Every law Congress has passed

1,014 laws of the 42nd Congress, 1871–1873

1. An Act to provide for the Sale of certain New York Indian Lands in Kansas.

   Ch. CLXVII · 17 Stat. 466 · February 19, 1873 · Original text

2. An Act authorizing the First National Bank of Watkins, New York, to change its Location and Name.

   Ch. CLXVIII · 17 Stat. 467 · February 19, 1873 · Original text

3. An Act to provide for the Payment for certain Property taken by the Government for the Extension of the military Reservation at Camp Mohave, in the Territory of Arizona.

   Ch. CLXIX · 17 Stat. 467 · February 19, 1873 · Original text

4. An Act for the Relief of Kitty Ann Smith, Widow of Thomas Smith, and James A. Stevens, of the Cromwell Home Guards, of Ohio County, Kentucky.

   Ch. CLXX · 17 Stat. 733 · February 19, 1873 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act for the Relief of Major John W. Todd.

   Ch. CLXXI · 17 Stat. 733 · February 19, 1873 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act for the Relief of Charles Trichler, of the County of Adams, Ohio.

   Ch. CLXXII · 17 Stat. 734 · February 19, 1873 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act to remit the Excise Taxes upon Alcohol used by Universities and Colleges for scientific Purposes.

   Ch. CLXXIII · 17 Stat. 468 · February 21, 1873 · Original text

8. An Act authorising the Nomination and Appointment to the retired List of the Navy of certain Volunteers on the active List of the Navy, who are disabled in Consequence of Wounds received during the late War.

   Ch. CLXXIV · 17 Stat. 468 · February 21, 1873 · Original text

9. An Act making Appropriations for the Construction, Preservation, and Repairs of certain Fortifications, and other Works of Defense, for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four.

   Ch. CLXXV · 17 Stat. 468 · February 21, 1873 · Original text

10. An Act authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to cause Plans and Estimates to be made and a suitable Site provided for a public Building at Memphis, Tennessee.

    Ch. CLXXVI · 17 Stat. 469 · February 21, 1873 · Original text

11. An Act to authorize the Construction of a Fire-proof Building at Lincoln, the Capital of Nebraska.

    Ch. CLXXVII · 17 Stat. 470 · February 21, 1873 · Original text

12. An Act for the Construction of a Court-house, Post-office, and other Government Offices at Grand Rapids, Michigan.

    Ch. CLXXVIII · 17 Stat. 470 · February 21, 1873 · Original text

13. An Act to provide for the Erection of a Post-office Building at Dover, in the State of Delaware.

    Ch. CLXXIX · 17 Stat. 471 · February 21, 1873 · Original text

14. An Act for the Relief of Emma E. Gardner, the Widow of Lieutenant W. F. Gardner.

    Ch. CLXXX · 17 Stat. 734 · February 21, 1873 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act for the Relief of Joseph Wescott, of Portland, Maine.

    Ch. CLXXXI · 17 Stat. 734 · February 21, 1873 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act for the Relief of the Widow of Alexander F. Crossman, deceased, late Commander United States Navy.

    Ch. CLXXXII · 17 Stat. 734 · February 21, 1873 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act for the Relief of Charles H. Mallory and Company, New York.

    Ch. CLXXXIII · 17 Stat. 734 · February 21, 1873 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act making Appropriations for the consular and diplomatic Service of the Government for the Year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CLXXXIV · 17 Stat. 471 · February 22, 1873 · Original text

19. An Act amendatory of an Act “setting aside certain Proceeds of internal Revenue, for the Erection of Penitentiaries in the Territories of Nebraska, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and Dakota,” approved January twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.

    Ch. CLXXXV · 17 Stat. 475 · February 22, 1873 · Original text

20. An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to sell the Custom-house Property at Plymouth, North Carolina.

    Ch. CLXXXVI · 17 Stat. 475 · February 22, 1873 · Original text

21. An Act to relieve from Disabilities W. R. Boggs, of Missouri.

    Ch. CLXXXVII · 17 Stat. 735 · February 22, 1873 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act for the Relief of Settlers on the late Sioux Indian Resection, in the State of Minnesota.

