse, or shall gain access to the goods except in the presence of the proper officer of except in grosthe customs, acting in the execution of his duty, such importer or g}.";e°;,‘;§m;°' proprietor shall forfeit and pay for every such ofence one thousand dollars. And any person convicted of altering, defacing, or obliterat- ,,,§:;°‘l:{,£f;,3Q ing, any mark or marks, which have been placed by any officer of the ing, dr defacing, revenue on any package or packages of warehoused goods, shall forfeit '”°'k“· and pay for every such olfence five hundred dollars. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the collectors of the several Collectors to ports of the United States shall make quarterly reports to the Secre- gal;;,, ‘l“"°°'lY tary of the Treasury, according to such general instructions as the P ` said Secretary may give of all goods which remain in the warehouses of their respective ports, specifying the quantity and description of the same; which returns, or tables formed thereon, the Secretary of the Treasury shall forthwith cause to- be published in the principal papers To be published. of the city of Washington. Sec. 5. And be itjizrtha enacted, That the Secretary of the Treas- Secretary o. ury be, and he is hereby, authorized to make, from time to time, such lh;  °° regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, as il:,;,,;, may be necessary to give iiill elfect to the provisions of this act, and 10 gre M1 effect secure a just accountability under the same. And it shall be the duty °° rtg22E22E5H_ of the Secretary to report such regulations to each succeeding session gross. of Congress. · Approved, August 6, 1846. Cnn. LXXX\;- An Z; to repcgd a1;' Act entitled ,;.81: Act for the Rdifffjf th}: Aug- 6, l84G· Stockae o ian: in0 l;$'COTL.fi1I," a z arc —*"*"** thirdmcen hundred andfcrzy-titres, and gorjother Purposes.??", 1843: °h· IOL Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqzresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled Repeal of act ~ An Act rar the naier of the stsakbnage Tribe of raaims in are °”**3··=*·- wl- Territory of Wisconsin," approved March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, be and the same is hereby repealed; and the said Stockbridge tribe or nation of Indians is restored to their ancient form Restored to of government, with all powers, rights, and privileges, held and exer· “;;f;;;1*`°*:*¤ °l` cised by them under their customs and usages, as fully and completely g °° as though the above-recited act had never passed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sub-agent or Indian subagent at affairs at Green Bay, under the direction of the Governor of Wiscon- gffglthe mz sin, who shall be a commissioner for this purpose, shall be required to ar {mgm, who open a book for the enrolment of the names of such persons of the ¢¤<>¤¤ Stockbridge tribe of Indians as shall desire to become and remain citi- cmwm °r U' S' zens of the United States, immediately upon the passage of this law; and three months shall be allowed after the opening of said books for the enrolment, within which time it shall be the duty of all desiring citizenship to come forward in person and tile their application. After the expiration of the three months, the said sub·agent shall _ Sub-agent to divide the said township of land now held by the Stockbridges on the gg}{l°by °S,;';‘l Winnebago Lake into two districts, to be known and designated as bridges into two the Indian District and the Citizen District, according to the strength d¤*'·¤°¤·