    Ch. CLXXXVIII · 17 Stat. 475 · February 24, 1873 · Original text

23. Joint Resolution granting Medals to Captain Jared S. Crandall, and Others.

    Resolution · 17 Stat. 638 · February 24, 1873 · Original text

24. An Act for the Relief of John W. Mears, Administrator of the Estate of Henry D. Mears, deceased, and of William Moulton, Junior.

    Ch. CLXXXIX · 17 Stat. 735 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act granting a Pension to Judith Dunham.

    Ch. CXC · 17 Stat. 735 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act granting a Pension to Deborah Witham.

    Ch. CXCI · 17 Stat. 735 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act granting a Pension to Thomas Dunney.

    Ch. CXCII · 17 Stat. 735 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act granting a Pension to George W. Swartz.

    Ch. CXCIII · 17 Stat. 736 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act granting a Pension to John Greenwait.

    Ch. CXCIV · 17 Stat. 736 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act for the Relief of Henry Goldhammer.

    Ch. CXCV · 17 Stat. 736 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act for the Relief of William Schilling and Company, of Baltimore, Maryland.

    Ch. CXCVI · 17 Stat. 736 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act for the Relief of William Webster, of Maine.

    Ch. CXCVII · 17 Stat. 736 · February 24, 1873 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act to define the Limits of the Collection District of the Teche, in the State of Louisiana, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CXCVIII · 17 Stat. 475 · February 25, 1873 · Original text

34. An Act for the Relief of S. P. Jocelyn.

    Ch. CXCIX · 17 Stat. 476 · February 25, 1873 · Original text

35. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for holding a Circuit Court of the United States in the western District of Missouri,” approved June eight, eighteen hundred and seventy-two.

    Ch. CC · 17 Stat. 476 · February 25, 1873 · Original text

36. An Act to enforce the Stipulations of the Convention with Venezuela, of April twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and the Payment of adjudicated Claims.

    Ch. CCI · 17 Stat. 477 · February 25, 1873 · Original text

37. An Act to grant an American Register to the Propeller Oliver Cromwell.

    Ch. CCII · 17 Stat. 477 · February 25, 1873 · Original text

38. An Act for the Relief of Henry B. Mears.

    Ch. CCIII · 17 Stat. 737 · February 25, 1873 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act for the Relief of John B. Emerson.

    Ch. CCIV · 17 Stat. 737 · February 25, 1873 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act to restore certain Property to Phineas Banning and Beniamin D. Wilson.

    Ch. CCV · 17 Stat. 737 · February 25, 1873 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act granting a Pension to James McAfee.

    Ch. CCVI · 17 Stat. 738 · February 25, 1873 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act to authorize the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to construct and maintain a Bridge across the Saint Louis River.

    Ch. CCVII · 17 Stat. 477 · February 27, 1873 · Original text

43. An Act to provide for the Expenses of the Investigation of the recent senatorial Election in Kansas.

    Ch. CCVIII · 17 Stat. 479 · February 27, 1873 · Original text

44. An Act for the Relief of Henry E. Janes.

    Ch. CCIX · 17 Stat. 738 · February 27, 1873 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Military Academy for the fiscal Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four.

    Ch. CCX · 17 Stat. 479 · February 28, 1873 · Original text

46. An Act to provide for the Disposition of that Portion of the military Reservation at Fort Ripley, Minnesota, which lies east of the Mississippi River.

    Ch. CCXI · 17 Stat. 481 · February 28, 1873 · Original text

47. An Act for the Relief of Robert K. Enbody.

    Ch. CCXII · 17 Stat. 738 · February 28, 1873 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act to carry into Effect the Provisions of the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain signed in the City of Washington the eighth Day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relating to the fisheries.

    Ch. CCXIII · 17 Stat. 482 · March 1, 1873 · Original text

49. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to promote the Development of the mining Resources of the United States.”

    Ch. CCXIV · 17 Stat. 483 · March 1, 1873 · Original text

50. An Act to change and fix the Time of holding the Spring Terms of the United States Circuit and District Courts in the Cities of Covington and Paducah, in the State of Kentucky.

    Ch. CCXV · 17 Stat. 484 · March 1, 1873 · Original text

51. An Act authorizing the President to appoint Prank M. Ashton a second assistant Engineer in the Navy of the United States.

    Ch. CCXVI · 17 Stat. 484 · March 1, 1873 · Original text

52. An Act to transfer the Control of certain Powers and Duties in Relation to the Territories to the Department of the Interior.

    Ch. CCXVII · 17 Stat. 484 · March 1, 1873 · Original text

53. An Act to provide for the Expenses of the Investigation of alleged Frauds in the recent senatorial Election in Kansas.

    Ch. CCXVIII · 17 Stat. 484 · March 1, 1873 · Original text

54. An Act for the Relief of Addison Goodell, of Illinois.

    Ch. CCXIX · 17 Stat. 739 · March 1, 1873 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act for the Relief of Isabella Orange.

    Ch. CCXX · 17 Stat. 739 · March 1, 1873 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act to authorize the accounting Officers of the Treasury to settle the Accounts of Charles T. Brown and J. J. S. Hassler, late Agents for the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, on the Grounds of Equity and Justice.

    Ch. CCXXI · 17 Stat. 739 · March 1, 1873 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act for the Relie f of Benjamin H. Campbell, Marshal of the United States, for the northern d istrict of Illinois.

    Ch. CCXXII · 17 Stat. 740 · March 1, 1873 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act relating to the Circuit and District Courts of the United States for the middle, and northern Districts of Alabama.

    Ch. CCXXIII · 17 Stat. 484 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

59. An Act to provide for the better Care and Protection of Subsistence Supplies.

    Ch. CCXXIV · 17 Stat. 485 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

60. An Act to abolish the Office of Surveyor at the Port of Chester, in Pennsylvania, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CCXXV · 17 Stat. 485 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

61. An Act making Appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CCXXVI · 17 Stat. 485 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

62. An Act making Appropriations for sundry civil Expenses of the Government for the fiscal Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CCXXVII · 17 Stat. 510 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

63. An Act making Appropriations to supply Deficiencies in the Appropriations for the Service of the Government for the fiscal Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CCXXVIII · 17 Stat. 530 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

64. An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Army for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four.

    Ch. CCXXIX · 17 Stat. 543 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

65. An Act making Appropriations for the naval Service for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CCXXX · 17 Stat. 547 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

66. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to reduce Duties on imports and to reduce internal Taxes, and for other Purposes,” approved June sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CCXXXII · 17 Stat. 550 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

67. An Act making Appropriations for the Service of the Post-office Department for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four.

    Ch. CCXXXI · 17 Stat. 556 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

68. An Act making Appropriations for the Repair, Preservation, and Completion of certain public Works on Rivers and Harbors, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. CCXXXIII · 17 Stat. 560 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

69. An Act to revise, consolidate, and amend the Laws relating to Pensions.

    Ch. CCXXXIV · 17 Stat. 566 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

70. An Act to declare the true Intent and Meaning of the Act approved June eight, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, amendatory of the General Bankrupt Law.

    Ch. CCXXXV · 17 Stat. 577 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

71. An Act to extend for four Years the Act establishing the Board of Commissioners of Claims, and the Acts relating thereto.

    Ch. CCXXXVI · 17 Stat. 577 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

72. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Army for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy,” approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine.

    Ch. CCXXXVII · 17 Stat. 578 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

73. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish the Department of Justice, and for other Purposes.”

    Ch. CCXXXVIII · 17 Stat. 578 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

74. An Act fixing the Time for the Election of Representatives from, the State of California to the forty-fourth Congress

    Ch. CCXXXIX · 17 Stat. 578 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

75. An Act to authorise the Unlading of Steamships at Night.

    Ch. CCXL · 17 Stat. 579 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

76. An Act to provide for the Preparation and Presentation to Congress of the Revision of the Laws of the United States, consolidating the Laws relating to the Post-roads, and a Code relating to military Offenses, and the Revision of Treaties with the Indian Tribes now in Force.

    Ch. CCXLI · 17 Stat. 579 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

77. An Act to provide for the Apportionment of the Territory of Wyoming for legislative Purposes.

    Ch. CCXLII · 17 Stat. 580 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

78. An Act to amend the Law requiring consular Officers to collect three Months’ extra Pay for Seamen in certain Cases.

    Ch. CCXLIII · 17 Stat. 580 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

79. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to prevent Smuggling, and for other Purposes,” approved July eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.

    Ch. CCXLIV · 17 Stat. 580 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

80. An Act to regulate the Taking of Testimony in certain Cases.

    Ch. CCXLV · 17 Stat. 581 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

81. An Act to restore Absalom Kirby as second assistant Engineer in the Navy.

    Ch. CCXLVI · 17 Stat. 581 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

82. An Act prodding for the Payment to the Government of Japan the Sum due on Account of Rents for Lands and Buildings occupied by the diplomatic and consular Representatives of the United States to Japan, and for other Purposes,

    Ch. CCXLVII · 17 Stat. 582 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

83. An Act authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish a duplicate Certificate of Discharge where the same has been lost.

    Ch. CCXLVIII · 17 Stat. 582 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

84. An Act to provide for the Establishment of a military Prison, ana for its Government.

    Ch. CCXLIX · 17 Stat. 582 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

85. An Act restoring Captain Alonso J. Marsh to his Position in the Army, and that he be honorably mustered out of the Service as of the Date of the Mastering-out of his Regiment.

    Ch. CCL · 17 Stat. 584 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

86. An Act to create a Port of Delivery at La Crosse, in Wisconsin, and to provide for a Surveyor of Customs thereat.

    Ch. CCLI · 17 Stat. 584 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

87. An Act to prevent Cruelty to Animals while in Transit by Railroad or other Means of Transportation within the United States.

    Ch. CCLII · 17 Stat. 584 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

88. An Act to make San Diego, in the State of California, a Port of Entry.

    Ch. CCLIII · 17 Stat. 585 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

89. An Act relating to the fractional Parts of a Barrel containing fermented Liquors.

    Ch. CCLIV · 17 Stat. 586 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

90. An Act to establish certain Post-roads

    Ch. CCLV · 17 Stat. 586 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

91. An Act to authorize the continued Employment of an Agent and Counsel of the United States.

    Ch. CCLVI · 17 Stat. 598 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

92. An Act supplemental to an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, and to aid in the Construction of its Road, and for other Purposes,” approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one.

    Ch. CCLVII · 17 Stat. 598 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

93. An Act for the Suppression of Trade in, and Circulation of, obscene Literature and Articles of immoral Use.

    Ch. CCLVIII · 17 Stat. 598 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

94. An Act to establish a Board of local Inspectors of Steam-vessels for the Customs District of Michigan, in the State of Michigan.

    Ch. CCLIX · 17 Stat. 600 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

95. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the Redemption and Sale of Lands held by the United States under the several Acts levying direct Taxes, and for other Purposes.”

    Ch. CCLX · 17 Stat. 600 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

96. An Act for the Creation of a Court for the Adjudication and Disposition of certain Moneys received into the Treasury under an Award made by the Tribunal of Arbitration constituted by Virtue of the first Article of the Treaty concluded at Washington the eighth of May, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-one, between the United States of America and the Queen of Great Britain.

    Ch. CCLXI · 17 Stat. 601 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

97. An Act to place colored Persons who enlisted in the Army on the same Footing as other Soldiers as to Bounty and Pension.

    Ch. CCLXII · 17 Stat. 601 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

98. An Act fixing the Time of holding the Fall Term of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

    Ch. CCLXIII · 17 Stat. 601 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

99. An Act creating the Collection District of Southern Oregon.

    Ch. CCLXIV · 17 Stat. 601 · March 3, 1873 · Original text

100. An Act to provide for the Payment in Gold of certain Wages to Seamen in foreign Countries.

     Ch. CCLXV · 17 Stat. 602 · March 3, 1873 · Original text